---
type: leaderboard
title: "Best bowling â€” wicket leaders"
description: "Wicket totals across captured MLC matches. Per-innings figures available on player profiles. MLC all-time leaderboard."
resource: https://players.cricketstudio.ai/leagues/mlc/leaderboards/best-bowling
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:best-bowling
canonical_page: https://players.cricketstudio.ai/leagues/mlc/leaderboards/best-bowling
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 bowling â€” wicket leaders

## Summary

Wicket totals across captured MLC matches. Per-innings figures available on player profiles.

**Scope:** All captured MLC matches — seasons 2023, 2024, 2025 (75 matches total).
**Eligibility:** Counting stat â€” no minimum sample floor; all qualifying appearances included.

## Metric Definition

Best bowling figures (most wickets, fewest runs) in a single MLC innings.

## Canonical Resource

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

## Top 10 — Best bowling â€” wicket leaders

| Rank | Player | Team | Wickets | Sample |
|------|--------|------|---------|--------|
| 1 | TA Boult | MI New York | 46 | 629 legal deliveries bowled |
| 2 | SN Netravalkar | Washington Freedom | 34 | 526 legal deliveries bowled |
| 3 | Haris Rauf | San Francisco Unicorns | 28 | 483 legal deliveries bowled |
| 4 | CJ Gannon | Seattle Orcas | 26 | 413 legal deliveries bowled |
| 5 | Harmeet Singh | Seattle Orcas | 24 | 434 legal deliveries bowled |
| 6 | Noor Ahmad | Texas Super Kings | 24 | 348 legal deliveries bowled |
| 7 | Hassan Khan | San Francisco Unicorns | 22 | 330 legal deliveries bowled |
| 8 | GJ Maxwell | Washington Freedom | 20 | 285 legal deliveries bowled |
| 9 | AJ Hosein | Texas Super Kings, Washington Freedom | 19 | 264 legal deliveries bowled |
| 10 | MP Stoinis | San Francisco Unicorns, Texas Super Kings | 19 | 400 legal deliveries bowled |

*Full leaderboard (100 entries) available at the [canonical CricketStudio page](https://players.cricketstudio.ai/leagues/mlc/leaderboards/best-bowling).*

## 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: Counting stat â€” no minimum sample floor; all qualifying appearances included.
- Metric definition: Best bowling figures (most wickets, fewest runs) in a single MLC innings.
- 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/)
