Highest Run Scorer In Asia Cup

The Asia Cup is a cricket tournament played in two formats: One-Day International (ODI) and T20 International. Only countries from Asia participate in this championship, making it a unique continental contest in cricket.

This tournament began in 1984, a year after the establishment of the Asian Cricket Council (ACC). Originally, it happened every two years, but it shifted to every four years. Presently, it changes every 2 years between ODI and T20I formats, based on the following ICC tournament’s format.

Asia Cup’s Top Run Scorer

Since its start in 1984, the Asia Cup has occurred 15 times. Sri Lanka is the sole team to have participated in all editions. India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh have taken part in 14 editions.

India skipped the 1986 event due to strained relations with Sri Lanka. Similarly, Pakistan didn’t participate in the 1990/91 edition because of political tensions with India. India boasts the highest success in the Asia Cup history, winning it 7 times. Sri Lanka follows with six titles, while Pakistan has secured two.

Focusing on the highest run scorer in Asia Cup history, let’s explore the top run-scorers for each edition. During the inaugural edition, India’s Surinder Khanna took the lead in scoring with 107 runs. In the three-team competition, he was the only player to cross the 100-run mark.

1984 Asia Cup Highest Run Scorer:

Player	Matches	Innings	Runs	Average	SR	HS	100	50	4s	6s
Surinder Khanna	2	2	107	107	75.88	56	0	2	9	2
Zaheer Abbas	2	2	74	37	65.48	47	0	0	3	2
Roy Dias	2	2	62	62	50.81	57*	0	1	1	0
Mohsin Khan	2	2	62	31.71	31	35	0	0	3	0
Ghulam Parkar	2	2	54	54	43.9	32*	0	0	5	0

In the second edition, Arjuna Ranatunga from Sri Lanka was the leading scorer. He was the only one to score over 100 runs, with 105 runs and 1 fifty in 3 matches.

1986 Asia Cup Highest Run Scorer

Player	Matches	Innings	NO	Runs	Average	SR	HS	100	50
Arjuna Ranatunga	3	3	1	105	52.5	92.1	57	0	1
Javed Miandad	3	3	0	91	30.33	61.48	67	0	1
Mohsin Khan	3	3	0	74	24.66	64.91	39	0	0
Brendon Kuruppu	3	3	0	67	22.33	59.29	34	0	0
Aravinda de Silva	3	2	0	64	32	66.66	52	0	1
Shaheedur Rahman	2	2	0	62	31	57.41	37	0	0

In 1988, Ijaz Ahmed of Pakistan got the highest score. He made 192 runs, including 1 century, in 3 games. Navjot Singh Sidhu from India and Moin-ul-Haq from Pakistan were next.

1988 Asia Cup Highest Run Scorer

Player	Matches	Innings	NO	Runs	Average	SR	HS	100	50	0
Ijaz Ahmed	3	3	1	192	96	103.78	124*	1	1	0
Navjot Sidhu	4	4	1	179	59.66	77.82	76	0	3	0
Moin-ul-Atiq	2	2	0	143	71.5	79	105	1	0	0
Athula Samarasekera	4	4	1	140	46.66	75.67	66	0	1	0
Aravinda de Silva	4	3	0	135	45	107.14	69	0	1	0

What is the Lowest Score In Asia Cup History?

The lowest score in Asia Cup history was Abdul Qadir’s 26 runs in the 1990 edition of the tournament.

In 1990/91, Arjuna Ranatunga led the scoring again with 166 runs. Navjot Singh Sidhu and Aravinda de Silva followed.

1990/91 Asia Cup Highest Run Scorer

Player	Matches	Innings	NO	Runs	Average	SR	HS	100	50
Arjuna Ranatunga	3	3	1	166	83	73.45	64*	0	2
Navjot Singh Sidhu	3	3	1	144	72	81.45	104*	1	0
Aravinda de Silva	3	3	0	126	42	120	89	0	1
Athar Ali Khan	2	2	1	122	122	71.34	78*	0	1
Sanjay Manjrekar	3	3	2	112	112	65.88	75*	0	1
Abdul Qadir	3	3	6	26	17	3.92	3/27	0	0

In 1995, Sachin Tendulkar scored the most runs in Asia Cup history with 205 runs. This was his first and only time leading the runs. Navjot Singh Sidhu and Inzamam-ul-Haq came after him.

