The big tournament Asia cup T20 2016 is going on in Bangladesh just before World T20 2016. Runs are raining there in each T20 match. So we have made a list of Leading run scorer of Asia cup 2016. The batsman which scored more runs will be on the top of the table and we have included top 5 batsman of the tournament in the list.
Total 5 team are participating in the tournament India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka (Defending Champion) , Bangladesh (host) and the team from the qualifier round United Arab Emirates. The tournament is started from 24th February 2016 with India vs Bangladesh match where India defeated Bangladesh. Rohit Sharma was the batsman who scored 83 runs in the match which is the highest individual score in this Asia cup 2016 so far.
Each team will play 4 league matches and the team which will maintain themselves in the top two position in the Asia cup points table will play the grand Finale of the tournament. Now India is on the top of the points table with 4 points followed by Sri Lanka with 2 points.
Here is the List of Top 5 Batsman, leading run scorer of the Asia cup 2016 with Highest Individual score :-
Batsman | Total Run Scored | Innings | Average | Highest Individual | |
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Sabbir Rahman (Bangladesh) | 176 | 5 | 36.00 | 80 vs Sri Lanka | |
Virat Kohli (India) | 154 | 4 | 56.50 | 56* vs Sri Lanka | |
Dinesh Chandimal (Sri Lanka) | 149 | 4 | 37.25 | 58 vs pakistan | |
Rohit Sharma (India) | 138 | 5 | 27.60 | 83 vs Ban | |
Tillakaratne Dilshan (Sri Lanka) | 132 | 4 | 44.00 | 75* vs Pak | |
Mahmudullah (Bangladesh) | 121 | 5 | 88.00 | 36* vs UAE | |
Sarfraz Ahmed (Pakistan) | 121 | 4 | 60.50 | 58* vs Ban | |
Shoaib Malik (Pakistan) | 121 | 4 | 60.50 | 63* vs UAE | |
Umar Akmal | 105 | 4 | 35.00 | 50* vs UAE | |
Shaiman Anwar (UAE) | 103 | 4 | 25.75 | 46 vs Pakistan | |
Soumya Sarkar (Bangladesh) | 94 | 5 | 18.80 | 48 v s Pak | |
Yuvraj Singh (India) | 89 | 4 | 44.50 | 35 vs SL |
Also check : Leading Wicket Taker of Asia cup 2016
Have a Look : Leading run Scorer T20 World Cup 2016
We will update this table after each match of the Asia cup, so keep visiting cricket99.com and stay updated.