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AR Lamba leads MLC all-time economy with 5.42 (3 matches · 72 balls bowled · econ 5.42). Lowest bowling economy rates with a minimum sample floor. Minimum 15 legal deliveries bowled.

All time (MLC 2023–2026)

#PlayerEconomy (RPO)Sample
1AR Lambatexas-super-kings5.423 matches · 72 balls bowled · econ 5.42
2FA Allenlos-angeles-knight-ridersmi-new-york6.332 matches · 36 balls bowled · econ 6.33
3SP Narinelos-angeles-knight-riders6.3421 matches · 498 balls bowled · econ 6.34
4Imad Wasimseattle-orcas6.4112 matches · 247 balls bowled · econ 6.41
5Rashid Khanmi-new-york6.4813 matches · 300 balls bowled · econ 6.48
6DL Piedtwashington-freedom6.695 matches · 78 balls bowled · econ 6.69
7BC Fortuinseattle-orcas6.751 matches · 24 balls bowled · econ 6.75
8Tajinder Singhmi-new-yorksan-francisco-unicorns7.076 matches · 84 balls bowled · econ 7.07
9MW Shortsan-francisco-unicornswashington-freedom7.1015 matches · 263 balls bowled · econ 7.1
10J Therontexas-super-kings7.117 matches · 108 balls bowled · econ 7.11
11R Ravindrawashington-freedom7.2112 matches · 169 balls bowled · econ 7.21
12Zaman Khanseattle-orcas7.234 matches · 88 balls bowled · econ 7.23
13AJ Hoseintexas-super-kingswashington-freedom7.2517 matches · 306 balls bowled · econ 7.25
14Nikhil Chaudharywashington-freedom7.252 matches · 48 balls bowled · econ 7.25
15DR Samstexas-super-kings7.295 matches · 102 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-riders5.334 matches · 90 balls bowled · econ 5.33
3AR Lambatexas-super-kings5.423 matches · 72 balls bowled · econ 5.42
4D Ferreiratexas-super-kings5.673 matches · 72 balls bowled · econ 5.67
5R Shepherdmi-new-york6.403 matches · 60 balls bowled · econ 6.4
6N Burgertexas-super-kings6.672 matches · 36 balls bowled · econ 6.67
7MW Shortsan-francisco-unicorns6.915 matches · 66 balls bowled · econ 6.91
8MP Stoinisseattle-orcas7.174 matches · 77 balls bowled · econ 7.17
9Nikhil Chaudharywashington-freedom7.252 matches · 48 balls bowled · econ 7.25
10Tajinder Singhmi-new-york7.251 matches · 24 balls bowled · econ 7.25

Frequently asked questions

Who leads MLC all-time economy?
AR Lamba leads MLC all-time economy with 5.42 (3 matches · 72 balls bowled · econ 5.42). The top three are: AR Lamba, FA Allen, SP Narine.
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: AR Lamba leads MLC all-time economy with 5.42. Source: https://players.cricketstudio.ai/leagues/mlc/leaderboards/economy-leaders