The Asia Cup 2018 began with some explosive batting performances. Shikhar Dhawan led the run charts with 342 runs at a strike rate of 102.09, setting the tone for the tournament.
Rohit Sharma followed with a 317 runs, maintaining an impressive strike rate of 93.51. Mushfiqur Rahim also delivered a solid performance, scoring 302 runs at a strike rate of 81.18 including 5 sixes. Fans looked forward to even more fireworks as the tournament progressed!
| # | Player | Mat | Inns | N.O. | Runs | HS | AVG | S/R | 100 | 50 | 4S | 6S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shikhar Dhawan | 5 | 5 | 0 | 342 | 127 | 68.4 | 102.09 | 2 | 0 | 44 | 6 |
| 2 | Rohit Sharma | 5 | 5 | 2 | 317 | 111 | 105.67 | 93.51 | 1 | 2 | 25 | 13 |
| 3 | Mushfiqur Rahim | 5 | 5 | 0 | 302 | 144 | 60.4 | 81.18 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 5 |
| 4 | Mohammad Shahzad | 5 | 5 | 0 | 268 | 124 | 53.6 | 83.23 | 1 | 1 | 29 | 8 |
| 5 | Hashmatullah Shahidi | 5 | 5 | 1 | 263 | 97 | 65.75 | 72.25 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 0 |
| 6 | Imam ul-Haq | 5 | 5 | 1 | 225 | 83 | 56.25 | 73.77 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 3 |
| 7 | Shoaib Malik | 5 | 5 | 2 | 211 | 78 | 70.33 | 80.53 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 4 |
| 8 | Liton Das | 6 | 6 | 0 | 181 | 121 | 30.17 | 86.19 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 2 |
| 9 | Ambati Rayudu | 6 | 6 | 2 | 175 | 60 | 43.75 | 80.28 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 6 |
| 10 | Babar Azam | 5 | 5 | 0 | 156 | 66 | 31.2 | 70.91 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 2 |
| 11 | Mahmudullah | 6 | 6 | 0 | 156 | 74 | 26 | 65.82 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 2 |
| 12 | Dinesh Karthik | 6 | 5 | 2 | 146 | 44 | 48.67 | 71.22 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 |
| 13 | Mohammad Mithun | 6 | 6 | 0 | 137 | 63 | 22.83 | 74.46 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 2 |
| 14 | Mohammad Nabi | 5 | 5 | 0 | 134 | 64 | 26.8 | 107.20 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 7 |
| 15 | Rahmat Shah | 5 | 5 | 0 | 122 | 72 | 24.4 | 71.35 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 |
| 16 | Asghar Stanikzai | 5 | 5 | 0 | 115 | 67 | 23 | 92.00 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 17 | Mehedi Hasan | 6 | 6 | 1 | 110 | 42 | 22 | 70.97 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 |
| 18 | Rashid Khan | 5 | 4 | 2 | 87 | 57 | 43.5 | 142.62 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 1 |
| 19 | Imrul Kayes | 3 | 3 | 1 | 83 | 72 | 41.5 | 74.77 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 |
| 20 | Asif Ali | 5 | 4 | 0 | 77 | 31 | 19.25 | 91.67 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 21 | MS Dhoni | 6 | 4 | 0 | 77 | 36 | 19.25 | 62.10 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 22 | Gulbadin Naib | 5 | 5 | 3 | 71 | 42 | 35.5 | 72.45 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 23 | Ihsanullah | 4 | 4 | 0 | 71 | 45 | 17.75 | 65.74 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| 24 | Kedar Jadhav | 6 | 3 | 2 | 70 | 28 | 70 | 87.50 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 25 | Sarfraz Ahmed | 5 | 4 | 0 | 68 | 44 | 17 | 70.10 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Teams | M | W | L | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Group A | ||||
| India | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Group B | ||||
| Afghanistan | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Bangladesh | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Sri Lanka | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |