When a cricket player makes 100 runs or more in a single inning, it is said to make a century. Forty-three players from different teams made fifty-three total centuries in Asia Cup history.

Most centuries in the Asia Cup were made by Indian and Pakistan players. Bangladesh scores the minimum centuries. While Afghanistan and UAE players also make centuries.

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List of Most Centuries in Asia Cup History

Years	Player	Team	Mat	Inns	100	Runs	Ave	SR
1990-2008	ST Jayasuriya	SL	25	24	6	1220	53.04	102.52
2004-2014	KC Sangakkara	SL	24	23	4	1075	48.86	84.51
2010-2023	V Kohli	IND	13	11	3	617	56.09	96.7
2000-2018	Shoaib Malik	PAK	17	15	3	786	65.5	90.65
2012-2014	Lahiru Thirimanne	SL	8	8	2	363	45.37	76.1
2014-2018	S Dhawan	IND	9	9	2	534	59.33	91.43
2008-2012	SK Raina	IND	13	13	2	547	60.77	113.95
2004-2012	Younis Khan	PAK	14	13	2	546	49.63	100.55
1997-2014	Shahid Afridi	PAK	23	21	2	532	35.46	140.74
1990-2012	SR Tendulkar	IND	23	21	2	971	51.1	85.47
2008-2023	Mushfiqur Rahim	BAN	24	24	2	801	36.4	84.22
2023-2023	Iftikhar Ahmed	PAK	3	1	1	109	–	153.52
1988-1988	Moin-ul-Atiq	PAK	2	2	1	143	71.5	79

First Century in Asia Cup

Moin-ul-Atiq is the first player from Pakistan who made 1st century in the Asia Cup against Bangladesh in 1988. In the match, Ijaz Ahmed scored 124 runs without being out.

From 1990 to 1995, Sachin Tendulkar and Navjot Singh made lone centuries in this edition. In the 2008 Asia Cup, most centuries were made by players. From 1984 to 1986, there was no century made by any player.

Highest Centuries

Sanath Jayasuriya holds the highest number of centuries in the Asia Cup. Kumar Sangakkara gets the 2nd position in scoring the most centuries. Another record of Kumar’s is that he made three centuries in a tournament in 2008.

Kholi and Shoaib Malik made 3 3 centuries in the Asia Cup. In 2010, Shahid Afridi made two centuries in a tournament as a captain that never other captains made. In 2012, Kohli made 183 scores against Pakistan, which is the highest individual score by a player.