Team India wrapped up a memorable campaign at the 2023 Asia Cup, winning their eighth continental title while finally ending their multi-nation trophy drought.
India had last won the Asia Cup title previously in 2018, which also was their last multi-nation title prior to this.
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This Asia Cup title triumph would certainly give confidence to the Men in Blue , who will be looking to win the ODI World Cup at home.
Shubman Gill and Kusal Mendis were some of the best performers in the Asia Cup this time around, while the likes of Matheesha Pathirana and Kuldeep Yadav had a tournament to remember.
With the Asia Cup coming to a close, let’s now take a look at some important statistics from the tournament:
Most runs
|
Player |
Matches |
Innings |
Runs |
Average |
Strike-rate |
|
Shubman Gill |
6 |
6 |
302 |
75.05 |
93.50 |
|
Kusal Mendis |
6 |
6 |
270 |
45 |
85.71 |
|
Sadeera Samarawickrama |
6 |
6 |
215 |
35.83 |
89.21 |
|
Babar Azam |
5 |
4 |
207 |
51.75 |
97.64 |
|
Mohammad Rizwan |
5 |
4 |
195 |
97.50 |
94.20 |
Most wickets
|
Player |
Matches |
Wickets |
BBI |
BBM |
Economy |
|
Matheesha Pathirana |
6 |
11 |
4/32 |
4/32 |
6.61 |
|
Mohammed Siraj |
5 |
10 |
6/21 |
6/21 |
4.63 |
|
Dinuth Wellalage |
6 |
10 |
5/40 |
5/40 |
4.26 |
|
Shaheen Afridi |
5 |
10 |
4/35 |
4/35 |
5.73 |
|
Kuldeep Yadav |
5 |
9 |
5/25 |
5/25 |
3.61 |
Other stats
Best strike-rate: Mohammad Nabi (178.95)
Best bowling economy: Charith Asalanka (2.07)
Highest team total: India 356/2
Highest score: Babar Azam (151)
Most sixes in an innings: Rohit Sharma (5)
Best bowling strike-rate: Mohammed Siraj (15.80)
Biggest partnership: KL Rahul and Virat Kohli (233 runs*)
Player of the Final: Mohammed Siraj (6/21)
Player of the Tournament: Kuldeep Yadav (9 wickets)
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