Most Runs in Asia Cup [2023] – Who is the leading Run-scorer of the Asia Cup?

in this article we will see the Most Runs in Asia Cup the Asia Cup is a cricket tournament between Asian countries. and it is organized by the Asian Cricket Council (ACC).

The tournament will be held in Pakistan in 2023, but due to the Indo-Pak dispute, India’s matches will be played in Sri Lanka.

There are six teams in this Asia Cup 2023, India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Afghanistan, and Nepal.

In this blog, you will learn about the highest run scorer in Asia Cup 2023.

MOST RUNS IN ASIA CUP 2023

Rank Player Team Matches Runs
1 Shubman Gill India 6 302
2 Kusal Mendis Sri Lanka 6 270
3 Sadeera Samarawickrama Sri Lanka 6 215
4 Babar Azam Pakistan 5 207
5 Mohammad Rizwan Pakistan 5 195
6 Rohit Sharma India 6 194
7 Najmul Hossain Shanto Bangladesh 2 193
8 Iftikhar Ahmed Pakistan 5 179
9 Charith Asalanka Sri Lanka 6 179
10 Shakib Al Hasan Bangladesh 5 173

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 Pakistan 281

MOST RUNS IN ASIA CUP 2022

In the 2022 edition, Pakistan batsman Mohammad Rizwan was the highest run scorer finishing the competition with 281 runs in 6 innings. After that comes India’s Virat Kohli and Afghanistan’s Ibrahim Zadran.

RANK PLAYER TEAM MAT INNS RUNS AVG
1 Mohammad Rizwan PAK 6 6 281 56.20
2 Virat Kohli IND 5 5 276 92.00
3 Ibrahim Zadran AFG 5 5 196 65.33
4 Bhanuka Rajapaksa SL 6 6 191 47.75
5 Pathum Nissanka SL 6 6 173 34.60
6 Kusal Mendis SL 6 6 155 25.83
7 Rahmanullah Gurbaz AFG 5 5 152 30.40
8 Suryakumar Yadav IND 5 5 139 34.75
9 Rohit Sharma IND 4 4 133 33.25
10 KL Rahul IND 5 5 132 26.40

 

Most Runs In ASIA Cup

MOST RUNS IN ASIA CUP HISTORY

PLAYER MAT RUNS AVG HS 100s 50s
Sanath Jayasuriya 25 1220 53.04 130 6 3
Kumar Sangakkara 24 1075 48.86 121 4 8
Sachin Tendulkar 23 971 51.1 114 2 7
Shoaib Malik 21 907 64.78 143 3 4
Rohit Sharma 27 883 42.04 111* 1 7

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Asia Cup Most Runs – 2018

In the 2018 edition of the Asia Cup, India’s Shikhar Dhawan was the highest run-scorer. This left-handed batsman ended the tournament by scoring 342 runs in 5 matches. He is followed by compatriot Rohit Sharma and Bangladesh’s Mushfiqur Rahim.

Pos. Player Innings Runs AVG SR 4S 6S
1 Shikhar Dhawan 5 342 68.4 102.09 44 6
2 Rohit Sharma 5 317 105.67 93.51 25 13
3 Mushfiqur Rahim 5 302 60.4 81.18 24 5
4 Mohammad Shahzad 5 268 53.6 83.23 29 8
5 Hashmatullah Shahidi 5 263 65.75 72.25 17
6 Imam ul Haq 5 225 56.25 73.77 12 3
7 Shoaib Malik 5 211 70.33 80.53 11 4
8 Liton Das 6 181 30.17 86.19 16 2
9 Ambati Rayudu 6 175 43.75 80.28 12 6
10 Babar Azam 5 156 31.2 70.91 13 2

Asia Cup Most Runs – 2016

The 2016 edition was the first edition of the Asia Cup, which was played in the T20 format. Sabbir Rahman became the first Bangladesh player to score the most runs. He scored 176 runs in 5 matches, followed by India’s Virat Kohli and Sri Lanka’s Dinesh Chandimal.

Pos. Player Innings Runs AVG SR 4S 6S
1 Babar Hayat 3 194 64.67 160.33 19 8
2 Sabbir Rahman 5 176 44 123.94 15 5
3 Virat Kohli 4 153 76.5 110.87 20
4 Shaiman Anwar 7 151 25.17 104.86 15 4
5 Dinesh Chandimal 4 149 37.25 109.56 19 2
6 Mohammad Usman 6 146 29.2 122.69 19 3
7 Rohit Sharma 5 138 27.6 132.69 17 4
8 Tillakaratne Dilshan 4 132 44 121.1 18 1
9 Mohammad Shahzad 7 129 21.5 120.56 10 4
10 Rohan Mustafa 7 122 17.43 114.02 13 6

Asia Cup Most Runs – 2014

Sri Lanka’s Lahiru Thirimane was the highest run-scorer in the 2014 edition of the tournament. He scored 279 runs in 5 matches 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-scorers respectively.

