Mohammad Rizwan ended Asia Cup 2022 as the leading run-scorer of the competition. The Pakistan batter was involved in a tight battle with India's Virat Kohli but edged out in the end after a brilliant half-century in the final against Sri Lanka in Dubai however, was not able to get his team over the line. You can check the list of most runs in the Asia Cup 2022 below. Asia Cup 2022 Super 4 Points Table Live Updated.

Asia Cup 2022 is currently taking place in the UAE. The pitches in the UAE are mostly batting-friendly but tricky sometimes. Batters of different teams are batting profoundly and gathering some excelling results for both their team and themselves. The multi-national event that kick-started on 27 August, is almost drawing near to the final. India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Afghanistan were the top four teams to make it to the second round of the event- Super 4. So far, round two has witnessed some action-packed performances by all four teams. Sri Lanka after an opening defeat at the hands of Afghanistan in group match, avenged well in the super four stage and thrashed them back by 4 wickets. The multiple little cameos by various Lankan batters got the team through to achieve a total of 176 runs. Meanwhile, the epic rivalry of India and Pakistan was back again in the second round on Sunday and Rizwan's scintillating batting powered by Nawaz's 41 off 20 set the tone right for Green Shirts to win the match. Most Wickets in Asia Cup 2022: Mohammad Nawaz Tops List of Leading Wicket-takers, Mujeeb ur Rahman on Second Spot.

Most Runs in Asia Cup 2022

Rank Batsman Team Matches Runs Highest Score
1 Mohammad Rizwan Pakistan 6 281 78*
2 Virat Kohli India 5 276 122
3 Ibrahim Zadran Afghanistan 5 196 64*
4 Bhanuka Rajapaksa Sri Lanka 6 191 71*
5 Pathum Nissanka Sri Lanka 6 173 55*

It is only the second time that the Asia Cup is being played in T20 format. The first time when the T20 format was introduced in the Asia Cup was in the year 2016. The shortest format of cricket is usually considered to be more conducive for a batsman than a bowler. Batters get a space where they can reveal their game gutsily and breed maximum runs in a trice. With the 2022 T20 World Cup Australia also in the offing within a month's period, many batsmen from Asian nations while playing Asia Cup 2022 will be bearing in their minds that how important their form from here could help their momentum in the upcoming world tournament.

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