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Most Wickets in Asia Cup History

# Player M Inns Ovr Runs Wk Avg Eco SR 4W 5W
1 Muttiah Muralitharan Muttiah Muralitharan (SL) 26 28 333.9 1103 48 22.98 3.30 41.74 6 3
2 Kuldeep Yadav Kuldeep Yadav (IND) 18 17 111.4 498 36 13.83 4.47 18.57 4 1
3 Lasith Malinga Lasith Malinga (SL) 15 15 131.7 622 33 18.85 4.72 23.95 5 3
4 Chaminda Vaas Chaminda Vaas (SL) 23 26 302.7 1171 33 35.48 3.87 55.04 1 0
5 Wasim Akram Wasim Akram (PAK) 15 19 194.7 600 31 19.35 3.08 37.68 2 0
6 Ravindra Jadeja Ravindra Jadeja (IND) 26 24 168.7 763 29 26.31 4.52 34.90 2 0
7 Shakib Al Hasan Shakib Al Hasan (BAN) 25 25 195.1 965 28 34.46 4.95 41.81 1 0
8 Ajantha Mendis Ajantha Mendis (SL) 8 8 67.6 271 26 10.42 4.01 15.60 4 2
9 Haris Rauf Haris Rauf (PAK) 15 15 62.8 438 26 16.85 6.97 14.49 1 0
10 Mustafizur Rahman Mustafizur Rahman (BAN) 18 18 95.0 552 26 21.23 5.81 21.92 1 0
11 Rashid Khan Rashid Khan (AFG) 18 18 108.7 576 26 22.15 5.30 25.08 0 0
12 Jasprit Bumrah Jasprit Bumrah (IND) 18 17 87.6 428 25 17.12 4.89 21.02 0 0
13 Saeed Ajmal Saeed Ajmal (PAK) 12 12 114.6 485 25 19.40 4.23 27.50 0 0
14 Shaheen Afridi Shaheen Afridi (PAK) 15 15 91.5 526 24 21.92 5.75 22.88 1 0
15 Shoaib Akhtar Shoaib Akhtar (PAK) 10 13 157.9 574 23 24.96 3.64 41.19 2 0
16 Sanath Jayasuriya Sanath Jayasuriya (SL) 27 23 165.5 726 23 31.57 4.39 43.17 1 0
17 Mashrafe Mortaza Mashrafe Mortaza (BAN) 24 24 167.9 982 23 42.70 5.85 43.80 0 0
18 Taskin Ahmed Taskin Ahmed (BAN) 15 15 72.3 447 22 20.32 6.18 19.72 1 0
19 Bhuvneshwar Kumar Bhuvneshwar Kumar (IND) 15 15 100.2 466 22 21.18 4.65 27.33 2 1
20 Irfan Pathan Irfan Pathan (IND) 12 12 108.7 605 22 27.50 5.57 29.65 1 0
21 Abdur Razzak Abdur Razzak (BAN) 18 18 170.2 796 22 36.18 4.68 46.42 0 0
22 Hardik Pandya Hardik Pandya (IND) 20 19 68.0 419 21 19.95 6.16 19.43 0 0
23 Ravichandran Ashwin Ravichandran Ashwin (IND) 13 13 90.4 461 20 23.05 5.10 27.12 0 0
24 Abdul Razzaq Abdul Razzaq (PAK) 13 14 120.2 466 19 24.53 3.88 37.96 1 0
25 Anil Kumble Anil Kumble (IND) 16 17 228.3 805 19 42.37 3.53 72.09 1 0
26 Shahid Afridi Shahid Afridi (PAK) 31 31 228.0 1111 19 58.47 4.87 72.00 0 0
27 Sachin Tendulkar Sachin Tendulkar (IND) 24 18 85.8 398 18 22.11 4.64 28.60 0 0
28 Saqlain Mushtaq Saqlain Mushtaq (PAK) 6 8 160.9 433 18 24.06 2.69 53.63 2 1
29 Shadab Khan Shadab Khan (PAK) 14 14 87.1 501 18 27.83 5.75 29.03 2 0
30 Javagal Srinath Javagal Srinath (IND) 5 6 82.0 286 17 16.82 3.49 28.94 2 2
31 Wanindu Hasaranga Wanindu Hasaranga (SL) 12 13 47.1 329 17 19.35 6.99 16.62 0 0
32 Mujeeb Ur Rahman Mujeeb Ur Rahman (AFG) 13 13 90.5 440 17 25.88 4.86 31.94 0 0
33 Maheesh Theekshana Maheesh Theekshana (SL) 14 14 81.1 477 17 28.06 5.88 28.62 0 0
34 Mohammad Nabi Mohammad Nabi (AFG) 22 21 137.8 663 17 39.00 4.81 48.64 1 0
35 Nuwan Zoysa Nuwan Zoysa (SL) 9 10 99.0 360 16 22.50 3.64 37.13 0 0
36 Mohammad Sami Mohammad Sami (PAK) 9 10 93.7 384 16 24.00 4.10 35.14 1 0
37 Shoaib Malik Shoaib Malik (PAK) 23 22 113.5 486 16 30.38 4.28 42.56 1 0
38 Nuwan Kulasekara Nuwan Kulasekara (SL) 16 16 104.8 538 16 33.63 5.13 39.30 0 0
39 Kapil Dev Kapil Dev (IND) 7 7 54.4 195 15 13.00 3.58 21.76 1 0
40 Ashish Nehra Ashish Nehra (IND) 11 11 87.0 421 15 28.07 4.84 34.80 1 0
41 Upul Chandana Upul Chandana (SL) 11 11 123.0 510 15 34.00 4.15 49.20 2 1
42 Abdul Qadir Abdul Qadir (PAK) 7 7 59.8 219 14 15.64 3.66 25.63 0 0
43 Naseem Shah Naseem Shah (PAK) 9 9 46.1 278 14 19.86 6.03 19.76 0 0
44 Gulbadin Naib Gulbadin Naib (AFG) 12 11 66.0 411 14 29.36 6.23 28.29 1 0
45 Mohammad Nawaz Mohammad Nawaz (PAK) 21 19 78.4 486 14 34.71 6.20 33.60 0 0
46 Umar Gul Umar Gul (PAK) 11 11 84.8 495 14 35.36 5.84 36.34 0 0
47 Mahmudullah Mahmudullah (BAN) 27 20 107.0 544 14 38.86 5.08 45.86 0 0
48 Danish Kaneria Danish Kaneria (PAK) 2 3 36.2 120 13 9.23 3.31 16.71 2 2
49 Al Amin Hossain Al Amin Hossain (BAN) 7 7 33.0 226 13 17.38 6.85 15.23 0 0
50 Ravi Ratnayeke Ravi Ratnayeke (SL) 8 8 65.0 265 13 20.38 4.08 30.00 1 0

