The Asia Cup is a cricket tournament played in two formats – One Day International format and T20 International format. Only Asian countries participate in the continental championship. The Asia Cup is the only continental championship in cricket.
The tournament was first played in 1984, a year after the formation of the Asian Cricket Council (ACC). Originally, it was scheduled to be held every two years. Later it was organized every four years. As of now, it alternates between ODI and T20I formats every 2 years depending on the format of the upcoming ICC tournament.
Most Runs In Asia Cup History
*Last Updated on 18th September 2023
| Player | Span | Mat | Inns | Runs | HS | Ave | 100 | 50 |
| ST Jayasuriya (SL) | 1990-2008 | 25 | 24 | 1220 | 130 | 53.04 | 6 | 3 |
| KC Sangakkara (SL) | 2004-2014 | 24 | 23 | 1075 | 121 | 48.86 | 4 | 8 |
| SR Tendulkar (IND) | 1990-2012 | 23 | 21 | 971 | 114 | 51.10 | 2 | 7 |
| RG Sharma (IND) | 2008-2023 | 28 | 26 | 939 | 111* | 46.95 | 1 | 9 |
| Mushfiqur Rahim (BAN) | 2008-2023 | 25 | 25 | 830 | 144 | 36.08 | 2 | 3 |
| Shoaib Malik (PAK) | 2000-2018 | 17 | 15 | 786 | 143 | 65.50 | 3 | 3 |
| V Kohli (IND) | 2010-2023 | 16 | 13 | 742 | 183 | 61.83 | 4 | 1 |
| A Ranatunga (SL) | 1984-1997 | 19 | 19 | 741 | 131* | 57.00 | 1 | 6 |
| DPMD Jayawardene (SL) | 2000-2014 | 28 | 26 | 674 | 78 | 29.30 | – | 7 |
| MS Dhoni (IND) | 2008-2018 | 19 | 16 | 648 | 109* | 64.80 | 1 | 3 |
| PA de Silva (SL) | 1984-2000 | 24 | 22 | 645 | 96* | 32.25 | – | 4 |
| MS Atapattu (SL) | 1997-2004 | 13 | 12 | 642 | 100 | 64.20 | 1 | 6 |
| Inzamam-ul-Haq (PAK) | 1995-2004 | 15 | 13 | 591 | 88 | 59.10 | – | 6 |
| Shakib Al Hasan (BAN) | 2010-2023 | 18 | 18 | 575 | 80 | 35.93 | – | 5 |
| G Gambhir (IND) | 2008-2012 | 13 | 13 | 573 | 100 | 44.07 | 1 | 5 |
| SK Raina (IND) | 2008-2012 | 13 | 13 | 547 | 116* | 60.77 | 2 | 3 |
| Younis Khan (PAK) | 2004-2012 | 14 | 13 | 546 | 144 | 49.63 | 2 | 3 |
| S Dhawan (IND) | 2014-2018 | 9 | 9 | 534 | 127 | 59.33 | 2 | 2 |
| Shahid Afridi (PAK) | 1997-2014 | 23 | 21 | 532 | 124 | 35.46 | 2 | 1 |
| NS Sidhu (IND) | 1988-1997 | 14 | 12 | 530 | 104* | 66.25 | 1 | 6 |
| Tamim Iqbal (BAN) | 2008-2018 | 13 | 13 | 519 | 70 | 43.25 | – | 6 |
| SC Ganguly (IND) | 1997-2004 | 13 | 12 | 518 | 135* | 51.80 | 1 | 4 |
