Champions Trophy 2025: Ben Duckett Shines With Blistering Ton against Australia, Scripts History

The in-form southpaw broke Nathan Astle’s 21-year-old record as England mounted a mammoth total in Lahore.

Leading England’s charge with the bat, opener Ben Duckett fired the highest-ever total in ICC Champions Trophy history during the Group B encounter against Australia.

Scoring 165 off 142 deliveries, Duckett overtook former New Zealand great Nathan Astle, who previously held the highest individual total and the first instance of a batter scoring 150 in the tournament’s history.

Lacing his fiery knock with a whopping 17 boundaries and three maximums, Duckett was eventually dismissed by Marnus Labuschagne in the 48th over.

Ben Duckett surpasses Nathan Astle, Sourav Ganguly and Sachin Tendulkar to register the highest individual score in the Champions Trophy. 

This is also England’s highest individual score in the Champions Trophy. Ben Duckett went past Joe Root’s 133-run knock against Bangladesh at The Oval to achieve the feat. 

England also registered the highest team total in the history of the Champions Trophy, breaking New Zealand’s record that stood for more than 20 years.