Asia Cup Highest Run Scorer

Updated - 28 Sep 2023, 12:22 PM

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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

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

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 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

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

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

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 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

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, 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

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 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

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, 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

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, 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

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 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

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 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

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 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

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-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

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 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

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 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

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

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)

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

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)

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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