World No. 1 T20I batter Abhishek Sharma entered his name in the history books on Friday, September 26, by breaking the record of scoring the most runs in one edition of the Asia Cup T20Is. The left-handed batter from Punjab needed 34 runs in the ongoing match against Sri Lanka at Dubai International Cricket Stadium to go past Mohammad Rizwan’s tally, and he achieved the objective during the 5th over of India’s innings after Sri Lanka’s captain Charith Asalanka won the toss and opted to field first.
Rizwan played six matches for the Babar Azam-led side in the 2022 Asia Cup and amassed a total of 281 runs. On the other hand, Abhishek has 282 runs to his name now in six matches.
He broke Rizwan’s record by hitting a four on the fifth ball of Dushmantha
Chameera’s over.
If Abhishek manages to score at least 52 runs in the ongoing match, then he will become the first batter to score 300 runs in one edition of the Asia Cup T20Is.
Most runs in one edition of Asia Cup T20Is
| PLAYER | COUNTRY | EDITION | MATCHES | RUNS |
| Abhishek Sharma | India | 2025 | 6 | 285* |
| Mohammad Rizwan | Pakistan | 2022 | 6 | 281 |
| Virat Kohli | India | 2022 | 5 | 276 |
| Ibrahim Zadran | Afghanistan | 2022 | 5 | 196 |
| Babar Hayat | Hong Kong | 2016 | 3 | 194 |
Batting superstar Virat Kohli is in the third spot now. The former India captain played five matches in the 2022 Asia Cup and scored 276 runs.
Most runs in one edition of Asia Cup T20Is for India
| PLAYER | EDITION | MATCHES | RUNS |
| Abhishek Sharma | 2025 | 6 | 285* |
| Virat Kohli | 2022 | 5 | 276 |
| Virat Kohli | 2016 | 5 | 153 |
| Suryakumar Yadav | 2022 | 5 | 139 |
| Rohit Sharma | 2016 | 5 | 138 |
Abhishek, who top-scored for India in the last two Super 4s matches played against Pakistan and Bangladesh, is the only batter to score more than 200 runs in the ongoing 2025 edition of the Asia Cup. Bangladesh’s Saif Hassan is second on the list with 178 runs in four matches, and Pakistan’s Sahibzada Farhan has amassed a total of 160 runs in six matches played so far.
Most runs in Asia Cup 2025
| PLAYER | COUNTRY | MATCHES | RUNS | BEST SCORE |
| Abhishek Sharma | India | 6 | 285* | 75 |
| Saif Hassan | Bangladesh | 4 | 178 | 69 |
| Sahibzada Farhan | Pakistan | 6 | 160 | 58 |
| Pathum Nissanka | Sri Lanka | 5 | 154 | 68 |
| Towhid Hridoy | Bangladesh | 6 | 139 | 58 |
Abhishek is now the fourth-highest run-getter in the Asia Cup T20Is. Only two batters – Virat Kohli and Pathum Nissanka – have managed to score more than 300 runs in the T20I format of the Asia Cup.
Most runs in Asia Cup T20Is
| PLAYER | COUNTRY | MATCHES | RUNS | BEST SCORE |
| Virat Kohli | India | 10 | 429 | 122* |
| Pathum Nissanka | Sri Lanka | 11 | 327 | 68 |
| Babar Hayat | Hong Kong | 8 | 292 | 122 |
| Abhishek Sharma | India | 6 | 285* | 75 |
| Mohammad Rizwan | Pakistan | 6 | 281 | 78* |
Most runs in Asia Cup T20Is for India
| PLAYER | MATCHES | RUNS | BEST SCORE |
| Virat Kohli | 10 | 429 | 122* |
| Abhishek Sharma | 6 | 285* | 75 |
| Rohit Sharma | 9 | 271 | 83 |
| Suryakumar Yadav | 11 | 208* | 68* |
| KL Rahul | 5 | 132 | 62 |
During India’s last Super 4s match against Bangladesh, Abhishek scored 75 runs from 37 balls and during his stay at the crease hammered 6 fours and 5 sixes.
