Ben Duckett created history against the arch-rivals Australia in the ICC Champions Trophy 2025. He scripted the highest score by an England batter against the Aussies in the ICC 50-over format. The left-handed batter went past Kevin Pietersen, who had accumulated 104 in the 2007 ODI World Cup in Antigua. Ben Stokes is the third English player to score a ton vs Australia at a World Cup or Champions Trophy.
After an impressive ODI series against England, Duckett showed his range of strokes in Lahore. Duckett was batting on 124 runs off 113 balls at the time of writing this story. He smashed 14 fours and 3 sixes in his well-compiled innings.
England need a win over here to restore pride in their fans, who have been disappointed with the performance of the team. Jos Buttler-led unit lost all three one-day internationals against the Men in Blue before the Champions Trophy. Meanwhile, Duckett shared a partnership of more than 130 runs with Joe Root, who managed 68 runs off 78 balls.
The 30-year-old is nearing 1000 runs in the ODI format, having crossed the 900 runs in the clash with Australia. He has hit three centuries and 6 fifties in this format of the game.