Asia Cup 2023 Stats: Shubman Gill tops batting charts; Matheesha Pathirana ends with most wickets

From top run-getter to highest wicket-taker, here are a few important statistics from the just-concluded Asia Cup 2023 tournament.

FirstCricket Staff|Sep 18, 2023, 01:27:04 IST

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 in 2018, which also was their last multi-nation title prior to this.Also read: Siraj surpasses Waqar’s feat and other stats from finalThis 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 356/2Highest 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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