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Top 5: Most Fifty Scored by a batter in ODI Asia Cup

Virat Kohli has only one fifty in 10 ODI innings in Asia Cup so far.

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Virat Kohli
Virat Kohli (Image Source: Twitter)

The 16th edition of the Asia Cup is all set to begin on 30 August 2023. Due to the proposed hybrid model by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), this tournament is going to be co-hosted by Pakistan and Sri Lanka.

This time, it will be the 14th edition which will be played in a 50-over format. Over all these years, various batters from different Asian teams managed to perform brilliantly with some top century and fifty-plus knocks.   

Here are the Top Five Batters with the Most Fifties in Asia Cup ODIs:

5.Sourav Ganguly & 4 others, 4 Fifties:

Sourav Ganguly
Sourav Ganguly (Image Source: Twitter)

A total of 5 players are in the joint fifth spot with four fifties in ODIs in the history of the tournament. Umar Akmal from Pakistan, Sourav Ganguly and Mohammad Azharuddin from India, and Chamara Kapugedara and Aravinda de Silva from Sri Lanka are on the list. 

However, Akmal notched up those fifties in 12 matches. While Ganguly scored those fifties in 13 matches. Kapugedara smashed these fifties in 11 innings while Azharuddin in 13 innings. Meanwhile, Aravinda de Silva took 22 innings to score these fifties from 1984 to 2000.      

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