The Asia Cup is just a few days away, and India and Pakistan would perhaps be the strongest teams to enter the competition. With the tournament happening in the UAE, the batters could be in focus once again — especially the ones who can play long innings, and are ready to spend time on the wicket.
Before the tournament starts, it becomes important to look at the highest run-getters in the Asia Cup, albeit, only in the T20I format. 2025 edition will only be the third T20I Asia Cup, after 2016 and 2022.
Asia Cup T20I Highest Run-getters
| Player | Matches | Runs | HS | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Virat Kohli (IND) | 10 | 429 | 122 | 85.50 |
| Rizwan (PAK) | 6 | 281 | 78 | 56.20 |
| Rohit Sharma (IND) | 9 | 271 | 83 | 30.11 |
| Babar Hayat (HKG) | 5 | 235 | 122 | 47.00 |
| Ibrahim Zadran (AFG) | 5 | 196 | 64 | 65.33 |
| PBB Rajapaksa (SL) | 6 | 191 | 71 | 47.75 |
| S Rahman (BAN) | 6 | 181 | 80 | 36.20 |
| N Zadran (AFG) | 8 | 176 | 60 | 35.20 |
| M Usman (UAE) | 7 | 176 | 46 | 29.33 |
| Mahmudullah (BAN) | 7 | 173 | 36 | 57.66 |
The Asia Cup 2025 will start on September 9 in Abu Dhabi, with the first match taking place between Afghanistan and Hong Kong. India play their first match on Sep 10, against the UAE in Dubai. Meanwhile, India and Pakistan go up against each other only on September 14.. and the arch-rivals can face-off a maximum of three times, if both team manage to reach the final.
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