The T20 Asia Cup was played for the first time in 2016, right ahead of the ICC T20 World Cup. With the T20 World Cup becoming a regular event – generally happening every two years – and perhaps more with the desire to contrive India vs Pakistan matches since bilateral cricket is suspended between the two nations, the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) began conducting the Asia Cup in the T20I format as well since 2016.
India won the inaugural T20 Asia Cup in 2016, while Sri Lanka won the 2022 edition. The third T20 Asia Cup edition was held in 2025, just months ahead of the 2026 T20 World Cup.
Three batsmen have so far hit a hundred each in the T20 Asia Cup. Let us check them.
List Of Batsmen Who Hit Century In T20 Asia Cup Ft. Virat Kohli
122 – Babar Hayat (Hong Kong) vs Oman, Fatullah, 2016
Hong Kong’s middle-order batsman Babar Hayat became the first batsman to hit a century in the T20 Asia Cup with his knock of 122 against Oman during the 2016 Asia Cup in Bangladesh.
Chasing a target of 181 in Fatullah, Hayat whacked 122 runs off 60 balls, with the help of nine fours and seven sixes. Despite Babar Hayat’s terrific ton, Hong Kong lost by a small margin of five runs.
122* – Virat Kohli (India) vs Afghanistan, Dubai, 2022
Virat Kohli is the only Indian so far to have hit a century in the T20 version of the Asia Cup. He attained it against Afghanistan in Dubai in 2022.
While opening the batting, with Rohit Sharma rested, Kohli hammered 122 unbeaten runs off 61 balls, walloping 12 fours and six maximums. Kohli’s thumping knock propelled India to a huge total of 212 runs. In the chase, Afghanistan were blown away by Bhuvneshwar Kumar’s unbelievable spell of 4-1-4-5.
This was Virat Kohli’s maiden century in T20Is, and it also ended his wait of three years for his 71st international century.
107 – Pathum Nissanka (Sri Lanka) vs India, Dubai, 2025
Sri Lanka opener Pathum Nissanka creamed one of the best T20I centuries during the 2025 edition of the T20 Asia Cup, as he dazzled with a knock of 107 runs against India in Dubai in the pursuit of the target of 203 runs.
Nissanka exhilarated with plenty of delectable shots, comprising seven fours and six sixes. He had a tall stand of 127 (70) with Kusal Perera, putting Sri Lanka in a strong position.
However, India fought back with the ball and managed to tie the game. In the Super Over, the Lankans could muster only two runs against Arshdeep Singh, and the minnows once again lost to the powerhouse Indian side, with Nissanka’s outstanding ton going in vain.
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