List of Asia Cup cricket records
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This is an overall list of statistics and records of the Asia Cup, which was a One Day International tournament until 2016, since when it has alternated with Twenty20 International tournament.
One Day Internationals
Records and statistics
| Batting | ||
|---|---|---|
| Highest score[1] |  Virat Kohli v Pakistan |
183 (2012) |
| Most hundreds[2] |  Sanath Jayasuriya |
6 (1990–2008) |
| Most runs in a tournament[3] | 378 (2008) | |
| Highest average[4] | Virat Kohli |
61.83 (2010–2023) |
| Most Fours | 139 (1990–2008) | |
| Most fifties (and over)[5] | Kumar Sangakkara |
12 (2004–2014) |
| Most sixes[6] | Rohit Sharma |
28 (2008–2023) |
| Highest partnership[7] | K. L. Rahul & Virat Kohli (3rd wicket) v Pakistan |
233* (2023) |
| Highest strike rate[8] |  Azhar Mahmood |
225.00 (2000) |
| Most ducks[9] |  Rubel Hossain |
3 (2014–2018) |
| Salman Butt |
3 (2008–2010) | |
| Aminul Islam |
3 (1988–2000) | |
| Mahela Jayawardene |
3 (2000–2014) | |
| Bowling | ||
| Best bowling figures[10] | Ajantha Mendis |
6/13 (2008) |
| Most wickets in a tournament[11] | Ajantha Mendis |
17 (2008) |
| Most 5 wickets in an innings[12] | Lasith Malinga |
3 (2004–2018) |
| Fielding | ||
| Most dismissals (wicket-keeper)[13] | Mahendra Singh Dhoni |
36 (25 catches and 11 stumpings) (2008–2018) |
| Kumar Sangakkara |
36 (27 catches and 9 stumpings) (2004–2014) | |
| Most catches (fielder)[14] | Mahela Jayawardene |
15 (2000–2014) |
| Team | ||
| Highest score[15] | Pakistan v Bangladesh |
385/7 (2010) |
| Lowest score[16] | Sri Lanka v India |
50 (2023) |
| Individual | ||
| Most matches[17] | Mahela Jayawardene |
28 (2000–2014) |
| Rohit Sharma |
28 (2008–2023) | |
| Most matches as captain[18] | Mahendra Singh Dhoni |
14 (2008–2018) |
| Most matches as an umpire[19] |  Billy Bowden |
14 (2004–2014) |
Most runs
| Runs | Player | Mat | Inn | HS | Avg | 100s | 50s | Period |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,220 | Sanath Jayasuriya | 25 | 24 | 130 | 53.04 | 6 | 3 | 1990–2008 |
| 1,075 | Kumar Sangakkara | 26 | 23 | 121 | 48.86 | 4 | 8 | 2004–2014 |
| 971 | Sachin Tendulkar | 23 | 21 | 114 | 51.10 | 2 | 7 | 1990–2012 |
| 939 | Rohit Sharma † | 27 | 26 | 111* | 46.95 | 1 | 9 | 2008–2023 |
| 830 | Mushfiqur Rahim † | 25 | 25 | 144 | 36.08 | 2 | 3 | 2000–2023 |
| Last updated: 15 September 2023[20] | ||||||||
Most wickets
| Player | Team | Matches | Wickets | Overs | Runs | Econ. | Ave. | BBI | 4WI | 5WI | Span |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Muttiah Muralitharan | Sri Lanka |
24 | 30 | 230.2 | 865 | 3.75 | 28.83 | 5/31 | 1 | 1 | 1995–2010 |
| Lasith Malinga | Sri Lanka |
14 | 29 | 128.1 | 596 | 4.65 | 20.55 | 5/34 | 1 | 3 | 2004–2018 |
| Ajantha Mendis | Sri Lanka |
8 | 26 | 68.0 | 271 | 3.98 | 10.42 | 6/13 | 2 | 2 | 2008–2014 |
| Saeed Ajmal | Pakistan |
12 | 25 | 115.0 | 485 | 4.21 | 19.40 | 3/26 | 0 | 0 | 2008–2014 |
| Ravindra Jadeja | India |
20 | 25 | 151.1 | 657 | 4.34 | 26.28 | 4/29 | 2 | 0 | 2010–2023 † |
| Last updated: 15 September 2023[21] | |||||||||||
Most runs in the tournament
| Year | Player | Performance details |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Surinder Khanna | 107 runs |
| 1986 | Arjuna Ranatunga | 105 runs |
| 1988 | Ijaz Ahmed | 192 runs |
| 1990/91 | Arjuna Ranatunga | 166 runs |
| 1995 | Sachin Tendulkar | 205 runs |
| 1997 | Arjuna Ranatunga | 272 runs |
| 2000 | Mohammad Yousuf | 295 runs |
| 2004 | Shoaib Malik | 316 runs |
| 2008 | Sanath Jayasuriya | 378 runs |
| 2010 | Shahid Afridi | 265 runs |
