The Asia Cup has always been a highly competitive and thus an interesting cricket tournament to watch for all cricket lovers from all corners of the world. All the participating nations try and give their best to prove the fact that they are the no.1 side in Asia. Players of each side give it their all to help their team prove their dominance and impact over the opposition on each occasion.&nbsp;



In the 38 years of Asia Cup's history so far, we've witnessed several incredible performances from several players who took their sides to memorable wins. Players on multiple occasions have dropped performances of great quality which later turned out to be match-winning contributions for their team. In most of the cases, it's been a recognised Batsman of the side that has led his team to victory all by himself with a massive individual score.&nbsp;



It's time for us to have a look at three of the highest individual scores notched up by players so far in the history of the Asia Cup so far:-







<h2>3. Shoaib Malik - 143(127) vs India (2004 Asia Cup)</h2>



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One of the most memorable batting performances in the 2004 edition of the Asia Cup was from the bat of a Pakistani youngster at that time, Shoaib Malik. The right-hand batsman who came in to bat at No.3 early on after the fall of Imran Nazir started playing free-flowing strokes to all parts of the ground. He continuously kept the opposition bowlers under pressure with his attacking batting approach.



Though he didn't receive much assistance from the other top-order batsman, he held one end firmly and stitched crucial partnerships with the middle-order batsmen. He ended up smashing an incredible 143 off just 127 deliveries with 18 fours and a six. He scored almost half the runs for his side before helping them finish at exactly 300/9 in the 50 overs. Indian batsmen didn't stand a chance in the stiff run chase as they were handed a 59-run defeat by the bowlers.







<h2>2. Younis Khan - 144(122) Vs Hong Kong (Asia Cup 2004)</h2>



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Another match-winning performance with the bat was seen back in Asia Cup 2004 when Younis Khan piled on the miseries of a clueless <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hong_Kong_national_cricket_team">Hong Kong</a> side. Pakistan after winning the toss and electing to bat first had both their openers back in the hut with just 51 runs on the board. Younis Khan who was in at no.4 stitched a fascinating 223-run partnership with Shoaib Malik to put Pakistan in the driver's seat.&nbsp;



Younis brought up a memorable century and receive able support from Shoaib Malik who also brought up three figures. Younis finished with 144 off 122 deliveries with the help of 8 fours and 3 sixes. Pakistan posted a mammoth target of 344 in 50 overs. The Hong Kong side didn't bother the Pakistani bowlers much as they were bundled out for 165 handing Pakistan a 173-run victory via the D/L method.?







<h2>1. Virat Kohli - 183(148) vs Pakistan (Asia Cup 2012)</h2>



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Undoubtedly one of the greatest individual batting performances in the history of the Asia Cup came from the bat of Virat Kohli in the 2012 edition of the Asia Cup against arch-rivals Pakistan. Pakistan had posted a massive target of 330 for India to chase banking o centuries from both their openers, Hafeez and Jamshed. In response, India lost their opener Gautam Gambhir for sucking in the first over itself.&nbsp;



Virat Kohli who came in to bat at no.3 started building a steady partnership with Sachin Tendulkar. The partnership was eventually broken at 133 when Sachin was dismissed for 52. Virat however didn't stop piling on Pakistan's misery as he built another solid partnership, this time with Rohit Sharma.&nbsp;



Virat eventually brought up his magnificent 11th ODI ton and continued to take India ever so closer to the target. He scored a total of 183 runs off 148 deliveries with 22 fours and 2 sixes as India won handsomely by 6 wickets.&nbsp;&nbsp;



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Top 3 Highest Individual scores in Asia Cup history

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Shoaib Malik creates massive T20 record amid the headlines of divorce to Sania Mirza: Former Pakistan all-rounder Shoaib Malik has completed a major milestone in his T20 career amid news of him tying the knot with Pakistani actress Sana Javed. Hours after making the announcement, Malik participated in the ongoing Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) and became the second cricketer to complete 13000 runs in the T20 format.



Though, overall, he is the second cricketer to complete the milestone, he is also the first Asian cricketer to bag the aforementioned feather to his decorated cap.



The right-handed batter achieved this feat during the BPL fixture between Fortune Barishal and Rangpur Riders on January 19.



Shoaib Malik could only manage to amass 10 runs with his blade during the fixture along with a wicket in the first innings. His side, Rangpur Rider, lost the game by 67 runs.



It is noteworthy that Shoaib now has 13003 runs to his name in the shortest format of the game after featuring in 487 innings across T20 leagues. The Pakistani all-rounder is quite active in various T20 tournaments across the globe after announcing his ODI and Test retirement.