Pos. Player Innings Runs AVG SR 4S 6S
1 HDRL Thirimanne 5 279 55.8 79.94 31 2
2 Umar Akmal 5 253 84.33 110.48 23 6
3 KC Sangakkara 5 248 49.6 96.49 26 2
4 Ahmed Shehzad 5 228 45.6 80 30 1
5 Anamul Haque 4 227 56.75 68.16 13 8
6 AD Mathews 5 196 39.2 87.11 18 2
7 Mushfiqur Rahim 4 195 65 100.51 16 2
8 S Dhawan 4 192 48 77.1 18 2
9 V Kohli 3 189 63 102.71 20 3
10 Fawad Alam 2 188 94 92.15 12 5

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Asia Cup Most Runs – 2012

In the 2012 edition of the Asia Cup, Virat Kohli ended the tournament as the highest run-scorer. He scored 2 centuries and 1 half-century and ended the tournament with 357 runs. He is followed by Bangladesh’s Tamim Iqbal and Pakistan’s Mohammad Hafeez.

Pos. Player Innings Runs AVG SR 4S 6S
1 V Kohli 3 357 119 102 34 1
2 Tamim Iqbal 4 253 63.25 80.83 29 1
3 Mohammad Hafeez 4 245 61.25 67.86 21 1
4 Shakib Al Hasan 4 237 59.25 110.23 23 3
5 Nasir Jamshed 4 193 48.25 96.01 20 2
6 SR Tendulkar 3 172 57.33 80.37 18 2
7 Nasir Hossain 4 165 55 71.42 12 1
8 Umar Akmal 4 156 39 96.89 11 3
9 KC Sangakkara 3 142 47.33 73.57 6 2
10 WU Tharanga 3 122 40.66 91.04 11 1

Asia Cup Most Runs – 2010

Pos. Player Innings Runs AVG SR 4S 6S
1 Shahid Afridi 3 265 88.33 164.59 27 12
2 G Gambhir 4 203 50.75 82.85 17 1
3 KC Sangakkara 4 184 46 73.01 20 0
4 MS Dhoni 4 173 57.66 78.99 13 3
5 DPMD Jayawardene 4 161 53.66 87.02 15 1
6 Junaid Siddique 2 135 67.5 91.21 12 2
7 RG Sharma 4 132 33 88 12 0
8 WU Tharanga 4 119 29.75 72.12 14 1
9 TM Dilshan 4 113 28.25 120.21 18 2
10 Tamim Iqbal 3 107 35.66 116.3 13 2

Asia Cup Most Runs – 2004

Pos. Player Innings Runs AVG SR 4S 6S
1 Shoaib Malik 5 316 63.2 100.31 36 3
2 ST Jayasuriya 5 293 73.25 91.84 29 2
3 SR Tendulkar 6 281 56.2 72.42 30 2
4 SC Ganguly 6 244 40.66 60.54 20 4
5 DA Gunawardene 6 227 45.4 59.89 21 1
6 R Dravid 5 208 41.6 87.76 16 1
7 Younis Khan 5 183 45.75 103.97 9 3
8 Yasir Hameed 4 166 41.5 63.35 15 1
9 KC Sangakkara 5 156 39 70.27 11 1
10 Yuvraj Singh 5 155 31 74.87 14 0

Asia Cup Most Runs – 2000

Pos. Player Innings Runs AVG SR 4S 6S
1 Yousuf Youhana 4 295 147.5 73.75 23 4
2 MS Atapattu 4 245 81.66 72.27 18 1
3 ST Jayasuriya 4 183 45.75 87.55 23 0
4 Inzamam-ul-Haq 4 175 87.5 109.37 16 3
5 SC Ganguly 3 156 78 92.85 9 7
6 Saeed Anwar 3 156 52 85.71 18 1
7 SR Tendulkar 3 154 51.33 102.66 18 2
8 PA de Silva 4 141 47 78.33 16 3
9 Imran Nazir 4 127 31.75 85.81 14 3
10 Akram Khan 3 107 35.66 80.45 12 1

Conclusion

In this article, we have shared the statistics of the batsmen who scored the most runs in Asia Cup. The 2023 Asia Cup will be held among six Asian nations India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Afghanistan, and Nepal. Nepal will debut in the Asia Cup. Asia Cup will start in September. We hope it will be memorable in the history of cricket.

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Frequantly Asked quations

Who will be the top run scorer in Asia Cup 2023?

Virat Kohli is the highest run scorer in Asia Cup 2023.

Who is the leading run scorer in Asia Cup 2022?

Mohammad Rizwan is the highest run scorer in Asia Cup 2022. He scored 281 runs in 6 innings at an average of 56.20.

Who is the highest run scorer in Asia Cup history?

Sri Lankan star player Sanath Jayasuriya holds the record for the highest run-scorer in Asia Cup history. He scored 1220 runs in 25 matches with 6 centuries and 3 fifties.

When will Asia Cup 2023 start?

Asia Cup 2023 will start in September.

How many teams will participate in Asia Cup 2023?

6 teams will participate in the Asia Cup 2023. They are India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Afghanistan and Nepal. Nepal will debut in the Asia Cup.

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