Highest Run Chase in Asia Cup: The Men’s Asia Cup is a cricket tournament run by the Asian Cricket Council every two years. It brings together the senior men’s national teams from Asia to decide the continental champion. The event started in 1983, the same year the Council was formed to promote goodwill among Asian countries. It is the only regional competition in cricket where the winner earns the title of champion of Asia.
The Asia Cup in 2025 will be the 17th edition of the tournament, which will take place in 2025 in the United Arab Emirates from 9 to 28 September. All matches will follow the Twenty20 International format. India is the defending champion from 2023. The five full members of the Asian Cricket Council, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka, qualify automatically. They will be joined by the United Arab Emirates, Oman, and Hong Kong, who finished in the top three of the 2024 ACC Men’s Premier Cup.
Highest Run Chase in Asia Cup
India holds the record for the biggest chase, when they scored 330/4 in 47.5 overs on 18 March 2012 against Pakistan. In 2014, at Mirpur, Pakistan chased 327 and finished with 329 for 7 against Bangladesh. India chased 309 twice in 2008—making 310 for 4 against Sri Lanka in Karachi, and before that, Pakistan scored 309 for 2 against India at the same ground.
Bangladesh’s best run chase in the Asia Cup tournament came in 2012, reaching 293 for 5 against India in Mirpur. India managed 284 against Bangladesh in Karachi in 2008, then 280 in Fatullah in 2014, and 268 against Pakistan in Dambulla in 2010. Sri Lanka’s biggest chase was 265 for 8 against India in Fatullah in 2014.
| Team | Vs | Target | Score | Overs | Venue | Date |
| India | Pakistan | 330 | 330/4 | 47.5 | Mirpur | 18 Mar 2012 |
| Pakistan | Bangladesh | 327 | 329/7 | 49.5 | Mirpur | 4 Mar 2014 |
| India | Sri Lanka | 309 | 310/4 | 46.5 | Karachi | 3 Jul 2008 |
| Pakistan | India | 309 | 309/2 | 45.3 | Karachi | 2 Jul 2008 |
| India | Pakistan | 300 | 301/4 | 42.1 | Karachi | 26 Jun 2008 |
| Bangladesh | India | 290 | 293/5 | 49.2 | Mirpur | 16 Mar 2012 |
| India | Bangladesh | 284 | 284/3 | 43.2 | Karachi | 28 Jun 2008 |
| India | Bangladesh | 280 | 280/4 | 49.0 | Fatullah | 26 Feb 2014 |
| India | Pakistan | 268 | 271/7 | 49.5 | Dambulla | 19 Jun 2010 |
| Sri Lanka | India | 265 | 265/8 | 49.2 | Fatullah | 28 Feb 2014 |
FAQs
Q. What is the highest run chase score in ODI history?
A. South Africa chasing 434 was the highest successful ODI chase of all time.
Q. Who won the Asia Cup 7 times?
A. India is the most successful team in Asia Cup history, lifting the trophy 8 times since the tournament began in 1984.
Q. Will Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma play in the Asia Cup 2025?
A. No. The two former India captains retired from T2I cricket after leading India to the 2024 T20 World Cup crown.
Q. Is the Asia Cup an ICC trophy?
A. The Men’s Asia Cup is the biennial cricket tournament organized by the Asian Cricket Council.
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