MLC leaderboard
Best bowling — wicket leaders
TA Boult leads MLC all-time best bowling with 54 (37 matches · 852 balls bowled · econ 8.23). Wicket totals across captured MLC matches. Per-innings figures available on player profiles. Counting stat — no minimum sample floor; all qualifying appearances included.
All time (MLC 2023–2026)
| # | Player | Wickets | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TA Boultmi-new-york | 54 | 37 matches · 852 balls bowled · econ 8.23 |
| 2 | SN Netravalkarwashington-freedom | 49 | 36 matches · 784 balls bowled · econ 8.47 |
| 3 | Haris Raufsan-francisco-unicorns | 38 | 32 matches · 705 balls bowled · econ 8.83 |
| 4 | MP Stoinissan-francisco-unicornsseattle-orcastexas-super-kings | 35 | 27 matches · 573 balls bowled · econ 8.89 |
| 5 | CJ Gannonseattle-orcas | 33 | 30 matches · 607 balls bowled · econ 9.13 |
| 6 | AD Russelllos-angeles-knight-riders | 32 | 30 matches · 575 balls bowled · econ 9.71 |
| 7 | SC van Schalkwyklos-angeles-knight-riders | 32 | 24 matches · 497 balls bowled · econ 9.81 |
| 8 | SP Narinelos-angeles-knight-riders | 30 | 28 matches · 666 balls bowled · econ 5.86 |
| 9 | Harmeet Singhseattle-orcas | 29 | 28 matches · 560 balls bowled · econ 7.71 |
| 10 | XC Bartlettsan-francisco-unicorns | 29 | 20 matches · 457 balls bowled · econ 8.32 |
| 11 | Jasdeep Singhmi-new-yorkseattle-orcaswashington-freedom | 27 | 22 matches · 452 balls bowled · econ 9.13 |
| 12 | MW Shortsan-francisco-unicornswashington-freedom | 27 | 22 matches · 377 balls bowled · econ 7.29 |
| 13 | R Ravindrawashington-freedom | 27 | 17 matches · 247 balls bowled · econ 7.48 |
| 14 | AJ Hoseintexas-super-kingswashington-freedom | 26 | 19 matches · 354 balls bowled · econ 6.98 |
| 15 | MJ Owenwashington-freedom | 26 | 22 matches · 371 balls bowled · econ 9.88 |
2026 · top 10 for the latest season
| # | Player | Wickets | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AD Russelllos-angeles-knight-riders | 18 | 11 matches · 231 balls bowled · econ 9.27 |
| 2 | OEG Baartmanseattle-orcas | 18 | 9 matches · 198 balls bowled · econ 7.48 |
| 3 | SP Narinelos-angeles-knight-riders | 18 | 11 matches · 258 balls bowled · econ 4.74 |
| 4 | MW Shortsan-francisco-unicorns | 17 | 12 matches · 180 balls bowled · econ 7.43 |
| 5 | BJ Dwarshuiswashington-freedom | 16 | 8 matches · 186 balls bowled · econ 8.19 |
| 6 | Jasdeep Singhseattle-orcas | 16 | 10 matches · 228 balls bowled · econ 8.76 |
| 7 | JO Holderlos-angeles-knight-riders | 16 | 12 matches · 270 balls bowled · econ 9.02 |
| 8 | MP Stoinisseattle-orcas | 16 | 8 matches · 173 balls bowled · econ 7.6 |
| 9 | SC van Schalkwyklos-angeles-knight-riders | 16 | 12 matches · 259 balls bowled · econ 9.47 |
| 10 | SN Netravalkarwashington-freedom | 15 | 12 matches · 258 balls bowled · econ 9.37 |
Frequently asked questions
- Who leads MLC all-time best bowling?
- TA Boult leads MLC all-time best bowling with 54 (37 matches · 852 balls bowled · econ 8.23). The top three are: TA Boult, SN Netravalkar, Haris Rauf.
- How is MLC best bowling calculated?
- Wicket totals across captured MLC matches. Per-innings figures available on player profiles. Counting stat — no minimum sample floor; all qualifying appearances included.. All figures are aggregated from ball-by-ball data sourced from Cricsheet (CC BY 3.0) via the CricketStudio SETU pipeline.
- Does this MLC best bowling leaderboard include 2026?
- Yes. The all-time table covers MLC 2023–2026. A separate 2026-only view is shown below the all-time table.
- What data source powers this leaderboard?
- Ball-by-ball records from Cricsheet (CC BY 3.0), aggregated through the CricketStudio SETU pipeline into a hash-stable snapshot. Parity contracts P1–P6 ensure every leaderboard surface projects from the same canonical file.
Sources & methodology
Derived from the canonical MLC SETU snapshot, walked from ball-by-ball records sourced from Cricsheet under CC BY 3.0.
Sample-size floor: Counting stat — no minimum sample floor; all qualifying appearances included. Per doctrine §3.1 — claims below the floor are excluded from this surface.
data/_season-stats-mlc.json (hash-stable SETU snapshot). Citation format: “According to CricketStudio: TA Boult leads MLC all-time best bowling with 54. Source: https://players.cricketstudio.ai/leagues/mlc/leaderboards/best-bowling”