| Umar Akmal (PAK) | 2010-2014 | 12 | 12 | 510 | 102* | 51.00 | 1 | 4 |
| V Sehwag (IND) | 2004-2010 | 13 | 13 | 509 | 119 | 39.15 | 1 | 3 |
| Mohammad Yousuf (PAK) | 2000-2008 | 14 | 12 | 490 | 100* | 54.44 | 1 | 2 |
| M Azharuddin (IND) | 1988-2000 | 18 | 13 | 468 | 90* | 58.50 | – | 4 |
| Misbah-ul-Haq (PAK) | 2008-2014 | 14 | 13 | 419 | 76 | 46.55 | – | 5 |
| Mohammad Hafeez (PAK) | 2012-2014 | 9 | 9 | 403 | 105 | 44.77 | 1 | 3 |
| Hashmatullah Shahidi (AFG) | 2018-2023 | 7 | 7 | 373 | 97* | 62.16 | – | 5 |
| Athar Ali Khan (BAN) | 1988-1997 | 11 | 11 | 368 | 82 | 36.80 | – | 2 |
| TM Dilshan (SL) | 2000-2012 | 20 | 18 | 368 | 71 | 21.64 | – | 2 |
| CK Kapugedera (SL) | 2008-2012 | 12 | 11 | 365 | 75 | 40.55 | – | 4 |
| HDRL Thirimanne (SL) | 2012-2014 | 8 | 8 | 363 | 102 | 45.37 | 2 | – |
| Babar Azam (PAK) | 2018-2023 | 10 | 9 | 363 | 151 | 40.33 | 1 | 1 |
| Akram Khan (BAN) | 1988-2000 | 13 | 13 | 345 | 64 | 28.75 | – | 2 |
| R Dravid (IND) | 1997-2004 | 13 | 9 | 334 | 104 | 37.11 | 1 | 2 |
| AD Mathews (SL) | 2010-2018 | 11 | 10 | 331 | 74* | 82.75 | – | 3 |
| Mahmudullah (BAN) | 2008-2018 | 20 | 19 | 328 | 74 | 25.23 | – | 1 |
| Saeed Anwar (PAK) | 1995-2000 | 9 | 9 | 320 | 90 | 35.55 | – | 2 |
| Imam-ul-Haq (PAK) | 2018-2023 | 9 | 8 | 317 | 83 | 45.28 | – | 4 |
| Mohammad Ashraful (BAN) | 2004-2010 | 12 | 12 | 316 | 109 | 26.33 | 1 | 1 |
| Yuvraj Singh (IND) | 2004-2008 | 11 | 10 | 312 | 50 | 39.00 | – | 1 |
| Mohammad Shahzad (AFG) | 2014-2018 | 9 | 9 | 308 | 124 | 34.22 | 1 | 1 |
| WU Tharanga (SL) | 2010-2018 | 9 | 9 | 304 | 57 | 33.77 | – | 2 |
| Shubman Gill (IND) | 2023-2023 | 6 | 6 | 302 | 121 | 75.50 | 1 | 2 |
| KD Karthik (IND) | 2010-2018 | 12 | 11 | 302 | 66 | 43.14 | – | 1 |
| Nasir Jamshed (PAK) | 2008-2012 | 6 | 6 | 298 | 112 | 74.50 | 1 | 3 |
| AP Gurusinha (SL) | 1986-1995 | 10 | 10 | 281 | 85 | 31.22 | – | 1 |
| Asghar Afghan (AFG) | 2014-2018 | 9 | 9 | 277 | 90* | 34.62 | – | 2 |
| RS Mahanama (SL) | 1986-1997 | 16 | 14 | 273 | 55 | 21.00 | – | 1 |
| BKG Mendis (SL) | 2018-2023 | 8 | 8 | 270 | 92 | 33.75 | – | 3 |
| Mehidy Hasan Miraz (BAN) | 2018-2023 | 11 | 11 | 268 | 112* | 29.77 | 1 | – |
| Mohammad Nabi (AFG) | 2014-2023 | 11 | 11 | 267 | 65 | 24.27 | – | 2 |
