Sourav Ganguly to Shikhar Dhawan: 8 Indian players with the highest individual scores in Champions Trophy
1. Sourav Ganguly – 141*
During the semi-final of the 2000 ICC Champions Trophy, Ganguly played a terrific knock to help India get to a brilliant total of 295/6 against South Africa. In reply, The Proteas could only manage to post 200 runs before getting bundled out.
2. Sachin Tendulkar – 141
The legendary India batter played a fantastic knock against Australia in the quarter-final of the 1998 Champions Trophy to help India post a mammoth total of 307/8. Tendulkar’s century saw Australia get put under huge pressure and they ultimately succumbed to the target, losing by 44 runs.
3. Virender Sehwag – 126
Chasing a target of 270, Sehwag’s fine century saw India cruise past England in a group match of the 2002 ICC Champions Trophy. The explosive batter’s blistering knock saw the Men in Blue achieve the target in just 39.3 overs and win comprehensively by 8 wickets.
4. Shikhar Dhawan – 125
During India’s group stage encounter against Sri Lanka in the 2017 ICC Champions Trophy, Dhawan slammed a fantastic century to propel the Men in Blue to a massive total of 321/6. This wouldn’t prove to be enough however as the Lankan Lions achieved the target with 8 deliveries to spare.
5. Rohit Sharma – 123*
During the semi-final of the 2017 ICC Champions Trophy, Rohit played a sensational knock to help India comfortably achieve the target of 265 and comprehensively beat Bangladesh by 9 wickets to reach the final. Rohit’s brilliant unbeaten innings included 15 boundaries and a six.
6. Sourav Ganguly – 117*
Alongside Sehwag, Ganguly also went on to score an amazing century to comfortably guide India to the target of 270 during a group stage encounter in the 2002 ICC Champions Trophy. Ganguly’s innings included 12 boundaries and 3 sixes as India decimated England by 8 wickets.
7. Sourav Ganguly – 117
The India skipper led the side from the front and smashed a brilliant century in the final of the 2000 ICC Champions Trophy against New Zealand. Ganguly’s century propelled India to a total of 264/6, however this wouldn’t prove to be enough as the Black Caps chased down the target with 2 deliveries left to spare.
8. Shikhar Dhawan – 114
During India’s group stage encounter against South Africa in the 2013 ICC Champions Trophy, Dhawan scored a fabulous century to help the Men in Blue in posting a humongous total of 331/7. In reply, The Proteas got bundled out for 305 as India won the match by 26 runs.
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