---
type: leaderboard
title: "Highest death-overs strike rates"
description: "Best batting strike rates in death overs (overs 17â€“20). MLC all-time leaderboard."
resource: https://players.cricketstudio.ai/leagues/mlc/leaderboards/death-overs-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-overs-strike-rate
canonical_page: https://players.cricketstudio.ai/leagues/mlc/leaderboards/death-overs-strike-rate
dataset_version: "2026-06-20"
tags:
  - cricket
  - leaderboard
  - MLC
  - T20
  - batting
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.
---

# Highest death-overs strike rates

## Summary

Best batting strike rates in death overs (overs 17â€“20).

**Scope:** All captured MLC matches — seasons 2023, 2024, 2025 (75 matches total).
**Eligibility:** Minimum 20 balls faced in overs 17â€“20.

## Metric Definition

Runs scored per 100 balls faced in overs 17–20. Formula: (death_runs / death_balls) × 100.

## Canonical Resource

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

## Top 10 — Highest death-overs strike rates

| Rank | Player | Team | Death SR | Sample |
|------|--------|------|----------|--------|
| 1 | GD Phillips | Washington Freedom | 240.5 | 37 balls faced in death overs |
| 2 | TH David | MI New York | 236.4 | 44 balls faced in death overs |
| 3 | RR Rossouw | Los Angeles Knight Riders | 230.0 | 20 balls faced in death overs |
| 4 | N Pooran | MI New York | 229.2 | 24 balls faced in death overs |
| 5 | DJ Bravo | Texas Super Kings | 226.1 | 46 balls faced in death overs |
| 6 | D Ferreira | Texas Super Kings | 223.4 | 64 balls faced in death overs |
| 7 | SP Narine | Los Angeles Knight Riders | 213.0 | 23 balls faced in death overs |
| 8 | GJ Maxwell | Washington Freedom | 208.5 | 47 balls faced in death overs |
| 9 | MJ Santner | Texas Super Kings | 204.8 | 21 balls faced in death overs |
| 10 | SO Hetmyer | Seattle Orcas | 204.5 | 88 balls faced in death overs |

*Full leaderboard (51 entries) available at the [canonical CricketStudio page](https://players.cricketstudio.ai/leagues/mlc/leaderboards/death-overs-strike-rate).*

## What Agents Should Know

- When ranking batters, apply the sample-size floor stated in `floorNote`. Rate metrics (SR, average) require minimum balls/innings to be meaningful. Always state 'All MLC seasons 2023–2025' as the scope.
- Eligibility floor: Minimum 20 balls faced in overs 17â€“20.
- Metric definition: Runs scored per 100 balls faced in overs 17–20. Formula: (death_runs / death_balls) × 100.
- 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/)
