Today, on 22nd Feb, in another match of the Championship Trophy 2025, Australia defeated England by 5 wickets at the Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore. England had put up a huge score of 351 runs for 8 wickets in 50 overs. Whereas, Australia chased down the 352-run target in 47.3 overs only and defeated England by 5 wickets. The credit goes to Josh Inglis, who had scored unbeaten 120, not out off 86 balls.
Josh Inglis became the first Australian wicketkeeper to score a century in the ICC Champions Trophy. He scored his hundred in 77 deliveries. He is the third Australian batsman after Shane Watson and Ricky Ponting who scored a century in the tournament.
Australia started weak by losing 3 wickets for a score total of 122. At that point, Inglis came in and hit down all bowlers of his opponent team and stitched a superb 146-run partnership in just 116 balls for the fourth wicket. In the first phase, Ben Duckett of England hit a superb 165 that helped England put a score of 351 on the board.
Here is the list of achievements by Australian batters.
Highest score for Australia keeper batter in ICC Champions Trophy:
106* Josh Inglis vs England, Lahore, 2025
92: Adam Gilchrist vs West Indies, Mumbai, 2006
56: Tim Paine vs India, Centurion, 2009
54: Adam Gilchrist vs Bangladesh, Colombo, 2002
Centuries for Australia in ICC Champions Trophy:
136* Shane Watson vs England, Centurion, 2009
111* Ricky Ponting vs England, Centurion, 2009
105* Shane Watson vs New Zealand, Centurion, 2009
104* Josh Inglis vs England, Lahore, 2025
Australian XI
- Matthew Short,
- Travis Head,
- Steven Smith (c),
- Marnus Labuschagne,
- Josh Inglis (wk),
- Alex Carey,
- Glenn Maxwell,
- Ben Dwarshuis,
- Adam Zampa,
- Spencer Johnson,
- Nathan Ellis.
England XI
- Philip Salt,
- Ben Duckett,
- Jamie Smith (wk),
- Joe Root,
- Harry Brook,
- Jos Buttler (c),
- Liam Livingstone,
- Brydon Carse,
- Jofra Archer,
- Adil Rashid,
- Mark Wood
Following are the remaining ten matches in total before concluding the ICC Champions Trophy 2025. The complete list of matches with their schedule is listed at this link.
23 Feb :: Pakistan vs. India, Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai
24 Feb :: Bangladesh vs. New Zealand, Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi
25 Feb :: Australia vs. South Africa, Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi
26 Feb :: Afghanistan vs. England, Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore
28 Feb :: Afghanistan vs. Australia, Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore
1 Mar :: South Africa vs. England, National Stadium, Karachi
2 Mar :: New Zealand vs. India, Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai
4 Mar :: Semi-final 1, Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai*
5 Mar :: Semi-final 2, Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore**
9 Mar :: Final—Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore ***