Cricket fans eagerly wait for ICC events, and the Champions Trophy is one of them. Often called a mini version of the Cricket World Cup, the tournament pits the best teams against each other.
Now to win this 50-over event, teams need to come prepared, especially on the batting front. Thanks to the dynamics of limited-overs cricket, we have seen batters dominate in the Champions Trophy with their consistent run-scoring.
With that said, let’s look at the top 10 batters with the most runs in Champions Trophy history.
Most Runs in Champions Trophy
| Player | Innings | Runs | Avg | High Score | 100/50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Gayle (WI) | 17 | 791 | 52.73 | 133* | 3/1 |
| Mahela Jayawardene (SL) | 21 | 742 | 41.22 | 84* | 0/5 |
| Shikhar Dhawan (IND) | 10 | 701 | 77.88 | 125 | 3/3 |
| Kumar Sangakkara (SL) | 21 | 683 | 37.94 | 134* | 1/4 |
| Sourav Ganguly (IND) | 11 | 665 | 73.88 | 141* | 3/3 |
| Jacques Kallis (SA) | 17 | 653 | 46.64 | 113* | 1/3 |
| Rahul Dravid (IND) | 15 | 627 | 48.23 | 76 | 0/6 |
| Ricky Ponting (AUS) | 18 | 593 | 39.53 | 111* | 1/4 |
| Shivnarine Chanderpaul (WI) | 16 | 587 | 53.36 | 74 | 0/5 |
| Sanath Jayasuriya (SL) | 20 | 536 | 29.77 | 102* | 1/1 |
More Champions Trophy Stats
Highest Individual Scores in CT
Highest Targets Successfully Defended in CT
Most Runs in a Single CT Edition
Key Insights
791: Chris Gayle has scored the most runs in Champions Trophy history. The West Indies batter amassed 791 runs in 17 innings at an average of 52.73.
3: Gayle’s three centuries in the tournament are the joint-most by a batter. Shikhar Dhawan, Herschelle Gibbs, and Sourav Ganguly are the other batters with three hundreds in the Champions Trophy. See where Gaylestorm stands in the top run-scorers list of all icc tournaments.
474: Out of his 791 runs, Gayle scored 474 runs, including three centuries, in the 2006 edition. These are the most runs and centuries scored by a batter in a single Champions Trophy edition.
101.59: Dhawan’s batting strike rate in the Champions Trophy. This is the highest strike rate among the batters with 500-plus runs in the tournament.
144.50: Likewise, Saeed Anwar has the highest batting average among the batters with 200-plus runs. He scored 289 runs in four innings at an average of 144.50.
145: Andy Flower and Nathan Astle smashed the joint-highest individual score in the Champions Trophy. Flower was the first to score 145 against India in 2002, while Astle joined him in 2004 with an unbeaten 145 versus the USA.
