List of Most Wickets in Asia Cup (1984-2025) ODIs & T20s
by Jasmeet Rao
Modified: April 28, 2026 9:41 AM
In the fast-paced world of Asia Cup cricket, bowlers often become the unsung heroes behind victories and thrilling match moments. Over the years, some incredible bowlers have consistently dominated the Men’s T20 Asia Cup, making their mark with extraordinary wicket tallies and deadly bowling spells. From India’s Bhuvneshwar Kumar leading the wickets chart to Afghanistan’s Rashid Khan’s crafty spin, this tournament has showcased some of the best talents in the game. Similarly, the Men’s ODI Asia Cup has witnessed legendary performances by greats such as Sri Lanka’s Muttiah Muralitharan and India’s Ravindra Jadeja, whose wicket-taking prowess has shaped crucial encounters. This detailed overview highlights the top wicket-takers in both formats, capturing their match impact, bowling averages, and memorable best bowling figures, celebrating their contribution to Asia Cup cricket history.
Most wickets For Men’s T20 Asia Cup
| Player | Span | Mat | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | BBI | Ave | Econ | SR | 4 | 5 |
| Kuldeep Yadav (IND) | 2025-2025 | 7 | – | 158 | 17 | 4/7 | 9.29 | 6.27 | 8.88 | 2 | – |
| Wanindu Hasaranga (SL) | 2022-2025 | 12 | – | 326 | 17 | 3/21 | 19.17 | 6.93 | 16.58 | 4 | – |
| Haris Rauf (PAK) | 2022-2025 | 10 | – | 268 | 17 | 3/29 | 15.76 | 7.73 | 12.23 | – | – |
| Hardik Pandya (IND) | 2016-2025 | 14 | – | 327 | 15 | 3/8 | 21.80 | 7.51 | 17.40 | – | – |
| Rashid Khan (AFG) | 2016-2025 | 11 | – | 275 | 14 | 3/22 | 19.64 | 6.39 | 18.42 | – | – |
| Bhuvneshwar Kumar (IND) | 2016-2022 | 6 | 3 | 123 | 13 | 5/4 | 9.46 | 5.34 | 10.61 | 1 | 1 |
| Jasprit Bumrah (IND) | 2016-2025 | 10 | 2 | 229 | 13 | 2/18 | 17.61 | 6.33 | 16.69 | – | – |
| Taskin Ahmed (BAN) | 2016-2025 | 11 | 1 | 275 | 13 | 3/28 | 21.15 | 7.05 | 18.00 | – | – |
| Mustafizur Rahman (BAN) | 2016-2025 | 11 | – | 305 | 13 | 3/20 | 23.46 | 7.26 | 19.38 | – | – |
| Amjad Javed (UAE) | 2016-2016 | 7 | – | 169 | 12 | 3/25 | 14.08 | 7.34 | 11.50 | – | – |
| Mohammad Naveed (UAE) | 2016-2016 | 7 | 2 | 145 | 11 | 3/14 | 13.18 | 5.24 | 15.09 | – | – |
| Al-Amin Hossain (BAN) | 2016-2016 | 5 | – | 134 | 11 | 3/25 | 12.18 | 7.96 | 9.18 | – | – |
| Shaheen Afridi (PAK) | 2025-2025 | 7 | – | 164 | 10 | 3/17 | 16.40 | 6.60 | 14.90 | – | – |
| Mohammad Nawaz (PAK) | 2016-2025 | 14 | – | 255 | 10 | 3/5 | 25.50 | 7.14 | 21.40 | – | – |
| Dushmantha Chameera (SL) | 2016-2025 | 10 | 1 | 310 | 10 | 3/30 | 31.00 | 7.88 | 23.60 | – | – |
| Junaid Siddique (UAE) | 2025-2025 | 3 | – | 57 | 9 | 4/18 | 6.33 | 6.33 | 6.00 | 2 | – |
| Maheesh Theekshana (SL) | 2022-2025 | 9 | – | 244 | 9 | 2/21 | 27.11 | 6.77 | 24.00 | – | – |
| Aamir Kaleem (OMA) | 2016-2025 | 6 | – | 160 | 9 | 4/36 | 17.77 | 8.88 | 12.00 | 1 | – |
