Abhishek Sharma has taken the Asia Cup 2025 running from the storm with the ability to play his fearless stroke and to take away the game in a case of overs in the UAE. Abhishek Sharma is currently India’s most explosive and consistent batsman and the leading run scorer in the ongoing Asia Cup 2025,
The left -handed batsman has continued his sensational run against Sri Lanka by killing his third consecutive fifty in the Super Four Stage. The Indian opener broke the men to 71/1 in blue in the powerplay, with a 31-gent 61, 8 fours and 2 sixes.,
His knock helped India post Sri Lanka at 202/5 in its 20 overs. Later, the islanders made a total match, thanks to Patam Nisanka’s stunning 107 and 58 against Kusal Perera against India. Thrilling Super Four Game went into a super over, which India won with five balls.
Abhishek Sharma became the first player to cross 300 in a single T20 Asia Cup
Men in Blue are unbeaten in the ongoing Asia Cup 2025, and now they are all set to face Pakistan in the final at Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Sunday, 28 September. In particular, Abhishek has scored 309 runs in 6 matches so far, which is a surprising strike rate of over 204 and an average of over 51.
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Meanwhile, Abhishek Sharma’s entertaining performance against Sri Lanka not only thrills fans on Friday, but also helps in script history in the continental tournament. Punjab Balak became the first batsman to cross 300 runs in a single T20 Asia Cup version.
Aabhishek overtook the previous record of 276 runs from Mohammad Rizwan and Virat Kohli’s 2022 editions in the same edition to 276 runs to score the most runs in the T20 Asia Cup.Now, he is on the verge of increasing his tally to set a new Asia Cup record.
The highest run player in T20 Asia Cup version:
310* – Abhishek Sharma (6 innings) in 2025
281 – Mohammad Rizwan (6 innings) in 2022
276 – Virat Kohli (5 innings) in 2022
196 – Ibrahim Zadran (5 innings) in 2022
Abhishek Sharma enters Elite Club with 22 balls
By reaching his fifty in just 22 balls against Sri Lanka, Abhishek joined an aristocratic list of batsmen, who has repeatedly reduced half a century in 25 delivery in T20I cricket. Indian captain Suryakumar Yadav led the Elite Chart by recording seven times.
Rohit Sharma scored the second place in 25 or less balls by scoring fifty T20I fifty, followed by Abhishek (6), Yuvraj Singh (4), and KL Rahul (3).
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Abhishek Sharma joins Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, and Suryakumar Yadav
Additionally, Abhishek has now made a half-century in three consecutive matches in the ongoing Asia Cup 2025, including impressive knock against Pakistan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka, which is currently one of the hottest batsmen in world cricket.
This remarkable line has placed Abhishek in an aristocratic group of Indian T20I players who have managed a 50-plus score. He joined Indian stars like Virat Kohli, KL Rahul, Suryakumar Yadav, Rohit Sharma and Shreyas Iyer in the elite list.