Sri Lankan veteran spin bowler Ajanta Mendis is in the name of Ajanta Mendis, the record for the most wickets in a match of the Asia Cup. Mendis put the best spell in the history of Asia Cup in 2008 against India. This record of Mendis has not been able to break anyone in the last 17 years. There are a total of three Indian bowlers in the top-5 in this list.

5 bowlers who took the most wickets in a match of Asia Cup

• Ajanta Mendis

Sri Lankan veteran spin bowler Ajanta Mendis put the best spell of Asia Cup against India in 2008. Mendis took 6 wickets for just 13 runs. This record of Mendis continues even after 17 years.

• Mohammad Siraj

Indian fast bowler Mohammad Siraj is second in this list. Siraj came close to breaking Mendis’s record in the year 2023. But he could not break. Siraj took 6 wickets against Sri Lanka. But he gave 21 runs.

• Bhuvneshwar Kumar

Indian fast bowler Bhuvneshwar Kumar is third in this list. Bhuvi took 5 wickets for four runs in the year 2022 against Afghanistan. Bhuvi did this feat in the T20 Asia Cup. This is the best spell of T20 Asia Cup.

• Aqib javed

Former Pakistan bowler Aqib Javed is ranked 5th in this list. Javed put the best spell of that time against India in the year 1995. Javed took 5 wickets for just 19 runs. Javed’s record was broken by Mendis after 13 years.

• Arshad Ayub

Former Indian bowler Arshad Ayub is ranked 5th in this list. Ayub created history against Pakistan in the year 1989. Ayub took 5 wickets for just 21 runs.

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