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:

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

2023 Asia Cup Highest Run Scorer

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Year-Wise Asia Cup Highest Run Scorer

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)

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)

Asia Cup Highest Run Scorer FAQs

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