| Shadab Khan (PAK) | 2022-2022 | 5 | – | 113 | 8 | 4/8 | 14.12 | 6.05 | 14.00 | 1 | – |
| Saim Ayub (PAK) | 2025-2025 | 7 | – | 128 | 8 | 3/35 | 16.00 | 6.40 | 15.00 | – | – |
| Mujeeb Ur Rahman (AFG) | 2022-2025 | 6 | – | 153 | 8 | 3/16 | 19.12 | 6.46 | 17.75 | – | – |
| Rishad Hossain (BAN) | 2025-2025 | 5 | – | 112 | 8 | 2/18 | 14.00 | 7.00 | 12.00 | – | – |
| Mohammad Nabi (AFG) | 2016-2025 | 11 | – | 247 | 8 | 4/17 | 30.87 | 7.26 | 25.50 | 1 | – |
| Fazalhaq Farooqi (AFG) | 2022-2025 | 8 | – | 243 | 8 | 3/11 | 30.37 | 8.62 | 21.12 | – | – |
| Dasun Shanaka (SL) | 2016-2025 | 16 | 1 | 166 | 8 | 2/21 | 20.75 | 8.81 | 14.12 | – | – |
| Mohammad Amir (PAK) | 2016-2016 | 4 | 1 | 81 | 7 | 3/18 | 11.57 | 5.06 | 13.71 | – | – |
| Nuwan Kulasekara (SL) | 2016-2016 | 4 | 1 | 95 | 7 | 3/10 | 13.57 | 6.33 | 12.85 | – | – |
| Varun Chakravarthy (IND) | 2025-2025 | 6 | – | 143 | 7 | 2/29 | 20.42 | 6.50 | 18.85 | – | – |
| Mahedi Hasan (BAN) | 2022-2025 | 6 | – | 166 | 7 | 2/25 | 23.71 | 7.43 | 19.14 | – | – |
| Naseem Shah (PAK) | 2022-2022 | 5 | – | 138 | 7 | 2/7 | 19.71 | 7.66 | 15.42 | – | – |
| Chamika Karunaratne (SL) | 2022-2025 | 7 | – | 156 | 7 | 2/27 | 22.28 | 9.17 | 14.57 | – | – |
| Arshdeep Singh (IND) | 2022-2025 | 7 | – | 234 | 7 | 2/33 | 33.42 | 9.17 | 21.85 | – | – |
| Abrar Ahmed (PAK) | 2025-2025 | 7 | 1 | 143 | 6 | 2/13 | 23.83 | 5.36 | 26.66 | – | – |
| Shakib Al Hasan (BAN) | 2016-2022 | 7 | – | 152 | 6 | 2/20 | 25.33 | 6.16 | 24.66 | – | – |
| Ravichandran Ashwin (IND) | 2016-2022 | 6 | – | 143 | 6 | 2/26 | 23.83 | 6.50 | 22.00 | – | – |
| Axar Patel (IND) | 2022-2025 | 8 | – | 162 | 6 | 2/18 | 27.00 | 6.75 | 24.00 | – | – |
| Rohan Mustafa (UAE) | 2016-2016 | 7 | – | 146 | 6 | 3/19 | 24.33 | 7.00 | 20.83 | – | – |
| Ashish Nehra (IND) | 2016-2016 | 4 | – | 99 | 6 | 3/23 | 16.50 | 7.07 | 14.00 | – | – |
| Faheem Ashraf (PAK) | 2025-2025 | 6 | – | 118 | 6 | 3/29 | 19.66 | 7.37 | 16.00 | – | – |
| Dilshan Madushanka (SL) | 2022-2022 | 6 | – | 155 | 6 | 3/24 | 25.83 | 7.75 | 20.00 | – | – |
| Nuwan Thushara (SL) | 2025-2025 | 6 | 1 | 185 | 6 | 4/18 | 30.83 | 8.04 | 23.00 | 1 | – |
| Pramod Madushan (SL) | 2022-2022 | 2 | – | 55 | 6 | 4/34 | 9.16 | 8.91 | 6.16 | 1 | – |
| Mohammad Irfan (PAK) | 2016-2016 | 4 | – | 87 | 5 | 2/18 | 17.40 | 5.43 | 19.20 | – | – |
| Mashrafe Mortaza (BAN) | 2016-2016 | 5 | – | 114 | 5 | 2/12 | 22.80 | 7.12 | 19.20 | – | – |
| Shivam Dube (IND) | 2025-2025 | 6 | – | 101 | 5 | 3/4 | 20.20 | 7.76 | 15.60 | – | – |
| Shah Faisal (OMA) | 2025-2025 | 3 | 1 | 102 | 5 | 3/34 | 20.40 | 8.50 | 14.40 | – | – |
| Aizaz Khan (HKG) | 2016-2025 | 8 | – | 256 | 5 | 3/38 | 51.20 | 10.03 | 30.60 | – | – |
| Ayush Shukla (HKG) | 2022-2025 | 5 | – | 178 | 5 | 2/54 | 35.60 | 10.47 | 20.40 | – | – |
| Fareed Ahmad (AFG) | 2022-2022 | 2 | – | 88 | 5 | 3/31 | 17.60 | 11.00 | 9.60 | – | – |
Most wickets For Men’s ODI Asia Cup
