Full list of batsmen who scored a century on Champions Trophy debut, Rachin Ravindra became the 15th batsman
List of Batsmen Who Scored a Century on Champions Trophy Debut: In Champions Trophy 2025 , Will Young, Tom Latham, Tauheed Hridoy, Shubman Gill and Ryan Rickelton, Josh Inglis and Rachin Ravindra played an important role in helping their team win by scoring centuries in their Champions Trophy debut match.
Scoring a century on Champions Trophy debut is a big achievement for any batsman. In the history of this tournament, many great batsmen have created history by scoring centuries in their debut matches. After Ben Duckett and Josh Inglis scored centuries in the Australia vs England match, a total of 14 batsmen have achieved this feat of scoring a century in their Champions Trophy debut match.
Let us take a look at the list of batsmen who have scored a century in their Champions Trophy debut match.
Here is the list of batsmen who scored a century on their Champions Trophy debut
1. Alastair Campbell v New Zealand, Champions Trophy 1998
Zimbabwe captain Alastair Campbell played a brilliant innings of 105 runs in his very first match in the 1998 Champions Trophy. He scored this century for his team facing 131 balls, for which he was also selected Man of the Match.
Thanks to Campbell’s innings, Zimbabwe defeated New Zealand by 5 wickets. In this match, New Zealand batted first and scored 258/7 in 50 overs. In reply, Zimbabwe achieved the target of 259/5 in 48.3 overs.
2. Sachin Tendulkar vs Australia, Champions Trophy 1998
Indian legend Sachin Tendulkar also scored a brilliant century in his very first match in the 1998 Champions Trophy. He played an explosive innings of 141 runs in 89 balls against Australia. During this, he hit 13 fours and 3 sixes. Sachin Tendulkar was chosen as the Man of the Match for this excellent innings.
In this match, India batted first and scored a huge score of 307/8 in 50 overs. In reply, Australia was all out for 263 runs and India won the match by 44 runs.
3. Saeed Anwar vs Sri Lanka, Champions Trophy 2000
Pakistan opener Saeed Anwar scored a brilliant 105 runs in his debut match in the 2000 Champions Trophy. He played this innings in 132 balls with the help of 6 fours and 1 six.
Batting first, Pakistan scored 273/6 in 50 overs. Chasing the target, Sri Lanka was all out for 239 runs and Pakistan won the match by 34 runs. Saeed Anwar was adjudged the Man of the Match for his brilliant performance.
4. Mohammad Kaif vs Zimbabwe, Champions Trophy 2002
India’s middle-order batsman Mohammad Kaif played an unbeaten innings of 111* runs in his debut match in the 2002 Champions Trophy. He scored this century in 112 balls with the help of 9 fours and 2 sixes.
Batting first, India scored 288/6 in 50 overs. In reply, Zimbabwe’s team could only score 274 runs and India won the match by 14 runs. Kaif received the Man of the Match award for his excellent innings.
5. Upul Tharanga vs Bangladesh, Champions Trophy 2006
Sri Lankan opener Upul Tharanga played a tremendous innings of 105 runs in his very first match in the 2006 Champions Trophy. He scored this score in 124 balls with the help of 10 fours and 2 sixes. Due to this innings, Tharanga was also declared the Man of the Match.
Sri Lanka batted first and scored a mammoth total of 302/8 in 50 overs. Bangladesh was bowled out for 217 while chasing the target and Sri Lanka won the match by 85 runs.
6. Shikhar Dhawan vs South Africa, Champions Trophy 2013
Indian opener Shikhar Dhawan played a brilliant innings of 114 runs in his very first match in the 2013 Champions Trophy. He scored this century in 94 balls with the help of 12 fours and 1 six. Dhawan was selected Man of the Match for this explosive innings.
Batting first, India scored 331/7 in 50 overs. South Africa could only score 305 runs and India won the match by 26 runs.
