United Arab Emirates pacer Junaid Siddique etched his name in the record books of the Men’s T20 Asia Cup. The star pacer, who is UAE’s highest wicket-taker in T20Is, collected a 2nd successive four-wicket haul in the Asia Cup 2025. After taking 4/23 versus Oman in a Group A clash, Junaid managed 4/18 from 4 overs versus Pakistan in his side’s final group game at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium.
Junaid now owns the 2nd and 3rd best bowling figures by a pacer in the Men’s T20 Asia Cup. It’s a extraordinary feat with this being the 3rd edition of the tournament in the T20I format.
Although UAE fell short against Pakistan to exit the tournament, the performance of Junaid was eye catching.
Junaid rocks Pakistan with a four-fer
Junaid opened the bowling for UAE and dismissed Saim Ayub on the 5th ball of the over. Ayub perished for a two-ball duck. A short ball outside off saw Ayub’s eyes get lit and he was caught. Sahibzada Farhan was Junaid’s next scalp in his 2nd over. Farhan went to pull a ball that wasn’t short enough and paid the price. Junaid returned to bowl in the death overs and got his third scalp, taking Muhammad Waseem’s wicket. Mohammad Haris then perished in Junaid’s final over and the match’s 19th.
Who owns the best figures by pacers in the Men’s T20 Asia Cup?
As per ESPNcricinfo, India’s Bhuvneshwar Kumar has the best figures by a pacer in the Men’s T20 Asia Cup. He clocked figures worth 5/4 against Afghanistan in the 2022 edition of the tournament. India scored 211/2 in 20 overs after Virat Kohli slammed a ton. It was Bhuvi’s brilliance that floored Afghanistan in the chase. They managed 111/8 to lose by 101 runs.
Best bowling figures by pacers in the Men’s T20 Asia Cup
- Best bowling figures by pacers in the T20 Asia Cup
5/4 – Bhuvneshwar Kumar vs AFG, Dubai, 2022
4/18 – Junaid Siddique vs PAK, Dubai, 2025*
4/23 – Junaid Siddique vs OMAN, Abu Dhabi, 2025*
4/26 – Lasith Malinga vs UAE, Mirpur, 2016
4/26 – Bhuvneshwar Kumar vs PAK, Dubai, 2022
4/24 – Pramod Madushan vs PAK, Dubai, 2022
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