The 2025 edition of the Asia Cup will feature a total of eight teams, and the matches will be played in the T20I format from September 9 to 28 in Dubai and Abu Dhabi. Suryakumar Yadav will lead the world No. 1 T20I team in the premier continental event, where they will also start as favourites to win the title. India is the most successful team in the Asia Cup’s history with eight titles, but the last time when the tournament was played in T20I format, India even failed to qualify for the final. The Men in Blue will look to come up with a big show this time around and win the title for the record-extending ninth time. Ahead of the start of the Asia Cup 2025, here’s a look at India’s record in the T20I format of the Asia Cup.
Team India have won 8 out of 10 matches played so far in the T20I format of the Asia Cup. (Picture Credit: AFP)
Under MS Dhoni’s leadership, India defeated Bangladesh by 8 wickets on March 6, 2016, to win the Asia Cup T20I title in Mirpur. However, in the 2022 edition, India even failed to qualify for the final. (Picture Credit: AFP)
India’s highest total in an Asia Cup T20I match is 212/2, which they posted against Afghanistan in Dubai on September 8, 2022. In that match, Virat Kohli remained unbeaten on 122 runs, and KL Rahul scored 62. (Picture Credit: AFP)
India’s lowest first innings total in an Asia Cup T20I match is 166/6 in 20 overs against Bangladesh on February 24, 2016, in Mirpur. But India still managed to win that fixture by 45 runs. (Picture Credit: AFP)
India’s biggest win in Asia Cup T20Is by a run margin is the 101-run triumph against Afghanistan in Dubai on September 8, 2022. (Picture Credit: AFP)
India’s biggest win by wicket margin in an Asia Cup T20I match came against UAE in Mirpur on March 3, 2016. Team India won that fixture by 9 wickets after chasing down the target of 82 runs in 10.1 overs. (Picture Credit: AFP)
Virat Kohli is India’s highest run getter in Asia Cup T20Is. In 10 matches, he has amassed a total of 429 runs. (Picture Credit: AFP)
Virat Kohli also holds the record of highest individual score for India in Asia Cup T20Is. He remained unbeaten on 122 runs from 61 balls against Afghanistan in Dubai on September 8, 2022. (Picture Credit: AFP)
Virat Kohli also tops the list of batters with the highest average in Asia Cup T20Is for India. The former India captain scored 429 runs in nine innings with an average of 85.80. (Picture Credit: AFP)
Suryakumar Yadav has scored 139 runs in Asia Cup T20Is for Team India with a strike rate of 163.52, which is the best by any batter who has faced at least 20 balls. (Picture Credit: AFP)
Virat Kohli has scored 1 century and 3 half-centuries in Asia Cup T20Is, which is the most by any Indian batter. (Picture Credit: AFP)
Rohit Sharma has hammered the most sixes for Team India in Asia Cup T20Is. In nine matches he scored 12 maximums. (Picture Credit: AFP)
The record of scoring the most runs in one edition of the Asia Cup T20Is for Team India is in the name of Virat Kohli. In the 2022 edition, Kohli played five matches and amassed a total of 276 runs. (Picture Credit: AFP)
Bhuvneshwar Kumar is India’s highest wicket-taker in Asia Cup T20Is. In six matches he has dismissed 13 batters. (Picture Credit: AFP)
The record of best bowling figures for India in Asia Cup T20Is is in the name of Bhuvneshwar Kumar. During the India-Afghanistan match played in Dubai on September 8, 2022, he picked up 5 wickets for 4 runs in 4 overs. (Picture Credit: AFP)
Bhuvneshwar Kumar is the only bowler in the history of the Asia Cup T20Is to take a five-wicket haul for India. He achieved the feat against Afghanistan in Dubai on September 8, 2022. (Picture Credit: AFP)
The record of taking the most wickets for India in one edition of the Asia Cup T20Is is in the name of Bhuvneshwar Kumar. In 2022, Bhuvi picked up 11 wickets in five matches. (Picture Credit: AFP)
MS Dhoni is India’s most successful wicketkeeper in Asia Cup T20Is. In five matches of the 2016 edition, he completed 7 dismissals (6 catches, 1 stumping). (Picture Credit: AFP)
Virat Kohli has completed four catches in 10 matches of the Asia Cup T20Is. He is India’s most successful outfielder in the competition. (Picture Credit: AFP)
The record of highest partnership for Men in Blue in the T20I format of the Asia Cup is in the name of Virat Kohli and KL Rahul. The duo added 119 runs for the first wicket against Afghanistan in Dubai on September 8, 2022. (Picture Credit: AFP)
Virat Kohli is India’s most capped player in Asia Cup T20Is. He played 10 matches across two editions and won 8 of them. (Picture Credit: AFP)
MS Dhoni is India’s most successful captain in Asia Cup T20Is. Under his leadership, India played five matches in the 2016 edition and won all of them. (Picture Credit: AFP)
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