Asia Cup is one of the greatest tournaments in cricket history, which has played a huge role in the growth of Asian cricket.
We have already experienced many unforgettable batting performances in the ODI Asia Cup history.
Here, we are going through the highest scores in the Asia Cup (ODI) history.
Article Contents:
Highest scores
Highest scores for each team (only Test members)
Highest scores by openers
Highest scores by captains
Highest scores by wicket keepers
Asia Cup (ODI): Highest scores (Top 5)
Indian cricketer Virat Kohli holds the record for the highest individual score in the ODI Asia Cup history with 183 runs (vs Pakistan at Mirpur on 18 March 2012). The right-handed batter is the only cricketer to score 150+ runs in this tournament’s history.
Player (Team) | Runs scored | Opposition | Venue | Date |
Virat Kohli (India) | 183 | Pakistan | Mirpur | 18 March 2012 |
Younis Khan (Pakistan) | 144 | Hong Kong | Colombo (SSC) | 18 July 2004 |
Mushfiqur Rahim (Bangladesh) | 144 | Sri Lanka | Dubai (DSC) | 15 September 2018 |
Shoaib Malik (Pakistan) | 143 | India | Colombo (RPS) | 25 July 2004 |
Virat Kohli (India) | 136 | Bangladesh | Fatullah | 26 February 2014 |
(Updated till Asia Cup 2018)
Asia Cup (ODI): Highest scores for each team (only Test members)
All five ICC Full Members have experienced at least one century in the ODI Asia Cup history.
Player (Team) | Runs scored | Opposition | Venue | Date |
Virat Kohli (India) | 183 | Pakistan | Mirpur | 18 March 2012 |
Younis Khan (Pakistan) | 144 | Hong Kong | Colombo (SSC) | 18 July 2004 |
Mushfiqur Rahim (Bangladesh) | 144 | Sri Lanka | Dubai (DSC) | 15 September 2018 |
Arjuna Ranatunga (Sri Lanka) | 131* | India | Colombo (RPS) | 18 July 1997 |
Mohammad Shahzad (Afghanistan) | 124 | India | Dubai (DSC) | 25 September 2018 |
(Updated till Asia Cup 2018)
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Asia Cup (ODI): Highest scores by openers (Top 5)
Indian cricketer Sourav Ganguly records the highest score by an opener in the ODI Asia Cup history with 135 not out against Bangladesh at Dhaka on 30 May 2000.
Player (Team) | Runs scored | Opposition | Venue | Date |
Sourav Ganguly (India) | 135* | Bangladesh | Dhaka | 30 May 2000 |
Sanath Jayasuriya (Sri Lanka) | 130 | India | Colombo (RPS) | 27 July 2004 |
Sanath Jayasuriya (Sri Lanka) | 130 | Bangladesh | Karachi | 30 June 2008 |
Shikhar Dhawan (India) | 127 | Hong Kong | Dubai (DSC) | 18 September 2018 |
Shoaib Malik (Pakistan) | 125* | India | Karachi | 26 June 2008 |
(Updated till Asia Cup 2018)
Asia Cup (ODI): Highest scores by captains (Top 5)
Indian captain Virat Kohli recorded the highest individual score by a captain in the Asia Cup ODI format history with 136 runs against Bangladesh at Fatullah on 26 February 2014.
Player (Team) | Runs scored | Opposition | Venue | Date |
Virat Kohli (India) | 136 | Bangladesh | Fatullah | 26 February 2014 |
Sourav Ganguly (Sri Lanka) | 135* | Bangladesh | Dhaka | 30 May 2000 |
Arjuna Ranatunga (Sri Lanka) | 131* | India | Colombo (RPS) | 18 July 1997 |
Shoaib Malik (Pakistan) | 125* | India | Karachi | 26 June 2008 |
Shahid Afridi (Pakistan) | 124 | Bangladesh | Dambulla | 21 June 2010 |
(Updated till Asia Cup 2018)
Asia Cup (ODI): Highest scores by wicketkeeper-batters (Top 5)
Bangladesh wicketkeeper-batter Mushfiqur Rahim holds the record for the highest score by a wicketkeeper in the ODI Asia Cup history with 144 runs (vs Sri Lanka at Dubai, DSC, on 15 September 2018).
Player (Team) | Runs scored | Opposition | Venue | Date |
Mushfiqur Rahim (Bangladesh) | 144 | Sri Lanka | Dubai (DSC) | 15 September 2018 |
Mohammad Shahzad (Afghanistan) | 124 | India | Dubai (DSC) | 25 September 2018 |
Kumar Sangakkara (Sri Lanka) | 121 | Bangladesh | Karachi | 30 June 2008 |
Kumar Sangakkara (Sri Lanka) | 112 | Pakistan | Karachi | 29 June 2008 |
MS Dhoni (India) | 109* | Hong Kong | Karachi | 25 June 2008 |
(Updated till Asia Cup 2018)
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