The ODI format of the Asia Cup hasn’t only seen the dominance of the batters, but it has also experienced high-quality bowling performances.
Asia Cup is a historic tournament that is played among the best in Asia and believe me there are some of the greatest Bowlers who are on this list and they are some of the best of the best.
Here, we are going through the most wickets in the Asia Cup (ODI format) history.
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Article Contents:
Who has most wickets in Asia Cup
Table of most wickets
Which spinner has most wickets in Asia Cup
Table of spinners with the most wickets
Which pacer has most wickets in Asia Cup
Table of pacers with the most wickets
Who has most wickets for Sri Lanka
Who has the most wickets for India
Who has the most wickets for Pakistan
Who has the most wickets for Bangladesh
Who has the most wickets for Afghanistan
Table of Most wickets for each Full Member (Test playing teams)
Q. Who has the most wickets in the Asia Cup (ODI format)?
A. Legendary Sri Lankan off-spinner Muthiah Muralidaran has the most wickets in the ODI Asia Cup history. He took 30 wickets in 24 innings, including one four-wicket haul and one five-wicket haul.
Most wickets in the Asia Cup history (only ODI format)
Player (Team) | Matches (Innings) | Wickets | Average | Economy rate | 4wks/ 5wks | Best bowling figures |
Muthiah Muralidaran (Sri Lanka) | 24 (24) | 30 | 28.83 | 3.75 | 1/1 | 5/31 |
Lasith Malinga (Sri Lanka) | 14 (14) | 29 | 20.55 | 4.65 | 1/3 | 5/34 |
Ajantha Mendis (Sri Lanka) | 8 (8) | 26 | 10.42 | 3.98 | 2/2 | 6/13 |
Saeed Ajmal (Pakistan) | 12 (12) | 25 | 19.40 | 4.21 | 0/0 | 3/26 |
Chaminda Vaas (Sri Lanka) | 19 (19) | 23 | 27.78 | 4.19 | 0/0 | 3/30 |
Abdur Razzak (Bangladesh) | 18 (18) | 22 | 36.18 | 4.67 | 0/0 | 3/17 |
Sanath Jayasuriya (Sri Lanka) | 25 (21) | 22 | 30.31 | 4.48 | 1/0 | 4/49 |
Irfan Pathan (India) | 12 (12) | 22 | 27.50 | 5.54 | 1/0 | 4/32 |
Ravindra Jadeja (India) | 14 (14) | 19 | 26.57 | 4.34 | 2/0 | 4/29 |
Shakib Al Hasan (Bangladesh) | 13 (13) | 19 | 32.73 | 4.87 | 1/0 | 4/42 |
(Updated till Asia Cup 2018)
Q. Which spinner has most wickets in Asia Cup (ODI format)?
A. Sri Lankan off-spinner Muthiah Muralidaran records the most wickets as a spinner in the Asia Cup (ODI) history with 30 wickets in 24 innings.
Spinners with the most wickets in the Asia Cup history (only ODI format)
Player (Team) | Matches (Innings) | Wickets | Average | Economy rate | 4wks/ 5wks | Best bowling figures |
Muthiah Muralidaran (Sri Lanka) | 24 (24) | 30 | 28.83 | 3.75 | 1/1 | 5/31 |
Ajantha Mendis (Sri Lanka) | 8 (8) | 26 | 10.42 | 3.98 | 2/2 | 6/13 |
Saeed Ajmal (Pakistan) | 12 (12) | 25 | 19.40 | 4.21 | 0/0 | 3/26 |
Abdur Razzak (Bangladesh) | 18 (18) | 22 | 36.18 | 4.67 | 0/0 | 3/17 |
Sanath Jayasuriya (Sri Lanka) | 25 (21) | 22 | 30.31 | 4.48 | 1/0 | 4/49 |
(Updated till Asia Cup 2018)
Q. Which pacer has most wickets in Asia Cup (ODI format)?
A. Sri Lankan right-arm fast bowler Lasith Malinga holds the record for most wickets as a pacer in the Asia Cup (ODI) history with 29 wickets in 14 innings.
Pacers with the most wickets in the Asia Cup history (only ODI format)
Player (Team) | Matches (Innings) | Wickets | Average | Economy rate | 4wks/ 5wks | Best bowling figures |
Lasith Malinga (Sri Lanka) | 14 (14) | 29 | 20.55 | 4.65 | 1/3 | 5/34 |
Chaminda Vaas (Sri Lanka) | 19 (19) | 23 | 27.78 | 4.19 | 0/0 | 3/30 |
Irfan Pathan (India) | 12 (12) | 22 | 27.50 | 5.54 | 1/0 | 4/32 |
Mashrafe Mortaza (Bangladesh) | 19 (19) | 18 | 48.22 | 5.69 | 0/0 | 2/25 |
Abdul Razzaq (Pakistan) | 11 (11) | 16 | 20.18 | 4.28 | 1/0 | 4/29 |
(Updated till Asia Cup 2018)
Q. Who has most wickets for Sri Lanka in Asia Cup (ODI format)?
A. Legendary off-spinner Muthiah Muralidaran holds the most wickets record for Sri Lanka in the ODI Asia Cup history with 30 wickets in 24 innings.
Q. Who has the most wickets in Asia Cup (ODI format) for India?
A. The left-arm pacer Irfan Pathan records the most wickets for India in the Asia Cup (ODI) history with 22 wickets in 12 innings.
Q. Who has the most wickets in Asia Cup (ODI format) for Pakistan?
A. The off-spinner Saeed Ajmal holds the record for most wickets for Pakistan in the ODI Asia Cup history with 25 wickets in 12 innings.
Q. Who has the most wickets in Asia Cup (ODI format) for Bangladesh?
A. Among the Bangladesh bowlers, the slow-left-arm orthodox bowler Abdur Razzak records Bangladesh’s most wickets in the Asia Cup (ODI) history with 22 wickets in 18 innings.
Q. Who has the most wickets for Afghanistan in Asia Cup (ODI format)?
A. The leg-spinner Rashid Khan holds the most wickets record for Afghanistan in the ODI Asia Cup tournament with 10 wickets in five innings.
Most wickets for each Full Member (Test playing teams) in the Asia Cup history (only ODI format)
Player (Team) | Matches (Innings) | Wickets | Average | Economy rate | 100s/50s | Highest score |
Muthiah Muralidaran (Sri Lanka) | 24 (24) | 30 | 28.83 | 3.75 | 1/1 | 5/31 |
Saeed Ajmal (Pakistan) | 12 (12) | 25 | 19.40 | 4.21 | 0/0 | 3/26 |
Irfan Pathan (India) | 12 (12) | 22 | 27.50 | 5.54 | 1/0 | 4/32 |
Abdur Razzak (Bangladesh) | 18 (18) | 22 | 36.18 | 4.67 | 0/0 | 3/17 |
Rashid Khan (Afghanistan) | 5 (5) | 10 | 17.20 | 3.72 | 0/0 | 3/46 |
(Updated till Asia Cup 2018, including when the team hadn’t the Test status)
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