The 15th edition of the Asia Cup is around the corner and 14 editions of the Asia Cup have been played so far. The first edition of this tournament was played way back in 1984 and was supposed to be held after every two years. Due to the worldwide pandemic in the last few years, the flow of this wonderful competition got disturbed but it is returning back in just a few weeks.
Here, we will predict who can be the highest run-scorer and who can be the highest wicket-taker of Asia Cup 2022. With all the teams in very good rhythm, it is going to be a hard call to predict the highest run-getter and highest wicket-taker of the tournament
Who Is Going To Be The Highest Run-scorer In Asia Cup 2022?
Asian teams have been playing very good cricket in 2022 so far and every team has at least one batter who presents a strong case for being the highest run-scorer in the competition. Suryakumar Yadav and Rishabh Pant from India are in tremendous form and if they keep their form going, it is hard to get past them for the highest run-scorer candidate in Asia cup 2022. Talking about other teams, Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan from Pakistan are on of the best batters in the world currently so they also have a good chance to be on the list of highest run-scorers of the tournament. Liton Das of Bangladesh is also one of those batters who have a chance to make it to the list of highest run-getters of the competition.
Keeping into consideration the match practice and recent form, Suryakumar Yadav is expected to be the highest run-scorer in the Asia Cup 2022.
Who Is Going To Be The Highest Wicket-taker Of Asia Cup 2022?
This is going to be a very hard call to predict the highest wicket-taker of Asia Cup 2022 given the quality of bowlers Asian sides produce. There are plenty of bowlers who have the quality and experience to be the highest wicket-taker of the tournament. Shaheen Shah Afridi and Shadab Khan of Pakistan, Rashid Khan of Afghanistan, and Yuzvendra Chahal of India are expected to be the front runners of this race.
Given the spin-friendly conditions in UAE, there is no better choice than Rashid Khan as he can exploit the conditions better than any other spinner currently in T20 cricket.
So Rashid Khan is expected to be the highest wicket-taker of the Asia Cup 2022.
The Asia Cup 2022 will commence on 27th August (Saturday) between Sri Lanka and Afghanistan and the final will be played on 11th September in Dubai. India will meet their arch-rivals Pakistan on 28th August (Sunday) in a high voltage encounter at Dubai International Stadium. This will be a treat to watch for the fans.
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