The 2022 Asian Cup tournament will take place in the United Arab Emirates from August 27.
The tournament has seen a number of Asian ticketing greats in action during its 14 editions since 1984. Prior to the 2022 edition, below is a list of players who played most of the matches. in Asian Cup history:
Who has played the most matches in Asian Cup history? (The list includes both ODI and T20I combinations)
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Mahela Jaywardena (Sri Lanka, 2000-14) – 28 matches – Number of runs: 674; HS: 78; AVE: 29.30; 50: 7 -
Shahid Afridi (Pakistan, 1997-2016) – 27 matches – Number of runs: 534; HS: 124; AVE: 31.41; 100: 2, 50: 1 -
Rohit Sharma (India, 2008-18 *) – 27 matches – Number of runs: 883; HS: 111 *; AVE: 42.04; 100: 1, 50: 7 -
Mushfiqur Rahim (Bangladesh, 2008-18 *) – 26 matches – Number of runs: 739; HS: 144; AVE: 32.13; 100: 2, 50: 2 -
Sanath Jayasuriya (Sri Lanka, 1990-2008) – 25 matches – Number of runs: 1220; HS: 130; AVE: 53.04; 100: 6, 50: 3 -
Mahmudullah (Bangladesh, 2008-18 *) – 25 matches – Number of runs: 449; HS: 74; AVE: 32.07; 50: 1 -
Aravinda de Silva (Sri Lanka, 1984-2000) – 24 matches – Number of runs: 645; HS: 96 * AVE: 32.25; 50: 4 -
MS Dhoni (India, 2008-18) – 24 matches – Number of runs: 690; HS: 109 *; AVE: 69.00; 100: 1, 50: 3 -
Tillakaratne Dilshan (Sri Lanka, 2000-16) – 24 matches – Number of runs: 500; HS: 75 *; AVE: 25.00; 100: 0, 50: 3 -
Mashrafe Mortaza (Bangladesh, 2008-18) – 24 matches – Wicks: 23; BBI: 2/12; Bowl AVE: 42.69 -
Muttiah Muralidaran (Sri Lanka, 1995-2010) – 24 matches – Wicks: 30; BBI: 5/31; Bowl AVE: 28.83; 4w – 1; 5w -1 -
Kumar Sangakkara (Sri Lanka, 2004-14) – 24 matches – Number of runs: 1075; HS: 121; AVE: 48.86; 100: 4, 50: 8
