Who leads MLC all-time middle econ?

DR Sams leads MLC all-time middle econ with 4.00 (1 wkts · 12 runs · 18 balls). The top three are: DR Sams, Imad Wasim, A Nortje.

How is MLC middle econ calculated?

Fewest runs conceded per over in the middle overs (overs 6–15). Lower is better. Minimum 18 legal deliveries in middle overs.. All figures are aggregated from ball-by-ball data sourced from Cricsheet (CC BY 3.0) via the CricketStudio SETU pipeline.

Does this MLC middle econ 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.

MLC leaderboard

Best middle-overs economy

DR Sams leads MLC all-time middle econ with 4.00 (1 wkts · 12 runs · 18 balls). Fewest runs conceded per over in the middle overs (overs 6–15). Lower is better. Minimum 18 legal deliveries in middle overs.

All time (MLC 2023–2026)

#	Player	Middle econ	Sample
1	DR Samstexas-super-kings	4.00	1 wkts · 12 runs · 18 balls
2	Imad Wasimseattle-orcas	5.40	5 wkts · 108 runs · 120 balls
3	A Nortjemi-new-york washington-freedom	5.67	0 wkts · 68 runs · 72 balls
4	AF Milnetexas-super-kings	5.80	3 wkts · 29 runs · 30 balls
5	SP Narinelos-angeles-knight-riders	6.30	11 wkts · 353 runs · 336 balls
6	DL Piedtwashington-freedom	6.33	4 wkts · 76 runs · 72 balls
7	Zaman Khanseattle-orcas	6.41	1 wkts · 47 runs · 44 balls
8	Tajinder Singhmi-new-york san-francisco-unicorns	6.43	0 wkts · 45 runs · 42 balls
9	LH Fergusonlos-angeles-knight-riders washington-freedom	6.61	6 wkts · 119 runs · 108 balls
10	KMA Paulseattle-orcas	6.80	2 wkts · 34 runs · 30 balls
11	GJ Maxwellwashington-freedom	6.84	11 wkts · 195 runs · 171 balls
12	R Ugarkarmi-new-york	7.00	5 wkts · 126 runs · 108 balls
13	Rashid Khanmi-new-york	7.03	9 wkts · 218 runs · 186 balls
14	Ehsan Adilmi-new-york	7.13	6 wkts · 164 runs · 138 balls
15	IG Hollandwashington-freedom	7.21	12 wkts · 202 runs · 168 balls

Frequently asked questions

Who leads MLC all-time middle econ?: DR Sams leads MLC all-time middle econ with 4.00 (1 wkts · 12 runs · 18 balls). The top three are: DR Sams, Imad Wasim, A Nortje.
How is MLC middle econ calculated?: Fewest runs conceded per over in the middle overs (overs 6–15). Lower is better. Minimum 18 legal deliveries in middle overs.. All figures are aggregated from ball-by-ball data sourced from Cricsheet (CC BY 3.0) via the CricketStudio SETU pipeline.
Does this MLC middle econ 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 18 legal deliveries in middle overs. 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: DR Sams leads MLC all-time middle econ with 4.00. Source: https://players.cricketstudio.ai/leagues/mlc/leaderboards/middle-economy”