List of Asia Cup five-wicket hauls

In cricket, a five-wicket haul (also known as a "five–for" or "fifer")[1] refers to a bowler taking five or more wickets in a single innings. There have been 16 instances of a bowler taking a five-wicket haul in Asia Cup games.[2][a] The Asia Cup is an either One Day International format (50 overs) and Twenty20 International cricket format (20 overs) tournament organised by the Asian Cricket Council,[3] a subordinate of the International Cricket Council (ICC).[4] Originally started as a biennial tournament in 1984, it has since been organised 16 times as of the latest edition in 2023.[b][a]

Lasith Malinga tossing a cricket ball during practice.
Lasith Malinga has taken three five-wicket hauls, the most by any bowler in Asia Cup matches.

The first five-wicket haul in the tournament was taken by India's Arshad Ayub in the 1988 tournament—he took five wickets for 21 runs against Pakistan. In the 1995 edition, Pakistan's Aaqib Javed took five wickets for 19 runs against India.[2] These two bowling figures feature in the "Top 100 ODI bowling performances of all time", a list compiled and released by the Wisden Cricketers' Almanack in 2002.[6] No five-wicket hauls were taken in the 1990–91, 2000 and 2004 tournaments.[2]

The Sri Lankans lead the list with nine five-wicket hauls—Ajantha Mendis and Lasith Malinga are the only bowlers to have taken more than one five-wicket haul in the tournament's history.[7] The former achieved the feat two times, both in 2008, while the latter has done it three times—once in the 2010 tournament and two times in 2014. Mendis' six wickets for 13 runs against India in the final of the 2008 edition is the best by any bowler across all tournaments. India's Bhuvneshwar Kumar is the only bowler to have five-wicket haul in T20 Asia Cup.

  • Inn – The innings of the match in which the five-wicket haul was taken
  • Overs – Overs bowled in the innings
  • Runs – Runs conceded in the innings
  • Wkts – Batsmen whose wickets were taken in the innings
  • Econ – Runs conceded per over
  • Won – The match was won by the bowler's team
  • Lost – The match was lost by the bowler's team
  • Tied – The match ended in a tie

Five-wicket hauls

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Asia Cup five-wicket hauls
No. Bowler Date Team Opponent Venue Inn Overs Runs Wkts Econ Batsmen Result
1 Arshad Ayub 31 October 1988   India   Pakistan Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka, Bangladesh 1 9 21 5 2.33 Won[8]
2 Aaqib Javed 7 April 1995   Pakistan   India Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates 2 9 19 5 2.11 Won[9]
3 Saqlain Mushtaq 16 July 1997   Pakistan   Bangladesh R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka 2 9.3 38 5 4.00 Won[10]
4 Ajantha Mendis 26 June 2008   Sri Lanka   United Arab Emirates Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore, Pakistan 2 6.3 22 5 3.38 Won[11]
5 Sohail Tanvir 29 June 2008   Pakistan   Sri Lanka National Stadium, Karachi, Pakistan 1 10 48 5 4.80 Lost[12]
6 Muttiah Muralitharan 30 June 2008   Sri Lanka   Bangladesh National Stadium, Karachi, Pakistan 2 10 31 5 3.10 Won[13]
7 Ajantha Mendis 6 July 2008   Sri Lanka   India National Stadium, Karachi, Pakistan 2 8 13 6 1.62 Won[14]
8 Lasith Malinga 15 June 2010   Sri Lanka   Pakistan Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium, Dambulla, Sri Lanka 1 10 34 5 3.40 Won[15]
9 Farveez Maharoof 22 June 2010   Sri Lanka   India Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium, Dambulla, Sri Lanka 1 10 42 5 4.20 Won[16]
10 Lasith Malinga 25 February 2014   Sri Lanka   Pakistan Khan Shaheb Osman Ali Stadium, Fatullah, Bangladesh 1 9.5 52 5 5.28 Won[17]
11 Lasith Malinga 8 March 2014   Sri Lanka   Pakistan Shere Bangla National Stadium, Dhaka, Bangladesh 1 10 56 5 5.60 Won[18]
12 Thisara Perera 17 September 2018   Sri Lanka   Afghanistan Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi, UAE 1 9 55 5 6.11 Lost[19]
13 Kuldeep Yadav 10 September 2023   India   Pakistan R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka 2 8 25 5 3.12 Won[20]
14 Dunith Wellalage 12 September 2023   Sri Lanka   India R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka 1 10 40 5 4.00 Lost[21]
15 Mohammed Siraj 17 September 2023   India   Sri Lanka R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka 1 7 21 6 3.00 Won[22]

Five-wicket hauls (T20I)

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Asia Cup five-wicket hauls (T20)
No. Bowler Date Team Opponent Venue Inn Overs Runs Wkts Econ Batsmen Result
1 Bhuvneshwar Kumar 8 September 2022   India   Afghanistan Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai 1 4 4 5 1.0 Won
Updated: 11 September 2022[23]

Notes

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  1. ^ a b Including T20Is
  2. ^ The 1993 edition which was scheduled to be played in Pakistan and the 2006 tournament scheduled to be held in India were cancelled.[5]

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