Asia Cup Highest Run Scorer
Asia Cup Highest Run Scorer. Asia Cup is a cricket tournament that is played in two formats – One-Day International format and T20 International format. Only Asian countries take part in the continental championship. Asia Cup is the only continental championship in cricket.
The tournament was first played in 1984, a year after the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) was formed. Originally, it was scheduled to be held every two years. Later, it was held every four years. As of now, it alternates every 2 years between ODI and T20I formats, depending on the format of the succeeding ICC tournament.
Asia Cup Highest Run Scorer:
Starting in 1984, Asia Cup has been held a total of 15 times so far. Sri Lanka is the only team to have played in all the editions so far. On the other hand, India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh have played in 14 editions.
India boycotted the 1986 edition due to poor relations with Sri Lanka. Later, Pakistan boycotted the 1990/91 edition due to strained political relations with India. India are the most successful side in the history of the Asia Cup, having won it 7 times. Sri Lanka are the second most successful team, with six titles while Pakistan has won two titles.
Talking about the Asia Cup’s highest run-scorer, we are first taking a look at the edition-wise highest run-scorers. In the inaugural edition, India’s Surinder Khanna topped the list of Asia Cup’s most runs after scoring 107 runs. He was the only player to score more than 100 runs in the three-team competition.
1984 Asia Cup Highest Run Scorer:
| Player | Matches | Innings | Runs | Average | SR | HS | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s |
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| 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, former Sri Lanka skipper Arjuna Ranatunga was the Asia Cup top-scorer. He was the only player to score more than 100 runs as he notched up 105 runs with the help of 1 fifty in 3 outings.
1986 Asia Cup Highest Run Scorer
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| 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 the 1988 edition, former Pakistan batsman Ijaz Ahmed had the highest score in Asia Cup. He scored a total of 192 runs with the help of 1 century in 3 matches. India’s Navjot Singh Sidhu and Pakistan’s Moin-ul-Haq completed the top three.
1988 Asia Cup Highest Run Scorer
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| 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 |
In the 1990/91 edition of the continental championship, Arjuna Ranatunga became the first-ever batsman to top the run-scoring charts for the second time. He finished the tournament with 166 runs followed by Navjot Singh Sidhu and Aravinda de Silva.
1990/91 Asia Cup Highest Run Scorer
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| 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 had the highest score in Asia Cup as he finished the competition as the highest run-scorer for the first and last time in his illustrious career. He scored 205 runs in the competition and became the first-ever batsman to score 200 or more runs in a single edition of the competition. Tendulkar was followed by his compatriot Navjot Singh Sidhu and Pakistan’s Inzamam-ul-Haq.
1995 Asia Cup Highest Run Scorer
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| 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, Arjun Ranatunga emerged as the highest run-scorer for the third time. In 4 games, he scored 272 runs with the help of 1 century and 2 fifties. He was followed by his compatriots Marvan Atapattu and Sanath Jayasuriya.
1997 Asia Cup Highest Run Scorer
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| 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 became the second Pakistan batsman to finish Asia Cup as the highest run-scorer. He scored 295 runs at an average of more than 147. Yousuf was followed by the Sri Lankan duo Marvan Atapattu and Sanath Jayasuriya.
2000 Asia Cup Highest Run Scorer
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| 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, former Pakistan skipper Shoaib Malik was the highest run-scorer, scoring 316 runs in 5 games. He was followed by Sanath Jayasuriya and Sachin Tendulkar.
2004 Asia Cup Highest Run Scorer
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| 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, former Sri Lanka skipper Sanath Jayasuriya finished the competition as the highest run-scorer. The legendary cricketer scored 378 runs with the help of 2 centuries and a fifty. He was followed by the Indian duo Suresh Raina and Virender Sehwag.
2008 Asia Cup Highest Run Scorer
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| 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 the 2010 edition, former Pakistan allrounder Shahid Afridi was the highest run-scorer. He ended his campaign with 265 runs, followed by India’s Gautam Gambhir and Sri Lanka’s Kumar Sangakkara.
2010 Asia Cup Highest Run Scorer
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| 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 the 2012 Asia Cup edition, Virat Kohli finished the tournament as the highest run-scorer. He scored 2 centuries and 1 fifty as he finished the competition with 357 runs. He was followed by Bangladesh’s Tamim Iqbal and Pakistan’s Mohammad Hafeez.
2012 Asia Cup Highest Run Scorer
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| 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 the 2014 edition of the tournament, Sri Lanka’s Lahiru Thirimanne was the highest run-scorer. He scored 279 runs in 5 games with the help of 2 centuries. Pakistan’s Umar Akmal and Sri Lanka’s Kumar Sangakkara finished the tournament as the second and third-highest run-scorer respectively.
2014 Asia Cup Highest Run Scorer
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| 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 |
| 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-ever edition of the Asia Cup that was played in T20 format. Sabbir Rahman became the first player from Bangladesh to finish the tournament as the highest run-scorer. He scored 176 runs in 5 games followed by India’s Virat Kohli and Sri Lanka’s Dinesh Chandimal.
2016 Asia Cup Highest Run Scorer
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| 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 the 2018 Asia Cup edition, India’s Shikhar Dhawan was the highest run-scorer. The left-handed batsman finished the competition with 342 runs in 5 games. He was followed by his compatriot Rohit Sharma and Bangladesh’s Mushfiqur Rahim.
2018 Asia Cup Highest Run Scorer
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| 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 the 2022 edition, Pakistan batsman Mohammad Rizwan was the highest run-scorer, finishing the competition with 281 runs in 6 innings. He was followed by India’s Virat Kohli and Afghanistan’s Ibrahim Zadran.
2022 Asia Cup Highest Run Scorer
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| 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 |
| 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
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| 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 |
Coming to the all-time leading run-scorer in Asia Cup in the ODI format, the record is held by former Sri Lanka skipper Sanath Jayasuriya. The legendary batsman finished his career with 1220 runs in Asia Cup. He scored 6 centuries and 3 fifties in 25 matches. He is followed by Kumar Sangakkara, Sachin Tendulkar, Shoaib Malik, and Rohit Sharma in the top 5.
Asia Cup Highest Run Scorer (ODI format)
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| 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 |
Talking about the all-time highest run-scorer in Asia Cup in T20I formats, Pakistan’s Mohammad Rizwan is leading the list with 281 runs from 6 games. Virat Kohli is second on the list, followed by Ibrahim Zadran, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, and Pathum Nissanka.
Asia Cup Highest Run Scorer (T20I format)
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| 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 |
| Pakistan | 6 | 68 | 30 | 11.33 | 107.93 | 0 | 0 | |
| Sri Lanka | 6 | 66 | 31 | 33 | 103.12 | 0 | 0 | |
| Wanindu Hasaranga | Sri Lanka | 6 | 66 | 36 | 22 | 150 | 0 | 0 |
Asia Cup Highest Run Scorer FAQs
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