Afghanistan captain Rashid Khan took 2 wickets against Bangladesh on Tuesday. He also scored 20 runs while batting well, although his struggle could not win the team. But Rashid Khan created history in this loser. He has come at number-1 in the list of bowlers who took the most wickets in the Asia Cup T20, beating the Indian bowler.

Bangladesh had scored 154 runs while batting first, although the team had crossed the 100 mark in the 13th over and then it was felt that the team would reach 170-180. The opening pair of Saif Hasan and Tanjid Hasan shared 63 runs in 40 balls for the first wicket. Rashid Khan took the first wicket of the innings.

Rashid Khan took 2 wickets for 26 runs in his 4 overs spell. Noor Ahmed also took 2 wickets, Azmatullah Omarzai took 1 wicket. Rashid made a big record in this spell.

Rashid Khan broke Bhuvneshwar Kumar’s record

Earlier, Bhuvneshwar Kumar was the highest wicket -taking bowler in the Asia Cup T20, who has now come second. Rashid Khan, who reached the first number, has played 10 matches in the Asia Cup T20 format, in which he has a total of 14 wickets. Bhuvneshwar has taken 13 wickets.

Top-5 bowlers who took the most wickets in Asia Cup T20

• Rashid Khan (Afghanistan)- 14
• Bhuvneshwar Kumar (India)- 13
• Vanindu Hasranga (Sri Lanka)- 12
• Amjad javed (UAE)- 12
• Hardik Pandya (India)- 12

It is difficult for Afghanistan

The Afghanistan cricket team team has won 1 out of 2 matches and 1 has lost, the team has 2 points but the good thing is that their net run rate (+2.150) is better than Sri Lanka (+1.546) and Bangladesh (-0.270). Rashid Khan & Team has to defeat Sri Lanka to reach Super-4, if it loses, the team will be out of the tournament.

The Cricket Asia Cup 2025 will be held in the UAE from 9 September, which is the 17th edition of the Asia Cup. The Asia Cup started in 1984 and was first played in T20 format in 2016. The third time is when the Asia Cup is being played in T20 format. The batsman who scored the most runs in it is Virat Kohli, whose lack will be missed this time. Rohit Sharma and Mohammad Rizwan of Pakistan are also included in this list.

The Asia Cup will be played in 2025 T20 formats, before it was played in T20 format in 2016 and 2022. A total of 24 matches of the Asia Cup have been played in this format. There were 11 matches in 2016 and 13 matches in 2022. If you see both these versions, then the batsman who scored the most runs is Virat Kohli. Rohit is third in the list. Both have retired from T20 format. Pakistan’s top run scorer has not been included in the Asia Cup squad this time.

Top 5 batsmen scoring the most runs in Asia Cup T20

1. Virat Kohli (429): Former captain Virat Kohli retired from T20 after winning the 2024 T20 World Cup, he has also retired from Tests and now plays only in ODI format. He has played a total of 10 matches in both the season, scoring 429 runs in 9 innings. His best score is an unbeaten 122 runs, which he made against Afghanistan. This is Kohli’s only century in T20 International.

2. Mohammad Rizwan (281): Mohammad Rizwan, who is at number two, is far behind Virat Kohli. Rizwan has scored 281 runs in 6 matches, including 3 half -century innings. Former Pakistan captain Rizwan has not been included in the Asia Cup squad this time.

3. Rohit Sharma (271): After winning the T20 World Cup 2024, captain Rohit Sharma also retired from this format. He now plays only in ODI format. He has played 9 matches in the Asia Cup, in which he has scored 271 runs at a strike rate of 141.14. This includes 2 half -centuries.

Babur can leave Hayat, Rohit and Rizwan behind

4. Babur Hayat (235): In the Asia Cup 2025, Hong Kong vice -captain Babur is at number four in the Hyatt list, he is just 37 and 47 runs away from leaving Rohit Sharma behind. However, it is impossible for him to break the record of Virat Kohli and come to number-1. He is behind Kohli 194 runs. Babur has scored 235 runs in 5 innings.

5. Ibrahim Jadaran (196): Afghanistan’s Ibrahim Jadaran is at number five in terms of scoring the most runs in the Asia Cup T20. He has scored 196 runs in 5 innings. He is also part of the Afghanistan squad in the Asia Cup 2025.

Virat kohli vs babar azam in asia cup: The Asia Cup is about to begin. This time this tournament is being played in T20 format. Virat Kohli has retired from T20 cricket after winning the T20 World Cup 2024. Because of this, they are not part of the team going to the Asia Cup of India this time. At the same time, Pakistani cricketer Babar Azam has not been included in the Pakistan team for the Asia Cup. At the same time, Mohammad Rizwan has also been kept away from T20 squad.

Kohli or Babur, Who is better in Asia Cup?

Virat Kohli and Babar Azam’s Asia Cup figures are very different. Virat has played 26 matches in the Asia Cup tournament. At the same time, Babur has played only 16 matches. The figures in Virat’s Asia Cup are quite tremendous. Whether the Asia Cup has been played in ODIs or in T20, Virat has performed better every time.

Virat Kohli’s dangerous figures in Asia Cup

Looking at Virat Kohli’s Asia Cup ODI figures, Virat has scored 742 runs in 16 matches at an average of 61.83. This includes four centuries and a half -century. Kohli’s best score in Asia Cup ODI is 183 runs. The Asia Cup has been played in T20 format only twice before in 2016 and 2022. Together in both these tournaments, Kohli has scored 429 runs in 10 matches at an average of 85.80. Virat’s best score in Asia Cup T20 is 122 not out.

Babar Azam’s journey in Asia Cup

Babar Azam has scored 363 runs in 10 matches in the Asia Cup ODI at an average of 40.33. Babur’s best score in ODI Asia Cup is 151 runs. There is a great difference in the average of Virat and Babur’s runs in the Asia Cup. While Kohli has scored at an average of around 62 in the Asia Cup, Babur’s average average is close to 40. Babur has played the Asia Cup only once in T20 format in 2022. In this tournament, this Pakistani player could not show anything special. Babur scored only 68 runs in 6 matches at an average of 11.33.

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