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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)

#PlayerMiddle econSample
1DR Samstexas-super-kings4.00
1 wkts · 12 runs · 18 balls
2Imad Wasimseattle-orcas5.40
5 wkts · 108 runs · 120 balls
3AR Lambatexas-super-kings5.44
7 wkts · 87 runs · 96 balls
4AF Milnetexas-super-kings5.50
4 wkts · 55 runs · 60 balls
5A Nortjemi-new-yorkwashington-freedom5.67
0 wkts · 68 runs · 72 balls
6L Popelos-angeles-knight-riders5.75
1 wkts · 23 runs · 24 balls
7SP Narinelos-angeles-knight-riders5.82
14 wkts · 413 runs · 426 balls
8DL Piedtwashington-freedom6.33
4 wkts · 76 runs · 72 balls
9Zaman Khanseattle-orcas6.41
1 wkts · 47 runs · 44 balls
10T Luusmi-new-york6.42
5 wkts · 77 runs · 72 balls
11PM Siddlesan-francisco-unicorns6.674 wkts · 40 runs · 36 balls
12GC Viljoentexas-super-kings6.754 wkts · 54 runs · 48 balls
13KMA Paulseattle-orcas6.802 wkts · 34 runs · 30 balls
14AJ Hoseintexas-super-kingswashington-freedom6.9516 wkts · 257 runs · 222 balls
15D Forrestertexas-super-kings7.004 wkts · 84 runs · 72 balls

2026 · top 10 for the latest season

#PlayerMiddle econSample
1T Luusmi-new-york3.002 wkts · 9 runs · 18 balls
2SP Narinelos-angeles-knight-riders4.003 wkts · 60 runs · 90 balls
3FA Allenlos-angeles-knight-riders5.001 wkts · 15 runs · 18 balls
4AF Milnetexas-super-kings5.201 wkts · 26 runs · 30 balls
5AR Lambatexas-super-kings5.447 wkts · 87 runs · 96 balls
6AJ Hoseintexas-super-kings5.633 wkts · 45 runs · 48 balls
7L Popelos-angeles-knight-riders5.751 wkts · 23 runs · 24 balls
8D Ferreiratexas-super-kings6.004 wkts · 84 runs · 84 balls
9XC Bartlettsan-francisco-unicorns6.171 wkts · 37 runs · 36 balls
10PM Siddlesan-francisco-unicorns6.674 wkts · 40 runs · 36 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, AR Lamba.
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