Ibrahim Zadran becomes the first Afghanistani batter to score a century in both the World Cup and the Champions Trophy. He smashed 177 runs in 144 balls against England in the ongoing Champions Trophy edition. Earlier he smashed his World Cup century against Australia in 2023. He also became the highest run scorer for his innings against England in the Champions Trophy history. For India, Sachin Tendulkar has achieved this feat for the first time.
Champions Trophy centurions from India
The likes of Shikhar Dhawan, Sourav Ganguly, Sachin Tendulkar, Mohammad Kaif, Virender Sehwag, Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and Shubman Gill have scored a century in the Champions Trophy. Recently Virat Kohli managed to add his name to the list by scoring 100* against Pakistan.
1st Centurion for each team in both World Cups (WC) and Champions Trophies (CT)
| Team | 1st Centurion |
|---|---|
| India | Sachin Tendulkar |
| West Indies | Brian Lara |
| Australia | Ricky Ponting |
| South Africa | Herschelle Gibbs |
| New Zealand | Nathan Astle |
| Sri Lanka | Sanath Jayasuriya |
| Pakistan | Saeed Anwar |
| Bangladesh | Mahmudullah |
| England | Joe Root |
| Afghanistan | Ibrahim Zadran |
Outshines Ben Duckett
Before Zadran, the record for the highest score by any individual in the Champions Trophy was with England’s Ben Duckett. He scored 165 runs against Australia in the ongoing Champions Trophy edition and led to the highest-ever total for any team in Champions Trophy history and made 351 runs. Australia’s Alex Carrey and Josh Inglis led the team to breach the total and made 356 runs. Inglis played an incredible innings of 120*.
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Road to Semifinals
India and New Zealand have already qualified for the Semifinals from group A. Both the teams are scheduled to play their last match of group stage on 2 March. The Semifinals from Group B are yet to be decided, Afghanistan is currently playing against England and the winning team will move further in the tournament while the campaign for the losing side will today itself.
