Champions Trophy Records

Champions Trophy was initiated in the year 1998, with the aim of popularizing cricket in the non-test playing nations of the world. Initially known as ICC KnockOut Tournament, it has since been organized at a regular interval of two years. One of the most popular One Day International (ODI) cricket tournaments in the world, it usually stretches on for a period of two weeks, at the end of which the winning team is awarded with the trophy. Being more than a decade old, ICC Champions Trophy has a number of records to its credit. The most important ones have been mentioned below.

ICC Champions Trophy Records

• Highest totals: 347/4, by New Zealand (v SA.) - 10 Sep 2004
• Lowest totals: 65, by U.S.A. (v Australia) - 13 Sep 2004
• Highest match aggregates: 636, by India & South Africa - 6 June 2013
• Lowest match aggregates: 131, by Australia & South Africa - 13 Sep 2004
• Most extras in an innings: 42, by Kenya (v India) - 11 Sep 2004
• Most runs: 791 (17 match), by Chris Gayle (West Indies)
• Highest scores: 145, by Nathan Astle (New Zealand) - 10 Sep 2004
• Highest batting averages: 73.88, by SC Ganguly (India)
• Highest strike rates: 102.00, by CD McMillan (NZ)
• Most hundreds: 3, by HH Gibbs (SA), SC Ganguly (India) & CH Gayle (WI)
• Most runs in a series: 474, by CH Gayle (WI) - 2006
• Most ducks: 4, by Shane Watson (Australia)
• Most wickets: 28, by Kyle Mills (NZ)
• Best bowling averages: 1.66, by DM Benkenstein (SA)
• Best economy rates: 1.30, by DM Benkenstein (SA)
• Best bowling strike rates: 7.6, by DM Benkenstein (SA)
• Most wickets in a series: 13, by JE Taylor (WI) - 2006
• Most dismissals (wicket keeping): 33, by KC Sangakkara (SL)
• Most dismissals in a series (wicket keeping): 15, by KC Sangakkara (SL) - 2006
• Most catches: 15, by Mahela Jaywardene (Sri Lanka)
• Most catches in a series: 9 by Ross Taylor (New Zealand) - 2009
• Highest partnerships by runs: 252 runs, by SR Watson & RT Ponting (v England) - 02 Oct 2009.