Who leads MLC all-time fastest stands?

D Ferreira & F du Plessis leads MLC all-time fastest stands with 16.8 (81 runs · 29 balls · RR 16.8). The top three are: D Ferreira & F du Plessis, MJ Owen & R Ravindra, DR Sams & Milind Kumar.

Does this MLC fastest 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.

MLC leaderboard

Fastest partnerships by run rate

D Ferreira & F du Plessis leads MLC all-time fastest stands with 16.8 (81 runs · 29 balls · RR 16.8). Batting pairs with the highest scoring rate in a single partnership stand across MLC matches. Minimum 18 balls in the partnership. Minimum 18 balls in the stand.

All time (MLC 2023–2026)

#	Player	Run rate	Sample
1	D Ferreira & F du Plessistexas-super-kings	16.8	81 runs · 29 balls · RR 16.8
2	MJ Owen & R Ravindrawashington-freedom	16.3	49 runs · 18 balls · RR 16.3
3	DR Sams & Milind Kumartexas-super-kings	16.2	70 runs · 26 balls · RR 16.2
4	H Klaasen & KR Mayersseattle-orcas	16.0	72 runs · 27 balls · RR 16.0
5	SPD Smith & TM Headwashington-freedom	15.5	62 runs · 24 balls · RR 15.5 (unbroken)
6	JP Inglis & SP Krishnamurthisan-francisco-unicorns	15.4	77 runs · 30 balls · RR 15.4
7	Hassan Khan & SP Krishnamurthisan-francisco-unicorns	15.0	55 runs · 22 balls · RR 15.0 (unbroken)
8	MJ Owen & R Ravindrawashington-freedom	15.0	80 runs · 32 balls · RR 15.0
9	Hassan Khan & SP Krishnamurthisan-francisco-unicorns	14.7	49 runs · 20 balls · RR 14.7 (unbroken)
10	MJ Owen & R Ravindrawashington-freedom	14.6	51 runs · 21 balls · RR 14.6
11	AM Hardie & F du Plessistexas-super-kings	14.5	53 runs · 22 balls · RR 14.5
12	FH Allen & SP Krishnamurthisan-francisco-unicorns	14.3	88 runs · 37 balls · RR 14.3
13	C Connolly & FH Allensan-francisco-unicorns	14.3	43 runs · 18 balls · RR 14.3
14	Hassan Khan & SP Krishnamurthisan-francisco-unicorns	14.1	82 runs · 35 balls · RR 14.1
15	AJ Pienaar & GJ Maxwellwashington-freedom	13.9	116 runs · 50 balls · RR 13.9 (unbroken)

Frequently asked questions

Who leads MLC all-time fastest stands?: D Ferreira & F du Plessis leads MLC all-time fastest stands with 16.8 (81 runs · 29 balls · RR 16.8). The top three are: D Ferreira & F du Plessis, MJ Owen & R Ravindra, DR Sams & Milind Kumar.
How is MLC fastest stands calculated?: Batting pairs with the highest scoring rate in a single partnership stand across MLC matches. Minimum 18 balls in the partnership. Minimum 18 balls in the stand.. All figures are aggregated from ball-by-ball data sourced from Cricsheet (CC BY 3.0) via the CricketStudio SETU pipeline.
Does this MLC fastest 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.

Sample-size floor: Minimum 18 balls in the stand. 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: D Ferreira & F du Plessis leads MLC all-time fastest stands with 16.8. Source: https://players.cricketstudio.ai/leagues/mlc/leaderboards/partnership-run-rate”