Asia Cup 2025 has started today from 9 September.
Asia Cup 2025: The 17th season of Asia Cup has started. This tournament will be played from 9 September to 28 September. This time 8 teams are participating in the tournament, which have been divided into two groups of four each. Group A includes defending champion India, Pakistan, Oman and host UAE. On the other hand, Group B includes Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Hong Kong.
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Asia Cup 2025: It is worth noting that the Asia Cup started in 1984, but in the year 2016 it was played for the first time in T20 format. On the other hand, this time also it is being played in T20 format keeping in mind the ICC T20 World Cup 2026. Well, over the years, many cricket records have been made and broken during the Asia Cup, but in this news we are going to tell you about five such records, which can be broken this time:
These 5 records can be broken in Asia Cup 2025
5 Most in Asia Cup 2025 (in T20)
Asia Cup 2025: The record of scoring the most runs in the T20 format of Asia Cup is in the name of Virat Kohli, who has scored 429 runs in 10 matches played at an average of 85.80. However, this season Afghanistan’s vice-captain Ibrahim Zadran will have a chance to break this record of Virat Kohli.
Zadran has scored a total of 196 runs in five matches played in the Asia Cup at a strike rate of 65.33. If he scores 233 more runs this season, he will become the first player to score the most runs in the T20 format of this Asia Cup.
4 Most wickets in Asia Cup (in T20)
Indian team’s Bhuvneshwar Kumar has taken 13 wickets in 6 matches played in the T20 format of the Asia Cup. He is the highest wicket-taker in the Asia Cup. However, this record of Bhuvneshwar can be broken in the year 2025.
Afghanistan’s Rashid Khan who has taken 11 wickets. If he takes three more wickets in this tournament, he will surpass Bhuvneshwar Kumar in terms of taking most wickets in the T20 format of the Asia Cup.
3 Highest individual score (in T20)
It is worth noting that the record for scoring the highest individual score in the T20 format of the Asia Cup is held by former Indian captain Virat Kohli, who scored 122 runs against Afghanistan in 2022. However, before this, Babar Hayat of Hong Kong played an innings of 122 runs in the 2016 Asia Cup. According to this, it seems that if he can play such an innings this time too, then he can leave Virat Kohli behind in this matter.
2 Most runs in a season of Asia Cup
Let us tell you that the record for scoring the most runs in a season of Asia Cup is held by former Sri Lankan legendary all-rounder Sanath Jayasuriya, who scored a total of 378 runs in the Asia Cup held in 2008.
Although it was an ODI format, Mohammad Rizwan has scored the most runs in a season in T20 format. Rizwan scored a total of 281 runs in the Asia Cup held in 2022. In this season of Asia Cup, there are many such players in different teams, who can leave Rizwan behind in terms of scoring the most runs in a season.
1 The first team that can win the Asia Cup twice
It is worth noting that the Indian cricket team has won the Asia Cup a total of 8 times. However, in the T20 format, India and Sri Lanka have won the Asia Cup once each. According to this, if any one of the teams from India and Sri Lanka manages to win the title in 2025, then either of them will become the first team to have won the T20 format of the Asia Cup a total of two times.
