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Asia Cup 2025 highest run scorers: Top 5 batters with most runs in the T20 tournament in UAE

Devansh Poddar

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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

Bangladesh's Litton Das leads the list with 87 total runs but has played two matches in the tournament so far.

PlayerTeamMatchesInningsRunsAverageStrike RateHS
Liton DasBangladesh228743.50133.8459
Sediqullah AtalAfghanistan1173-140.3873*
Mohammad HarisPakistan116666.00153.4866
Azmatullah OmarzaiAfghanistan115353.00252.3853
Babar HayatHong Kong225326.5096.3639

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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.

PlayerTeamMatchesInningsRuns
Sanath JayasuriyaSri Lanka25241220
Rohit SharmaIndia37351210
Virat KohliIndia26221171
Kumar SangakkaraSri Lanka24231075
Sachin TendulkarIndia2321971
Shoaib MalikPakistan2119907
Mushfiqur RahimBangladesh3232875
Arjun RanatungaSri Lanka1919741
MS DhoniIndia2420690
Shakib Al HasanBangladesh2525687

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Devansh Poddar

Devansh Poddar is a content producer for The Sporting News' India edition.