Abhishek Sharma surpasses Virat Kohli and Mohammad Rizwan:Dominates run-scoring charts in a T20 Asia Cup; India stays unbeatable in Super Over showdowns

Team India stayed unbeatable in the Asia Cup and emerged victorious against Sri Lanka in the Super Over on Friday. At Dubai Stadium, while batting first, India scored 202 runs, losing 5 wickets. In response, the Sri Lankan team also scored the same number of runs and the match ended in a tie. However, in the Super Over, Sri Lanka could only score 2 runs and gave India 3-run target. While chasing it, captain Suryakumar Yadav scored three runs on the very first ball to secure India’s victory. The Indian team has now won 6 consecutive Super Overs. Notably, Team India is the only team in the world that has never lost a T20 tiebreaker. Moreover, Abhishek Sharma has become the highest run-scorer in a single T20 Asia Cup, breaking the records of Mohammad Rizwan and Virat Kohli. Top 12 Records Made in India-Sri Lanka Match India’s seventh consecutive win in Super Over The Indian team has played its seventh tie match so far. The Indian team won the tiebreaker in all seven matches. In one match, the winner was decided through a bowl-out. In the remaining 6 matches, the result was decided through Super Over. India played its first tie match against Pakistan on September 14, 2007, in Durban. Then the winner was decided through a bowl-out, and India clinched the win. After that, India played 6 more tie matches and won every time in the Super Over. The Indian team is the only team in the world that has not lost a single tiebreaker despite playing 7 Super Over games. 2. Abhishek becomes highest scorer in a T20 Asia Cup Abhishek Sharma has set the record for scoring the most runs in a single edition of T20 Asia Cup. He scored a total of 309 runs in 6 innings. Before him, Mohammad Rizwan had scored 281 runs in 6 innings in 2022. In the same year, Virat Kohli also played excellently, scoring 276 runs in 5 innings. Meanwhile, Afghanistan’s Ibrahim Zadran had scored 196 runs in 5 innings in 2022. 3. Abhishek scored fifty for the sixth time in 25 or fewer balls Abhishek Sharma scored fifty in 25 or fewer balls for the sixth time for India in T20s. He scored 61 runs against Sri Lanka. This record for India is held by captain Suryakumar Yadav. Notably, he has achieved this feat 7 times. 4. Abhishek matched Rohit-Rizwan’s record The record of scoring 30 or more runs consecutively in T20 International cricket is held by three players. In 2021, Mohammad Rizwan scored 30+ runs in 7 consecutive innings. Similarly, in 2021-22, Rohit Sharma also scored 30+ runs in 7 innings. And in 2025, Abhishek Sharma has scored 30 or more runs in 7 consecutive innings. 5. Abhishek scored 50+ runs in 3 successive innings for the first time In T20 International cricket, a few players have recorded scoring 50 or more runs in three consecutive innings for India. Virat Kohli has achieved this feat three times. KL Rahul and Suryakumar Yadav have accomplished this twice each. Additionally, Rohit Sharma, Shreyas Iyer and Abhishek Sharma have also achieved this milestone once each. 6. Abhishek Sharma completes 300 runs in the Asia Cup The record for most runs in a T20 tournament or series belongs to England’s Phil Salt. In 2023, Salt scored 331 runs in 5 innings against West Indies. Virat Kohli scored 319 runs in 6 innings during the T20 World Cup 2014, while TM Dilshan scored 317 runs in 7 innings during T20 World Cup 2009. In 2022, Mohammad Rizwan scored 316 runs in 6 innings against England. Additionally, in Asia Cup 2025, Abhishek Sharma set a new record by scoring 309 runs in 6 innings. 7. India made the second-highest total in T20 Asia Cup India scored the second-highest total in T20 Asia Cup yesterday. The team scored 202 runs, losing 5 wickets on Friday. Notably, the record for the highest total in the tournament is also held by India. The team had scored 212 runs at the loss of 2 wickets against Afghanistan in 2022. 8. Abhishek second Indian to score 300 runs in T20 Asia Cup Abhishek Sharma became the second Indian to score 300 runs in T20 Asia Cup. He has scored 309 runs in 6 innings. Virat Kohli is at number one as the tournament’s top scorer. He scored 429 runs in 9 innings of 10 matches between 2016 and 2022. 9. India made the highest total in Asia Cup 2025 India made the highest score so far in Asia Cup 2025. The team scored 202 runs for the loss of 5 wickets. Earlier, India had scored 188/8 runs against Oman in Abu Dhabi. On the same ground, Afghanistan secured third place in the records by scoring 188/6 runs against Hong Kong. 10. Nissanka has most 50+ scores in T20 Asia Cup Sri Lanka’s Pathum Nissanka holds the record for most 50+ scores in the T20 Asia Cup, achieving this feat 5 times in 12 innings. Following him is India’s Virat Kohli in second place with 4 half-centuries in 9 innings. Meanwhile, Pakistan’s Mohammad Rizwan has scored over 50 runs 3 times in 6 innings, Sri Lanka’s Kusal Mendis has done it 3 times in 12 innings, and India’s Abhishek Sharma has achieved this 3 times in just 6 innings. 11. Nissanka-Perera made the biggest partnership in T20 Asia Cup The 127-run partnership between Pathum Nissanka and Kusal Perera has become the highest partnership for any wicket in the T20 Asia Cup so far. The previous record was of a 119-run partnership between Virat Kohli and KL Rahul against Afghanistan in 2022. 12. Kuldeep becomes highest wicket-taker in a T20 Asia Cup India’s Kuldeep Yadav now holds the record for taking the most wickets in a single edition of the T20 Asia Cup. He has taken 13 wickets in 6 innings so far. Previously in 2016, UAE’s Amjad Javed had taken 12 wickets in 7 innings, while in the same year Bangladesh’s Al-Amin Hossain took 11 wickets in 5 innings and UAE’s Mohammad Naveed took 11 wickets in 7 innings. Additionally, in 2022, India’s Bhuvneshwar Kumar joined this record list by taking 11 wickets in 5 innings. Facts