Stats – Duckett's record knock eclipsed by Australia's record chase

Josh Inglis scores 77-ball hundred as Australia nail highest successful pursuit in ICC ODI events

ESPNcricinfo stats team22-Feb-2025356 for 5 – Australia’s total against England is now the highest by any team at the Champions Trophy, surpassing England’s 351 for 8 in the first innings. The previous highest total in the competition history was New Zealand’s 347 for 4 against USA in 2004.77 – Josh Inglis smashed his maiden ODI ton off 77 balls to revive Australia’s run chase and take them home. He also leveled with Virender Sehwag for the fastest Champions Trophy hundred. Sehwag’s 77-ball ton (126 off 104 balls) also came against England – in Colombo in 2002.ESPNcricinfo Ltd352 – Target that Australia chased down against England is the highest successful chase in the history of ICC ODI tournaments, bettering Pakistan’s 345 against Sri Lanka in the 2023 World Cup. It is also only the second time Australia have successfully chased down a 350-plus total in ODIs. In 2019, they scaled a target of 359 against India in Mohali which remains their highest chase in ODI cricket.8.52 – Economy rate of England’s pace bowlers, who conceded 226 runs in 26.3 overs, their worst in a men’s ODI, where they bowled 25-plus overs.The Australia quicks, on the other hand, who came into the match with only 14 ODI caps between them, fared much better on a placid track, having conceded 171 in 27 overs, at an economy rate of 6.33.158.90 – Australia’s batting strike rate against the short and short-good lengths by England pacers. They scored 116 runs off 73 deliveries, hitting 16 fours and five sixes off them. Inglis scored 39 runs off 20 balls facing those lengths, with seven boundaries including three sixes.ESPNcricinfo Ltd165 – Ben Duckett’s sublime knock for England the highest individual score in Champions Trophy history. He went past Nathan Astle’s unbeaten 145 against USA in 2004, while Andy Flower also scored 145 against India in 2002.ESPNcricinfo Ltd50 – Duckett scored 50 runs off 36 balls against Adam Zampa during his record-breaking knock. These are the joint-most runs any batter has scored off Zampa in an ODI, levelling with Heinrich Klaasen’s effort of smashing 50 off 17 balls against the legspinner.With his flawless batting against Zampa, Duckett played a big part in taming the threat of Zampa, who conceded 64 in his ten overs. All other England batters combined scored only 12 off 25 balls, at a strike rate of 48.43.88 – Percentage of England’s total scored in boundaries on Saturday – 154 out of 351. England batters hit only 28 fours and seven sixes, but 174 runs came through running between the wickets – 137 singles, 17 twos and a three.