Top 3 Best Knocks In Asia Cup By Indian Cricket Players

After the finish of ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024, where Men in Blue ended their title drought of 17 long years by lifting the trophy under Rohit Sharma’s captaincy they defeated South Africa in the finals at Kennington Oval Stadium in Barbados. However, the show is not over yet as Women's Asia Cup T20 has just started and our team will be seen taking the legacy of the Men’s cricket team forward.

The Women’s Asia Cup started from July 19th- July 28th, 2024. There will be 8 teams in the tournament who will be taking part in the 9th event of the Asia Cup. Hosting responsibilities have been given to the Sri Lanka Cricket Board for all the matches played at Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium in Dambulla. India’s women's team are leading the tournament by winning 7 titles till now.

This ongoing continental championship has 8 Asian teams facing each other; India Women, Sri Lanka Women, Pakistan Women, Bangladesh Women, Nepal Women, UAE Women, Malaysia Women, Thailand Women and will be played in a 20-over (T20I) format.

Regarding this year's Women Asia Cup format, the teams are split into two groups- Group A and B. Group A consists of India, Pakistan, Nepal and UAE. At the same time, Group B includes Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Malaysia and Thailand. The top two teams from each group will play the Super 4s and the qualifying teams will face each other for the ultimate final match and we cannot wait for it!

Throwing light on this event, let’s take a look at the top 3 best knocks in Asia Cup by Indian Players:

Top 3 Best Knocks In Asia Cup By Indian Players

1. 2012: Virat Kohli (IND VS PAK)

Team India's former captain, Virat Kohli is regarded as one of the best batsmen in cricketing history. During a match against our arch-rivals Pakistan, King Kohli recorded an impressive 183 runs in 148 balls. He hit 22 boundaries and one massive six, which contributed to his huge score.

Pakistan managed to register 329 runs in 50 overs which India surpassed comfortably after Kohli's explosive innings! Kohli’s 183 runs were scripted as the highest individual score in the series and remained his top innings in the ODI format.

2. 2012: Sachin Tendulkar (IND VS BAN)

]India's Master Blaster, Sachin Tendulkar is one of the best cricketers of our generation. Throughout his career, he has achieved multiple milestones, making him the God of cricket. During a match against Bangladesh in the 2012 edition of the Asia Cup, he added another milestone in this acclaimed cricketing career by scoring his 100th century. In fact, he became the first batter to achieve this feat in international cricket after scoring 114 runs off 147 balls.

Even though India lost the match (Bangladesh surpassed the score in 49.2 overs), it is still regarded as one of the finest knocks by an Indian player in the Asia Cup tournament. The veteran appeared in 23 Asia Cup tournaments in the ODI format and amassed 971 runs in 21 innings!

3. 2008: Virendra Sehwag (IND VS PAK)

Virendra Sehwag is deemed one of the most destructive openers the cricketing world has witnessed! During a super intense match against Pakistan for Asia Cup 2008, Viru smashed 119 runs in 95 balls! He hit 5 sixes, and 12 boundaries, adding to India's grand total of 301 runs in 42.1 overs. India won the match by 6 wickets against Pakistan's final score of 299 runs.

India Women have played 2 matches so far in the tournament where they are leading in their group after winning 2-back-to-back games having 4 points in 2 games with an NRR of 3.298.

India Women will be seen playing their next game against Nepal Women today at Dambulla Stadium.