As the Asia Cup 2025 unfolds, the tournament is expected to produce some blockbuster high-scoring clashes. The top eight best teams from Asia are going head-to-head to conquer the ultimate glory in the shortest format, ahead of the all-important T20I World Cup next year.
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Batters are often known to rule the shorter formats. This edition of the Continental League is featuring a mix of young & fearless batters, and some very experienced veterans of the sport.
In this article, The Sporting News takes a look at the top five highest run-scorers of the Asia Cup 2025.
Top 5 highest run-scorers at the Asia Cup 2025
India's Abhishek Sharma leads the list with 248 total runs with nearly 50 average and over 200 strike rate. Here is the top 5 list:
| Player | Team | Matches | Innings | Runs | Average | Strike Rate | HS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abhishek Sharma | India | 7 | 7 | 314 | 44.85 | 200.00 | 75 |
| Pathum Nissanka | Sri Lanka | 6 | 6 | 261 | 43.50 | 160.12 | 107 |
| Sahibzada Farhan | Pakistan | 7 | 7 | 217 | 31.00 | 116.04 | 58 |
| Tilak Varma | India | 7 | 6 | 213 | 71.00 | 131.48 | 69* |
| Fakhar Zaman | Pakistan | 7 | 7 | 181 | 30.16 | 120.66 | 50 |
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Top 10 highest run-scorers in the history of the Asia Cup (ODIs and T20Is)
Sri Lankan legend Sanath Jayasuriya leads the chart for the most runs in the history of the tournament. The left-handed batter has scored a total of 1220 runs in the tournament across formats.
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Jayasuriya is closely followed by the former India T20I skippers, Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli, both of whom are a part of the top 3.
| Player | Team | Matches | Innings | Runs |
| Sanath Jayasuriya | Sri Lanka | 25 | 24 | 1220 |
| Rohit Sharma | India | 37 | 35 | 1210 |
| Virat Kohli | India | 26 | 22 | 1171 |
| Kumar Sangakkara | Sri Lanka | 24 | 23 | 1075 |
| Sachin Tendulkar | India | 23 | 21 | 971 |
| Shoaib Malik | Pakistan | 21 | 19 | 907 |
| Mushfiqur Rahim | Bangladesh | 32 | 32 | 875 |
| Arjun Ranatunga | Sri Lanka | 19 | 19 | 741 |
| MS Dhoni | India | 24 | 20 | 690 |
| Shakib Al Hasan | Bangladesh | 25 | 25 | 687 |
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