Champions Trophy 2025: England's Ben Duckett Registers Unique Milestone, Joins Viv Richards and Shubman Gill In Elite List

Ben Duckett has continued to sizzle for England in the Champions Trophy 2025. The English opener has been in red-hot form and has emerged as England's face in the limited over cricket in recent times.

Ben Duckett Registers Unique Record against Afghanistan

Duckett already etched his name in the history books with a sensational knock of 165 against Australia and he registered another milestone in England's Champions Trophy clash against Afghanistan in Lahore on Tuesday. The 30-year-old became the 4th fastest batter to register 1000 runs in ODI cricket. He is now joint fourth with West Indies legend Viv Richards and both cricketers took 21 innings to register this feat.

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Duckett also joined Kevin Pietersen, Jonathan Trott, and Dawid Malan as all four players brought up 1000 runs in 21 innings. Pakistan's Fakhar Zaman leads the list currently as he racked up 1000 runs in just 18 innings. Imam-Ul-haq and Shubman Gill are also on the list having recorded the milestone in 19 innings.

Afghanistan And England Locked In A Battle

Coming to the match, riding on Ibrahim Zadran's explosive 177, Afghanistan posted 325 runs on the board. Zadran also broke Duckett's record to become the top scorer in Champions Trophy history. Both teams are in dire need of a win and any further slipups would see them exiting the tournament. The previous Group B match between Australia and South Africa was washed away due to persistent rain and it has left all four teams a lot to ponder with.

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Both India and New Zealand have already qualified for the semifinals having sealed two wins each. Defending champions Pakistan have already been knocked out of the tournament alongside Bangladesh. The Champions Trophy has returned after an eight-year hiatus and is being hosted in a hybrid model. India are playing all their matches in Dubai while the remaining tournament is being held in Pakistan across three venues.