---
type: leaderboard
title: "Best death-overs bowling strike rate"
description: "Fewest balls per wicket in death overs (overs 17â€“20). Lower values are better. MLC all-time leaderboard."
resource: https://players.cricketstudio.ai/leagues/mlc/leaderboards/death-bowling-strike-rate
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:death-bowling-strike-rate
canonical_page: https://players.cricketstudio.ai/leagues/mlc/leaderboards/death-bowling-strike-rate
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.
---

# Best death-overs bowling strike rate

## Summary

Fewest balls per wicket in death overs (overs 17â€“20). Lower values are better.

**Scope:** All captured MLC matches — seasons 2023, 2024, 2025 (75 matches total).
**Eligibility:** Minimum 12 legal deliveries in death overs with at least 1 wicket.

## Metric Definition

Balls bowled per wicket taken in death overs.

## Canonical Resource

[players.cricketstudio.ai/leagues/mlc/leaderboards/death-bowling-strike-rate](https://players.cricketstudio.ai/leagues/mlc/leaderboards/death-bowling-strike-rate)

## Top 10 — Best death-overs bowling strike rate

| Rank | Player | Team | Balls/wkt (death) | Sample |
|------|--------|------|-------------------|--------|
| 1 | A Zampa | Los Angeles Knight Riders | 4.0 | 12 legal deliveries in death overs |
| 2 | AF Milne | Texas Super Kings | 5.8 | 29 legal deliveries in death overs |
| 3 | GJ Maxwell | Washington Freedom | 6.0 | 18 legal deliveries in death overs |
| 4 | Hassan Khan | San Francisco Unicorns | 6.0 | 24 legal deliveries in death overs |
| 5 | M Jansen | Washington Freedom | 6.6 | 46 legal deliveries in death overs |
| 6 | KA Pollard | MI New York | 7.4 | 59 legal deliveries in death overs |
| 7 | MJ Owen | Washington Freedom | 7.5 | 30 legal deliveries in death overs |
| 8 | CJ Gannon | Seattle Orcas | 7.9 | 71 legal deliveries in death overs |
| 9 | OEG Baartman | Texas Super Kings | 8.0 | 24 legal deliveries in death overs |
| 10 | WD Parnell | Seattle Orcas | 8.0 | 24 legal deliveries in death overs |

*Full leaderboard (49 entries) available at the [canonical CricketStudio page](https://players.cricketstudio.ai/leagues/mlc/leaderboards/death-bowling-strike-rate).*

## 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 12 legal deliveries in death overs with at least 1 wicket.
- Metric definition: Balls bowled per wicket taken in death overs.
- 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/)