Stats updated after every match.

# - Player Rank
M - Matches Played
W– Won
L– Lost
T– Tied
N/R– No Result
PTS– Points
NRR– Net Run Rate
Q– Qualified
Inns - Innings Bowled
Ovr - Overs Bowled
Runs - Runs Conceded
Wk - Wickets Taken
Avg - Bowling Average
Eco - Economy Rate
SR - Bowling Strike Rate
4W - 4 Wickets in an Innings
5W - 5 Wickets in an Innings

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Most Wickets in Asia Cup History

Afghanistan Bowler Rashid Khan has currently obtained the record of taking the most wickets in the Asia Cup. He has taken 33 wickets with an economy rate of 5.20 and a bowling average of 21.87. Just behind the Indian Bowler Bhuvneshwar Kumar, with 19 wickets in his name. His bowling economy is 4.60, and his average of 15.74

 In the 3rd position in terms of taking most wickets in Asia Cup history, Kuldeep Yadav earned the 3rd spot with 19 Wickets in 11 games. The bowling Average of Kuldeep Yadav in the Asia Cup is 17.89 with a 3.94 economy. In 4th place, Jasprit Bumrah has achieved 18 wickets in 13 matches with an economy of 4.22 and an average of 16.22. 

In 5th place, Shadab Khan has earned 18 wickets in 14 matches with a bowling economy of 5.75 and 27.83 average. 

Pakistan Bowler Haris Rauf has taken 17 wickets in 10 matches.  The pace bowler is in 6th place in the list of taking the most wickets in the Asia Cup. He has maintained a bowling average of 16.2 and an economy rate of 6.80.  

 Star India all-rounder Hardik Pandya claimed the 7th position in the list of getting the highest wickets in the Asia Cup. He has played 14 matches in the tournament, achieving 17 wickets with a bowling average of 17.59 and an economy rate of 5.54. 

 5 bowlers have taken 18 or more wickets from India, Afganistan and Pakistan. The names of the players are Rashid, Khan, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah and Shadab Khan.  3 bowlers from India, 1 bowler from Afghanistan, and 1 bowler from Pakistan are each in the list. 

Bangladesh Player Mustafizur Rahman has received 17 wickets in 12 matches with a bowling economy of 5.29 and 22.41 bowling average. He secured the 8th place in the list of getting the most wickets in the Asia Cup history.

 After Indian All-rounder Ravindra Jadeja secured 9th place with 17 wickets in the Asia Cup, in 16 games with an economy of 4.70 and an average of 24.35. Mujeeb Ur Rahman from Afganistan is in the 10 spot with 16 wickets and 4.57 bowling economy. He maintained his bowling average of 24.88.

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