ICC Champions Trophy 2025 Sets New Record for Most Centuries in a Single Edition
A historic milestone has been achieved in the ICC Champions Trophy 2025, as the tournament set a new record for the most centuries in a single edition. On Wednesday, England’s Joe Root scored a century against Afghanistan, making it the 11th century of this edition, surpassing the previous record of 10 centuries in both the 2002 and 2017 editions.
Root’s century came off 98 balls, and it marked the highest number of centuries ever scored in the history of the Champions Trophy. To date, the tournament has seen 8 matches, with a number of notable players contributing centuries. Players such as Will Young, Tom Latham, Touheed Hurdoui, Shubman Gill, Ryan Reckleton, Ben Duckett, Josh Inglis, Virat Kohli, Rachin Ravindra, Ibrahim Zadran, and Joe Root himself have all registered centuries.
With 15 total matches scheduled in the ICC Champions Trophy 2025, this edition has proven to be an exciting and record-breaking one, with several players shining with their bat.
