Asian Cricket Council (ACC)Asia Cup is a men's one-day international and twenty-twenty international cricket tournament. It was established in 1983 when the Asian Cricket Council was launched to foster goodwill among Asian nations. The Asia Cup is the only cricket continental championship. The ODI and T20 formats are switched off every two years. Sri Lanka, India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Afghanistan are the five approved teams that play the Asia Cup. The Bangladesh Cricket Team was runner-up in the 2012 and 2018 Asia Cup ODI tournaments and the 2016 Asia Cup T20I tournament. It leaves little doubt regarding the capabilities of the players in their team. Let us now look at the top 10 bowlers from Bangladesh who have hit the most wickets in Asia Cup.
1. Abdur Razzak
Abdur Razzak is a slow left-arm orthodox bowler from Bangladesh. His international career started in 2004, and he played till 2018. Razzak played his last game in the Asia Cup in 2014. He has played 18 games and took 22 wickets with an average of 36.18 and an economy of 4.67.
2. Shakib Al Hasan
Shakib Al Hasan is an allrounder and a slow left-arm orthodox bowler who made his debut for Bangladesh in 2006. He played in the Asia Cup from 2010 to 2018 and took 19 wickets in 13 games with an average of 32.73. His bowling economy was 4.87 with one four-wicket haul.
3. Mashrafe Bin Mortaza
Mashrafe Bin Mortaza is a right-arm fast-medium bowler. He played his first game in the Asia Cup for Bangladesh in 2008 and has played till 2018. Mortaza took 18 wickets in 19 games with an average of 48.22 and an economy of 5.69.
4. Mustafizur Rahman
Mustafizur Rahman is a left-arm fast-medium bowler. He played in one season of the Asia Cup 50-over format in 2018. Fizz played five games and took ten wickets with an average of 18.50 and an economy of 4.40. He has one four-wicket haul.
5. Kazi Shahadat Hossain
Kazi Shahadat Hossain is a right-arm medium-fast bowler who played for Bangladesh from 2005 to 2015. He played nine games in the Asia Cup from 2008 to 2012 and took ten wickets with an average of 48.00 and an economy of 6.87.
6. Mohammad Mahmudullah
Mohammad Mahmudullah is a right arm offbreak allrounder. He played his first game in the Asia Cup in 2008 and has played 20 games. The bowler took ten wickets in 17 innings with an average of 51.60 and an economy of 5.10. Mahmudullah played his last game in the Asia Cup 50 overs format in 2018.
7. Rubel Hossain
Rubel Hossain is a right-arm fast bowler who made his debut in 2009. Hossain played eight games in the Asia Cup from 2014 to 2018 and took eight wickets with an average of 35.50 and an economy of 4.81.
8. Mohammad Rafique
Mohammad Rafique is a slow left-arm orthodox bowler. Rafique played from 1995 to 2004 in the Asia Cup and took eight wickets with an average of 37.37. His bowling economy was 4.53.
9. Mohammad Saiful Islam Khan
Mohammad Saiful Islam Khan is a right-arm medium pacer. His international career started in 1990, and he played till 1997. During this time, he played in six games in the Asia Cup 50 overs format and took six wickets with an average of 36.83 and an economy of 5.02 with one four-wicket haul.
10. Shafiul Islam
Shafiul Islam is a right-arm fast-medium bowler who made his debut in 2010. He played six games from 2010 to 2014 in the Asia Cup 50 overs format and took six wickets with an average of 50.33 and an economy of 6.86.
