There have been many incredible run chases in the history of the ICC Champions Trophy, where teams have thrilled cricket lovers by achieving big targets. Recently, in the Champions Trophy 2025, Australia set a new record by chasing a target of 356 runs against England in Lahore.
Although, even before this, teams have won by chasing big targets in many exciting matches, but till now only three teams have been able to successfully chase more than 300 runs. England and Sri Lanka are also included in this list.
Here we are going to give you information about the top 10 biggest successful run chases in ICC Champions Trophy history.
Top 10 Biggest Successful Run Chases in ICC Champions Trophy History
10. India: 265 vs Bangladesh (Birmingham, 2017)
The second semi-final of the 2017 Champions Trophy pitted India against Bangladesh. Batting first, Bangladesh amassed 264/7 thanks to outstanding knocks from Tamim Iqbal (70) and Mushfiqur Rahim (61).
In reply, India chased down the target with ease and scored 265 runs in 40.1 overs for the loss of just 1 wicket. Rohit Sharma (123*), Virat Kohli (96*) and Shikhar Dhawan (46) played a key role in India’s victory.
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9. New Zealand: 265 vs India (Nairobi, 2000)
India and New Zealand faced each other in the final of the 2000 Champions Trophy (formerly known as the ICC KnockOut Trophy). India scored 264/6 when they batted first, led by a spectacular 117-run performance from Sourav Ganguly.
In reply, New Zealand were under pressure but Chris Cairns (102*) scored a brilliant century to guide his team to victory. New Zealand scored 265/6 in the 49th over to lift the trophy.
8. Bangladesh: 266 vs New Zealand (Cardiff, 2017)
New Zealand batted first in the Champions Trophy 2017 group match and scored 265/8. Kane Williamson (57) and Ross Taylor (63) played crucial knocks.
In reply, Bangladesh was in trouble after losing 4 wickets for 33 runs, but Shakib Al Hasan (114) and Mahmudullah (102*) made a historic partnership of 224 runs to guide the team to victory. Bangladesh scored 268/5 in 47.2 overs to win the match.
7. India: 270 vs England (Colombo, 2002)
England batted first in the Champions Trophy 2002 group match and scored 269/7. Marcus Trescothick (86) and Michael Vaughan (62) played good knocks. In reply, India scored 271/2 and registered a spectacular win by 9 wickets. The aggressive knocks of Sourav Ganguly (117*) and Virender Sehwag (126*) contributed a lot to this win.
6. England: 273 vs West Indies (Motera, 2006)
In a Champions Trophy 2006 league game, the West Indies scored 272/4 after batting first. Chris Gayle (101) and Shivnarine Chanderpaul (56) played brilliant knocks.
England chased the target and scored 276/7 and won the match by 3 wickets. Important knocks were played by Marcus Trescothick (81) and Kevin Pietersen (72) before Paul Collingwood (34*) ultimately ended the game.
5. South Africa: 282 vs England (Dhaka, 1998)
England batted first and scored 281/7 in the Champions Trophy 1998 semi-final match. Alec Stewart (82) and Graeme Hick (65) played brilliant innings.
Chasing the target, South Africa scored 282 runs for the loss of 4 wickets. Hansie Cronje (94*) and Jacques Kallis (113) played an important role in this victory. South Africa achieved this target in the 47th over and made it to the final.
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4. Sri Lanka: 294 vs England (London, 2013)
In 2013, Sri Lanka successfully chased 294 runs against England. In this match, Kumar Sangakkara scored an unbeaten 134 runs and led the team to a brilliant victory. England batted first and scored 293/7, with Jonathan Trott scoring 76 runs.
Chasing the target, Tillakaratne Dilshan and Mahela Jayawardene also made important contributions, but Sangakkara’s brilliant innings helped Sri Lanka win in just 47 overs.
3. England: 306 vs Bangladesh (London, 2017)
In 2017, England scored 308/2 while chasing 306 runs against Bangladesh. Joe Root’s brilliant unbeaten innings of 133 runs played an important role in this victory. England achieved this target with 16 balls to spare.
In this match, Bangladesh batted first and scored 305/6, with Tamim Iqbal scoring 128 runs and Mushfiqur Rahim scoring 79 runs. Liam Plunkett took 4 wickets for 59 runs for England. In reply, England achieved the target with ease with the help of Alex Hales (95) and skipper Eoin Morgan (75*). It was one of the biggest successful run chases in Champions Trophy history.
2. Sri Lanka: 322 vs India (London, 2017)
India posted 321/6 against Sri Lanka in the 2017 Champions Trophy. Shikhar Dhawan scored 125 off 128 balls while Rohit Sharma (78) and MS Dhoni (63) also played crucial knocks. Lasith Malinga took 2 wickets for Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka pulled off a brilliant run chase despite India’s strong batting.
Sri Lanka scored 322/3 in 48.4 overs to register a historic win. Danushka Gunathilaka (76) and Kusal Mendis (89) shared a 159-run partnership, while Angelo Mathews (52 not out) and Asela Gunaratne (34 not out) led the team to victory. Kusal Mendis was chosen the Man of the Match in this match.
1. Australia: 352 vs England (Lahore, 2025)
In the Champions Trophy 2025, Australia pulled off the biggest run chase in Champions Trophy history against England in Lahore. They created history in this match by successfully chasing 352 runs with 15 balls to spare.
In this match, England batted first and scored a huge score of 351/8, with Ben Duckett scoring a brilliant 165 runs, which is the biggest innings in Champions Trophy history. However, Australia’s Josh Inglis played an unbeaten innings of 120 runs in 86 balls to take his team to a score of 356/5 and register a historic win.
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