Abhishek Sharma shattered the record book as he continued his dream run of form in the 2025 Asia Cup during the final Super Four stage match of the tournament between India and Sri Lanka on Friday (September 26) at the Dubai International Stadium with a knock of 61 in just 31 balls at a strike-rate of 196.77 in a knock that included eight boundaries and two sixes.
This is the third successive half-century for Abhishek in the tournament, having also reached the milestone in the second round games against Pakistan and Bangladesh with knocks of 74 of 39, and 75 of 37, respectively. In the three group stage games, Abhishek scores of 30s in all matches. He has a stunning tally of 309 runs in six innings with an average of 51.40 and strike-rate of 204.6,4 which have seen him hit 31 fours and 19 sixes.
Abhishek Sharma Breaks Mohammad Rizwan’s Record
Abhishek went past Mohammad Rizwan’s tally and has the most runs in a single edition in the single edition of the Asia Cup in the T20 format. The 25-year-old broke the record of the Pakistan wicket-keeper batter, which he set in the 2022 edition when his team lost to Sri Lanka in the final.
Most Runs In Single Edition Of T20I Asia Cup
| Player | Runs | Year |
| Abhishek Sharma | 309 | 2025 |
| Mohammad Rizwan | 281 | 2022 |
| Virat Kohli | 276 | 2022 |
Abhishek is overall only the eight player from a full-member team to score over 300 runs from a full-member team in a T20I series or tournament. He needs only 23 runs in the final to break Phil Salt’s record to go top of the list and only 12 runs to go past Virat Kohli’ record for most runs in a multi-national event.
Abhishek Sharma’s World Record
Abhishek’s tally of 50 boundaries in the 2025 Asia Cup (31 fours, 19 sixes) is the most by a player from a Test playing country in a T20I series or tournament. He broke Tilakartene Dilshan’s world record, which was set during the 2009 T20 World Cup .
Most Boundaries In A Single T20I Series/Tourmament
| Player | Boundaries | Fours | Sixes | Tournament |
| Abhishek Sharma | 50 | 31 | 19 | Asia cup 2025 |
| Tilakartene Dilshan | 49 | 46 | 3 | T20 WC 2009 |
| Phil Salt | 46 | 24 | 22 | England tour of West Indies 2023-24 |
| Abhishek Sharma | 46 | 24 | 22 | India vs England 2024-25 |
| Finn Allen | 45 | 20 | 25 | New Zealand vs Pakistan 2023-24 |
| Aaron Finch | 44 | 25 | 19 | Zimbabwe T20I Tri-Series 2018 |
Abhishek’s strike-rate is the best among the players to make over 300 runs a tournament after Aaron Finch. The star batter is only the second Indian after Virat Kohli (4) to score more than 250 runs in a T20I series or tournament.