The Asia Cup has attracted much interest and excitement over the years. India was crowned champion of the first Asia Cup, held in Sharjah, Dubai, in 1984. With six championships ever since India has had the most success.
The most recent Asia Cup in Bangladesh in 2016 used a T20 format instead of the standard 50 overs. But this time, in Dubai, a neutral location for the teams, the Asia Cup will be played in a 20-over format.
Let’s find out who players took the most wickets in this competition from 1988 to the 2018 Asia Cup.
Most Wickets in Asia Cup 1988
Arshad Ayub
In the four games he played in the ACC Asia Cup 1988, the Indian off-break bowler Arshad Ayub took 9 wickets at an average of 13.33. His finest performance was a 5/21 against Pakistan in a match in which India easily defeated their arch-rivals.
Kapila Wijegunawardene
The Sri Lankan right-arm medium-fast bowler would average 16.5 and take up 8 wickets from the four ACC Asia Cup 1988 games he played. In the third match, he had a best of 4/49 against India.
| Player | BBI | Matches | Wickets | Team | Ave | Overs | Runs |
| Arshad Ayub | 5/21 | 7 | 9 | India | 13.33 | 36 | 120 |
| Kapila Wijegunawardene | 4/49 | 4 | 8 | Sri Lanka | 16.50 | 32 | 136 |
| Ravindran Ratnayake | 4/23 | 4 | 7 | Sri Lanka | 18.85 | 34 | 132 |
| Kapil Dev | 2/16 | 4 | 6 | India | 16.50 | 28.2 | 99 |
| Abdul Qadir | 3/27 | 3 | 6 | Pakistan | 17.0 | 26 | 102 |
| Krishnamachari Srikkanth | 3/12 | 4 | 4 | India | 11.75 | 10.2 | 47 |
| Wasim Akram | 2/19 | 3 | 4 | Pakistan | 18.25 | 22.5 | 73 |
Most Wickets in Aisa Cup 1990-91
Kapil Dev
Kapil Dev took 9 wickets in the three ACC Asia Cup games he participated in, with an average of 10.66 and a strike rate of 17.5 per over. In the championship match v Sri Lanka, he had a best of 4/31. India won the game by seven wickets to win the Asia Cup for the third time.
Atul Wassan
In Asia Cup 1990-91, the Indian medium-pace bowler Atul Wassan took 5 wickets in only 3 matches with an average of 20.80. His greatest performance came in a losing effort against Sri Lanka on 3/28 when the Indians failed to catch the Sri Lankan team’s 215-set.
| Players | BBI | Matches | Wickets | Team | Overs | Ave | Runs |
| N Kapil Dev | 4/31 | 3 | 9 | India | 10.66 | 26.2 | 96 |
| Atul Wassan | 3/28 | 3 | 5 | India | 20.8 | 27 | 104 |
| RJ Ratnayake | 3/24 | 2 | 4 | Sri Lanka | 14.5 | 14.5 | 58 |
| ST Jayasuriya | 2/39 | 3 | 3 | Sri Lanka | 30.33 | 20 | 91 |
| A Ranatunga | 1/12 | 3 | 2 | Sri Lanka | 24 | 12 | 48 |
| SD Anurasiri | 1/31 | 2 | 2 | Sri Lanka | 37.5 | 19 | 75 |
| SP Mukherjee | 1/30 | 3 | 2 | India | 49 | 29 | 98 |
| M Prabhakar | 1/28 | 3 | 2 | India | 51.5 | 29 | 103 |
| SLV Raju | 2/27 | 3 | 2 | India | 51.5 | 28 | 103 |
Most Wickets in Asia Cup 1995
Anil Kumble
In the 1995 ACC Asia Cup, Anil Kumble, a leg-spinner Indian player, took 7 wickets in 4 matches with an average of 19.85. His best performance came on April 5 against Bangladesh in the tournament’s opening game, scoring 2/23.
