Kuldeep Yadav etched his identify into the historical past books throughout India’s conflict in opposition to Pakistan within the Asia Cup 2025 ultimate on the Dubai Worldwide Cricket Stadium, Dubai.
India spinner Kuldeep Yadav created historical past within the Asia Cup 2025 ultimate in opposition to Pakistan on the Dubai Worldwide Cricket Stadium. The star spinner shattered a historic file of Sri Lankan legend Lasith Malinga in the course of the ultimate on Sunday.
Kuldeep shattered Malinga’s file for many wickets taken by a bowler within the historical past of the Asia Cup (ODI and T20I mixed) as he went previous Malinga’s tally of 32 wickets. Coming into the conflict, Kuldeep had 31 wickets to his identify and went previous the Sri Lankan along with his second wicket, Salman Ali Agha.
Most wickets in Asia Cups (ODI and T20I mixed):
1 – Kuldeep Yadav: 36 wickets in 18 matches
2 – Lasith Malinga: 33 wickets in 15 matches
3 – Muttiah Muralitharan: 30 wickets in 24 matches
4 – Ravindra Jadeja: 29 wickets in 26 matches
5 – Shakib Al Hasan: 28 wickets in 25 matches
Kuldeep led India’s magical comeback with the ball to push Pakistan on the ropes. He took a four-wicket haul within the first innings as India pulled issues again extraordinarily effectively. After eradicating Salman, Kuldeep picked up wickets of Shaheen Shah Afridi and Faheem Ashraf in the identical over as he took three in his ultimate over, registering the figures of 4/30 in his 4 overs.
Kuldeep equals Bhuvneshwar
In the meantime, Kuldeep has additionally equalled Bhuvneshwar Kumar within the file for many four-wicket hauls in T20I cricket. This was the fifth time that the left-arm wrist spinner has picked a four-wicket haul.
Most four-wicket hauls by Indians in T20Is:
1 – Kuldeep Yadav: 5 four-wicket hauls
2 – Bhuvneshwar Kumar: 5 four-wicket hauls
3 – Yuzvendra Chahal: 3 four-wicket hauls
4 – Hardik Pandya: 3 four-wicket hauls
5 – Arshdeep Singh: 3 four-wicket hauls
From being at 113/1, Pakistan have been bowled out for 146 because the Indians made a magical comeback. Whereas Kuldeep picked 4 wickets, Varun Chakravarthy, Axar Patel and Jasprit Bumrah took two wickets every as they bowled Pakistan out for underneath 150 regardless of the Males in Inexperienced trying good for a rating of round 200.