Kolkata – As the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 is going to start on February 19, this tournament is also called ‘The Mini World Cup’ at times. The first opening match will be played between Pakistan (The Host of the tournament) and the New Zealand cricket team. It becomes important to take a look at some records of ICC Champions Trophy teams and individual players since the first edition of the ICC Champions Trophy in 1998, also some of these records may get broken in this season of 2025.
(Best Records of Teams in History of this Tournament)
Most Titles
- India and Australia have won the Champions Trophy twice, and these two teams are the most successful teams in the history of this tournament.
If India or Australia wins the title of 2025 then one of them can actually solely become the most successful team in the history of this tournament.
Highest Team Total
- New Zealand holds the record for the highest team total as New Zealand scored 347/4 against the USA in 2004. In the 2004 Champions Trophy, New Zealand posted a huge total of 347 runs for a loss of 4 wickets against the United States at The Oval, London. This is the same ground where Nathan Astle scored145 runs against the same team USA.
This high-scoring match was against a weak team where it was not really tough to score runs because the USA team did not have a strong bowling attack at that time. Still, it has highlighted New Zealand’s batting strength and how they capitalized on the opportunity really well, and this score is the highest team total in the tournament’s history till the beginning of the ICC Champions Trophy 2025.
This total of 347 is easily breakable because of the attacking approach of batting line-ups of a few teams like Australia, England and obviously India. Both these teams are capable of breaking this record if the upper batting order gets a good start and the middle order succeeds in giving good finishing efforts, too.
Highest Partnership of Team
- Shane Watson and Ricky Ponting’s 252-run partnership against England in 2009. During the 2009 ICC Champions Trophy, Australian batsmen Shane Watson and Ricky Ponting putted 252 runs partnership for the second wicket against England. This match was played at SuperSport Park in Centurion, South Africa.
As this year the tournament will be played in Asia, it is pretty obvious that pitches will be batting friendly wicket and we will be witnessing some good batting performances this year. If any two players get a good start at the beginning of an inning, then they can also build a good partnership and break this record very easily.
(Best Individual Records of ICC Champions Trophy History)
Most Runs:
- Chris Gayle (Retired) from West Indies has scored a total of 791 runs between 2002 and 2013, and he is the leading run-scorer in the tournament’s history till now. Gayle was one such player who was like a storm in front of bowlers. He used to score runs very fast, and that is why he is the topper in this list indeed.
As per the stats of all currently playing players, the most probable player who can break this record is Virat Kohli, as Virat has scored 529 runs in this tournament’s history and he only requires 265 more runs to become the most successful batsman of this tournament. Also this may be the last chance for Virat to achieve this record because it is not really sure that he will be playing the next tournament of Champions Trophy based on his recent performances and age.
Highest Individual Score:
- Nathan Astle’s145 against the USA in (2004): In a group stage match during the 2004 ICC Champions Trophy, New Zealand’s Nathan Astle played an unbeaten 145* runs inning against the United States at The Oval Cricket Ground, London.
- Andy Flower also Scored 145 against India in 2002. This match was played at the R. Premadasa Stadium in Colombo, Sri Lanka, the hosting nation of that time. Both innings of these two players single-handedly won the match for their teams in those two matches.
This record of 145 runs in an inning of the ICC Champions Trophy is actually breakable by a few players like Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Travis Head, Mohammad Rizwan, Shubman Gill, etc. Though these players are not in great touch nowadays but, they are definitely capable of breaking this record, especially Rohit, Virat and Travis Head.
Most Number of Wickets:
- New Zealand’s Kyle Mills holds the record for the most wickets, having taken 28 wickets between 2002 and 2013. Mills was just like a bad nightmare for opening batters to face him with the new ball in his hand, he was capable of swinging the ball both ways along with his speed.
Among currently playing bowlers, only Mohammed Shami is someone who have the most numbers of wickets. Shami have taken 12 wickets in his 5 matches and it wont be really easy for Shami or for any other current bowlers to become the highest wicket taker by the end of this tournament, but yes Shami will be most probable one to reach this milestone in future, if not in this season.
Best Bowling Figures in an Innings:
- Farveez Maharoof’s 6/14 against the dangerous batting line-up of the West Indies in 2006. Sri Lankan bowler Farveez Maharoof achieved this exceptional bowling figures of 6 wickets by just giving 14 runs against the West Indies in the 2006 Champions Trophy. During that time, the West Indies batting line-up was really strong, and to achieve this record is really amazing against such a strong batting line-up. This match was played at the Brabourne Stadium in India and is still one of the most memorable bowling performances in the tournament’s history.
Among current players, Josh Hazlewood from Australia took 6/52 against New Zealand in 2017, and Ravindra Jadeja from India has a best figure of 4/30 vs England in 2013.
Now, bowlers have to think twice before thinking about breaking this bowling record, which is way too tough to break on Asian soil, but still, it is doable more possibly by few spin bowlers of modern cricket on Asian wickets.
- Which is the most successful Team in the ICC Champions Trophy History?
India and Australia are equally the most successful teams, each team has won the tournament twice. - What is the highest team total in the ICC Champions Trophy history?
New Zealand holds the record for the highest team total by scoring 347/4 against the USA in 2004. - Which players have made the highest partnership in the tournament?
Shane Watson and Ricky Ponting scored a 252 runs partnership against England in 2009, which is the highest partnership in this tournament’s history. - Who is the highest run scorer in ICC Champions Trophy history?
Chris Gayle from West Indies has the most number of runs, he had scored a total of 791 runs between 2002 and 2013. - What is the highest individual score in a single match?
Nathan Astle of New Zealand and Andy Flower of Zimbabwe both players have scored 145 runs in different editions of this tournament. - Which bowler is the highest wicket taker in the ICC Champions Trophy history?
Kyle Mills from New Zealand is the highest wicket taker in this tournament’s history, taking a total of 28 wickets between 2002 and 2013. - What is the best bowling figure by a bowler in this tournament?
Farveez Maharoof of Sri Lanka had taken 6 wickets by just giving 14 runs against the West Indies in 2006. - Which current players are close to breaking these records?
Virat Kohli could surpass Chris Gayle’s record of most runs, while Mohammed Shami and Bumrah have the potential to become the leading wicket-taker by the end of his career. - Can the highest team total record get broken?
Yes, aggressive teams like India, Australia, and England should be able to surpass 347 runs.
