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Most death-overs runs scored
AJ Pienaar leads MLC all-time death runs with 275 (275 runs · 162 balls · 18×4 · 17×6). Top run-scorers in death overs (overs 17–20) across captured MLC matches. Counting stat — all appearances included.
All time (MLC 2023–2026)
| # | Player | Death runs | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AJ Pienaarwashington-freedom | 275 | 275 runs · 162 balls · 18×4 · 17×6 |
| 2 | KA Pollardmi-new-york | 266 | 266 runs · 137 balls · 26×4 · 16×6 |
| 3 | D Ferreiratexas-super-kings | 254 | 254 runs · 117 balls · 15×4 · 21×6 |
| 4 | SO Hetmyerseattle-orcas | 217 | 217 runs · 110 balls · 9×4 · 20×6 |
| 5 | AD Russelllos-angeles-knight-riders | 213 | 213 runs · 117 balls · 11×4 · 17×6 |
| 6 | CP Savagetexas-super-kings | 182 | 182 runs · 118 balls · 14×4 · 10×6 |
| 7 | Shubham Ranjaneseattle-orcastexas-super-kings | 172 | 172 runs · 100 balls · 15×4 · 8×6 |
| 8 | R Powelllos-angeles-knight-riders | 169 | 169 runs · 67 balls · 7×4 · 19×6 |
| 9 | Hassan Khansan-francisco-unicorns | 165 | 165 runs · 77 balls · 14×4 · 13×6 |
| 10 | TA Boultmi-new-york | 140 | 140 runs · 83 balls · 11×4 · 9×6 |
| 11 | MP Stoinissan-francisco-unicornsseattle-orcastexas-super-kings | 126 | 126 runs · 61 balls · 6×4 · 12×6 |
| 12 | GJ Maxwellwashington-freedom | 122 | 122 runs · 60 balls · 5×4 · 12×6 |
| 13 | N Pooranmi-new-york | 115 | 115 runs · 50 balls · 11×4 · 9×6 |
| 14 | Rashid Khanmi-new-york | 111 | 111 runs · 67 balls · 8×4 · 8×6 |
| 15 | AGS Gouswashington-freedom | 106 | 106 runs · 57 balls · 6×4 · 8×6 |
2026 · top 10 for the latest season
| # | Player | Death runs | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | R Powelllos-angeles-knight-riders | 121 | 121 runs · 40 balls · 5×4 · 15×6 |
| 2 | AJ Pienaarwashington-freedom | 115 | 115 runs · 63 balls · 7×4 · 9×6 |
| 3 | D Ferreiratexas-super-kings | 111 | 111 runs · 53 balls · 6×4 · 10×6 |
| 4 | MP Stoinisseattle-orcas | 97 | 97 runs · 43 balls · 5×4 · 10×6 |
| 5 | PWA Muldertexas-super-kings | 91 | 91 runs · 48 balls · 4×4 · 8×6 |
| 6 | KA Pollardmi-new-york | 89 | 89 runs · 49 balls · 11×4 · 3×6 |
| 7 | AGS Gouswashington-freedom | 81 | 81 runs · 38 balls · 4×4 · 7×6 |
| 8 | JO Holderlos-angeles-knight-riders | 68 | 68 runs · 43 balls · 3×4 · 6×6 |
| 9 | MW Tromplos-angeles-knight-riders | 66 | 66 runs · 34 balls · 4×4 · 5×6 |
| 10 | MD Shanakaseattle-orcas | 63 | 63 runs · 30 balls · 7×4 · 4×6 |
Frequently asked questions
- Who leads MLC all-time death runs?
- AJ Pienaar leads MLC all-time death runs with 275 (275 runs · 162 balls · 18×4 · 17×6). The top three are: AJ Pienaar, KA Pollard, D Ferreira.
- How is MLC death runs calculated?
- Top run-scorers in death overs (overs 17–20) across captured MLC matches. Counting stat — all 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 death runs 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 — all 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: AJ Pienaar leads MLC all-time death runs with 275. Source: https://players.cricketstudio.ai/leagues/mlc/leaderboards/death-runs”