Asia Cup is starting in a couple of days. People anxiously await it; they want to see their national teams’ and players’ performances.
Best Bowling Figures in Asia Cup T20I
1: Muhammad Nabi:
A well-known player and all-rounder who is also a captain of Afghanistan, he is the best bowling figure in the Asia Cup. He played very well in the Asia Cup 2016; he had taken 4 wickets in just 17 runs in 4 overs in Hong Kong.
2: Lasith Malinga:
A famous player of Srilanka, Malinga has taken 24 wickets in only 12 matches, which is a high achievement. He is second among the best bowling performers in the Asia Cup. In Asia Cup 2016, he took 4/26, which was an impressive performance.
3: Hardik Pandya:
India ” Hardik Pandya ” is a well-known player of the winning team in the Asia Cup; India “Hardik Pandya” also holds the best bowling performer. He made a record-breaking achievement of 3/8 in the Asia Cup 2016 against Pakistan.
Player | Opponent | Bowling figures | Year | Format |
Mohammad Nabi | Hong Kong | 4/17 | 2016 | T20I |
Lasith Malinga | UAE | 4/26 | 2016 | T20I |
Aamir Kaleem | UAE | 4/36 | 2016 | T20I |
Hardik Pandya | Pakistan | 3/8 | 2016 | T20I |
Nuwan Kulasekara | UAE | 3/10 | 2016 | T20I |
Best Bowling Figures in Asia Cup ODI
1: Ajantha Mendis:
He was a top-rated player in Sri Lanka, known as a ‘mystery spinner” as well. He has taken almost 26 wickets only in 8 matches. He holds this record in the ODI format; because of him, Srilanka won the Asia Cup 2008 because of his great performance against India in the finals on 6/13.
2: Muttiah Muralidaran:
Muralidaran was a Bangladesh player with the highest wicket-taker record in the test format and Asia Cup. He is considered one of the best bowlers who has taken 30 wickets; four were Haula, and 5 were a wicket haul. In Asia Cup 2008, he did 5/31, which was very impressive.
Players | Opponent | Bowling Figure | Year | Format |
Ajantha Mendis | India | 6/13 | 2008 | ODI |
Aaqib Javed | India | 5/19 | 1995 | ODI |
Arshad Ayub | Pakistan | 5/21 | 1988 | ODI |
Ajantha Mendis | UAE | 5/22 | 2008 | ODI |
Muttiah Muralidaran | Bangladesh | 5/31 | 2008 | ODI |