7. Tamim Iqbal vs England, Champions Trophy 2017
Bangladesh’s star batsman Tamim Iqbal played a brilliant innings of 128 runs in his very first match in the 2017 Champions Trophy. He scored this century in 142 balls with the help of 12 fours and 3 sixes.
Bangladesh batted first and scored 305/6 in 50 overs. However, England scored 308/2 in just 47.2 overs and won the match by 8 wickets. Despite Tamim’s brilliant innings, he did not get the Man of the Match award, as England’s Joe Root scored 133* runs to lead his team to victory.
8. Will Young vs Pakistan, Champions Trophy 2025
New Zealand batsman Will Young made his debut against Pakistan in the 2025 Champions Trophy and scored a brilliant 107 runs off 113 balls with the help of 12 fours and a six. Batting first, New Zealand scored 315/6 in 50 overs. In response, Pakistan was all out for 260 runs and New Zealand won the match by 60 runs.
9, Tom Latham vs Pakistan, Champions Trophy 2025
New Zealand batsman Tom Latham made his debut against Pakistan in the 2025 Champions Trophy and played a brilliant innings of 118 runs off 104 balls. He hit 10 fours and 3 sixes during this innings. Latham was named Man of the Match for this performance.
In this match, New Zealand batted first and scored 315/6 in 50 overs. In response, Pakistan’s team was all out for 260 runs and New Zealand won the match by 60 runs.
10. Tauheed Hridoy vs India, Champions Trophy 2025
Bangladesh’s young middle order batsman Tauhid Hridoy made his Champions Trophy debut against India in Dubai in 2025. He scored 100 runs in 118 balls with the help of 6 fours and 2 sixes in that match. Thanks to his innings, Bangladesh recovered from a score of 35/5 and scored a respectable score of 228/10.
Chasing the target of 229 runs, India won by 4 wickets in 46.3 overs with Shubman Gill scoring 101* runs and also becoming the Player of the Match.
11. Shubman Gill vs Bangladesh, Champions Trophy 2025
India’s young opener Shubman Gill played his Champions Trophy debut match against Bangladesh in Dubai in 2025. He scored 101* runs in 129 balls with the help of 9 fours and 2 sixes in that match.
In this match, Bangladesh batted first and scored 228/10, in response to which India won by losing 4 wickets in 46.3 overs. Gill was also selected as the Player of the Match for his brilliant performance.
12. Ryan Rickelton vs Afghanistan, Champions Trophy 2025
South Africa’s young opener Ryan Rickelton played his Champions Trophy debut match against Afghanistan at the National Stadium, Karachi in 2025. He scored 103 runs in that match with the help of 7 fours and a six in 103 balls and fell prey to Mohammad Nabi’s ball.
13. Ben Duckett vs Australia, Champions Trophy 2025
England opener Ben Duckett made his Champions Trophy debut against Australia at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore in 2025. He scored a blistering 165 runs in this match, scoring a century in 95 balls, which is the highest innings played by any batsman in Champions Trophy history.
He hit 17 fours and 3 sixes in his 143-ball innings. Due to his innings, England reached a big score of 351/5, which is also the highest score in the history of the Champions Trophy.
14. Josh Inglis vs England, Champions Trophy 2025
Australia’s wicketkeeper batsman Josh Inglis played his Champions Trophy debut match against England in 2025 at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore. In this match, he played a brilliant innings of 120* runs, scoring a century in just 77 balls. He hit 8 fours and 6 sixes during his 86-ball innings.
In this match, England batted first and scored the highest total in the history of Champions Trophy, 351/8, which Australia won by 5 wickets in 47.3 overs due to Inglis’ brilliant innings. Inglis was selected Player of the Match for his record innings.
15. Rachin Ravindra vs Bangladesh, Champions Trophy 2025*
New Zealand batsman Rachin Ravindra played a brilliant innings of 112 runs against Bangladesh in the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 in Rawalpindi. He hit 12 fours and 1 six in 105 balls. His strike rate was 106.66. He was caught by Parvez Hussain Emon and dismissed by Rishad Hussain.
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