Most Wickets in Asia Cup 2025

9 Sep 2025 - 28 Sep 2025
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Asia Cup Points Table

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Pos
Teams
P
W
L
NR
PTS
NRR
1
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IND
2
2
0
0
4
4.793
2
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PAK
2
1
1
0
2
1.649
3
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UAE
2
1
1
0
2
-2.030
4
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OMA
2
0
2
0
0
-3.375
Pos
Player
Team
Mat
Inns
Ovr
Eco
Avg
4W
5W
BBI
1
IND
2
2
6.1
7
4.05
3.57
1
0
4/7
2
PAK
2
2
6
5
7.17
8.60
0
0
3/35
3
UAE
2
2
5
5
7.80
7.80
1
0
4/23
4
BAN
3
3
9
4
7.44
16.75
0
0
2/18
5
BAN
3
3
11
4
7.73
21.25
0
0
3/28
6
BAN
2
2
8
4
9.00
18.00
0
0
2/34
7
HK
3
3
10
4
11.60
29.00
0
0
2/54
8
IND
2
1
2
3
2.00
1.33
0
0
3/4
9
IND
2
2
7
3
4.43
10.33
0
0
2/18
10
AFG
2
2
8
3
4.88
13.00
0
0
2/23
11
SL
2
2
8
3
5.75
15.33
0
0
2/29
12
AFG
2
2
8
3
6.25
16.67
0
0
2/26
13
BAN
2
2
7
3
6.29
14.67
0
0
2/21
14
SL
2
2
8
3
6.50
17.33
0
0
2/25
15
IND
2
2
7
3
6.71
15.67
0
0
2/28
16
HK
3
3
9.3
3
6.74
21.33
0
0
2/14
17
OMA
2
2
5
3
9.00
15.00
0
0
3/31
18
Faisal Shah
OMA
2
2
8
3
9.88
26.33
0
0
3/34
19
AFG
2
1
3
2
2.67
4.00
0
0
2/8
20
BAN
1
1
4
2
2.75
5.50
0
0
2/11

Most Wickets in Asia Cup 2025

Bowlers with the most wickets in Asia Cup History

The Men's Asia Cup is a biannual cricket competition organized by the Asian Cricket Council. The competition began in 1983. India has won eight titles (seven ODI and one T20I), making them the most successful team in the event. Pakistan has two titles, whereas Sri Lanka is the second most successful team with six.

The Rothmans Asia Cup was first played in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, in 1984. It was a round-robin competition between Pakistan, Sri Lanka, and India. Sri Lanka, a recent addition to the ICC, played Pakistan in the opening game. With two wins, India emerged victorious from this competition, Sri Lanka finished second with a solitary triumph over Pakistan, while Pakistan was eliminated without winning either of its two matches.

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Most Wickets in Asia Cup T20 Format

The Asia Cup has only been held as a T20I competition twice since it began in the shortest format, in 2016 and 2022. Sri Lanka won in 2022, and India took up the trophy in the first edition in 2016.

Bhuvenshwar Kumar has the highest wickets in the T20 format in the Asia Cup. The swing bowler was a menace and took 13 wickets in just 6 matches with an average of less than 10 and an economy of less than six. The other names on the list include Amjad Javed, Mohammad Naveed, Rashid Khan, Hardik Pandya and Al-Amin Hossain.

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PlayerMatWktsAveEcon
Bhuvneshwar Kumar6139.465.34
Amjad Javed71214.087.34
Mohammad Naveed71113.185.24
Rashid Khan81118.366.51
Hardik Pandya81118.817.01
Al-Amin Hossain51112.187.96

Most Wickets in Asia Cup ODI Format

The highest wicket-taker in the ODI format of the Asia Cup is Muttiah Muralitharan. He is one of the five Sri Lankans in the top 10 wicket takers in the competition. The spin wizard took 30 wickets in 24 matches with an average of 28.83 and an economy of 3.75.

He was followed in the wicket-takers list by his two fellow countrymen, Lasith Malinga and Ajantha Mendis, and that constitutes the top 3 list.

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PlayerMatWktsAveEcon
Muttiah Muralitharan243028.833.75
Lasith Malinga142920.554.65
Ajantha Mendis82610.423.98
Saeed Ajmal122519.404.21
Ravindra Jadeja202526.284.34
Chaminda Vaas192327.784.19
Irfan Pathan122227.505.54
Sanath Jayasuriya252230.314.48
Abdur Razzak182236.184.67
Shakib Al Hasan182236.954.74
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