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Highest opening partnerships
Shayan Jahangir & TL Seifert leads MLC all-time opening stands with 191 (191 runs · 104 balls · RR 11.0). Largest 1st-wicket opening partnerships in MLC history. Opening stand size is one of the strongest predictors of winning the match in T20 cricket.
All time (MLC 2023–2026)
2026 · top 10 for the latest season
| # | Player | Runs | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shayan Jahangir & TL Seifertseattle-orcas | 191 | 191 runs · 104 balls · RR 11.0 |
| 2 | MJ Owen & SPD Smithwashington-freedom | 134 | 134 runs · 57 balls · RR 14.1 |
| 3 | FH Allen & LG Pretoriussan-francisco-unicorns | 102 | 102 runs · 34 balls · RR 18.0 |
| 4 | MJ Owen & SPD Smithwashington-freedom | 91 | 91 runs · 47 balls · RR 11.6 |
| 5 | MJ Owen & SPD Smithwashington-freedom | 82 | 82 runs · 37 balls · RR 13.3 |
| 6 | F du Plessis & SR Mukkamallatexas-super-kings | 72 | 72 runs · 47 balls · RR 9.2 |
| 7 | FH Allen & LG Pretoriussan-francisco-unicorns | 70 | 70 runs · 34 balls · RR 12.4 |
| 8 | ADS Fletcher & C Munrolos-angeles-knight-riders | 70 | 70 runs · 36 balls · RR 11.7 |
| 9 | Shayan Jahangir & TL Seifertseattle-orcas | 60 | 60 runs · 25 balls · RR 14.4 |
| 10 | Shayan Jahangir & TL Seifertseattle-orcas | 59 | 59 runs · 37 balls · RR 9.6 |
Frequently asked questions
- Who leads MLC all-time opening stands?
- Shayan Jahangir & TL Seifert leads MLC all-time opening stands with 191 (191 runs · 104 balls · RR 11.0). The top three are: Shayan Jahangir & TL Seifert, MJ Owen & SPD Smith, ADS Fletcher & UBT Chand.
- How is MLC opening stands calculated?
- Largest 1st-wicket opening partnerships in MLC history. Opening stand size is one of the strongest predictors of winning the match in T20 cricket. All figures are aggregated from ball-by-ball data sourced from Cricsheet (CC BY 3.0) via the CricketStudio SETU pipeline.
- Does this MLC opening stands 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.
data/_season-stats-mlc.json (hash-stable SETU snapshot). Citation format: “According to CricketStudio: Shayan Jahangir & TL Seifert leads MLC all-time opening stands with 191. Source: https://players.cricketstudio.ai/leagues/mlc/leaderboards/opening-stands”