| 2012 | Virat Kohli | 357 runs |
| 2014 | Lahiru Thirimanne | 279 runs |
| 2018 | Shikhar Dhawan | 342 runs |
| 2023 | Shubman Gill | 302 runs |
Most wickets in the tournament
| Year | Player | Performance details |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Ravi Shastri | 4 wickets |
| 1986 | Abdul Qadir | 9 wickets |
| 1988 | Arshad Ayub | 9 wickets |
| 1990/91 | Kapil Dev | 9 wickets |
| 1995 | Anil Kumble | 7 wickets |
| 1997 | Venkatesh Prasad | 7 wickets |
| 2000 | Abdul Razzaq | 8 wickets |
| 2004 | Irfan Pathan | 14 wickets |
| 2008 | Ajantha Mendis | 17 wickets |
| 2010 | Lasith Malinga | 9 wickets |
| 2012 | Umar Gul | 9 wickets |
| 2014 | Lasith Malinga Saeed Ajmal | 11 wickets |
| 2018 |  Rashid Khan Mustafizur Rahman Kuldeep Yadav | 10 wickets |
| 2023 | Matheesha Pathirana | 11 wickets |
Man of the tournament
| Year | Player | Performance details |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Surinder Khanna | 107 runs |
| 1986 | Arjuna Ranatunga | 105 runs |
| 1988 | Navjot Sidhu | 179 runs |
| 1990/91 | Not Awarded | -- |
| 1995 | Navjot Sidhu | 197 runs |
| 1997 | Arjuna Ranatunga | 272 runs |
| 2000 | Mohammad Yousuf | 295 runs |
| 2004 | Sanath Jayasuriya | 293 runs and 4 wickets |
| 2008 | Ajantha Mendis | 17 wickets |
| 2010 | Shahid Afridi | 265 runs and 3 wickets |
| 2012 | Shakib Al Hasan | 237 runs and 6 wickets |
| 2014 | Lahiru Thirimanne | 279 runs |
| 2018 | Shikhar Dhawan | 342 runs |
| 2023 | Kuldeep Yadav | 9 wickets |
Man of the match (in final)
| Year | Player | Performance details |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | No Final Played | — |
| 1986 | Javed Miandad | 67 runs |
| 1988 | Navjot Sidhu | 76 runs |
| 1990/91 | Mohammad Azharuddin | 54 runs |
| 1995 | Mohammad Azharuddin | 90 runs |
| 1997 | Marvan Atapattu | 84 runs |
| 2000 | Moin Khan | 56 runs |
| 2004 | Marvan Atapattu | 65 runs |
| 2008 | Ajantha Mendis | 6 wickets |
| 2010 | Dinesh Karthik | 66 runs |
| 2012 | Shahid Afridi | 32 runs and 1 wicket |
| 2014 | Lasith Malinga | 5 wickets |
| 2018 | Liton Das | 121 runs |
| 2023 | Mohammed Siraj | 6 wickets |
Twenty20 Internationals
Records and statistics
| Batting | ||
|---|---|---|
| Most runs[22] | Pathum Nissanka |
434 (2022–2025) |
| Highest score[23] | Virat Kohli vs Afghanistan |
122* (2022) |
 Babar Hayat vs  Oman |
122 (2016) | |
| Most sixes[24] | Abhishek Sharma |
19 (2025) |
| Most ducks[25] | Saim Ayub Kusal Mendis |
4 |
| Most hundreds[26] | Babar Hayat Virat Kohli Pathum Nissanka |
1 |
| Highest strike rate (Minimum 125 balls)[27] | Abhishek Sharma |
200.00 (2025) |
| Highest strike rate in an inning (Minimum 20 balls)[28] | Mohammad Nabi v Sri Lanka |
272.72 (2025) |
| Highest partnership[29] | Pathum Nissanka & Kusal Perera (2nd wicket) v India |
127 (2025) |
| Bowling | ||
| Most wickets[30] | Kuldeep Yadav Haris Rauf Wanindu Hasaranga |
17 |
| Best bowling figures[31] | Bhuvneshwar Kumar v Afghanistan |
5/4 (2022) |
| Most wickets in a tournament[32] | Kuldeep Yadav |
17 (2025) |
| Most 5 wickets in an innings[33] | Bhuvneshwar Kumar |
1 (2022) |
| Fielding | ||
| Most dismissals (wicket-keeper)[34] | Kusal Mendis |
8 (7 catches and 1 stumping) (2022–2025) |
| Most catches (fielder)[35] | Babar Hayat |
9 (2016–2025) |
| Team | ||
| Highest score[36] | India v Afghanistan |
212/2 (2022) |
| Lowest score[37] | Hong Kong v Pakistan |
38/10 (2022) |
| Miscellaneous | ||
| Most matches[38] | Dasun Shanaka |
16 (2016–2025) |
| Most matches as captain[39] | Salman Ali Agha Amjad Javed Suryakumar Yadav |
7 |
