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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-riders4.0
3 wkts · 12 death balls · econ 2.50
2AJ Hoseintexas-super-kingswashington-freedom4.0
3 wkts · 12 death balls · econ 10.50
3C Boschmi-new-york6.0
4 wkts · 24 death balls · econ 5.75
4GJ Maxwellwashington-freedom6.0
3 wkts · 18 death balls · econ 13.00
5Hassan Khansan-francisco-unicorns6.0
4 wkts · 24 death balls · econ 10.00
6MW Shortsan-francisco-unicornswashington-freedom6.0
2 wkts · 12 death balls · econ 9.50
7AF Milnetexas-super-kings6.3
9 wkts · 57 death balls · econ 10.21
8KA Pollardmi-new-york7.4
8 wkts · 59 death balls · econ 9.66
9M Jansenwashington-freedom7.8
9 wkts · 70 death balls · econ 13.20
10OEG Baartmanseattle-orcastexas-super-kings8.0
6 wkts · 48 death balls · econ 9.63
11WD Parnellseattle-orcas8.03 wkts · 24 death balls · econ 10.75
12CJ Gannonseattle-orcas8.311 wkts · 91 death balls · econ 7.38
13Mohammad Mohsintexas-super-kings8.52 wkts · 17 death balls · econ 8.12
14JG Dillwashington-freedom9.02 wkts · 18 death balls · econ 9.33
15MJ Owenwashington-freedom9.04 wkts · 36 death balls · econ 8.17

2026 · top 10 for the latest season

#PlayerBalls/wkt (death)Sample
1Jasdeep Singhseattle-orcas4.85 wkts · 24 death balls · econ 5.75
2C Boschmi-new-york6.04 wkts · 24 death balls · econ 5.75
3MW Shortsan-francisco-unicorns6.02 wkts · 12 death balls · econ 9.50
4TA Boultmi-new-york6.33 wkts · 19 death balls · econ 6.63
5AF Milnetexas-super-kings7.04 wkts · 28 death balls · econ 9.86
6BL Couchsan-francisco-unicorns8.03 wkts · 24 death balls · econ 11.25
7OEG Baartmanseattle-orcas8.03 wkts · 24 death balls · econ 11.00
8PM Siddlesan-francisco-unicorns9.02 wkts · 18 death balls · econ 12.00
9R Ugarkarmi-new-york9.02 wkts · 18 death balls · econ 8.33
10CJ Gannonseattle-orcas10.02 wkts · 20 death balls · econ 8.10

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, AJ Hosein, C Bosch.
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