Matches in the Champions Trophy (CT) always come with a high stake since one can’t afford a game as the tournament’s format is such. Given every game is important, the teams batting second will feel the pressure of chasing more often than not and that is why the highest total successfully chased in CT is a key metric to see.
In the short history of CT, we have seen plenty of high-profile chases including a thriller in the final of 2004 CT where West Indies won by 2 wickets chasing a middling total of 218 and New Zealand winning the final of 2000 edition by chasing India’s target of 265 with 2 balls to spare. This tournament has seen it all and here is a detailed look at the highest total successfully chased in CT.
Highest Successful Chases in Champions Trophy
| Team | Total | Target | Against | Venue | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 356/5 | 352 | England | Lahore | 22 Feb 2025 |
| Sri Lanka | 322/3 | 322 | India | The Oval | 8 Jun 2017 |
| England | 308/2 | 306 | Bangladesh | The Oval | 1 Jun 2017 |
| Sri Lanka | 297/3 | 294 | England | The Oval | 13 Jun 2013 |
| South Africa | 283/4 | 282 | England | Dhaka | 25 Oct 1998 |
| England | 276/7 | 273 | West Indies | Ahmedabad | 28 Oct 2006 |
| India | 271/2 | 270 | England | Colombo | 22 Sep 2002 |
| Bangladesh | 268/5 | 266 | New Zealand | Cardiff | 9 Jun 2017 |
| India | 267/6 | 265 | Australia | Dubai (DICS) | 4 Mar 2025 |
| New Zealand | 265/6 | 265 | India | Nairobi | 15 Oct 2000 |
More Champions Trophy Stats
Highest Individual Scores in CT
Most Sixes in a Single Innings by a Team in CT
Highest Targets Successfully Defended in CT
Highest Totals Successfully Chased in CT
Most Runs in a Single CT Edition
Most Sixes in a Single CT Edition
Key Stats
16: The number of times a team has chased down a target of 250 or more in the Champions Trophy. New Zealand and England have achieved this thrice in this tourney, the most by any side.
Only three times a 300+ score has been successfully chased down in the history of CT. While Australia’s second innings total of 356 against India at the Oval in 2017 is the highest ever in the tournament, England was the first team to chase down a 300+ score in CT successfully. Find out which team has chased down such totals the most times in overall ODI matches here.
Of the 64 times a target has been successfully chased in a Champions Trophy encounter, 35 times it has been over 200 or more. The lowest a team had to score to win a game in CT is 64 and it was by Australia against the USA at Southampton in the 2004 edition.
There have 4 other times when a team needed less than 100 to win a game in this tourney. 2 of those came in the 2004 edition, while the other two were in 2006 CT.
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