The ODI Asia Cup has experienced many great batting performances. Some batters maintained outstanding form in a complete Asia Cup tournament.
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Here, we are going through the most runs in every tournament in the Asia Cup (ODI) history.
Article Contents:
Most runs in every tournament
Top 5 most runs in a single tournament
Top 5 captains with most runs in a single tournament
Key questions on most runs in a tournament
o Who scored most runs in a single Asia Cup edition?
o Which Indian scored most runs in a single Asia Cup edition?
o Which Pakistani scored most runs in a single Asia Cup edition?
o Which Bangladeshi scored most runs in a single Asia Cup edition?
o Which Afghanistan scored most runs in a single Asia Cup edition?
Asia Cup (ODI): Most runs in every tournament
Year | Player (Team) | Runs scored |
1984 | Surinder Khanna (India) | 107 runs |
1986 | Arjuna Ranatunga (Sri Lanka) | 105 runs |
1988 | Ijaz Ahmed (Pakistan) | 192 runs |
1990/91 | Arjuna Ranatunga (Sri Lanka) | 166 runs |
1995 | Sachin Tendulkar (India) | 205 runs |
1997 | Arjuna Ranatunga (Sri Lanka) | 272 runs |
2000 | Mohammad Yousuf (Pakistan) | 295 runs |
2004 | Shoaib Malik (Pakistan) | 316 runs |
2008 | Sanath Jayasuriya (Sri Lanka) | 378 runs |
2010 | Shahid Afridi (Pakistan) | 265 runs |
2012 | Virat Kohli (India) | 357 runs |
2014 | Lahiru Thirimanne (Sri Lanka) | 279 runs |
2018 | Shikhar Dhawan (India) | 342 runs |
(Updated till Asia Cup 2018)
Asia Cup (ODI): Top 5 most runs in a single tournament
Sri Lankan cricketer Sanath Jayasuriya records the most runs in a single ODI Asia Cup with 378 runs during the Asia Cup 2008.
Year | Player (Team) | Runs scored |
2008 | Sanath Jayasuriya (Sri Lanka) | 378 runs |
2008 | Suresh Raina (India) | 372 runs |
2012 | Virat Kohli (India) | 357 runs |
2008 | Virender Sehwag (India) | 348 runs |
2008 | Kumar Sangakkara (Sri Lanka) | 345 runs |
(Updated till Asia Cup 2018)
Asia Cup (ODI): Top 5 captains with the most runs in a single tournament
MS Dhoni records the most runs as a captain in a single Asia Cup tournament (only ODI format). In the 2008 edition, skipper Dhoni scored 327 runs in five innings with the help of only one century and two half-centuries.
Year | Player (Team) | Runs scored |
2008 | MS Dhoni (India) | 327 runs |
2018 | Rohit Sharma (India) | 317 runs |
1997 | Arjuna Ranatunga (Sri Lanka) | 272 runs |
2010 | Shahid Afridi (Pakistan) | 265 runs |
2004 | Sourav Ganguly (India) | 244 runs |
(Updated till Asia Cup 2018)
Asia Cup (ODI): Key questions on most runs in a tournament
Who scored the most runs in a single Asia Cup edition?
Legendary Sri Lankan cricketer Sanath Jayasuriya holds the record for most runs in a single Asia Cup (ODI) tournament with 378 runs in five innings during the Asia Cup 2008. The left-handed batter hit two centuries and one half-century in that competition.
Which Indian scored the most runs in a single Asia Cup edition?
Indian star Virat Kohli records the most runs in a single ODI Asia Cup for India with 357 runs in the 2012 edition. In that competition, the right-handed batter hit two centuries and one half-century.
Which Pakistani scored the most runs in a single Asia Cup edition?
Shoaib Malik records the most runs for Pakistan in a single Asia Cup (ODI) tournament. The right-handed batter scored 316 runs in the Asia Cup 2004 with the help of two centuries.
Which Bangladeshi scored the most runs in a single Asia Cup edition?
While there is no Bangladeshi cricketer to record the most runs in a single Asia Cup (ODI) tournament, Mushfiqur Rahim holds the record for most runs for Bangladesh in a single ODI Asia Cup edition. In the Asia Cup 2018, Rahim scored 302 runs in five innings, thanks to one century and one half-century.
Which Afghanistan scored the most runs in a single Asia Cup edition?
Just like Bangladesh, Afghanistan also haven’t any leading run-scorer in a single ODI Asia Cup tournament. Meanwhile, Mohammad Shahzad records most runs for Afghanistan in a single Asia Cup (ODI) edition with 268 runs in five innings in 2018, including one hundred and one half-century.
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