Abhishek Sharma, leading the tournament’s run charts, became the first batter to surpass 300 runs in a T20 Asia Cup edition.
Abhishek Sharma Continues Stellar Form in Asia Cup 2025
Abhishek Sharma extended his purple patch in the Asia Cup 2025, registering his third consecutive fifty in the Super Four stage. The opener has emerged as India’s standout performer, creating a significant gap between his consistency and the rest of the batting line-up.
On Friday, the left-handed batter dominated the Sri Lanka bowlers, smashing 61 runs off just 31 balls with eight fours and two sixes, maintaining a strike rate of 196.77. He gave India a blazing start, helping them reach 71/1 in the powerplay before being dismissed by Sri Lanka skipper Charith Asalanka in the 9th over.
The innings also saw Abhishek make history, becoming the first batter to cross 300 runs in a single T20 Asia Cup edition. He surpassed Mohammad Rizwan to become the tournament’s highest run-getter in a single edition, breaking Virat Kohli’s previous record of 276 runs for India in 2022.
Most runs in a T20 Asia Cup edition
310* – Abhishek Sharma in 2025 (6 innings)
281 – Mohammad Rizwan in 2022 (6 innings)
276 – Virat Kohli in 2022 (5 innings)
196 – Ibrahim Zadran in 2022 (5 innings)
Reaching 50 in 25 or fewer balls most times for India in T20Is
7 – Suryakumar Yadav
6 – Rohit Sharma
6 – Abhishek Sharma
4 – Yuvraj Singh
3 – KL Rahul
He also scored half-centuries in the last two matches against Pakistan and Bangladesh, making it three in a row, which put him on the special list of players.
Three consecutive 50-plus scores for India (T20I)
Virat Kohli (3 times)
KL Rahul (2 times)
Suryakumar (2 times)
Rohit Sharma
Shreyas Iyer
Abhishek Sharma*
The 25-year-old has shown great consistency in the T20I this year, which has also helped him claim the top spot in the ICC rankings. He joined an elite company in T20Is by registering seven consecutive scores of 30 or more, matching feats previously achieved by Rizwan and Rohit.
