Sanath Jayasuriya holds the record for the most runs in Asia Cup ODI history. The Sri Lankan opener scored 1220 runs in 25 matches between 1990 and 2008. With 6 centuries and 3 fifties, he averaged 53.04 and had a strike rate of 102.52. His highest score was 130.
In second place is Kumar Sangakkara, also from Sri Lanka. He scored 1075 runs in 24 matches from 2004 to 2014. Sangakkara hit 4 centuries and 8 fifties, averaging 48.86 with a top score of 121.
Sachin Tendulkar ranks third for the most runs in Asia Cup ODI. Playing for India, he made 971 runs in 23 matches between 1990 and 2012. Tendulkar scored 2 centuries and 7 half-centuries with an average of 51.1 and a strike rate of 85.47.
Highest Run Scorers in Asia Cup ODI
| Player | Country | Tenure | Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 0 | 4s | 6s |
| Sanath Jayasuriya | Sri Lanka | 1990-2008 | 25 | 24 | 1 | 1220 | 130 | 53.04 | 1190 | 102.52 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 139 | 23 |
| Kumar Sangakkara | Sri Lanka | 2004-2014 | 24 | 23 | 1 | 1075 | 121 | 48.86 | 1272 | 84.51 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 107 | 7 |
| Sachin Tendulkar | India | 1990-2012 | 23 | 21 | 2 | 971 | 114 | 51.1 | 1136 | 85.47 | 2 | 7 | – | 108 | 8 |
| Rohit Sharma | India | 2008-2023 | 28 | 26 | 6 | 939 | 111* | 46.95 | 1057 | 88.83 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 81 | 28 |
| Mushfiqur Rahim | Bangladesh | 2008-2023 | 25 | 25 | 2 | 830 | 144 | 36.08 | 999 | 83.08 | 2 | 3 | – | 61 | 11 |
| Shoaib Malik | Pakistan | 2000-2018 | 17 | 15 | 3 | 786 | 143 | 65.5 | 867 | 90.65 | 3 | 3 | – | 76 | 8 |
| Virat Kohli | India | 2010-2023 | 16 | 13 | 1 | 742 | 183 | 61.83 | 744 | 99.73 | 4 | 1 | – | 70 | 7 |
| Arjuna Ranatunga | Sri Lanka | 1984-1997 | 19 | 19 | 6 | 741 | 131* | 57 | 895 | 82.79 | 1 | 6 | – | 49+ | 7+ |
| Mahela Jayawardene | Sri Lanka | 2000-2014 | 28 | 26 | 3 | 674 | 78 | 29.3 | 769 | 87.64 | – | 7 | 3 | 70 | 6 |
| MS Dhoni | India | 2008-2018 | 19 | 16 | 6 | 648 | 109* | 64.8 | 739 | 87.68 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 47 | 12 |
| Aravinda de Silva | Sri Lanka | 1984-2000 | 24 | 22 | 2 | 645 | 96* | 32.25 | 773 | 83.44 | – | 4 | – | 44+ | 4+ |
| Marvan Atapattu | Sri Lanka | 1997-2004 | 13 | 12 | 2 | 642 | 100 | 64.2 | 903 | 71.09 | 1 | 6 | – | 51 | 2 |
| Inzamam-ul-Haq | Pakistan | 1995-2004 | 15 | 13 | 3 | 591 | 88 | 59.1 | 662 | 89.27 | – | 6 | 1 | 41 | 12 |
| Shakib Al Hasan | Bangladesh | 2010-2023 | 18 | 18 | 2 | 575 | 80 | 35.93 | 568 | 101.23 | – | 5 | 2 | 57 | 9 |
| Gautam Gambhir | India | 2008-2012 | 13 | 13 | – | 573 | 100 | 44.07 | 637 | 89.95 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 60 | 2 |
| Suresh Raina | India | 2008-2012 | 13 | 13 | 4 | 547 | 116* | 60.77 | 480 | 113.95 | 2 | 3 | – | 48 | 18 |
| Younis Khan | Pakistan | 2004-2012 | 14 | 13 | 2 | 546 | 144 | 49.63 | 543 | 100.55 | 2 | 3 | – | 47 | 5 |
| Shikhar Dhawan | India | 2014-2018 | 9 | 9 | – | 534 | 127 | 59.33 | 584 | 91.43 | 2 | 2 | – | 62 | 8 |
| Shahid Afridi | Pakistan | 1997-2014 | 23 | 21 | 6 | 532 | 124 | 35.46 | 378 | 140.74 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 46 | 26 |
| Navjot Sidhu | India | 1988-1997 | 14 | 12 | 4 | 530 | 104* | 66.25 | 682 | 77.71 | 1 | 6 | – | 43 | 7 |
| Tamim Iqbal | Bangladesh | 2008-2018 | 13 | 13 | 1 | 519 | 70 | 43.25 | 638 | 81.34 | – | 6 | – | 59 | 3 |
| Sourav Ganguly | India | 1997-2004 | 13 | 12 | 2 | 518 | 135* | 51.8 | 700 | 74 | 1 | 4 | – | 44 | 13 |
| Umar Akmal | Pakistan | 2010-2014 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 510 | 102* | 51 | 513 | 99.41 | 1 | 4 | – | 39 | 9 |
