Decoding the top 5 run-scorers in ICC Champions Trophy history
What's the story
The 2025 ICC Champions Trophy is the 9th edition of the tournament that started in 1998.
Notably, the tournament which is set to go underway on February 19, marks a return after 2017. Pakistan beat India to win the 2017 event.
Meanwhile, this year's tournament is set to be held in Pakistan and the UAE.
Here we decode the top 5 run-gettes in CT.
#1
Chris Gayle - 791 runs for West Indies
As per ESPNcricinfo, former West Indian legend, Chris Gayle, is the top scorer in the Champions Trophy.
The dasher smashed a total of 791 runs in 17 matches at an average of 52.73. His strike rate reads 88.77.
Gayle amassed three centuries and one fifty. He is the lone batter in the tournament's history with 1,00-plus fours (101). He hammered 15 sixes (highest).
#2
Mahela Jayawardene - 742 runs for Sri Lanka
Mahela Jayawardene appeared in 22 Champions Trophy matches. From 21 innings, the right-handed batter went on to accumulate a tally of 742 runs at 41.22 (SR: 84.80).
Jayawardene slammed five fifties in the tourney with the best score of 84*. He hit 79 fours and six sixes.
In the 2022 CT final, he hit 77 against India. Both SL and India were declared joint-winners.
#3
Shikhar Dhawan - 701 runs for India
Shikhar Dhawan appeared in 10 Champions Trophy matches in his career. He scored a tally of 701 runs at an average of 77.88 (SR: 101.59).
Dhawan hit six fifty-plus scores in the tournament (100s: 3, 50s: 3). His best score reads 125. Dhawan smoked 79 fours and 8 sixes.
He helped India win the 2013 Champions Trophy honor. He was the edition's top-scorer (363).
#4
Kumar Sangakkara - 683 runs for Sri Lanka
Kumar Sangakkara appeared in 22 Champions Trophy matches for Sri Lanka. From 21 innings, the left-handed batter went on to accumulate a tally of 683 runs at 37.94 (SR: 71.36).
Sangakkara hit a century and four fifties with the best score of an unbeaten 134.
He smashed a total of 68 fours but didn't manage to slam a single maximum.
#5
Sourav Ganguly - 665 runs for India
Former Indian skipper, Sourav Ganguly, made 13 appearances in the Champions Trophy. Across 11 innings, the southpaw accumulated a total of 665 runs. He averaged 73.88 and struck at 83.12.
Like Dhawan, Ganguly too owns three centuries and three fifties in the tourney. Ganguly's best knock was an unbeaten 141.
He hammered 66 fours and 17 sixes.