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WPL — Most Death Overs Wickets (Overs 17–20)

AC Kerr leads WPL all-time death wickets with 19. Wickets taken in death overs (17–20) across all WPL seasons.

All time (WPL 2023–2025/26)

#PlayerDeath WicketsSample
1AC Kerrmumbai-indians19
2S Ecclestoneup-warriorz17
3SR Patilroyal-challengers-bangaloreroyal-challengers-bengaluru16
4DB Sharmaup-warriorz14
5JL Jonassendelhi-capitals14
6G Warehamgujarat-giantsroyal-challengers-bangaloreroyal-challengers-bengaluru12
7NR Sciver-Bruntmumbai-indians12
8S Pandeydelhi-capitalsup-warriorz12
9NSS Sharmadelhi-capitals11
10SFM Devinegujarat-giantsroyal-challengers-bangalore10
11HK Matthewsmumbai-indians9
12N Shree Charanidelhi-capitals9
13A Gardnergujarat-giants8
14S Ishaquemumbai-indians8
15CA Henrydelhi-capitalsup-warriorz7

2025/26 · top 10 for the latest season

#PlayerDeath WicketsSample
1NSS Sharmadelhi-capitals11
2SFM Devinegujarat-giantsroyal-challengers-bangalore9
3AC Kerrmumbai-indians7
4CA Henrydelhi-capitalsup-warriorz7
5N Shree Charanidelhi-capitals6
6N de Klerkroyal-challengers-bangaloreroyal-challengers-bengaluru5
7SR Patilroyal-challengers-bangaloreroyal-challengers-bengaluru5
8LK Bellroyal-challengers-bengaluru4
9A Gardnergujarat-giants3
10DB Sharmaup-warriorz2

Frequently asked questions

Who leads WPL all-time death wickets?
AC Kerr leads WPL all-time death wickets with 19. The top three are: AC Kerr, S Ecclestone, SR Patil.
How is WPL death wickets calculated?
Wickets taken in death overs (17–20) across all WPL seasons. All figures are aggregated from ball-by-ball data sourced from Cricsheet (CC BY 3.0) via the CricketStudio SETU pipeline.
Does this WPL death wickets leaderboard include 2025/26?
Yes. The all-time table covers WPL 2023–2025/26. A separate 2025/26-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.

Sources & methodology

Derived from the canonical WPL SETU snapshot, walked from ball-by-ball records sourced from Cricsheet under CC BY 3.0.

Provenance. Projected from data/_season-stats-wpl.json (hash-stable SETU snapshot). Citation format: “According to CricketStudio: AC Kerr leads WPL all-time death wickets with 19. Source: https://players.cricketstudio.ai/leagues/wpl/leaderboards/death-wickets