| AT Rayudu (IND) | 2014-2018 | 10 | 9 | 260 | 60 | 43.33 | – | 3 |
| Fawad Alam (PAK) | 2008-2014 | 4 | 3 | 251 | 114* | 251.00 | 1 | 2 |
| Javed Omar (BAN) | 1995-2004 | 7 | 7 | 250 | 85* | 41.66 | – | 3 |
| Imrul Kayes (BAN) | 2010-2018 | 7 | 7 | 248 | 72* | 41.33 | – | 3 |
| Saleem Malik (PAK) | 1984-1997 | 9 | 9 | 248 | 62 | 27.55 | – | 2 |
| Aminul Islam (BAN) | 1988-2000 | 14 | 14 | 238 | 47 | 18.30 | – | – |
| Nasir Hossain (BAN) | 2012-2014 | 8 | 7 | 237 | 54 | 39.50 | – | 1 |
| Anamul Haque (BAN) | 2014-2023 | 5 | 5 | 231 | 100 | 46.20 | 1 | 1 |
| KL Rahul (IND) | 2018-2023 | 5 | 4 | 229 | 111* | 76.33 | 1 | 1 |
| Ahmed Shehzad (PAK) | 2014-2014 | 5 | 5 | 228 | 103 | 45.60 | 1 | 1 |
| DA Gunawardene (SL) | 2004-2004 | 6 | 6 | 227 | 73 | 45.40 | – | 2 |
| DSBP Kuruppu (SL) | 1984-1988 | 9 | 9 | 222 | 58* | 27.75 | – | 1 |
| Alok Kapali (BAN) | 2004-2008 | 10 | 10 | 216 | 115 | 21.60 | 1 | – |
| S Samarawickrama (SL) | 2023-2023 | 6 | 6 | 215 | 93 | 35.83 | – | 2 |
| Najmul Hossain Shanto (BAN) | 2018-2023 | 5 | 5 | 213 | 104 | 42.60 | 1 | 1 |
| Litton Das (BAN) | 2018-2023 | 9 | 9 | 212 | 121 | 23.55 | 1 | – |
| Rahmat Shah (AFG) | 2014-2023 | 8 | 8 | 209 | 72 | 26.12 | – | 1 |
| Khaled Mashud (BAN) | 1995-2004 | 14 | 13 | 205 | 54 | 18.63 | – | 1 |
| Salman Butt (PAK) | 2008-2010 | 7 | 7 | 201 | 74 | 33.50 | – | 2 |
| MDKJ Perera (SL) | 2014-2023 | 9 | 9 | 198 | 64 | 22.00 | – | 1 |
| HP Tillakaratne (SL) | 1988-1995 | 9 | 8 | 197 | 48 | 32.83 | – | – |
| Mohammad Rizwan (PAK) | 2023-2023 | 5 | 4 | 195 | 86* | 97.50 | – | 2 |
| Raqibul Hasan (BAN) | 2008-2008 | 5 | 5 | 195 | 83 | 39.00 | – | 2 |
| Ijaz Ahmed (PAK) | 1988-1988 | 3 | 3 | 192 | 124* | 96.00 | 1 | 1 |
| Samiullah Shinwari (AFG) | 2014-2018 | 6 | 6 | 192 | 81 | 38.40 | – | 2 |
| RA Jadeja (IND) | 2010-2023 | 20 | 11 | 182 | 52* | 26.00 | – | 1 |
| Minhajul Abedin (BAN) | 1986-1997 | 13 | 12 | 182 | 40 | 15.16 | – | – |
| Iftikhar Ahmed (PAK) | 2023-2023 | 5 | 3 | 179 | 109* | 89.50 | 1 | – |
| KIC Asalanka (SL) | 2023-2023 | 6 | 6 | 179 | 62* | 44.75 | – | 1 |
| Imran Nazir (PAK) | 2000-2004 | 8 | 8 | 179 | 80 | 22.37 | – | 1 |
| Abdul Razzaq (PAK) | 2000-2010 | 11 | 9 | 175 | 43 | 29.16 | – | – |
| AM Rahane (IND) | 2014-2014 | 4 | 4 | 174 | 73 | 43.50 | – | 2 |
