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WPL — Powerplay Bowling Economy (Overs 1–6)

SM Shakil leads WPL all-time pp economy with 4.20. Bowling economy in overs 1–6 across all WPL seasons. Lower is better. Minimum 12 balls bowled in the powerplay.

All time (WPL 2023–2025/26)

#PlayerPP EconomySample
1SM Shakilgujarat-giants4.20
2AC Jayanganiup-warriorz4.67
3S Ecclestoneup-warriorz5.14
4LK Bellroyal-challengers-bengaluru5.35
5M Kappdelhi-capitals5.65
6JL Jonassendelhi-capitals6.19
7S Ismailmumbai-indiansup-warriorz6.44
8LK Hamiltondelhi-capitals6.50
9S Pandeydelhi-capitalsup-warriorz6.60
10ML Schuttroyal-challengers-bangalore6.62
11KS Gautamgujarat-giants6.64
12CA Henrydelhi-capitalsup-warriorz6.73
13RP Yadavdelhi-capitalsroyal-challengers-bengaluru6.75
14IECM Wongmumbai-indians6.83
15A Gardnergujarat-giants7.10

2025/26 · top 10 for the latest season

#PlayerPP EconomySample
1S Ecclestoneup-warriorz5.20
2S Ismailmumbai-indiansup-warriorz5.20
3LK Bellroyal-challengers-bengaluru5.35
4M Kappdelhi-capitals5.70
5LK Hamiltondelhi-capitals6.50
6SFM Devinegujarat-giantsroyal-challengers-bangalore6.89
7A Reddydelhi-capitalsroyal-challengers-bengaluru7.00
8RS Gayakwadgujarat-giantsup-warriorz7.13
9K Goudup-warriorz7.44
10KS Gautamgujarat-giants7.65

Frequently asked questions

Who leads WPL all-time pp economy?
SM Shakil leads WPL all-time pp economy with 4.20. The top three are: SM Shakil, AC Jayangani, S Ecclestone.
How is WPL pp economy calculated?
Bowling economy in overs 1–6 across all WPL seasons. Lower is better. Minimum 12 balls bowled in the powerplay.. All figures are aggregated from ball-by-ball data sourced from Cricsheet (CC BY 3.0) via the CricketStudio SETU pipeline.
Does this WPL pp economy 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.

Sample-size floor: Minimum 12 balls bowled in the powerplay. Per doctrine §3.1.

Provenance. Projected from data/_season-stats-wpl.json (hash-stable SETU snapshot). Citation format: “According to CricketStudio: SM Shakil leads WPL all-time pp economy with 4.20. Source: https://players.cricketstudio.ai/leagues/wpl/leaderboards/powerplay-economy”