Venkatesh Prasad
In the 1995 Asia cup, he got 6 wickets from the 3 matches with an average of 18.66. His greatest performance is 3/37 against Sri Lanka.
| Players | BBI | Matches | Wickets | Team | Ave |
| Anil Kumble | 2/23 | 4 | 7 | India | 19.88 |
| Venkatesh Prasad | 3/37 | 3 | 6 | India | 18.66 |
| Aaqib Javed | 5/19 | 2 | 5 | Pakistan | 9.6 |
| Saiful Islam | 4/36 | 3 | 6 | Bangladesh | 20 |
| Muttiah Muralitharan | 4/23 | 4 | 5 | Sri Lanka | 22.20 |
Most Wickets in Asia Cup 1997
Venkatesh Prasad
In the four games he played in the ACC Asia Cup 1997, Bapu Krishnarao Venkatesh Prasad picked up 7 wickets at an average of 17. His best performance came in a game where neither team would even finish their innings against bitter rivals Pakistan, going 4/17.
| Players | BBI | Mat | Wkts | Teams | Ave | Overs | Runs |
| BKV Prasad | 4/17 | 4 | 7 | India | 17 | 24 | 119 |
| Saqlain Mushtaq | 5/38 | 3 | 6 | Pakistan | 12.66 | 19.3 | 76 |
| ST Jayasuriya | 4/49 | 4 | 6 | Sri Lanka | 24.5 | 30 | 147 |
| RR Singh | 3/13 | 4 | 5 | India | 13.6 | 16 | 68 |
| WPUJC Vaas | 2/32 | 3 | 5 | Sri Lanka | 19.4 | 22 | 97 |
| KSC de Silva | 2/26 | 4 | 5 | Sri Lanka | 23.4 | 26 | 117 |
| Kabir Khan | 2/23 | 3 | 4 | Pakistan | 18 | 13 | 72 |
| HDPK Dharmasena | 2/54 | 3 | 4 | Sri Lanka | 34.75 | 30 | 139 |
| Aaqib Javed | 2/18 | 3 | 3 | Pakistan | 18.33 | 16.5 | 55 |
| Minhajul Abedin | 2/43 | 3 | 3 | Bangladesh | 35.66 | 21 | 107 |
Most Wickets in Aisa Cup 2000
Abdul Razzaq
In the 2000 Asia cup, Abdul Razzaq took 8 wickets in only 3 matches with a 9.25 average and a strike rate is 14.5. The best performance of Razzaq is on 4/29.
| Players | BBI | Matches | Wickets | Team | Ave | Overs | Runs |
| Abdul Razzaq | 4/29 | 3 | 8 | Pakistan | 9.25 | 19.2 | 74 |
| Azhar Mahmood | 3/24 | 4 | 5 | Pakistan | 21.2 | 30 | 106 |
| Arshad Khan | 2/42 | 4 | 5 | Pakistan | 28 | 38 | 140 |
| Wasim Akram | 2/38 | 3 | 4 | Pakistan | 20.25 | 20 | 81 |
| Mohammad Akram | 2/50 | 4 | 3 | Pakistan | 51 | 32.2 | 153 |
| Imran Nazir | 1/3 | 4 | 1 | Pakistan | 3 | 0.4 | 3 |
| Shabbir Ahmed | 1/40 | 1 | 1 | Pakistan | 40 | 9 | 40 |
| Shahid Afridi | 1/6 | 4 | 1 | Pakistan | 92 | 18 | 92 |
| Shoaib Malik | – | 1 | 0 | Pakistan | 9 | 46 |
Aisa Cup Most Wickets in 2004
| Players | BBI | Matches | Wickets | Team | Ave | Overs | Runs |
| IK Pathan | 3/28 | 6 | 14 | India | 16.28 | 52.1 | 228 |