| Moin Khan (PAK) | 1995-2004 | 14 | 10 | 174 | 56* | 34.80 | – | 1 |
| Yasir Hameed (PAK) | 2004-2004 | 4 | 4 | 166 | 102 | 41.50 | 1 | – |
| SV Manjrekar (IND) | 1990-1995 | 7 | 4 | 162 | 75* | 81.00 | – | 2 |
| Ramiz Raja (PAK) | 1986-1997 | 9 | 9 | 160 | 52 | 17.77 | – | 1 |
| Sarfaraz Ahmed (PAK) | 2008-2018 | 13 | 8 | 159 | 46* | 26.50 | – | – |
| Towhid Hridoy (BAN) | 2023-2023 | 5 | 5 | 158 | 82 | 31.60 | – | 2 |
| Habibul Bashar (BAN) | 1995-2004 | 12 | 12 | 156 | 57 | 13.00 | – | 1 |
| MAR Samarasekera (SL) | 1986-1988 | 5 | 5 | 145 | 66 | 36.25 | – | 1 |
| Moin-ul-Atiq (PAK) | 1988-1988 | 2 | 2 | 143 | 105 | 71.50 | 1 | – |
| Ishan Kishan (IND) | 2023-2023 | 6 | 4 | 143 | 82 | 47.66 | – | 1 |
| KMDN Kulasekara (SL) | 2008-2012 | 12 | 11 | 142 | 37 | 20.28 | – | – |
| Mashrafe Mortaza (BAN) | 2008-2018 | 19 | 15 | 142 | 34* | 11.83 | – | – |
| Imran Farhat (PAK) | 2004-2010 | 4 | 4 | 139 | 66 | 34.75 | – | 1 |
| Mominul Haque (BAN) | 2014-2018 | 6 | 6 | 139 | 51 | 23.16 | – | 2 |
| Rashid Khan (AFG) | 2018-2023 | 7 | 6 | 138 | 57* | 46.00 | – | 1 |
| Wasim Akram (PAK) | 1986-2000 | 12 | 8 | 138 | 50 | 23.00 | – | 1 |
| Mohammad Mithun (BAN) | 2018-2018 | 6 | 6 | 137 | 63 | 22.83 | – | 2 |
| Mohsin Khan (PAK) | 1984-1986 | 5 | 5 | 136 | 39 | 27.20 | – | – |
| Junaid Siddique (BAN) | 2010-2010 | 2 | 2 | 135 | 97 | 67.50 | – | 1 |
| P Nissanka (SL) | 2023-2023 | 6 | 6 | 132 | 41 | 22.00 | – | – |
| M Amarnath (IND) | 1988-1988 | 4 | 4 | 131 | 74* | 65.50 | – | 1 |
| WPUJC Vaas (SL) | 1995-2008 | 19 | 12 | 129 | 34* | 16.12 | – | – |
| A Jadeja (IND) | 1995-2000 | 8 | 4 | 126 | 93 | 31.50 | – | 1 |
| M Prabhakar (IND) | 1984-1995 | 9 | 5 | 126 | 60 | 31.50 | – | 2 |
| LPC Silva (SL) | 2008-2008 | 6 | 6 | 126 | 50 | 21.00 | – | 1 |
| Javed Miandad (PAK) | 1984-1988 | 5 | 5 | 125 | 67 | 31.25 | – | 1 |
| Fakhar Zaman (PAK) | 2018-2023 | 10 | 9 | 121 | 31 | 13.44 | – | – |
| LRD Mendis (SL) | 1984-1988 | 9 | 7 | 118 | 36 | 23.60 | – | – |
| Nazimuddin (BAN) | 2008-2012 | 9 | 9 | 116 | 47 | 12.88 | – | – |
| Najibullah Zadran (AFG) | 2014-2023 | 9 | 9 | 115 | 23 | 12.77 | – | – |
| K Srikkanth (IND) | 1988-1988 | 4 | 4 | 112 | 42 | 28.00 | – | – |
| UDU Chandana (SL) | 1997-2004 | 10 | 5 | 110 | 46 | 22.00 | – | – |
