Abstract We prove some basic properties of strong ℐ λ {\mathcal{I}_{\lambda}} -statistical convergence of sequences in probabilistic metric spaces and introduce the notion of strong ℐ λ {\mathcal{I}_{\lambda}} -statistical cluster point. We also introduce the notion of strong ℐ λ {\mathcal{I}_{\lambda}} -statistical Cauchy sequences in probabilistic metric spaces. Further, we establish a connection between strong ℐ λ {\mathcal{I}_{\lambda}} -statistical convergence and strong ℐ λ {\mathcal{I}_{\lambda}} -statistical Cauchy sequences.