The ICC Champions Trophy has always produced exciting matches, and cricket fans have always cherished the memories. We have experienced some unforgettable high scores in tournament history, and here we are going through the top five highest totals in the ICC Champions Trophy history.
5. Pakistan 338/4 vs India at The Oval in 2017
During the ICC Champions Trophy 2017 Final, defending champions India faced Pakistan, where Pakistan scored 338/4 after losing the toss, and India were bundled out for only 158 runs, as Pakistan won their first ICC Champions Trophy after winning the Final by 180 runs. Pak opener Fakhar Zaman got a life in the early stage of first batting as the Indian fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah delivered a no-ball during Fakhar’s early dismissal. Pakistan openers had a 128-run partnership for the first wicket, where Azhar Ali scored 59 off 71 balls. While Babar Azam scored 46 off 52 balls, Fakhar was out after scoring 114 off 106 balls with 12 fours and three sixes. Mohammed Hafeez later added a powerful 57 not out off 37 balls with four fours and three sixes and had a 71-run partnership for the fifth wicket with Imad Wasim (25 not out off 21 balls).
4. New Zealand 347/4 vs USA at The Oval in 2004
During the ICC Champions Trophy 2004 group stage match, the USA skipper Richard Staple sent the Blackcaps to bat first, who produced a record total in the tournament history – 347/4 in 50 overs. Although the USA bowlers were in control in the early period of the innings, Nathan Astle and Scott Styris produced a 163-run partnership for the third wicket. After Styris was out for 75 off 78 balls, Astle and Craig McMillan produced a game-changing 136-run partnership for the unbroken fifth wicket in the last 46 balls. Astle scored 145 not out in 151 balls with 13 fours and six sixes, while McMillan fired with 64 not out off just 27 balls with two fours and seven sixes. Among the last four overs of that innings, Astle and McMillan secured three overs with 25+ runs. Later, the USA were all out for only 137 runs, and New Zealand won by 210 runs. It was the first ODI for the USA.
3. England 351/8 vs Australia at Lahore in 2025
After Australia sent England to bat first in the Group B match of the ICC Champions Trophy 2025, England became the first team in ICC Champions Trophy history to reach the 350-run mark. English opener Ben Duckett had a huge role in that tournament's record total of 351/8 in 50 overs. Duckett scored the highest score in ICC Champions Trophy history by scoring 165 runs off 143 balls with 17 fours and three sixes. He had a valuable 158-run partnership with Joe Root for the third wicket and another valuable 61-run partnership with the skipper Jos Buttler for the fifth wicket. While Root scored 68 off 78 balls, skipper Buttler scored 23 runs. Out of the top eight English batters, three managed to reach the 20-run mark, while Jofra Archer ended that innings with a cameo of 21 not out in just 10 balls, and it helped the English side to break the 20-year-old record for the highest total in the ICC Champions Trophy.
2. Australia 356/5 vs England at Lahore in 2025
It was the same match, where England set up the highest total in ICC Champions Trophy history by becoming the first team to score 350+ runs in the tournament. Although Australia lost their first wickets cheaply, opener Matthew Short and Marnus Labuschagne set up a good foundation with their 95-run partnership for the third wicket. Although Labuschagne (47) and Short (63) lost their wickets in quick succession, Josh Inglis played an unforgettable innings with the other side's help from Alex Carey and Glenn Maxwell. Inglis had a 146-run partnership with Carey who scored 69 off 63 balls with eight fours. Later, Inglis and Maxwell comfortably finished that match in 47.3 overs as Australia powerfully won by five wickets. Inglis and Maxwell had a 74-run partnership for the unbroken sixth wicket in just 5.5 overs. After recording the joint-fastest century in tournament history in 77 balls, Inglis scored 120 not out in just 86 balls with eight fours and six sixes, and Maxwell was unbeaten for 32 off 15 balls with four fours and two sixes.
1. New Zealand 362/6 vs South Africa at Lahore in 2025
During the second Semi-final of the ICC Champions Trophy 2025, New Zealand batted first against South Africa and scored 362/6 in 50 overs. Opener Rachin Ravindra and the no.3 batter Kane Williamson scored centuries. Ravindra scored 108 off 101 balls with 13 fours and one six. Meanwhile, Williamson scored 102 off 94 balls with 10 fours and two sixes. After the opener Will Young lost his wicket by scoring 21 runs and set a 48-run opening partnership, Ravindra and Williamson built up a 164-run partnership for the second wicket. Also, Daryl Mitchell and Glenn Phillips added valuable 49 runs to secure the record total in the tournament history. While Mitchell scored 49 off 37 balls (four fours and one six), Phillips scored 49 not out off 27 balls with six fours and one six.
ICC Champions Trophy: Highest Totals
SN | Team | Total (Overs) | Opposition | Venue | Year |
1 | New Zealand | 362/6 (50) | South Africa | Lahore | 2025 |
2 | Australia | 356/5 (47.3) | England | Lahore | 2025 |
3 | England | 351/8 (50) | Australia | Lahore | 2025 |
4 | New Zealand | 347/4 (50) | USA | The Oval | 2004 |
5 | Pakistan | 338/4 (50) | India | The Oval | 2017 |