Cricket fans eagerly wait for ICC events, and the Champions Trophy is one of them. Often called a mini version of the Cricket World Cup, the tournament pits the best teams against each other.
Now to win this 50-over event, teams need to come prepared, especially on the batting front. Thanks to the dynamics of limited-overs cricket, we have seen batters dominate in the Champions Trophy with their consistent run-scoring.
With that said, let’s look at the top 10 batters with the most runs in Champions Trophy history.
Most Runs in Champions Trophy
| Player | Innings | Runs | Avg | High Score | 100/50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Gayle (WI) | 17 | 791 | 52.73 | 133* | 3/1 |
| Virat Kohli (IND) | 17 | 747 | 74.70 | 100* | 1/6 |
| Mahela Jayawardene (SL) | 21 | 742 | 41.22 | 84* | 0/5 |
| Shikhar Dhawan (IND) | 10 | 701 | 77.88 | 125 | 3/3 |
| Kumar Sangakkara (SL) | 21 | 683 | 37.94 | 134* | 1/4 |
| Sourav Ganguly (IND) | 11 | 665 | 73.88 | 141* | 3/3 |
| Rohit Sharma (IND) | 15 | 661 | 47.21 | 123* | 1/5 |
| Joe Root (ENG) | 12 | 656 | 59.63 | 133* | 2/3 |
| Jacques Kallis (SA) | 17 | 653 | 46.64 | 113* | 1/3 |
| Rahul Dravid (IND) | 15 | 627 | 48.23 | 76 | 0/6 |
More Champions Trophy Stats
Highest Individual Scores in CT
Most Sixes in a Single Innings by a Team in CT
Highest Targets Successfully Defended in CT
Highest Totals Successfully Chased in CT
Most Runs in a Single CT Edition
Most Sixes in a Single CT Edition
Key Insights
791: Chris Gayle has scored the most runs in Champions Trophy history. The West Indies batter amassed 791 runs in 17 innings at an average of 52.73.
3: Gayle’s three centuries in the tournament are the t-most by a batter. Shikhar Dhawan, Herschelle Gibbs, and Sourav Ganguly are the other batters with three hundreds in the Champions Trophy. See where Gaylestorm stands in the top run-scorers list of all icc tournaments.
474: Out of his 791 runs, Gayle scored 474 runs, including three centuries, in the 2006 edition. These are the most runs and centuries scored by a batter in a single Champions Trophy edition.
101.59: Dhawan’s batting strike rate in the Champions Trophy. This is the highest strike rate among the batters with 500-plus runs in the tournament.
144.50: Likewise, Saeed Anwar has the highest batting average among the batters with 200-plus runs. He scored 289 runs in four innings at an average of 144.50.
