The Women’s Asia Cup has produced some outstanding bowling performances since the tournament began. Bowlers have played a major role in deciding matches, especially in the early ODI editions and the later T20 competitions.
The tournament has been played in both ODI and T20 formats. India’s Neetu David and Sri Lanka’s Shashikala Siriwardene share the record for the most wickets in the ODI edition, with 27 wickets each.
In the T20 format, Pakistan’s Nida Dar leads the all-time wicket-taking chart. She has taken 33 wickets in the Women’s T20 Asia Cup, making her the most successful bowler in the tournament’s T20 history.
Most Wickets in Women’s Asia Cup – T20
| Rank | Player | Team | Matches | Innings | Wickets | Best Bowling | Average | Economy | 4W | 5W |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nida Dar | Pakistan | 26 | 23 | 33 | 5/21 | 10.69 | 4.77 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Rumana Ahmed | Bangladesh | 23 | 23 | 29 | 3/5 | 8.86 | 4.15 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Inoka Ranaweera | Sri Lanka | 19 | 19 | 27 | 4/7 | 9.40 | 3.73 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | Deepti Sharma | India | 19 | 19 | 26 | 3/7 | 11.00 | 4.18 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Sana Mir | Pakistan | 16 | 16 | 21 | 4/9 | 10.95 | 4.18 | 2 | 0 |
| 6 | Ekta Bisht | India | 13 | 13 | 20 | 3/8 | 7.65 | 3.30 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Sugandika Kumari | Sri Lanka | 21 | 21 | 19 | 3/7 | 17.10 | 4.43 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Poonam Yadav | India | 10 | 10 | 17 | 4/9 | 7.23 | 3.72 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | Salma Khatun | Bangladesh | 19 | 17 | 16 | 4/6 | 14.12 | 4.07 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | Sornnarin Tippoch | Thailand | 20 | 19 | 16 | 3/24 | 18.93 | 4.64 | 0 | 0 |
Most Wickets in Women’s Asia Cup – ODI
| Rank | Player | Team | Matches | Innings | Wickets | Best Bowling | Average | Economy | 4W | 5W |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1= | Neetu David | India | 14 | 14 | 27 | 3/7 | 6.44 | 1.49 | 0 | 0 |
| 1= | Shashikala Siriwardene | Sri Lanka | 22 | 22 | 27 | 4/11 | 22.37 | 3.58 | 3 | 0 |
| 3 | Jhulan Goswami | India | 21 | 21 | 23 | 4/18 | 19.60 | 2.94 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | Nooshin Al Khadeer | India | 11 | 11 | 20 | 4/15 | 12.65 | 2.56 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | Suwini de Alwis | Sri Lanka | 17 | 17 | 18 | 4/24 | 26.44 | 3.51 | 1 | 0 |
| 6= | Rumeli Dhar | India | 16 | 16 | 15 | 3/10 | 16.80 | 3.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 6= | Chamari Polgampola | Sri Lanka | 19 | 19 | 15 | 4/26 | 28.26 | 3.33 | 1 | 0 |
| 6= | Urooj Mumtaz | Pakistan | 14 | 14 | 15 | 4/31 | 28.73 | 4.97 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | Seema Pujare | India | 5 | 5 | 14 | 5/17 | 8.57 | 2.97 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Sajjida Shah | Pakistan | 14 | 14 | 12 | 3/18 | 31.41 | 3.23 | 0 | 0 |