| Gulbadin Naib (AFG) | 2018-2023 | 7 | 7 | 108 | 42* | 27.00 | – | – |
| SC Khanna (IND) | 1984-1984 | 2 | 2 | 107 | 56 | 107.00 | – | 2 |
| Nizakat Khan (HKG) | 2018-2018 | 2 | 2 | 105 | 92 | 52.50 | – | 1 |
| IK Pathan (IND) | 2004-2012 | 12 | 7 | 104 | 38* | 34.66 | – | – |
| Naimur Rahman (BAN) | 1995-2000 | 7 | 7 | 104 | 47 | 17.33 | – | – |
| Tabarak Dar (HKG) | 2004-2008 | 4 | 4 | 101 | 36 | 25.25 | – | – |
| DB Vengsarkar (IND) | 1984-1988 | 6 | 4 | 98 | 50* | 32.66 | – | 1 |
| Amjad Ali (UAE) | 2008-2008 | 2 | 2 | 96 | 77 | 48.00 | – | 1 |
| Noor Ali Zadran (AFG) | 2014-2014 | 3 | 3 | 96 | 44 | 32.00 | – | – |
| DM de Silva (SL) | 2018-2023 | 8 | 8 | 95 | 41 | 11.87 | – | – |
| Khurram Khan (UAE) | 2004-2008 | 4 | 4 | 93 | 78 | 23.25 | – | 1 |
| Anshuman Rath (HKG) | 2018-2018 | 2 | 2 | 92 | 73 | 46.00 | – | 1 |
| HH Pandya (IND) | 2018-2023 | 6 | 2 | 92 | 87 | 46.00 | – | 1 |
| Jahurul Islam (BAN) | 2010-2012 | 5 | 5 | 89 | 53 | 22.25 | – | 1 |
| Kamran Akmal (PAK) | 2010-2010 | 3 | 3 | 88 | 51 | 29.33 | – | 1 |
| Mohammad Tauqir (UAE) | 2004-2008 | 4 | 4 | 87 | 55 | 21.75 | – | 1 |
| DN Wellalage (SL) | 2023-2023 | 6 | 5 | 86 | 42* | 28.66 | – | – |
| Mohammad Naim (BAN) | 2023-2023 | 4 | 4 | 85 | 28 | 21.25 | – | – |
| NLTC Perera (SL) | 2014-2018 | 7 | 6 | 85 | 28 | 21.25 | – | – |
| Sharjeel Khan (PAK) | 2014-2014 | 4 | 4 | 84 | 26 | 21.00 | – | – |
| Abdur Razzak (BAN) | 2004-2014 | 18 | 11 | 84 | 22* | 10.50 | – | – |
| Faruk Ahmed (BAN) | 1988-1990 | 4 | 4 | 83 | 57 | 20.75 | – | 1 |
| Mudassar Nazar (PAK) | 1984-1986 | 5 | 5 | 83 | 47* | 20.75 | – | – |
| Ibrahim Zadran (AFG) | 2023-2023 | 2 | 2 | 82 | 75 | 41.00 | – | 1 |
| Umar Gul (PAK) | 2008-2014 | 11 | 8 | 80 | 39 | 13.33 | – | – |
| PC de Silva (SL) | 2014-2014 | 5 | 5 | 78 | 44 | 19.50 | – | – |
| Asif Ali (PAK) | 2018-2018 | 5 | 4 | 77 | 31 | 19.25 | – | – |
| Aamer Sohail (PAK) | 1995-1997 | 6 | 6 | 77 | 40 | 12.83 | – | – |
| Sompal Kami (NEP) | 2023-2023 | 2 | 2 | 76 | 48 | 38.00 | – | – |
| K Weeraratne (SL) | 2000-2008 | 6 | 4 | 76 | 40 | 19.00 | – | – |
| T Thushara (SL) | 2008-2008 | 5 | 5 | 76 | 28 | 15.20 | – | – |
| Zaheer Abbas (PAK) | 1984-1984 | 2 | 2 | 74 | 47 | 37.00 | – | – |
| RS Kaluwitharana (SL) | 1995-2000 | 8 | 7 | 74 | 33 | 10.57 | – | – |
