We all watch the highest level of international cricket on our television or digital platforms. However, the real game begins when those international stars are still teenagers, representing their junior national sides for the first time. That’s why the U-19 cricketing circuit is so important, with many international events being hosted, like the ACC U-19 Asia Cup.
The tournament takes place every couple of years after the first edition of the U19 Asia Cup took place in 1989. Since then, several records have been made and even broken in this tournament hosted by the Asian Cricket Council. Some players who start early end up playing more than one edition of the U19 Asia Cup and here on this page, we’re looking at the top run scorers in this competition till date.
ACC U19 Asia Cup – top run scorers of all-time
Most of the players on this top 10 list of the top run scorers in ACC U19 Asia Cup history have played more than one edition of this competition. Topping the list is Pakistan’s Sami Aslam who played 10 games and smashed 840 runs across two editions of the U19 Asia Cup in 2012 and 2014, and his tally included 4 fifties and 4 centuries, at a whopping 93+ batting average.
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The only players on this list who feature here after having played only one edition of the U19 Asia Cup include Ashiqur Rahman Shibli (Bangladesh) and Unmukt Chand (India), with 378 and 370 runs respectively. See below for our complete Asia Cup U1-9 top 10 run scorers list, last updated as of 30th November 2024, at the start of the 2024 U-19 Asia Cup:
U19 Asia Cup top run scorers list
| Batter | Runs (Matches) | Career span | High Score | 100s / 50s |
| Sami Aslam | 840 (10) | 2012-2014 | 134 | 4 / 4 |
| Himanshu Rana | 451 (8) | 2016-2017 | 130 | 2 / 2 |
| Rohit Paudel | 419 (12) | 2016-2019 | 91 | 0 / 3 |
| Vijay Zol | 399 (10) | 2012-2014 | 109* | 2 / 2 |
| Ashiqur Rahman Shibli | 378 (5) | 2023 | 129 | 2 / 2 |
| Towhid Hridoy | 374 (12) | 2017-2019 | 120 | 1 / 2 |
| Unmukt Chand | 370 (5) | 2012 | 121 | 2 / 0 |
| Darwish Rasooli | 341 (8) | 2016-2017 | 105* | 1 / 3 |
| Saif Hassan | 337 (8) | 2016-2017 | 90 | 0 / 3 |
| Rohail Nazir | 330 (11) | 2017-2019 | 117 | 1 / 0 |
Sami Aslam also holds the records for the most fifties and most hundreds in the competition’s history, with 4 each. We don’t think anyone will be beating his runs tally in this tournament any time soon, unless we see more teams being added and longer schedules per tournament. In terms of averages, Shibli leads the charts by a long way, scoring at 126 in his 5 innings!
Who has the most runs in U19 Asia Cup history?
While Sami leads the list, there’s one player who could also climb a few positions here, in Pakistan’s Shahzaib Khan. Currently, he’s sitting right outside the top 10, with 327 runs in just 5 matches. He’s currently playing his second U19 Asia Cup and smashed 159 in the first game of his campaign, against India U-19.
Sami Aslam, another promising talent that never blossomed.
He is the highest run-scorer in the history of the U19 Asia Cups with 4 centuries and a whopping average of 93.#pakvsind #Cricket pic.twitter.com/FtaBerzbRR
— PakPassion.net (@PakPassion) November 30, 2024
India’s Vaibhav Suryavanshi debuted in the U-19 Asia Cup in the 2024 edition at the age of only 13 years, so he’s likely to play at least 3 editions of this tournament over time. If there’s someone who can challenge Aslam’s position at the top, it’s only this boy, who also become the youngest crorepati at the IPL 2025 Auction, where he bagged a contract of 1.1 Crore.
FAQs
Q. Who has the most runs in Asia Cup career?
Ans. Sri Lanka’s Sanath Jayasuriya has the most runs in the senior Asia Cup history, while Pakistan’s Sami Aslam leads the run scoring charts (840 runs) in the junior ACC U19 Asia Cup.
Q. How many U19 Asia Cups has India won?
Ans. India U-19 is the most successful team in this tournament’s history with as many as 8 titles to their name, while Bangladesh is the current defending champions.
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