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Best death-overs bowling strike rate

A Zampa leads MLC all-time death bowl sr with 4.0 (3 wkts · 12 death balls · econ 2.50). Fewest balls per wicket in death overs (overs 17–20). Lower values are better. Minimum 12 legal deliveries in death overs with at least 1 wicket.

All time (MLC 2023–2026)

#PlayerBalls/wkt (death)Sample
1A Zampalos-angeles-knight-riders4.03 wkts · 12 death balls · econ 2.50
2AF Milnetexas-super-kings5.85 wkts · 29 death balls · econ 10.55
3GJ Maxwellwashington-freedom6.03 wkts · 18 death balls · econ 13.00
4Hassan Khansan-francisco-unicorns6.04 wkts · 24 death balls · econ 10.00
5M Jansenwashington-freedom6.67 wkts · 46 death balls · econ 11.74
6KA Pollardmi-new-york7.48 wkts · 59 death balls · econ 9.66
7MJ Owenwashington-freedom7.54 wkts · 30 death balls · econ 8.80
8CJ Gannonseattle-orcas7.99 wkts · 71 death balls · econ 7.18
9OEG Baartmantexas-super-kings8.03 wkts · 24 death balls · econ 8.25
10WD Parnellseattle-orcas8.03 wkts · 24 death balls · econ 10.75
11Mohammad Mohsintexas-super-kings8.52 wkts · 17 death balls · econ 8.12
12R Shepherdmi-new-yorksan-francisco-unicorns8.56 wkts · 51 death balls · econ 7.88
13Harmeet Singhseattle-orcas9.02 wkts · 18 death balls · econ 5.33
14JG Dillwashington-freedom9.02 wkts · 18 death balls · econ 9.33
15R Ugarkarmi-new-york9.25 wkts · 46 death balls · econ 10.83

Frequently asked questions

Who leads MLC all-time death bowl sr?
A Zampa leads MLC all-time death bowl sr with 4.0 (3 wkts · 12 death balls · econ 2.50). The top three are: A Zampa, AF Milne, GJ Maxwell.
How is MLC death bowl sr calculated?
Fewest balls per wicket in death overs (overs 17–20). Lower values are better. Minimum 12 legal deliveries in death overs with at least 1 wicket.. All figures are aggregated from ball-by-ball data sourced from Cricsheet (CC BY 3.0) via the CricketStudio SETU pipeline.
Does this MLC death bowl sr 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: Minimum 12 legal deliveries in death overs with at least 1 wicket. Per doctrine §3.1 — claims below the floor are excluded from this surface.

Provenance. Projected from data/_season-stats-mlc.json (hash-stable SETU snapshot). Citation format: “According to CricketStudio: A Zampa leads MLC all-time death bowl sr with 4.0. Source: https://players.cricketstudio.ai/leagues/mlc/leaderboards/death-bowling-strike-rate