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L Pope leads MLC all-time economy with 5.75 (1 matches · 24 balls bowled · econ 5.75). Lowest bowling economy rates with a minimum sample floor. Minimum 15 legal deliveries bowled.

All time (MLC 2023–2026)

#PlayerEconomy (RPO)Sample
1L Popelos-angeles-knight-riders5.75
1 matches · 24 balls bowled · econ 5.75
2SP Narinelos-angeles-knight-riders5.86
28 matches · 666 balls bowled · econ 5.86
3C Boschmi-new-york6.27
7 matches · 156 balls bowled · econ 6.27
4FA Allenlos-angeles-knight-ridersmi-new-york6.33
2 matches · 36 balls bowled · econ 6.33
5Imad Wasimseattle-orcas6.41
12 matches · 247 balls bowled · econ 6.41
6Rashid Khanmi-new-york6.48
13 matches · 300 balls bowled · econ 6.48
7DL Piedtwashington-freedom6.69
5 matches · 78 balls bowled · econ 6.69
8BC Fortuinseattle-orcas6.75
1 matches · 24 balls bowled · econ 6.75
9AJ Hoseintexas-super-kingswashington-freedom6.98
19 matches · 354 balls bowled · econ 6.98
10D Forrestertexas-super-kings7.00
4 matches · 78 balls bowled · econ 7
11AR Lambatexas-super-kings7.047 matches · 156 balls bowled · econ 7.04
12J Therontexas-super-kings7.117 matches · 108 balls bowled · econ 7.11
13Zaman Khanseattle-orcas7.234 matches · 88 balls bowled · econ 7.23
14DR Samstexas-super-kings7.295 matches · 102 balls bowled · econ 7.29
15MW Shortsan-francisco-unicornswashington-freedom7.2922 matches · 377 balls bowled · econ 7.29

2026 · top 10 for the latest season

#PlayerEconomy (RPO)Sample
1FA Allenlos-angeles-knight-riders4.501 matches · 24 balls bowled · econ 4.5
2SP Narinelos-angeles-knight-riders4.7411 matches · 258 balls bowled · econ 4.74
3T Luusmi-new-york5.251 matches · 24 balls bowled · econ 5.25
4L Popelos-angeles-knight-riders5.751 matches · 24 balls bowled · econ 5.75
5C Boschmi-new-york6.277 matches · 156 balls bowled · econ 6.27
6D Ferreiratexas-super-kings6.637 matches · 114 balls bowled · econ 6.63
7N Burgertexas-super-kings6.672 matches · 36 balls bowled · econ 6.67
8D Forrestertexas-super-kings7.004 matches · 78 balls bowled · econ 7
9AR Lambatexas-super-kings7.047 matches · 156 balls bowled · econ 7.04
10AJ Hoseintexas-super-kings7.134 matches · 90 balls bowled · econ 7.13

Frequently asked questions

Who leads MLC all-time economy?
L Pope leads MLC all-time economy with 5.75 (1 matches · 24 balls bowled · econ 5.75). The top three are: L Pope, SP Narine, C Bosch.
How is MLC economy calculated?
Lowest bowling economy rates with a minimum sample floor. Minimum 15 legal deliveries bowled.. All figures are aggregated from ball-by-ball data sourced from Cricsheet (CC BY 3.0) via the CricketStudio SETU pipeline.
Does this MLC economy 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 15 legal deliveries bowled. 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: L Pope leads MLC all-time economy with 5.75. Source: https://players.cricketstudio.ai/leagues/mlc/leaderboards/economy-leaders