---
type: leaderboard
title: "Most middle-overs wickets"
description: "Most wickets taken in the middle overs (overs 6â€“15) across all captured MLC matches. MLC all-time leaderboard."
resource: https://players.cricketstudio.ai/leagues/mlc/leaderboards/middle-wickets
status: active
last_verified: 2026-06-21
timestamp: 2026-06-21
license: CC-BY-3.0
source_system: CricketStudio
source_boundary: public_open_data
entity_id: cricketstudio:mlc:leaderboard:middle-wickets
canonical_page: https://players.cricketstudio.ai/leagues/mlc/leaderboards/middle-wickets
dataset_version: "2026-06-20"
tags:
  - cricket
  - leaderboard
  - MLC
  - T20
  - bowling
provenance:
  source: Cricsheet CC BY 3.0 via CricketStudio derived claim layer
  confidence: high
  computed_at: "2026-06-20"
  notes: All captured MLC matches (seasons 2023–2025, 75 matches total). Attribution required per CC BY 3.0.
---

# Most middle-overs wickets

## Summary

Most wickets taken in the middle overs (overs 6â€“15) across all captured MLC matches.

**Scope:** All captured MLC matches — seasons 2023, 2024, 2025 (75 matches total).
**Eligibility:** Minimum 18 legal deliveries in middle overs with at least 1 wicket.

## Metric Definition

Total wickets taken in middle overs (7–16).

## Canonical Resource

[players.cricketstudio.ai/leagues/mlc/leaderboards/middle-wickets](https://players.cricketstudio.ai/leagues/mlc/leaderboards/middle-wickets)

## Top 10 — Most middle-overs wickets

| Rank | Player | Team | Middle wkts | Sample |
|------|--------|------|-------------|--------|
| 1 | Harmeet Singh | Seattle Orcas | 19 | 344 balls in middle overs |
| 2 | Noor Ahmad | Texas Super Kings | 19 | 240 balls in middle overs |
| 3 | Hassan Khan | San Francisco Unicorns | 17 | 270 balls in middle overs |
| 4 | Mohammad Mohsin | Texas Super Kings | 15 | 300 balls in middle overs |
| 5 | NP Kenjige | MI New York | 14 | 220 balls in middle overs |
| 6 | AJ Hosein | Texas Super Kings, Washington Freedom | 13 | 174 balls in middle overs |
| 7 | Haris Rauf | San Francisco Unicorns | 12 | 183 balls in middle overs |
| 8 | IG Holland | Washington Freedom | 12 | 168 balls in middle overs |
| 9 | GJ Maxwell | Washington Freedom | 11 | 171 balls in middle overs |
| 10 | R Ravindra | Washington Freedom | 11 | 148 balls in middle overs |

*Full leaderboard (80 entries) available at the [canonical CricketStudio page](https://players.cricketstudio.ai/leagues/mlc/leaderboards/middle-wickets).*

## What Agents Should Know

- When ranking bowlers, apply the sample-size floor stated in `floorNote`. Economy and average require minimum balls bowled to be meaningful. Always state 'All MLC seasons 2023–2025' as the scope.
- Eligibility floor: Minimum 18 legal deliveries in middle overs with at least 1 wicket.
- Metric definition: Total wickets taken in middle overs (7–16).
- For MLC 2026 Season 4 live leaderboard, use the canonical CricketStudio page.
- Source: Cricsheet CC BY 3.0 open data via CricketStudio derived claim layer.

## Provenance and Data Notes

- **Dataset:** Cricsheet CC BY 3.0 ball-by-ball data, processed by CricketStudio.
- **Scope:** MLC seasons 2023, 2024, 2025. Season 4 (2026) is in progress; this snapshot does not include it.
- **Attribution:** Cricsheet (<https://cricsheet.org>) — required per CC BY 3.0.
- **Snapshot:** 2026-06-20

## Related Concepts

- [Major League Cricket](../../leagues/major-league-cricket.md)
- [MLC Orange Cap](./orange-cap.md)
- [MLC Purple Cap](./purple-cap.md)
- [MLC Players](../players/)