1995 Asia Cup Highest Run Scorer

Player	Matches	Innings	Runs	Average	SR	HS	100	50	4s	6s
Sachin Tendulkar	4	4	205	68.33	109.62	112*	1	0	30	2
Navjot Singh Sidhu	4	4	197	98.5	80.4	84*	0	3	19	0
Inzamam-ul-Haq	3	3	190	95	86.75	88	0	2	11	3
Sanath Jayasuriya	4	4	134	33.5	87.01	51	0	1	20	1
Manoj Prabhakar	4	4	122	40.66	64.89	60	0	2	12	0

In 1997, Arjuna Ranatunga secured the top spot once more with 272 runs in 4 matches. Marvan Atapattu and Sanath Jayasuriya were his fellow Sri Lankans.

1997 Asia Cup Highest Run Scorer

Player	Matches	Innings	Runs	Average	SR	HS	100	50	4s	6s
Arjuna Ranatunga	4	4	272	136	88.02	131*	1	2	29	3
Marvan Atapattu	4	4	255	85	73.91	84*	0	3	18	1
Sanath Jayasuriya	4	4	204	51	115.25	108	1	1	23	6
Mohammad Azharuddin	4	3	185	185	82.22	81*	0	2	8	4
Athar Ali Khan	3	3	157	52.33	62.3	82	12/30	1	17	2

In 2000, Mohammad Yousuf of Pakistan was the top scorer with 295 runs. Marvan Atapattu and Sanath Jayasuriya followed.

2000 Asia Cup Highest Run Scorer

Player	Matches	Innings	Runs	Average	SR	HS	100	50	4s	6s
Mohammad Yousuf	4	4	295	147.5	73.75	100*	1	2	23	4
Marvan Atapattu	4	4	245	81.66	72.27	100	1	1	18	1
Sanath Jayasuriya	4	4	183	45.75	87.55	105	1	0	23	0
Inzamam-ul-Haq	4	4	175	87.5	109.37	75*	0	2	16	3
Sourav Ganguly	3	3	156	78	92.85	135*	1	0	9	7

In 2004, Shoaib Malik of Pakistan scored 316 runs in 5 games. Sanath Jayasuriya and Sachin Tendulkar were next.

2004 Asia Cup Highest Run Scorer

Player	Matches	Runs	SR	4s	6s
Shoaib Malik	5	316	100.32	36	3
Sanath Jayasuriya	5	293	91.85	29	2
Sachin Tendulkar	6	281	72.42	30	2
Sourav Ganguly	6	244	60.55	20	4
Avishka Gunawardene	6	227	59.89	21	1

In 2008, Sanath Jayasuriya took the lead again with 378 runs, featuring 2 centuries and a fifty. Suresh Raina and Virender Sehwag followed.

2008 Asia Cup Highest Run Scorer

Player	Innings	NO	Runs	Average	SR	HS	100	50	4s	6s
Sanath Jayasuriya	5	0	378	75.6	126	130	2	1	44	16
Suresh Raina	6	1	372	74.4	110.38	116*	2	2	34	11
Virender Sehwag	5	0	348	69.6	143.8	119	1	2	49	10
Kumar Sangakkara	6	0	345	57.5	99.13	121	3	0	44	2
MS Dhoni	5	2	327	109	91.34	109*	1	2	19	8

In 2010, Shahid Afridi from Pakistan was the highest run-getter with 265 runs. Gautam Gambhir from India and Kumar Sangakkara from Sri Lanka came next.

2010 Asia Cup Highest Run Scorer

Player	Matches	Inns	Runs	Avg	Sr	4s	6s
Shahid Afridi	3	3	265	88.33	164.6	27	12
Gautam Gambhir	4	4	203	50.75	82.86	17	1
Kumar Sangakkara	4	4	184	46	72.73	20	–
MS Dhoni	4	4	173	57.67	79	13	3
Mahela Jayawardene	4	4	161	53.67	87.03	15	1

In 2012, Virat Kohli topped the charts with 357 runs, including 2 centuries. Tamim Iqbal from Bangladesh and Mohammad Hafeez from Pakistan followed.