| Most matches as an umpire[40] | Ruchira Palliyaguruge |
12 (2016–2025) |
Most runs
| Runs | Player | Mat | Inn | HS | Avg | 100s | 50s | Period |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 434 | Pathum Nissanka | 12 | 12 | 107 | 39.45 | 1 | 4 | 2022–2025 |
| 429 | Virat Kohli | 10 | 9 | 122* | 85.80 | 1 | 3 | 2016–2022 |
| 314 | Abhishek Sharma | 7 | 7 | 75 | 44.85 | 0 | 3 | 2025 |
| 292 | Babar Hayat | 8 | 8 | 122 | 36.50 | 1 | 1 | 2016–2025 |
| 281 | Mohammad Rizwan | 6 | 6 | 78* | 56.20 | 0 | 3 | 2022–2022 |
| Last updated: 28 September 2025[22] | ||||||||
Highest individual scores
| Runs | Player | Balls | 4s | 6s | SR | Opposition | Venue | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 122* | Virat Kohli | 61 | 12 | 6 | 200.00 | Afghanistan | Dubai International Stadium, Dubai | 8 September 2022 |
| 122 | Babar Hayat | 60 | 9 | 7 | 203.33 | Oman | Khan Shaheb Osman Ali Stadium, Fatullah | 19 February 2016 |
| 107 | Pathum Nissanka | 58 | 7 | 6 | 184.48 | India | Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai | 26 September 2025 |
| 84 | Rahmanullah Gurbaz | 45 | 4 | 6 | 186.66 | Sri Lanka | Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah | 3 September 2022 |
| 83 | Rohit Sharma | 55 | 7 | 3 | 150.90 | Bangladesh | Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Mirpur | 24 February 2016 |
| Last updated: 26 September 2025[23] | ||||||||
Highest average
| Average | Player | Mat | Inn | NO | Runs | Span |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 85.80 | Virat Kohli | 10 | 9 | 4 | 429 | 2016–2022 |
| 71.00 | Tilak Varma | 7 | 6 | 3 | 213 | 2025–2025 |
| 57.66 | Mahmudullah | 7 | 7 | 4 | 173 | 2016–2022 |
| 56.20 | Mohammad Rizwan | 6 | 6 | 1 | 281 | 2022–2022 |
| 47.75 | Bhanuka Rajapaksa | 6 | 6 | 2 | 191 | 2022–2022 |
| Qualification: At least 5 innings batted - Last updated: 28 September 2025[41] | ||||||
Most 50+ scores
| 50+ scores | Player | Mat | Inn | Runs | HS | 100s | 50s | Span |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Pathum Nissanka | 12 | 12 | 434 | 107 | 1 | 4 | 2022–2025 |
| 4 | Virat Kohli | 10 | 9 | 429 | 122* | 1 | 3 | 2016–2022 |
| 3 | Mohammad Rizwan | 6 | 6 | 281 | 78* | 0 | 3 | 2022–2022 |
| Abhishek Sharma | 7 | 7 | 314 | 75 | 0 | 3 | 2025–2025 | |
| Kusal Mendis | 11 | 11 | 277 | 74* | 0 | 3 | 2022–2025 | |
| Last updated: 28 September 2025[42] | ||||||||
Most wickets
| Wickets | Players | Mat | Inn | BBI | Span |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | Kuldeep Yadav | 7 | 7 | 4/7 | 2025–2025 |
| Haris Rauf | 11 | 11 | 3/29 | 2022–2025 | |
| Wanindu Hasaranga | 12 | 12 | 3/21 | 2022–2025 | |
| 15 | Hardik Pandya | 14 | 14 | 3/8 | 2016–2025 |
| 14 | Rashid Khan | 11 | 11 | 3/22 | 2022–2025 |
| Last updated: 28 September 2025[30] | |||||
Tournament statistics
General statistics by tournament
| Year | Host | Champion | Winning captain | Most runs | Most wickets | Player of the match (Final) | Player of the tournament |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Bangladesh |
India |
MS Dhoni |
Sabbir Rahman (176) |
Al-Amin Hossain (11) |
Shikhar Dhawan |
Sabbir Rahman |
| 2022 | Sri Lanka |
Sri Lanka |
Dasun Shanaka |
Mohammad Rizwan (281) |
Bhuvneshwar Kumar (11) |
Bhanuka Rajapaksa |
Wanindu Hasaranga |
| 2025 | United Arab Emirates |
India |
Suryakumar Yadav |
Abhishek Sharma (314) |
Kuldeep Yadav (17) |
Tilak Varma |
Abhishek Sharma |
Results of host teams
| Year | Host | Finish |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Bangladesh |
Runners-up |
| 2022 | Sri Lanka |
Champions |
| 2025 | United Arab Emirates |
Group stage |