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: 570, by Australia & India - 28 Oct 1998 Lowest match aggregates: 131, by Australia & SA - 13 Sep 2004 Most extras in an innings: 42, by Kenya (v India) - 11 Sep 2004 Most runs: 695, by CH Gayle (WI) Highest scores: 145, by NJ 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: 3, by Habibul Bashar (Ban) & NJ Astle (NZ) Most wickets: 23, by M Muralitharan (SL) 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): 26, by KC Sangakkara (SL) Most dismissals in a series (wicket keeping): 15, by KC Sangakkara (SL) - 2006 Most catches: 12, by SC Ganguly (India) Most catches in a series: 8 by TM Pain (Aus) - 2009 Highest partnerships by runs: 252 runs, by SR Watson & RT Ponting (v England) - 02 Oct 2009.