Champions Trophy 2025: Century Spree as Batters Dominate

Champions Trophy 2025, cricket, centuries, batters, records, New Zealand, India, Bangladesh, South Africa, Australia, England, Pakistan, Virat Kohli, Shubman Gill, Towhid Hridoy, Ryan Rickelton, Ben Duckett, Josh Inglis, Rachin Ravindra, Joe Root, semi-finals, high-scoring matches

Dubai: The 2025 ICC Champions Trophy has turned into a festival of centuries, with batters making the most of favorable conditions to dominate the competition. Already, eleven hundreds have been recorded this season, surpassing the previous best of ten tons set in 2002 and 2017. New Zealand’s Will Young and Tom Latham set the tone for the tournament in the opening match against Pakistan, each scoring a century to secure a triumphant start for the Black Caps. The second game saw Bangladesh’s Towhid Hridoy produce a sensational hundred against India’s…

Read More

Mohammed Shami Second Bowler to reach 200 ODI Wickets

Dubai: Indian pacer Mohammed Shami etched his name in history by becoming the second-fastest bowler to reach 200 wickets in One Day Internationals (ODIs). He achieved this milestone during the ICC Champions Trophy match against Bangladesh. Shami surpassed Saqlain Mushtaq and Trent Boult in terms of matches taken to reach the landmark, with only Mitchell Starc ahead of him on the list. In an even more remarkable feat, Shami now holds the record for taking 200 ODI wickets in the fewest number of deliveries, surpassing Starc, who previously led in…

Read More