Sri Lankan’s Muthiah Muralidaran holds the record for the best bowling figures in Asia Cup history for T20I matches. He is regarded as one of the finest bowlers in cricket history, having taken 30 wickets in 24 Asia Cup matches with a strike rate of 3.75 and an economy rate of 3.75. Muralidaran was a part of the team when they won the Asia Cup titles in 1997, 2004 and 2008.
Among the Indian Players, Irfan Pathan has taken the most wickets in the Asia Cup, where He has taken 22 wickets in 12 matches at an average of 27.50
Top 10 Asia Cup Bowlers in ODI Format
| Player | Mat | Inns | Balls | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets |
| M Muralidaran (SL) | 24 | 24 | 1382 | 230.2 | 13 | 865 | 30 |
| SL Malinga (SL) | 14 | 14 | 769 | 128.1 | 6 | 596 | 29 |
| BAW Mendis (SL) | 8 | 8 | 408 | 68 | 5 | 271 | 26 |
| Saeed Ajmal (PAK) | 12 | 12 | 690 | 115 | 6 | 485 | 25 |
| WPUJC Vaas (SL) | 19 | 19 | 914 | 152.2 | 20 | 639 | 23 |
| IK Pathan (IND) | 12 | 12 | 655 | 109.1 | 1 | 605 | 22 |
| ST Jayasuriya (SL) | 25 | 21 | 893 | 148.5 | 2 | 667 | 22 |
| Abdur Razzak (BAN) | 18 | 18 | 1022 | 170.2 | 10 | 796 | 22 |
| RA Jadeja (IND) | 14 | 14 | 697 | 116.1 | 4 | 505 | 19 |
| Shakib Al Hasan (BAN) | 13 | 13 | 766 | 127.4 | 5 | 622 | 19 |
| Mashrafe Mortaza (BAN) | 19 | 19 | 915 | 152.3 | 7 | 868 | 18 |
Top 10 Asia Cup Bowlers in T20 Format
| Player | Matches | Wickets | Ave | Econ | Best Bowling Figures |
4WI | 5WI |
| Bhuvneshwar Kumar (IND) | 5 | 11 | 10.45 | 6.05 | 5/4 | 1 | 1 |
| Wanindu Hasaranga (SL) | 6 | 9 | 18.88 | 7.39 | 3/21 | 0 | 0 |
| Mohammad Nawaz (PAK) | 6 | 8 | 13.75 | 5.89 | 3/5 | 0 | 0 |
| Shadab Khan(PAK) | 5 | 8 | 14.12 | 6.05 | 4/8 | 1 | 0 |
| Haris Rauf (PAK) | 6 | 8 | 19.12 | 7.65 | 3/29 | 0 | 0 |
| Mujeeb Ur Rahman (AFG) | 5 | 7 | 15.85 | 5.55 | 3/16 | 0 | 0 |
| Naseem Shah (PAK) | 5 | 7 | 19.71 | 7.66 | 2/7 | 0 | 0 |
| Chamika Karunaratne (SL) | 6 | 7 | 20.71 | 9.06 | 2/27 | 0 | 0 |
| Pramod Madushan (SL) | 2 | 6 | 9.16 | 8.91 | 4/34 | 1 | 0 |
| Rashid Khan (AFG) | 5 | 6 | 21.83 | 6.55 | 3/22 | 0 | 0 |
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