AUS vs ENG: Runs rained in Lahore, Australia made the biggest run chase of Champions Trophy

AUS vs ENG: Runs rained in Lahore, Australia made the biggest run chase of Champions Trophy; Kangaroos won after 5618 days

Australia cricket team created history in the fourth match of Champions Trophy 2025. The Kangaroo team defeated England by 5 wickets. After losing the toss and batting first, England team scored 351 runs in 50 overs by losing 8 wickets. This was the highest score in the Champions Trophy. In response, Australia won the match two and a half overs in advance.

Ben Duckett's innings of 165 runs was ruined by Josh Inglis' century. Australia created history in the fourth match of the Champions Trophy 2025. Australia chased the highest runs in the Champions Trophy. Not only this, the Australian team has won a match in the Champions Trophy after 15 years, 802 weeks and 5618 days.

Australia had not won any match in this tournament since the final of Champions Trophy 2009. The Kangaroo team defeated England by 5 wickets. After losing the toss, England came to bat first and scored 351 runs in 50 overs by losing 8 wickets. This was the highest score in the Champions Trophy. Australia chased this score by losing 5 wickets with 15 balls remaining.

Duckett scored 165 runs

England opener Ben Duckett created history by playing the best innings of his ODI career against Australia at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore on Saturday. Duckett scored 165 runs in 143 balls with the help of three sixes and 17 fours, which is the highest individual score in his ODI career as well as in the history of the Champions Trophy.

Duckett, who did not find a place in the playing 11 during last year's T20 World Cup, took full advantage of the opportunity he got this time. England, sent to bat first, did not have a good start and lost two wickets within 43 runs in the powerplay, but Duckett shared a 158-run partnership with Joe Root (68) and later added 61 runs with captain Jos Buttler (23). Duckett was out in the 48th over.

aggressive batting

This left-handed batsman displayed a perfect combination of patience and aggression and hit a six off Glenn Maxwell in the second over. Once he settled at the crease, he did not spare any bowler. He completed his century in 95 balls by hitting two consecutive fours off Spencer Johnson.

The Australian team struggled without their fast bowling trio of Pat Cummins, Josh Hazlewood and Mitchell Starc. All three are out of the team due to injury. Their main spinner Adam Zampa gave a lot of advice to Duckett. Duckett broke the record of New Zealand's Nathan Astle. Astle had played an unbeaten innings of 145 runs against America in 2004.

Captain Smith's bat did not work

Australia, chasing the target of 352 runs, got the first setback at the score of 21. Travis Head could score only 6 runs. The Kangaroo team's second wicket fell in the very next over. Captain Steve Smith could score only 5 runs. After this, Matthew Short and Marnus Labuschagne added 95 runs for the third wicket.

Labuschagne was caught out in the 20th over. He scored 47 runs with the help of 5 fours. Opener Matthew Short scored a half-century. He scored 63 runs in 66 balls. After this, Josh Inglis made a partnership with Alex Carey. Both added 146 runs.

Josh remained unbeaten after scoring 120 runs

Carey was caught out in the 42nd over. He faced 63 balls and scored 69 runs. Josh Inglis remained unbeaten after scoring 120 runs in 86 balls. Glenn Maxwell also supported him. The Kangaroo all-rounder scored an unbeaten 32 runs in 15 balls. Mark Wood, Jofra Archer, Brydon Carse, Adil Rashid and Liam Livingstone took 1-1 wickets. Dailymintz