Ben Duckett becomes first-ever cricketer in Champions Trophy history to....

England National Cricket Team batter Ben Duckett achieved a massive feat in the history of the ICC Champions Trophy. The opening batter now has the highest-ever individual score in the tournament across the editions, surpassing Nathan Astle's score of 145 runs in 2004.

Ben Duckett achieved the feat during the ongoing game between the England National Cricket Team and the Australia National Cricket Team in the ICC Champions Trophy 2025. The match between the two teams is taking place at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore on Saturday (22nd February).

Ben Duckett brought up his third ODI ton in just 95 balls

Ben Duckett looked in solid touch with the bat and he made sure that he cashes on that. The England National Cricket Team opener almost played an error-free innings as he played Australia National Cricket Team bowlers with utmost ease.

Ben Duckett batted with a strike rate of over 100 right from the start as he ensured that England National Cricket Team stayed at the top of the game in all of the first innings, putting Australia National Cricket Team bowlers under pressure.

Ben Duckett brought up his third ODI ton in just 95 balls, and this was his debut game as well in the ICC events. The left-hander, however, didn't stop even after that as he ended up getting a big score to start the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 on high.

Ben Duckett ends with an inning of 166 runs off 143 balls, registering highest score in the ICC Champions Trophy

Ben Duckett ended with an innings of 166 runs off 143 balls. The opening batter batted with a strike rate of over 165 and also slammed 17 fours and 3 sixes during his knock. He also became the first batter in the history of the tournament to slam 150 in an innings.

Highest individual score in the Champions Trophy

165 (143) - Ben Duckett vs Australia, 2025

145*(151) - Nathan Astle vs USA, 2004

145(164) - Andy Flower vs India, 2002

141*(142) - Sourav Ganguly vs 🇿🇦, 2000

141(128) - Sachin Tendulkar vs Australia, 1998

141(134) - Graeme Smith vs England, 2009

This was also the highest score for England National Cricket Team in the ICC Champions Trophy. He went past Joe Root's score of 133 runs during the 2017 edition.

Highest scores for England in Champions Trophy

165 Ben Duckett vs Aus Lahore 2025

133*Joe Root vs Ban The Oval 2017

119 Marcus Trescothick vs Zim Colombo RPS 2002

104 Andrew Flintoss vs SL Southampton 2004

104 Marcus Trescothick vs WI The Oval 2004

England register highest-ever total in the history of ICC Champions Trophy

Thanks to the heroics of Ben Duckett, the England National Cricket Team posted a massive total of 351 runs on the board. This was the highest total in the history of the ICC Champions Trophy.

Highest totals in the Champions Trophy

351/8 Eng vs Aus Lahore 2025

347/4 NZ vs USA The Oval 2004

338/4 Pak vs Ind The Oval 2017

331/7 Ind vs SA Cardiff 2013

323/8 Eng vs SA Centurion 2009

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