| SR Tendulkar | 3/21 | 5 | 12 | India | 12.25 | 32 | 147 |
| DNT Zoysa | 3/29 | 5 | 10 | Sri Lanka | 15.6 | 44 | 156 |
| Shoaib Malik | 4/19 | 5 | 9 | Pakitan | 14.55 | 40.1 | 131 |
| Mohammad Sami | 2/26 | 5 | 8 | Pakistan | 21.87 | 42.2 | 175 |
| UDU Chandana | 4/22 | 6 | 7 | Sri Lanka | 29 | 45.5 | 203 |
| WPUJC Vaas | 3/30 | 4 | 6 | Sri Lanka | 19.83 | 34 | 119 |
| Shoaib Akhtar | 3/30 | 4 | 6 | Pakistan | 23.83 | 37 | 143 |
| M Muralidaran | 3/21 | 5 | 6 | Sri Lamka | 25.5 | 47 | 153 |
| Abdul Razzaq | 2/21 | 5 | 6 | Pakistan | 26.16 | 36 | 157 |
Asia Cup Most Wickets in 2008
| Player | BBI | Matches | Wickets | Teams | Ave | Overs | Runs |
| BAW Mendis | 6/13 | 5 | 17 | Sri Lanka | 8.52 | 42 | 145 |
| M Muralidaran | 5/31 | 5 | 11 | Sri Lanka | 16.72 | 48 | 184 |
| Sohail Tanvir | 5/48 | 5 | 10 | Pakistan | 24.1 | 42 | 241 |
| Iftikhar Anjum | 3/51 | 5 | 9 | Pakistan | 23.33 | 43.4 | 210 |
| RP Singh | 3/67 | 5 | 7 | India | 34.14 | 43 | 239 |
| Abdur Razzak | 3/20 | 5 | 7 | Bangladesh | 35.28 | 46.2 | 247 |
| Zahid Shah | 3/49 | 2 | 6 | UAE | 16.33 | 20 | 98 |
| PP Chawla | 4/23 | 3 | 6 | India | 21.33 | 25 | 128 |
| Shahadat Hossain | 2/60 | 5 | 6 | Bangladesh | 38.66 | 34.5 | 232 |
| I Sharma | 3/52 | 5 | 6 | India | 47.83 | 50 | 287 |
Asia Cup Most Wickets in 2010
| Player | BBI | Matches | Wickets | Teams | Ave | Overs | Runs |
| SL Malinga | 5/34 | 5 | 9 | Sri Lanka | 14 | 28.2 | 126 |
| A Nehra | 4/40 | 5 | 6 | India | 21 | 22 | 126 |
| Z Khan | 2/36 | 5 | 6 | India | 24.66 | 29.3 | 148 |
| P Kumar | 3/53 | 5 | 6 | India | 25 | 34 | 150 |
| MF Maharoof | 5/42 | 5 | 5 | Sri Lanka | 27.2 | 24 | 136 |
| Shakib Al Hasan | 2/49 | 5 | 5 | Bangladesh | 34.2 | 30 | 171 |
| Shafiul Islam | 3/95 | 2 | 5 | Bangladesh | 36 | 26 | 180 |
| V Sehwag | 4/6 | 3 | 4 | India | 6.25 | 5.5 | 25 |
| Shoaib Akhtar | 3/41 | 5 | 4 | Pakistan | 30 | 28 | 120 |
| RA Jadeja | 2/29 | 5 | 4 | India | 32 | 31.1 | 128 |
Asia Cup Most Wickets in 2012
| Player | BBI | Matches | Wickets | Teams | Ave | Overs | Runs |
| Umar Gul | 3/58 | 4 | 9 | Pakistan | 23.11 | 36 | 208 |
| Saeed Ajmal | 3/27 | 4 | 8 | Pakistan | 20.12 | 37.4 | 161 |
| Aizaz Cheema | 4/43 | 4 | 8 | Pakistan | 24.5 | 33 | 196 |
| Abdur Razzak | 2/26 | 4 | 6 | Bangladesh | 25.66 | 40 | 154 |
| Mashrafe Mortaza | 2/44 | 4 | 6 | Bangladesh | 29.5 | 39.5 | 177 |
| Shakib Al Hasan | 2/39 | 4 | 6 | Bangladesh | 33.16 | 40 | 199 |
