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Australia began their campaign in the Champions Trophy with a historic win against England in an encounter for the ages at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore on February 22 (Saturday). The Aussies were not given any chance before coming into the tournament after a number of their key players were injured or unavailable for the mega tournament. They also came into the tournament on the back of a 0-2 ODI series loss against Sri Lanka. However, they proved their dominance in ICC tournaments in their opening game when they became the first team in history to achieve a massive feat.
England batted first and scored a massive 351/7 at the end of their 50 overs, courtesy Ben Duckett, who slammed the highest individual score in Champions Trophy history (165). Australia pulled off a miraculous chase thanks to Josh Inglis, who slammed 120 from 86 balls. The Aussies now become the first team in history to complete a successful run chase of more than 350 runs in any ICC tournament.
The previous highest successful run chase in ICC tournament history was held by Pakistan when they scored 345 against Sri Lanka in the 2023 ODI World Cup. Sri Lanka on the other hand, held the record for the highest successful run chase in Champions Trophy history, when they chased down 322 vs India in 2017.
Here are the highest successful run chases in ICC tournament history:
352- Australia vs England (Champions Trophy 2025)
345- Pakistan vs Sri Lanka (ODI World Cup 2023)
328- Ireland vs England (ODI World Cup 2011)
322- Sri Lanka Vs India (Champions Trophy 2017)
322- Bangladesh vs West Indies (ODI World Cup 2019)