The ninth season of the ICC Champions Trophy is going to start from February 19. Pakistan is hosting the tournament. But before that we are going to tell you the batting records of the Champions Trophy –
The all-time leading run-scorer in the ICC Champions Trophy is Chris Gayle from the West Indies, who amassed a total of 791 runs over 17 matches with an impressive average of 52.73, including 3 centuries and 1 fifty. He is followed by Mahela Jayawardene of Sri Lanka, who scored 742 in 22 matches, and Shikhar Dhawan from India with 701 runs in 10 matches.
Here’s a summary of the top run-scorers in ICC Champions Trophy history:
Rank | Player | Mat | Inn | Runs | Avg | 100s | 50s |
1. | Chris Gayle | 17 | 17 | 791 | 52.73 | 3 | 1 |
2. | Mahela Jayawardene | 22 | 21 | 742 | 41.22 | 0 | 5 |
3. | Shikhar Dhawan | 10 | 10 | 701 | 77.88 | 3 | 3 |
4. | Kumar Sangakkara | 22 | 21 | 683 | 37.94 | 1 | 4 |
5. | Sourav Ganguly | 13 | 11 | 665 | 73.88 | 3 | 3 |
The ICC Champions Trophy has seen many remarkable performances, with these players standing out for their contributions to their teams’ successes in the tournament.