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Most Wickets in the Asia Cup History (ODI Format)
The Asia Cup 2023 has been under way since August 30 with the first match between Pakistan and Nepal in Multan. Notably, Pakistan skipper Babar Azam produced sensational batting efforts to guide his side towards a great win in the opening game against Nepal. However, it’s not only the batsmen who dominated the ODI format in the Asia Cup, although there have also been spectacular bowling efforts in the Asia Cup, who have single-handedly guided their side towards the great victory in the Asia Cup. Notably, some of the greatest bowling spells have been displayed in the Asia Cup by some of the most remarkable bowlers.
Meanwhile, speaking on the same subject, we will have a look at the highest wicket takers in the Asia Cup, who easily dismantled the toughest batters during the past editions. Check out here the list of the players who have been considered the best bowlers in the history of the Asia Cup and took maximum wickets to help their side lift the trophy. Notably, a plethora of the cricketers have retired now, but they inspired the future aspirants with their extraordinary talents, skill sets, and abilities
Most Wickets in Asia Cup 2023:
| No | Bowler | Team | Wkts | Mat | Ovs | BBI | Balls | Avg | Ecn | R | 4-Fers | 5-Fers |
| 1 | Matheesha Pathirana | SL | 11 | 6 | 39.5 | 4/32 | 239 | 23.55 | 6.5 | 259 | — | — |
| 2 | Dunith Wellalage | SL | 10 | 6 | 40.2 | 5/40 | 242 | 17.4 | 4.31 | 174 | — | 1 |
| 3 | Mohammed Siraj | IND | 10 | 5 | 26.2 | 6/21 | 158 | 12.2 | 4.63 | 122 | — | 1 |
| 4 | Shaheen Afridi | PAK | 10 | 5 | 41 | 4/35 | 246 | 23.5 | 5.73 | 235 | 1 | — |
| 5 | Kuldeep Yadav | IND | 9 | 5 | 28.3 | 5/25 | 171 | 11.44 | 3.61 | 103 | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | Haris Rauf | PAK | 9 | 4 | 25 | 4/19 | 150 | 13.33 | 4.8 | 120 | — | — |
| 7 | Taskin Ahmed | BAN | 9 | 4 | 33.3 | 4/44 | 201 | 19.11 | 5.13 | 172 | — | — |
| 8 | Maheesh Theekshana | SL | 8 | 5 | 45.1 | 3/69 | 271 | 29.13 | 5.16 | 233 | — | — |
| 9 | Shoriful Islam | BAN | 7 | 4 | 29 | 3/36 | 174 | 18.71 | 4.52 | 131 | — | — |
| 10 | Naseem Shah | PAK | 7 | 4 | 28.5 | 3/34 | 173 | 20 | 4.86 | 140 | — | — |
| 11 | Hardik Pandya | IND | 6 | 5 | 20.2 | 3/3 | 122 | 11.33 | 3.34 | 68 | — | — |
| 12 | Ravindra Jadeja | IND | 6 | 6 | 35 | 3/40 | 210 | 25.33 | 4.34 | 152 | — | — |
| 13 | Shadab Khan | PAK | 6 | 5 | 41.4 | 4/27 | 250 | 40.83 | 5.88 | 245 | — | — |
| 14 | Shardul Thakur | IND | 5 | 4 | 18 | 3/65 | 108 | 21.4 | 5.94 | 107 | — | — |
| 15 | Gulbadin Naib | AFG | 5 | 2 | 18 | 4/60 | 108 | 23.6 | 6.56 | 118 | — | — |
Most Wickets In Asia Cup (ODI Format)
| Player | Mat | Inns | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR |
| MuttiahMuralidaran (SL) | 24 | 24 | 230.2 | 13 | 865 | 30 | 5/31 | 5/31 | 28.83 | 3.75 | 46.06 |
| Lasith Malinga (SL) | 14 | 14 | 128.1 | 6 | 596 | 29 | 5/34 | 5/34 | 20.55 | 4.65 | 26.51 |
| Ajantha Mendis (SL) | 8 | 8 | 68 | 5 | 271 | 26 | 6/13 | 6/13 | 10.42 | 3.98 | 15.69 |
| Saeed Ajmal (PAK) | 12 | 12 | 115 | 6 | 485 | 25 | 3/26 | 3/26 | 19.4 | 4.21 | 27.6 |
| Chiminda Vaas (SL) | 19 | 19 | 152.2 | 20 | 639 | 23 | 3/30 | 3/30 | 27.78 | 4.19 | 39.73 |
| Irfan Pathan (IND) | 12 | 12 | 109.1 | 1 | 605 | 22 | 4/32 | 4/32 | 27.5 | 5.54 | 29.77 |
| Sanath Jayasuriya (SL) | 25 | 21 | 148.5 | 2 | 667 | 22 | 4/49 | 4/49 | 30.31 | 4.48 | 40.59 |
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