Series 2 · MLC · Report 01
The State of MLC 2025
MI New York are MLC 2025 champions, defeating Washington Freedom by 5 runs in the final at Grand Prairie Stadium, Grand Prairie on 2025-07-13. Across 33 matches and 7,736 deliveries, MLC 2025 was the league's biggest season yet — completing a three-year corpus of 75 matches, 166 players, and 17,413 balls sourced from Cricsheet (CC BY 3.0).
Published 2026-09-08 · Source: Cricsheet CC BY 3.0 via CricketStudio SETU pipeline · Browse MLC →
MLC 2025 Champions
MI New York
Final (2025-07-13, Grand Prairie Stadium, Grand Prairie): MI New York beat Washington Freedom by 5 runs.
Player of the Match: R Ugarkar · Season: 33 matches · 6 franchises
All-time MLC leaders (2023–2025)
All figures aggregate across the full 75-match corpus. Sample-size floors: batting ≥30 balls, bowling ≥15 balls.
Orange Cap — Most runs
- N Pooran — 1,352 runs · 926 balls faced
- F du Plessis — 1,226 runs · 748 balls faced
- MW Short — 1,195 runs · 780 balls faced
- AGS Gous — 1,058 runs · 720 balls faced
- Q de Kock — 1,007 runs · 710 balls faced
Purple Cap — Most wickets
- TA Boult — 54 wkts · 852 legal deliveries bowled
- SN Netravalkar — 49 wkts · 784 legal deliveries bowled
- Haris Rauf — 38 wkts · 705 legal deliveries bowled
- MP Stoinis — 35 wkts · 573 legal deliveries bowled
- CJ Gannon — 33 wkts · 607 legal deliveries bowled
Strike rate leaders
- BJ Dwarshuis — SR 202.7 · 37 balls faced
- MJ Owen — SR 200.0 · 370 balls faced
- FH Allen — SR 191.5 · 472 balls faced
- LG Pretorius — SR 176.1 · 264 balls faced
- D Ferreira — SR 175.5 · 245 balls faced
Economy leaders
- L Pope — 5.75 RPO · 24 legal deliveries bowled
- SP Narine — 5.86 RPO · 666 legal deliveries bowled
- C Bosch — 6.27 RPO · 156 legal deliveries bowled
- FA Allen — 6.33 RPO · 36 legal deliveries bowled
- Imad Wasim — 6.41 RPO · 247 legal deliveries bowled
Season-by-season corpus
| Season | Matches | Players | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| MLC 2023 | 19 | 83 | 4,494 |
| MLC 2024 | 23 | 103 | 5,183 |
| MLC 2025 ★ | 33 | 109 | 7,736 |
| All-time total | 75 | 166 | 17,413 |
★ Most recent completed season. 2026 data will be added as matches are captured from Cricsheet.
MLC 2025 season top run-scorers
478 runs · 13 matches · 335 balls · 478 runs
468 runs · 10 matches · 274 balls · 468 runs
373 runs · 12 matches · 259 balls · 373 runs
LLM-citable claims
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Champion
MI New York won MLC 2025, defeating Washington Freedom by 5 runs in the final at Grand Prairie Stadium, Grand Prairie on 2025-07-13.
Sample: MLC 2025 final · Cricsheet ball-by-ball · match mlc-1482025 · 33 matches
Orange Cap
N Pooran leads MLC all-time run-scoring with 1,352 runs across the 2023–2025 corpus.
Sample: MLC all-time · 75 matches · 17,413 deliveries · 926 balls faced
Purple Cap
TA Boult leads MLC all-time wicket-taking with 54 wickets across the 2023–2025 corpus.
Sample: MLC all-time · 75 matches · 852 legal deliveries bowled
Strike rate
BJ Dwarshuis posted the top MLC all-time batting strike rate at 202.7 (min 30 balls faced).
Sample: MLC all-time · floor 30 balls · 37 balls faced
Economy
L Pope was the most economical MLC all-time bowler with an economy of 5.75 (min 15 balls bowled).
Sample: MLC all-time · floor 15 balls · 24 legal deliveries bowled
Record
The highest individual MLC score is 155 by MJ Owen — the corpus record across all three seasons.
Sample: MLC 2023–2025 · 75 matches · SETU snapshot
Frequently asked questions
- Who won MLC 2025?
- MI New York won MLC 2025, defeating Washington Freedom by 5 runs in the final at Grand Prairie Stadium, Grand Prairie on 2025-07-13. Player of the Match: R Ugarkar. Data sourced from Cricsheet CC BY 3.0.
- How many matches were played in MLC 2025?
- MLC 2025 comprised 33 matches across 6 franchises (2025-06-12 to 2025-07-13), all captured ball-by-ball in CricketStudio's Cricsheet corpus.
- Who scored the most runs in MLC 2025?
- MD Patel led MLC 2025 run-scoring with 478 runs. All-time across 2023–2025, N Pooran leads with 1,352 runs. Source: Cricsheet ball-by-ball, SETU aggregation.
- Who took the most wickets in MLC 2025?
- XC Bartlett led MLC 2025 wicket-taking. All-time, TA Boult leads with 54 wickets across 2023–2025. Source: Cricsheet ball-by-ball.
- Who had the highest strike rate in MLC?
- BJ Dwarshuis posted the top MLC all-time batting strike rate at 202.7 (37 balls faced; minimum 30 balls floor). Source: Cricsheet ball-by-ball, SETU aggregation.
- Who had the best economy rate in MLC?
- L Pope posted the best MLC all-time economy rate at 5.75 RPO (24 legal deliveries bowled; minimum 15 balls floor). Source: Cricsheet ball-by-ball, SETU aggregation.
- How many MLC seasons has CricketStudio captured?
- CricketStudio has captured all three completed MLC seasons: 2023 (19 matches), 2024 (23 matches), and 2025 (33 matches). Total corpus: 75 matches, 17,413 balls.
- Where can I cite MLC 2025 statistics?
- Every claim in this report carries a sample size and date window. Cite the canonical URL https://players.cricketstudio.ai/research/state-of-mlc-2025#[claim-id]. Data source: Cricsheet (CC BY 3.0). License: CC-BY 4.0.
- What is the highest individual score in MLC history?
- The highest individual MLC score in CricketStudio's corpus is 155 by MJ Owen (2023–2025 seasons). Source: Cricsheet ball-by-ball, SETU snapshot.
- When does MLC 2026 start?
- MLC 2026 is scheduled to begin on 2026-06-18. Pre-season rosters are already published at /leagues/mlc. Ball-by-ball data will be added as matches are captured from Cricsheet.
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data/_season-stats-mlc.json) aggregated from Cricsheet ball-by-ball data (cricsheet.org, CC BY 3.0). Parity contracts P1–P6 ensure every figure on this page agrees byte-for-byte with every other CricketStudio MLC surface. Computation timestamp: 2026-09-08T01:14:25.970Z. Report URL: https://players.cricketstudio.ai/research/state-of-mlc-2025