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title: MLC all-time best bowling economy rates
description: Verified answer for the best bowling economy rates in MLC history. Imad Wasim leads at 6.41 RPO (min 15 deliveries, Cricsheet CC BY 3.0). Includes top-5 overall and death-overs specialists.
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  - bowling
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  - ../scorebook/leagues/major-league-cricket.md
  - ../metrics/bowling-economy.md
  - ../metrics/death-overs-economy.md
  - ../methodology/sample-size-floors.md
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  source: Cricsheet ball-by-ball data (CC BY 3.0), via CricketStudio leaderboard
  confidence: high
  computed_at: "2026-06-11"
---

# MLC all-time best bowling economy rates

## Question

> Who has the best bowling economy rate in MLC history?

## Answer

**Imad Wasim** leads at **6.41 RPO** (247 balls bowled, 12 matches, Seasons 1–3). Minimum floor: 15 legal deliveries. Source: Cricsheet, CC BY 3.0.

## All-Time Top 5 — Bowling Economy (min 15 deliveries)

| Rank | Player | Economy | Matches | Balls Bowled |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Imad Wasim | 6.41 | 12 | 247 |
| 2 | [Rashid Khan](https://players.cricketstudio.ai/players/rashid-khan) | 6.48 | 13 | 300 |
| 3 | SP [Narine](https://players.cricketstudio.ai/players/sunil-narine) | 6.56 | 17 | 408 |
| 4 | LH Ferguson | 6.65 | 11 | 248 |
| 5 | DL Piedt | 6.69 | 5 | 78 |

## Death-Overs Economy — Top 5 (min 15 deliveries in overs 17–20)

| Rank | Player | Death Econ | Death Balls | Wickets |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Harmeet Singh | 5.33 | 18 | 2 |
| 2 | CJ Gannon | 7.18 | 71 | 9 |
| 3 | PJ Cummins | 7.38 | 48 | 1 |
| 4 | Noor Ahmad | 7.40 | 30 | 1 |
| 5 | LH Ferguson | 7.54 | 74 | 6 |

## Scope and Sample Size

- Overall economy floor: 15 legal deliveries (minimum sample for rate stats per CricketStudio methodology).
- Death-overs floor: 15 legal deliveries in overs 17–20.
- Harmeet Singh's death-overs sample (18 balls) is at the minimum floor — treat with caution vs CJ Gannon's 71 balls.
- Dataset: 75 matches, Seasons 1–3 (2023–2025), Cricsheet CC BY 3.0.

## Canonical Resource

[players.cricketstudio.ai/leagues/mlc](https://players.cricketstudio.ai/leagues/mlc)

## Related Concepts

- [Bowling Economy metric](../metrics/bowling-economy.md)
- [Death Overs Economy metric](../metrics/death-overs-economy.md)
- [Sample-size floors](../methodology/sample-size-floors.md)
- [Major League Cricket](../scorebook/leagues/major-league-cricket.md)
