The Asia Cup 2025 has showcased some outstanding performances with both bat and ball. After the high-profile India vs Pakistan clash on September 21, several players have stood out.
Batting Highlights
India’s Abhishek Sharma leads the run charts with 173 runs in four matches, maintaining an average of 43.25. Sri Lanka’s Pathum Nissanka follows with 146 runs, while Pakistan’s Sahibzada Farhan has contributed 132 runs. Bangladesh’s Towhid Hridoy and Sri Lanka’s Kusal Mendis round out the top five with 127 and 122 runs, respectively.
Top individual scores in the tournament include Abhishek Sharma’s 74, Kusal Mendis’ unbeaten 74, and Sediqullah Atal’s unbeaten 73. In terms of batting averages, Sri Lanka’s Dasun Shanaka leads with 71.00, followed by Bangladesh’s Shamim Hossain at 67.00 and Jaker Ali at 62.00. India captain Suryakumar Yadav averages 54.00, while Hong Kong’s Nizakat Khan has an average of 47.00.
Pathum Nissanka has the most fifties so far with two, while Abhishek Sharma, Oman’s Aamir Kaleem, UAE’s Alishan Sharafu, and Afghanistan’s Azmatullah Omarzai each have one. Sharma also dominates in power hitting with 12 sixes, followed by Omarzai and Mohammad Nabi with 8 each. Among boundaries, Sharma leads with 17 fours, with Nissanka close behind at 16, and Kusal Mendis, Litton Das, and Shubman Gill tied with 13 each.
Bowling Highlights
In bowling, UAE’s Junaid Siddique and India’s Kuldeep Yadav are tied at the top with nine wickets apiece. Bangladesh’s Mustafizur Rahman has taken seven wickets, while Sri Lanka’s Nuwan Thushara and Pakistan’s Saim Ayub have six wickets each.
Kuldeep Yadav recorded the best figures of the tournament so far with 4 for 7, while Siddique and Thushara have impressed with 4 for 18. Afghanistan’s Gulbadin Naib currently holds the best bowling average of 4.00, followed by Siddique at 6.33 and Yadav at 8.77.