2012 Asia Cup Highest Run Scorer

Player	Matches	Run	Average	SR	HS	100s	50s
Virat Kohli	3	357	119	102	183	2	1
Tamim Iqbal	4	253	63.25	80.831	70	0	4
Mohammad Hafeez	4	245	61.25	67.867	105	1	1
Shakib Al Hasan	4	237	59.25	110.233	68	0	3
Nasir Jamshed	4	193	48.25	96.02	112	1	1

In 2014, Lahiru Thirimanne of Sri Lanka scored 279 runs, featuring 2 centuries. Umar Akmal from Pakistan and Kumar Sangakkara were next.

2014 Asia Cup Highest Run Scorer

Player	Matches	Runs	NO	Ave.	SR	HS	100	50	4s	6s
Lahiru Thirimanne	5	279	0	55.8	79.94	102	2	0	31	2
Umar Akmal	5	253	0	84.33	110.48	102*	1	2	23	6
Kumar Sangakkara	5	248	0	49.6	96.49	103	1	2	26	2
Ahmed Shehzad	5	228	0	45.6	80	103	1	1	30	1
Anamul Haque	4	227	0	56.75	68.16	100	1	1	13	8

The 2016 edition was the first in T20 format. Sabbir Rahman of Bangladesh was the top scorer with 176 runs, followed by Virat Kohli and Dinesh Chandimal.

2016 Asia Cup Highest Run Scorer

Player	Innings	Runs	NO	Ave.	SR	HS	100	50	4s	6s
Sabbir Rahman	5	176	1	44	123.94	80	0	1	15	5
Virat Kohli	4	153	2	76.5	110.86	56*	0	1	20	0
Dinesh Chandimal	4	149	0	37.25	109.55	58	0	2	19	2
Rohit Sharma	5	138	0	27.6	132.69	83	0	1	17	4
Tillakaratne Dilshan	4	132	1	44	121.1	75*	0	1	18	4

In 2018, Shikhar Dhawan from India led with 342 runs. Rohit Sharma and Mushfiqur Rahim followed.

2018 Asia Cup Highest Run Scorer

Player	Innings	Runs	Average	SR	HS
Shikhar Dhawan	5	342	68.4	102.08	127
Rohit Sharma	5	317	105.66	93.51	111*
Mushfiqur Rahim	5	302	60.4	81.18	144
Mohammad Shahzad	5	268	53.6	83.23	124
Hashmatullah Shahidi	5	263	65.75	72.25	97*

In 2022, Pakistan’s Mohammad Rizwan led the charts with 281 runs in 6 innings. Virat Kohli and Afghanistan’s Ibrahim Zadran followed.

2022 Asia Cup Highest Run Scorer

Player	Innings	NO	Runs	Average	SR	HS	100	50	4s	6s
Mohammad Rizwan	6	1	281	56.2	117.57	78*	0	3	21	6
Virat Kohli	5	2	276	92	147.59	122*	1	2	20	11
Ibrahim Zadran	5	2	196	65.33	104.25	64*	0	1	14	4
Bhanuka Rajapaksa	6	2	191	47.75	149.21	71*	0	1	15	9
Pathum Nissanka	5	1	173	34.6	115.33	55*	0	2	15	5

2023 Asia Cup Highest Run Scorer

(List will be updated later)

Year-Wise Asia Cup Highest Run Scorer

Edition	Year	Player	Team	Runs
1st	1984	Surinder Khanna	India	107
2nd	1986	Arjuna Ranatunga	Sri Lanka	105
3rd	1988	Ijaz Ahmed	Pakistan	192
4th	1990–91	Arjuna Ranatunga	Sri Lanka	166
5th	1995	Sachin Tendulkar	India	205
6th	1997	Arjuna Ranatunga	Sri Lanka	272
7th	2000	Yousuf Youhana	Pakistan	295
8th	2004	Shoaib Malik	Pakistan	316
9th	2008	Sanath Jayasuriya	Sri Lanka	378
10th	2010	Shahid Afridi	Pakistan	265
11th	2012	Virat Kohli	India	357
12th	2014	Lahiru Thirimanne	Sri Lanka	279
13th	2016	Sabbir Rahman	Bangladesh	176
14th	2018	Shikhar Dhawan	India	342
15th	2022	Mohammad Rizwan	PAK	281

Who Scored Highest In Asia Cup History?

