The Women’s Asia Cup is often regarded as one of the most prestigious and popular tournaments in the world of women’s cricket and is followed by millions of fans of the game from every nook and corner of the world. Since its inception in 2004, the tournament has been witness to numerous legendary female cricketers, including Jhulan Goswami, Sana Mir, Shafali Verma, Smriti Mandhana and many others who have dominated their opponents in the most crucial matches and have successfully led their teams to a glorious streak of victories in the tournament.
While it continues to be a decorated and far-fetched dream for a majority of women cricketers to smash match-winning runs for their teams in the world’s most prestigious women’s cricket tournament, a few trailblazing and legendary icons have managed to annihilate even the greatest of bowlers on the field and smash an unbelievable aggregate of runs in the tournament. Have you ever wondered about the top four women cricketers who have scored the highest number of runs in the Women’s Asia Cup as of May 2026? Well, let’s find out.
In this article we will take a look at the top four highest run-scorers of the Women’s Asia Cup as of May 2026.
Top 4 Women Cricketers With Most Runs in Women’s Asia Cup
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Mithali Raj, India
The legendary Indian former international cricketer, Mithali Raj, who captained the national team from 2004 to 2022 is at the first spot on our list of the top four women’s cricketers who have scored the highest number of runs in the Women’s Asia Cup as of May 2026. Often hailed as one of the greatest women cricketers and one of the most influential skippers of the Indian women’s national cricket team, Mithali Raj played a record total of 40 matches in the tournament and scored a phenomenal total of 1,127 runs which continues to be an unbeaten record as of May 2006.
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Also, throughout her glorious career, Mithali Raj claimed a record total of seven Women’s Asia Cup titles in the years 2004, 2005–06, 2006, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2022, speaking volumes about her unmatched dominance in the tournament. Mithali Raj’s highest score in the tournament came against Bangladesh in 2008 i.e. 109 runs.
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Chamari Athapaththu, Sri Lanka
At the second spot on our list of the top four highest run-scorers of the Women’s Asia Cup as of May 2026 we have the trailblazing Sri Lankan cricketer and the captain of the national team, Chamari Athapaththu. Often hailed as one of the most aggressive and influential batters in the top-order, Chamari Athapaththu was named the Cricketer of the Year for the 2016–17 season at Sri Lanka Cricket‘s annual awards. Chamari Athapaththu has been a mainstay for the Sri Lankan squad ever since she made her star-studded debut in 2009.
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Throughout her star-studded international cricketing career so far, Chamari Athapaththu has played a record total of 34 matches in the Women’s Asia Cup tournament and has amassed a brilliant total of 1,021 runs, which continues to be the second-highest aggregate as of May 2026. Additionally, the Sri Lankan cricket sensation, Chamari Athapaththu has also successfully led the Sri Lankan squad to their maiden Women’s Asia Cup title in 2024, wherein she scored a dominating total of 119 runs against Malaysia which remains unbeaten as of May 2026.
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Smriti Mandhana, India
Next, at the third spot on our list of the top four women cricketers who have scored the highest number of runs in the Women’s Asia Cup as of May 2026, we have another trailblazing Indian international cricketer, Smriti Mandhana who is often regarded as one of the most popular, influential and successful cricketers of her generation. Smriti Mandhana has been a part of the India women’s national cricket team ever since she made her debut in 2013.
Over the years, Smriti Mandhana has undoubtedly garnered immense fame and recognition from millions of fans from all over the world owing to her unmatched batting excellence on the field. Throughout her glorious career so far, Smriti Mandhana has played a record total of 31 matches in the tournament and has scored a spine-chilling total of 952 runs, ranking her at the third spot on our list. Mandhana established herself among the leading run-scorers in the 2024 Women’s Asia Cup, scoring 173 runs in just five matches, including two half-centuries.
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Harmanpreet Kaur, India
Finally, at the fourth spot on our list of the top four highest run-scorers of the Women’s Asia Cup as of May 2026, we have another legendary Indian international cricketer, Harmanpreet Kaur, who is the current skipper of the India women’s national cricket team. Widely regarded as one of the greatest all-rounders in the history of international cricket, Harmanpreet Kaur has been a mainstay for the Indian side across all formats of international cricket ever since she made her debut in 2009.
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As of May 2026, Harmanpreet Kaur has played a record total of 25 Women’s Asia Cup matches, and was also the leading run-scorer of the 2018 Women’s Asia Cup, scoring 215 runs in 6 matches at an average of 53.75. Throughout her star-studded career so far, Kaur has smashed a record total of 571 runs in the tournament, which continues to be the fourth-highest aggregate as of May 2026.