The chart of most runs in the T20 format is led by legendary West Indies cricketer Chris Gayle with 14562 runs against his name in 455 innings. Gayle announced his T20I retirement in 2021.



<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Players with Most Runs in T20 Format</h2>



<figure class="wp-block-table"><table><tbody><tr><td>S No</td><td>Player&nbsp;</td><td>Runs Scored</td><td>Innings</td><td>Matches</td><td>Average</td><td>100s</td></tr><tr><td>01</td><td>Chris Gayle</td><td>14562</td><td>455</td><td>463</td><td>36.22</td><td>22</td></tr><tr><td>02</td><td>Shoaib Malik</td><td>13003</td><td>486</td><td>525</td><td>36.39</td><td>00</td></tr><tr><td>03</td><td>Kieron Pollard</td><td>12454</td><td>568</td><td>641</td><td>31.21</td><td>01</td></tr><tr><td>04</td><td>Virat Kohli</td><td>11994</td><td>359</td><td>376</td><td>41.21</td><td>08</td></tr><tr><td>05</td><td>Alex Hales</td><td>11807</td><td>424</td><td>427</td><td>30.04</td><td>06</td></tr></tbody></table><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">*Updated on January 19.</figcaption></figure>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Shoaib Malik Announce Marriage with Sana Javed</h2>



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The Pakistani cricketer marked an end to all the speculations relating to divorce with Indian Tennis star Sania Mirza as he announced his second marriage to famous Pakistani actress Sana Javed. 



Malik announced his marriage with a post across his social media handles captioning, "And We created you in pairs."



Notably, Shoaib Malik and Sania Mirza tied the knot in April 2010 in Hyderabad. Though Sania married Shoaib, she didn't give up her Indian citizenship and lived in Dubai with her partner. The two were blessed with a baby boy in October 2018, whom they named Izhaan Mirza Malik.



It was reported that Sania initiated the divorce proceeding named "Khula."



"It was a 'khula'. I do not wish to comment beyond this," said the source. Khula refers to the right of a Muslim woman to unilaterally divorce her husband.



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Shoaib Malik creates massive T20 record amid the headlines of divorce to Sania Mirza

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Things are not going right for Pakistan all-rounder Shoaib Malik at all. Days after he was brutally trolled for his third marriage with Sana Javed, things got worse for him as his <a href="https://www.cricbuzz.com/cricket-series/7422/bangladesh-premier-league-2024/matches" data-type="link" data-id="https://www.cricbuzz.com/cricket-series/7422/bangladesh-premier-league-2024/matches">Bangladesh Premier League </a>(BPL) contract was terminated.?



Shoaib Malik played Fortune Barishal in the BPL. However, he came under the firing line during the match against the Khulna Tigers. He hogged the headlines after he bowled three no-balls in the over. Being a spinner and bowling no ball didn?t go with many.&nbsp;



Shoaib Malik gave away 18 runs in that over and him bowing three no balls raised a lot of eyebrows. The all-rounder was accused of match-fixing fixing and it led to outbursts on social media. Many felt that the batter bowled deliberately like that and said that he?s involved in match fixing.?



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However, now few days after the incident, it is learned that BPL franchise Fortune Barishal have terminated the contract of Shoaib Malik on the suspicion of "fixing". The development was confirmed by a Bangladesh journalist.&nbsp;



He also said that Fortune Barishal team owner Mizanur Rahman confirmed the news the batter won?t be taking part any further in the Bangladesh Premier League. He also didn?t play well with the bat in that game as he scored 5 runs off 6 balls.&nbsp;



A tweet from a journalist read:?"Fortune Barisal has terminated the contract of Shoaib Malik on the suspicion of "fixing". During a recent match, Malik, who is a spinner, bowled three no-balls in one over. Mizanur Rahman, the team owner of Fortune Barishal, has confirmed the news,"



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<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Shoaib Malik stats for Pakistan&nbsp;</h2>



Shoaib Malik has been an incredible servant for Pakistan in all the three formats of the game. The all-rounder has played 35 Tests, 287 ODIs and 124 T20Is for Pakistan. However, since 2021 he hasn?t played a single game for the team after playing against Bangladesh.&nbsp;



Malik has scored 4155 runs in Tests to go with 8 half-centuries and three centuries. In the ODIs, he has 9199 runs to his name along with 9 tons and 44 fifties. The batter also has scored 2435 runs with 9 half-centuries. He also has taken 218 wickets across formats.&nbsp;

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