| Player | Span | Mat | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | BBI | Ave | Econ | SR | 4 | 5 |
| Muttiah Muralitharan (SL) | 1995-2010 | 24 | 13 | 865 | 50 | 5/31 | 28.83 | 3.76 | 45.6 | 1 | 1 |
| Lasith Malinga (SL) | 2004-2014 | 24 | 10 | 1023 | 46 | 5/31 | 22.24 | 4.05 | 40.5 | 5 | 2 |
| Ajantha Mendis (SL) | 2008-2014 | 8 | 5 | 271 | 26 | 6/13 | 10.42 | 3.98 | 15.6 | 2 | 1 |
| Saeed Ajmal (PAK) | 2008-2014 | 12 | 6 | 485 | 25 | 3/26 | 19.40 | 4.21 | 27.6 | – | – |
| Ravindra Jadeja (IND) | 2010-2023 | 20 | 5 | 657 | 25 | 4/29 | 26.28 | 4.34 | 36.2 | 2 | – |
| Chaminda Vaas (SL) | 1995-2008 | 19 | 20 | 639 | 23 | 3/30 | 27.78 | 4.19 | 39.7 | – | – |
| Irfan Pathan (IND) | 2004-2012 | 14 | 5 | 565 | 22 | 4/32 | 25.68 | 4.59 | 33.8 | 1 | – |
| Sanath Jayasuriya (SL) | 1990-2008 | 21 | 5 | 667 | 22 | 4/49 | 30.31 | 4.48 | 48.9 | 1 | – |
| Abdur Razzak (BAN) | 2004-2014 | 18 | 9 | 796 | 21 | 3/17 | 37.90 | 4.67 | 46.6 | – | – |
| Shakib Al Hasan (BAN) | 2010-2023 | 18 | 9 | 813 | 22 | 4/42 | 36.95 | 4.74 | 46.6 | 1 | – |
| Kuldeep Yadav (IND) | 2018-2023 | 11 | 4 | 340 | 19 | 5/25 | 17.89 | 3.93 | 27.3 | 1 | 1 |
| Mashrafe Mortaza (BAN) | 2008-2019 | 19 | 8 | 509 | 18 | 3/18 | 28.27 | 3.34 | 50.8 | – | – |
| Abdul Qadir (PAK) | 1984-1988 | 8 | 8 | 251 | 17 | 3/15 | 14.76 | 3.62 | 24.4 | – | – |
| Sachin Tendulkar (IND) | 1990-2012 | 15 | 2 | 364 | 17 | 3/21 | 21.41 | 4.76 | 27.8 | – | – |
| Wasim Akram (PAK) | 1986-2000 | 12 | 8 | 297 | 16 | 4/19 | 18.56 | 3.22 | 34.5 | 1 | – |
| Abdul Razzaq (PAK) | 2000-2010 | 11 | 5 | 323 | 15 | 4/29 | 20.18 | 4.28 | 28.5 | 1 | – |
| Kapil Dev (IND) | 1983-1994 | 7 | 5 | 245 | 15 | 3/23 | 16.33 | 3.25 | 28.2 | – | – |
| JR Ratnayeke (SL) | 1984-1988 | 9 | 5 | 315 | 15 | 3/15 | 21.00 | 4.29 | 29.1 | – | – |
| Dilhara Fernando Zoysa (SL) | 2000-2004 | 8 | 11 | 277 | 14 | 3/29 | 19.78 | 4.01 | 29.7 | – | – |
| Ravichandran Ashwin (IND) | 2012-2014 | 7 | 4 | 318 | 13 | 3/31 | 22.71 | 4.63 | 29.4 | – | – |
| Shaheen Afridi (PAK) | 2018-2023 | 8 | 4 | 362 | 12 | 4/35 | 25.85 | 5.40 | 36.1 | 1 | – |
| Umar Gul (PAK) | 2008-2014 | 7 | 5 | 350 | 12 | 4/43 | 29.16 | 5.14 | 35.8 | 1 | – |
| Anil Kumble (IND) | 1995-2004 | 14 | 7 | 532 | 12 | 3/43 | 38.00 | 4.41 | 54.5 | – | – |
| Shahid Afridi (PAK) | 1997-2014 | 22 | 3 | 883 | 12 | 2/31 | 63.07 | 4.96 | 76.2 | – | – |
| Venkatesh Prasad (IND) | 1995-1997 | 7 | 3 | 231 | 12 | 4/17 | 17.76 | 4.44 | 24.4 | 1 | – |
| Mustafizur Rahman (BAN) | 2018-2023 | 8 | 1 | 333 | 12 | 4/35 | 27.75 | 5.27 | 32.5 | 1 | – |
| Farveez Maharoof (SL) | 2004-2011 | 11 | 1 | 419 | 12 | 3/36 | 32.23 | 3.97 | 44.2 | – | – |
| Jasprit Bumrah (IND) | 2018-2023 | 7 | 1 | 199 | 12 | 3/12 | 16.58 | 3.83 | 25.9 | – | – |
| Virender Sehwag (IND) | 2004-2010 | 13 | 2 | 254 | 12 | 4/6 | 21.16 | 4.57 | 27.8 | 1 | – |
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