Ibrahim Zadran created history by becoming the batsman to score the first century for Afghanistan in ICC Champions Trophy history
First Century for Each Country in ICC Champions Trophy History: The ICC Champions Trophy is one of the most prestigious tournaments in cricket, where the world’s top teams compete for the title. The history of this tournament has seen many memorable innings, in which some batsmen created history by scoring the first century for their team.
Recently, Afghanistan opener Ibrahim Zadran created history by scoring a century against England in the ICC Champions Trophy 2025. Now he has become the first batsman to score a century for his country Afghanistan in iCC Champions Trophy history. By achieving this feat, he has included his name in the list of legends like Sachin Tendulkar and Jacques Kallis.
Here we are going to tell you the list of all the batsmen who scored the first century for each country in the Champions Trophy history.
Batsmen who scored the first century for each country in ICC Champions Trophy history
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Ibrahim Zadran (Afghanistan) – 177 vs England (2025)
The Afghanistan team is playing its first ICC Champions Trophy tournament in 2025. In this tournament, Ibrahim Zadran created history by scoring a century in 106 balls against England. By scoring a century in this match, he became the first Afghanistan batsman to score a century in ICC Champions Trophy and World Cup history.
Ibrahim Zadran scored 177 runs in 146 balls with the help of 12 fours and 6 sixes, which is the highest innings played by any batsman in Champions Trophy history.
Highest Run by an Asian in ICC Champions Trophy
Not only this, Ibrahim Zadran also created many other records today. In the 8th match of Afghanistan vs England of ICC Champions Trophy 2025, which was held on Feb 26 2025 in Lahore, Pakistan, Ibrahim played a tremendous innings of 177 runs in 146 balls, in which he hit 12 fours and 6 sixes, due to which he has come second in the list of highest score by an Asian in ICC Champions Trophy, the first name in the list is Sourav Ganguly with a score of 183 runs.
Highest Runs in Champions Trophy
Talking about other records, after this excellent inning, Ibrahim Zadran came first in the list of Highest Runs in ICC Champions Trophy.
Let us tell you that Ibrahim Zadran is the first batsman to score a century for Afghanistan in the World Cup as well. He scored a century against Australia in the 2023 Cricket World Cup. However, in that match, Glenn Maxwell single-handedly gave Australia the victory by scoring a double century.
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Tamim Iqbal (Bangladesh) – 128 vs England (2017)
Bangladesh’s explosive opener Tamim Iqbal scored 128 runs off 142 balls against England at The Oval on 1 June 2017. This was the first century by any batsman for Bangladesh in the Champions Trophy. However, his team had to face defeat in that match.
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Michael Clarke (Australia) – 105 vs New Zealand (2006)
The first century in the ICC Champions Trophy history for Australia came from the bat of Michael Clarke. He scored 105 runs in 102 balls against New Zealand on 27 October 2006 in Jaipur, which led to Australia’s victory.
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Chris Cairns (New Zealand) – 102 vs India (2000)*
New Zealand all-rounder Chris Cairns scored an unbeaten 102 off 113 balls against India in the final of the ICC Champions Trophy 2000 in Nairobi on 15 October 2000. Thanks to this innings, New Zealand defeated India and won their first ICC trophy.
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Saeed Anwar (Pakistan) – 105 vs Sri Lanka (2000)*
Pakistan’s stylish left-handed batsman Saeed Anwar scored an unbeaten 105 off 134 balls against Sri Lanka on 8 October 2000 in Nairobi. It was Pakistan’s first century in the Champions Trophy, which led his team to victory.
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Avishka Gunawardene (Sri Lanka) – 132 vs West Indies (2000)
Sri Lankan opener Avishka Gunawardene scored the first century for Sri Lanka in the ICC Champions Trophy. He scored 132 runs in 146 balls, including 19 fours, against West Indies on 4 October 2000 in Nairobi. This innings led Sri Lanka to victory.
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Philo Wallace (West Indies) – 103 vs South Africa (1998)
West Indies’ aggressive batsman Philo Wallace scored 103 runs off 102 balls against South Africa in the ICC Champions Trophy final on 1 November 1998. This was the first century for West Indies in Champions Trophy history. However, despite his brilliant innings, his team had to face defeat.
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Jacques Kallis (South Africa) – 113 vs Sri Lanka (1998)*
South African all-rounder Jacques Kallis led his team to victory by scoring an unbeaten 113 off 100 balls against Sri Lanka in Dhaka on 30 October 1998. This was the first century from South Africa in the ICC Champions Trophy.
2. Sachin Tendulkar (India) – 141 vs Australia (1998)
Indian cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar scored the first century for India in the Champions Trophy. He scored 141 runs off 128 balls against Australia on 28 October 1998 in Dhaka. This innings included 13 fours and 3 sixes, leading India to a glorious victory.
1. Alastair Campbell (Zimbabwe) – 100 vs New Zealand (1998)
Alistair Campbell scored the first century for Zimbabwe in the ICC Champions Trophy. He scored 100 runs in 143 balls against New Zealand on 24 October 1998 in Dhaka. However, his innings could not make the team win.
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