| R Ashwin | 3/39 | 3 | 5 | India | 30.2 | 29 | 151 |
| IK Pathan | 4/32 | 3 | 5 | India | 32.4 | 27.1 | 162 |
| P Kumar | 3/56 | 3 | 5 | India | 36 | 27 | 180 |
| Nazmul Hossain | 3/32 | 2 | 4 | Bangladesh | 17 | 16 | 68 |
Most Wickets in Asia Cup 2014
| Player | BBI | Matches | Wickets | Teams | Ave | Overs | Runs |
| SL Malinga | 5/55 | 4 | 11 | Sri Lanka | 17.2 | 34.5 | 189 |
| Saeed Ajmal | 3/26 | 5 | 11 | Pakistan | 18.5 | 49 | 202 |
| BAW Mendis | 4/60 | 3 | 9 | Sri Lanka | 23.7 | 26 | 126 |
| R Ashwin | 3/31 | 4 | 9 | India | 16 | 39.4 | 167 |
| M Shami | 4/50 | 4 | 9 | India | 22.28 | 37.2 | 230 |
| RA Jadeja | 4/30 | 4 | 7 | India | 23.57 | 40 | 158 |
| Mirwais Ashraf | 2/29 | 4 | 6 | Afghanistan | 24.57 | 30 | 135 |
| RAS Lakmal | 2/30 | 4 | 6 | Sri Lanka | 17.66 | 36 | 168 |
| PC de Silva | 3/29 | 5 | 5 | Sri Lanka | 22.5 | 43.4 | 188 |
| M Hafeez | 3/29 | 5 | 5 | Pakistan | 23.16 | 46.2 | 190 |
2016 Most Wickets in Asia Cup
| Player | BBI | Matches | Wickets | Teams | Ave | Overs | Runs |
| Amjad Javed | 3/25 | 7 | 12 | UAE | 14.08 | 23 | 169 |
| Al-Amin Hossain | 3/25 | 5 | 11 | Bangladesh | 12.18 | 16.5 | 134 |
| Mohammad Naveed | 3/14 | 7 | 11 | UAE | 13.18 | 27.4 | 145 |
| Mohammad Amir | 3/18 | 4 | 7 | Pakistan | 11.57 | 16 | 81 |
| KMDN Kulasekara | 3/10 | 4 | 7 | Sri Lanka | 13.57 | 15 | 95 |
| HH Pandya | 3/8 | 5 | 7 | India | 14.71 | 17.3 | 103 |
| JJ Bumrah | 2/27 | 5 | 6 | India | 15.66 | 18 | 94 |
| A Nehra | 3/23 | 4 | 6 | India | 16.5 | 14 | 99 |
| Rohan Mustafa | 3/19 | 7 | 6 | UAE | 24.33 | 20.5 | 146 |
| Rashid Khan | 3/25 | 3 | 5 | Afghanistan | 14.2 | 11 | 71 |
Most Wickets in Asia Cup 2018
| Player | BBI | Matches | Wickets | Team | Ave | Overs | Runs |
| Rashid Khan | 3/46 | 5 | 10 | Afghanistan | 17.2 | 46.1 | 172 |
| Mustafizur Rahman | 4/43 | 5 | 10 | Bangladesh | 18.5 | 42 | 185 |
| Kuldeep Yadav | 3/45 | 6 | 10 | India | 23.7 | 58 | 237 |
| JJ Bumrah | 3/37 | 4 | 8 | India | 16 | 34.5 | 128 |
| RA Jadeja | 4/29 | 4 | 7 | India | 22.28 | 35 | 156 |
| Mujeeb Ur Rahman | 2/22 | 5 | 7 | Afghanistan | 23.57 | 47.1 | 165 |
| Shakib Al Hasan | 4/42 | 4 | 7 | Bangladesh | 24.57 | 37.4 | 172 |
| NLTC Perera | 5/55 | 2 | 6 | Sri Lanka | 17.66 | 16.3 | 106 |
| Rubel Hossain | 2/26 | 5 | 6 | Bangladesh | 22.5 | 33 | 135 |
| KM Jadhav | 3/23 | 6 | 6 | India | 23.16 | 35 | 139 |
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