Asia Cup 2023: Top 5 highest individual scores in Asia Cup
These players have won their teams the Asia Cup match on the back of brilliant performances in the continental tournament.
3. Younis Khan : 144 vs Hong Kong - Asia Cup 2004
Pakistan's modern batting great Younis Khan scored his career-best 144 against Hong Kong in an Asia Cup match. In the fifth match of the tournament, they were up against Hong Kong at Sinhalese Sports Club ground in Colombo. After electing to bat first, Pakistan lost Imran Nazir and Imran Farhat inside the first ten overs. From there on, Younis had a mammoth 231-run partnership with Shoaib Malik.
Khan relied more on running between the wickets than on boundaries. He built his innings in a very progressive manner, staying true to the team's requirements. Post the 35th over, he started batting aggressively. He reached his hundred in 99 balls. In the next 22 balls, he scored at a strike rate of 200. During this phase of the game, he smashed three sixes as well.
Later he got out to Afzaal Haider after scoring 144 off 122 balls. Pakistan posted 343 runs on the board. Unfortunately, he couldn't continue the batting form going into the next games. This was a truly special knock in Younis's ODI career that put him at 3rd on the list of highest top scorers in Asia Cup history.
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