Most Wickets in a Single Asia Cup (ODI & T20I) Edition

Most Wickets in a T20 Asia Cup Edition

Player	Team	Innings	Wickets	Economy	4W/5W	Edition
Amjad Javed	UAE	7	12	7.34	0/0	2016
Al-Amin Hossain	Bangladesh	5	11	7.96	0/0	2016
Mohammad Naveed	UAE	7	11	5.24	0/0	2016
Bhuvneshwar Kumar	India	5	11	6.05	1/1	2022
Wanindu Hasaranga	Sri Lanka	6	9	7.39	0/0	2022
Haris Rauf	Pakistan	6	8	7.65	0/0	2022
Mohammad Nawaz	Pakistan	6	8	5.89	0/0	2022
Shadab Khan	Pakistan	5	8	6.05	1/0	2022
Nuwan Kulasekara	Sri Lanka	4	7	6.33	0/0	2016
Mohammad Amir	Pakistan	4	7	5.06	0/0	2016

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Most Wickets in an ODI Asia Cup Edition

Player	Team	Innings	Wickets	Average	4W/5W	Edition
Ajantha Mendis	Sri Lanka	5	17	8.52	1/5	2008
Irfan Pathan	India	6	14	16.28	0/0	2004
Sachin Tendulkar	India	5	12	12.25	0/0	2004
Muttiah Muralitharan	Sri Lanka	5	11	16.72	0/1	2008
Lasith Malinga	Sri Lanka	4	11	17.18	0/2	2014
Saeed Ajmal	Pakistan	5	11	18.36	0/0	2014
Matheesha Pathirana	Sri Lanka	6	11	24.54	1/0	2023
Nuwan Zoysa	Sri Lanka	5	10	15.60	0/0	2004
Sohail Tanvir	Pakistan	5	10	24.10	0/1	2008
Kuldeep Yadav	India	6	10	23.70	0/0	2018

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Explore Asia Cup’s Bowling Records

Most Wickets in Asia Cup

Most Wickets Against a Team in Asia Cup

Most Wickets in Single Asia Cup Edition

Best Bowling Figures in Asia Cup

Most Five-Wicket Hauls in Asia Cup

Best Economy Rates in Asia Cup

Best Bowling Averages in Asia Cup

Explore Asia Cup’s Batting Records

Most Runs in Asia Cup

Most Runs in a Single Asia Cup Edition

Most Runs Against a Team in Asia Cup

Highest Individual Scores in Asia Cup

Most Centuries in Asia Cup

Most Fifty-plus Scores in Asia Cup

Most Sixes in Asia Cup

Highest Batting Strike Rates in Asia Cup

Highest Partnerships in Asia Cup

Highest Opening Partnerships in Asia Cup

Highest Partnerships for Each Wicket in Asia Cup

Explore Asia Cup’s Team Records

Asia Cup Winners List (With Captains)

Most Wins as Captain in Asia Cup

Most Wins by Teams in Asia Cup

Teams with Most Wins against an Opponent

Highest Team Totals in Asia Cup

Lowest Team Totals in Asia Cup

Most Matches Played in Asia Cup

Most Player of the Match Awards in Asia Cup

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Key Insights – Top Single Edition Wicket-takers in Asia Cup Tournament

ODI Asia Cup Records

Ajantha Mendis has taken the most wickets in an ODI Asia Cup edition. The former Sri Lankan mystery spinner fetched 17 wickets in five innings in 2008.

Mendis took those scalps at an average of 8.52, an economy of 3.45, and a strike rate of 14.8, making them the best bowling metrics by a bowler in an ODI Asia Cup edition (minimum 10 wickets).

Mendis’ wicket tally included three four-wicket hauls in 2008, the most by a bowler in an edition of the 50-over competition. Bonus Stat: Mendis is also the fastest 50-wickets taker in ODI cricket.

Mendis (2008) and Lasith Malinga (2014) are the only two bowlers to grab two five-wicket hauls in the same edition of the ODI Asia Cup.

Four bowlers took 10 or more wickets in 2023, the most instances in a single ODI Asia Cup edition.

Sachin Tendulkar is the only player to score 100+ runs and take 10+ wickets in an ODI Asia Cup iteration. He accumulated 281 runs and picked up 12 wickets in 2004.

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T20I Asia Cup Records

Amjad Javed has grabbed the most wickets in a T20 Asia Cup edition. The former UAE bowler snapped up 12 wickets in seven innings in 2016.

Bhuvneshwar Kumar (2022) is the only bowler to pick up two four-wicket hauls in a single iteration of the T20 Asia Cup. Check the overall T20I list here.

Javed’s 12 scalps are also the most by a captain in an edition of the T20I tournament. No other captain has taken more than 10 wickets in a single iteration.

Mohammad Amir has recorded the lowest economy rate in a T20 Asia Cup edition (minimum five wickets). He had an economy rate of 5.06 while taking seven wickets for 81 runs in 16 overs across four innings in 2016.