India Become First Team In Asia Cup 2025 To...

World No. 1 T20I batter Abhishek Sharma scored 61 runs from 31 balls, and Tilak Varma remained unbeaten on 49 runs from 34 balls to help India post a total of 202 runs for the loss of 5 wickets in the ongoing Asia Cup 2025 Super 4s match against Sri Lanka at Dubai International Cricket Stadium. The total by 202/5 on Friday, September 26, helps India become the first team to score more than 200 runs in an Asia Cup 2025 match.

Before India’s total of 202/5 against Sri Lanka, the highest team total in the ongoing tournament was 188 runs. In the tournament opener, Afghanistan posted a total of 188/6 in 20 overs against Hong Kong at Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi, and on September 19, India also scored 188 runs for the loss of 8 wickets against Oman

at the same venue.

Highest totals in Asia Cup 2025

TEAM	TOTAL	OVERS	AGAINST	VENUE	DATE
India	202/5	20	Sri Lanka	Dubai	September 26
Afghanistan	188/6	20	Hong Kong	Abu Dhabi	September 9
India	188/8	20	Oman	Abu Dhabi	September 19
India	174/4	18.5	Pakistan	Dubai	September 21
UAE	172/5	20	Oman	Abu Dhabi	September 15

In the history of the Asia Cup T20Is, only two times has a team managed to score more than 200 runs in a match, and on both occasions, it was India who achieved that feat.

The highest total in the history of Asia Cup T20Is is 212/2 in 20 overs by India against Afghanistan in Dubai on September 8, 2022.

Highest totals in Asia Cup T20Is

TEAM	TOTAL	OVERS	AGAINST	VENUE	DATE
India	212/2	20	Afghanistan	Dubai	September 8, 2022
India	202/5	20	Sri Lanka	Dubai	September 26, 2022
Pakistan	193/2	20	Hong Kong	Sharjah	September 2, 2022
India	192/2	20	Hong Kong	Dubai	August 31, 2022
Afghanistan	188/6	20	Hong Kong	Abu Dhabi	September 9, 2025
India	188/8	20	Oman	Abu Dhabi	September 19, 2025
Sri Lanka	184/8	19.2	Bangladesh	Dubai	September 1, 2022
Bangladesh	183/7	20	Sri Lanka	Dubai	September 1, 2022
Pakistan	182/5	19.5	India	Dubai	September 4, 2022
India	181/7	20	Pakistan	Dubai	September 4, 2022

In that fixture, in the absence of Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli opened the innings and remained unbeaten on 122 runs from 61 balls. Apart from Kohli, KL Rahul also scored a half-century in that match, and then Bhuvneshwar Kumar picked up 5 wickets for 4 runs in four overs.

Highest totals by Team India in Asia Cup T20Is

TOTAL	OVERS	AGAINST	VENUE	DATE
212/2	20	Afghanistan	Dubai	September 8, 2022
202/5	20	Sri Lanka	Dubai	September 26, 2025
192/2	20	Hong Kong	Dubai	August 31, 2022
188/8	20	Oman	Abu Dhabi	September 19, 2025
181/7	20	Pakistan	Dubai	September 4, 2022
174/4	18.5	Pakistan	Dubai	September 21, 2025
173/8	20	Sri Lanka	Dubai	September 6, 2022
168/6	20	Bangladesh	Dubai	September 24, 2025
166/6	20	Bangladesh	Mirpur	February 24, 2016
148/5	19.4	Pakistan	Dubai	August 28, 2022

For Sri Lanka, five bowlers – Maheesh Theekshana, Dushmantha Chameera, Wanindu Hasaranga, Dasun Shanka and Charith Asalanka – picked up one wicket each.