The leading run-scorer of all time in the ODI format of the Asia Cup, the distinction belongs to the former Sri Lanka captain, Sanath Jayasuriya. This remarkable batsman concluded his career with an impressive total of 1220 runs in Asia Cup matches. Throughout 25 games, he achieved 6 centuries and 3 fifties. The top 5 list also includes Kumar Sangakkara, Sachin Tendulkar, Shoaib Malik, and Rohit Sharma.

Asia Cup Highest Run Scorer (ODI format)

Player	Team	Matches	Inns	Runs	HS	Ave	SR	100	50
Sanath Jayasuriya	Sri Lanka	25	24	1220	130	53.04	102.52	6	3
Kumar Sangakkara	Sri Lanka	24	23	1075	121	48.86	84.51	4	8
Sachin Tendulkar	India	23	21	971	114	51.1	85.47	2	7
Shoaib Malik	Pakistan	17	15	786	143	65.5	90.65	3	3
Rohit Sharma	India	22	21	745	111*	46.56	84.94	1	6
Arjuna Ranatunga	Sri Lanka	19	19	741	131*	57	82.79	1	6
Mushfiqur Rahim	Bangladesh	21	21	699	144	36.78	84.52	2	2
Mahela Jayawardene	Sri Lanka	28	26	674	78	29.3	87.64	0	7
MS Dhoni	India	19	16	648	109*	64.8	87.68	1	3
Aravinda de Silva	Sri Lanka	24	22	645	96*	32.25	83.44	0	4
Marvan Atapattu	Sri Lanka	13	12	642	100	64.2	71.09	1	6
Virat Kohli	India	11	10	613	183	61.3	97.14	3	1
Inzamam-ul-Haq	Pakistan	15	13	591	88	59.1	89.27	0	6
Gautam Gambhir	India	13	13	573	100	44.07	89.95	1	5
Suresh Raina	India	13	13	547	116*	60.77	113.95	2	3
Younis Khan	Pakistan	14	13	546	144	49.63	100.55	2	3
Shikhar Dhawan	India	9	9	534	127	59.33	91.43	2	2
Shahid Afridi	Pakistan	23	21	532	124	35.46	140.74	2	1
Navjot Singh Sidhu	India	14	12	530	104*	66.25	77.71	1	6
Tamim Iqbal	Bangladesh	13	13	519	70	43.25	81.34	0	6

Shifting our attention to the highest run-scorer ever in the T20I format of the Asia Cup, it’s Pakistan’s Mohammad Rizwan who claims the lead position. He has amassed 281 runs from 6 matches. Following suit is Virat Kohli in second place, trailed by Ibrahim Zadran, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, and Pathum Nissanka.

Asia Cup Highest Run Scorer (T20I format)

Player	Team	Matches	Runs	HS	Ave	SR	100	50
Mohammad Rizwan	Pakistan	6	281	78*	56.2	117.57	0	3
Virat Kohli	India	5	276	122*	92	147.59	1	2
Ibrahim Zadran	Afghanistan	5	196	64*	65.33	104.25	0	1
Bhanuka Rajapaksa	Sri Lanka	6	191	71*	47.75	149.21	0	1
Pathum Nissanka	Sri Lanka	6	173	55*	34.6	115.33	0	2
Kusal Mendis	Sri Lanka	6	155	60	25.83	156.56	0	2
Rahmanullah Gurbaz	Afghanistan	5	152	84	30.4	163.44	0	1
Suyarkumar Yadav	India	5	139	68*	34.75	163.52	0	1
Rohit Sharma	India	4	133	72	33.25	151.13	0	1
KL Rahul	India	5	132	62	26.4	122.22	0	1
Dasun Shanaka	Sri Lanka	6	111	45	22.2	138.75	0	0
Iftikhar Ahmed	Pakistan	6	105	32	26.25	100.96	0	0
Fakhar Zaman	Pakistan	6	96	53	16	103.22	0	1
Hazratullah Zazai	Afghanistan	5	93	37*	23.25	102.19	0	0
Mohammad Nawaz	Pakistan	6	79	42	15.8	143.63	0	0
Mosaddek Hossain	Bangladesh	2	72	48*	–	180	0	0
Najibullah Zadran	Afghanistan	5	72	43*	24	171.42	0	0
Babar Azam	Pakistan	6	68	30	11.33	107.93	0	0
Chamika Karunaratne	Sri Lanka	6	66	31	33	103.12	0	0
Wanindu Hasaranga	Sri Lanka	6	66	36	22	150	0	0

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