MLC leaderboard

Most innings batted

N Pooran leads MLC all-time innings with 28 (28 matches · 640 balls · 928 runs). Most innings batted across all captured MLC matches. A volume metric for high-frequency batters. Counting stat — no minimum sample floor.

All time (MLC 2023–2026)

#PlayerInningsSample
1N Pooranmi-new-york2828 matches · 640 balls · 928 runs
2MD Patelmi-new-york2626 matches · 523 balls · 674 runs
3Q de Kockmi-new-yorkseattle-orcas2626 matches · 569 balls · 807 runs
4F du Plessistexas-super-kings2525 matches · 571 balls · 934 runs
5AGS Gouswashington-freedom2424 matches · 389 balls · 511 runs
6KA Pollardmi-new-york2424 matches · 309 balls · 488 runs
7FH Allensan-francisco-unicorns2323 matches · 354 balls · 714 runs
8H Klaasenseattle-orcas2222 matches · 305 balls · 474 runs
9MP Stoinissan-francisco-unicornstexas-super-kings2020 matches · 230 balls · 266 runs
10AD Russelllos-angeles-knight-riders1919 matches · 297 balls · 461 runs
11DP Conwaytexas-super-kings1919 matches · 485 balls · 649 runs
12Hassan Khansan-francisco-unicorns1919 matches · 262 balls · 429 runs
13MW Shortsan-francisco-unicornswashington-freedom1919 matches · 431 balls · 682 runs
14Shayan Jahangirmi-new-yorkseattle-orcas1919 matches · 326 balls · 404 runs
15SP Krishnamurthisan-francisco-unicorns1919 matches · 285 balls · 422 runs

Frequently asked questions

Who leads MLC all-time innings?
N Pooran leads MLC all-time innings with 28 (28 matches · 640 balls · 928 runs). The top three are: N Pooran, MD Patel, Q de Kock.
How is MLC innings calculated?
Most innings batted across all captured MLC matches. A volume metric for high-frequency batters. Counting stat — no minimum sample floor.. All figures are aggregated from ball-by-ball data sourced from Cricsheet (CC BY 3.0) via the CricketStudio SETU pipeline.
Does this MLC innings 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 — no minimum sample floor. 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: N Pooran leads MLC all-time innings with 28. Source: https://players.cricketstudio.ai/leagues/mlc/leaderboards/most-innings