| Virender Sehwag | India | 2004-2010 | 13 | 13 | – | 509 | 119 | 39.15 | 447 | 113.87 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 67 | 12 |
| Mohammad Yousuf | Pakistan | 2000-2008 | 14 | 12 | 3 | 490 | 100* | 54.44 | 638 | 76.8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 48 | 4 |
| Mohammad Azharuddin | India | 1988-2000 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 468 | 90* | 58.5 | 563 | 83.12 | – | 4 | 1 | 25 | 9 |
| Misbah-ul-Haq | Pakistan | 2008-2014 | 14 | 13 | 4 | 419 | 76 | 46.55 | 490 | 85.51 | – | 5 | 1 | 31 | 10 |
| Mohammad Hafeez | Pakistan | 2012-2014 | 9 | 9 | – | 403 | 105 | 44.77 | 581 | 69.36 | 1 | 3 | – | 35 | 3 |
| Hashmatullah Shahidi | Afghanistan | 2018-2023 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 373 | 97* | 62.16 | 490 | 76.12 | – | 5 | 1 | 26 | 1 |
| Athar Ali Khan | Bangladesh | 1988-1997 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 368 | 82 | 36.8 | 641 | 57.41 | – | 2 | – | 27+ | 2+ |
| Tillakaratne Dilshan | Sri Lanka | 2000-2012 | 20 | 18 | 1 | 368 | 71 | 21.64 | 408 | 90.19 | – | 2 | 1 | 38 | 2 |
| Chamara Kapugedera | Sri Lanka | 2008-2012 | 12 | 11 | 2 | 365 | 75 | 40.55 | 443 | 82.39 | – | 4 | 1 | 26 | 8 |
| Lahiru Thirimanne | Sri Lanka | 2012-2014 | 8 | 8 | – | 363 | 102 | 45.37 | 477 | 76.1 | 2 | – | – | 34 | 3 |
| Babar Azam | Pakistan | 2018-2023 | 10 | 9 | – | 363 | 151 | 40.33 | 432 | 84.02 | 1 | 1 | – | 33 | 6 |
| Akram Khan | Bangladesh | 1988-2000 | 13 | 13 | 1 | 345 | 64 | 28.75 | 545 | 63.3 | – | 2 | – | 23+ | 1+ |
| Rahul Dravid | India | 1997-2004 | 13 | 9 | – | 334 | 104 | 37.11 | 427 | 78.22 | 1 | 2 | – | 29 | 1 |
| Angelo Mathews | Sri Lanka | 2010-2018 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 331 | 74* | 82.75 | 402 | 82.33 | – | 3 | 1 | 24 | 3 |
| Mahmudullah | Bangladesh | 2008-2018 | 20 | 19 | 6 | 328 | 74 | 25.23 | 525 | 62.47 | – | 1 | 1 | 19 | 2 |
| Saeed Anwar | Pakistan | 1995-2000 | 9 | 9 | – | 320 | 90 | 35.55 | 412 | 77.66 | – | 2 | 1 | 36 | 3 |
| Imam-ul-Haq | Pakistan | 2018-2023 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 317 | 83 | 45.28 | 421 | 75.29 | – | 4 | – | 19 | 7 |
| Mohammad Ashraful | Bangladesh | 2004-2010 | 12 | 12 | – | 316 | 109 | 26.33 | 504 | 62.69 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 29 | 2 |
| Yuvraj Singh | India | 2004-2008 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 312 | 50 | 39 | 354 | 88.13 | – | 1 | 1 | 24 | 7 |
| Mohammad Shahzad | Afghanistan | 2014-2018 | 9 | 9 | – | 308 | 124 | 34.22 | 377 | 81.69 | 1 | 1 | – | 32 | 10 |
| Upul Tharanga | Sri Lanka | 2010-2018 | 9 | 9 | – | 304 | 57 | 33.77 | 379 | 80.21 | – | 2 | – | 32 | 3 |
| Shubman Gill | India | 2023-2023 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 302 | 121 | 75.5 | 323 | 93.49 | 1 | 2 | – | 35 | 6 |
| Dinesh Karthik | India | 2010-2018 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 302 | 66 | 43.14 | 410 | 73.65 | – | 1 | – | 30 | 2 |
| Nasir Jamshed | Pakistan | 2008-2012 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 298 | 112 | 74.5 | 300 | 99.33 | 1 | 3 | – | 34 | 4 |
| Asanka Gurusinha | Sri Lanka | 1986-1995 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 281 | 85 | 31.22 | 440 | 63.86 | – | 1 | 1 | 6+ | 4+ |
| Asghar Afghan | Afghanistan | 2014-2018 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 277 | 90* | 34.62 | 360 | 76.94 | – | 2 | 1 | 18 | 8 |
| Roshan Mahanama | Sri Lanka | 1986-1997 | 16 | 14 | 1 | 273 | 55 | 21 | 491 | 55.6 | – | 1 | 1 | 14+ | 1+ |
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