Australia vs England, 4TH Match, Lahore, ICC Champions Trophy 2025: Josh Inglis’ Mind-Blowing Performance That Sealed Australia’s Victory Against England .
Josh Inglis restored Australian pride after Ben Duckett scored a valiant 165 as Australia fell to England by 5 wickets in Lahore’s Gaddafi Stadium on Saturday. Facing a steep target of 352, Australia recovered from a struggling opening to chase the runs in 47.3 overs, led by Inglis’ century of 120 not out off 86. Earlier, Duckett also became the first-ever batter to cross the 150-run mark in a Champions Trophy match in cricket history, while England set a mammoth target of 351 for 8 after being invited to bat first. The southpaw went past the records of Nathan Astle and Andy Flower, whose aggregated total of 145 that was previously the highest individual score at the ICC event. Australia also registered the highest run chase in the bloke’s ICC event’s history with the win over England.
TOSS-
Australia lost the toss and will bowl first.
TEAMS LINE UP-
AUSTRALIA(PLAYING XI)
Matthew Short, Travis Head, Steven Smith (c), Marnus Labuschagne, Josh Inglis (wk), Alex Carey, Glenn Maxwell, Ben Dwarshuis, Nathan Ellis, Adam Zampa, Spencer Johnson
ENGLAND (PLAYING XI)
Philip Salt, Ben Duckett, Jamie Smith (wk), Joe Root, Harry Brook, Jos Buttler (c), Liam Livingstone, Brydon Carse, Jofra Archer, Adil Rashid, Mark Wood
ENGLAND-
England was batting first but lost an early wicket after Ben Dwarshuis dismissed Phil Salt for mere 10 runs in the second over. This was followed by the exit of Jamie Smith 15 in the sixth over.
Joe Root joined Ben Duckett in the middle to repair the host’s innings. They not only rescued them from the spot of bother, but put the Aussie bowlers on the backfoot by not offering any opening in the middle overs. As Root smashed an excellent half-century, Duckett hit a majestic century. They then stitched a monumental partnership of 158 runs for the third wicket, changing gears in the middle as well and doing burpees around the park with the bowlers. Adam Zampa was the one to break the partnership as he ending Root’s 68-run innings in the 31st over.
Ben Duckett was the top performer for England, as he scored a remarkable ton and reached an incredible score of 165 runs off 143 balls that also consist of 17 fours and three sixes. This is the fifth highest individual score from an England batter in ODI history.
Duckett, however, pressed on at the other end, even if he lost partners at the other. While skipper Jos Buttler (23) and Liam Livingstone could add little but Duckett built a marathon innings before bowing out in the 48th over after facing Labushcagne.
Dwarshuis was the pick of the bowlers for Australia claiming three wickets for 66 runs in 10 overs at an economy of 6.6 while Adam Zampa and Labuschagne shared a couple of scalps between them. Glenn Maxwell also took a wicket.
After having asked to bat first, England scored 351/8 in their full quota of 50 overs to register the highest ever team total in Champions Trophy history. Jofra Archer was the second highest scorer for England with 21 runs off 10 balls as 15 runs came in the last over bowled by Marnus Labuschagne.
AUSTRALIA-
Set a target, Australia had a poor start, losing two early wickets with Travis Head (6) and captain Steve Smith (5) falling early.
In just the fifth over, Marnus Labuschagne joined Matthew Short in the middle and the pair set about the repair job. They not only spared the team from trouble but maintained the scoring rate as well. Short riding on the momentum scored his fifty whereas Labushcagne’s 47 runs came in a 20-over over before he was dismissed.
They stitched a 95-run partnership together for the third wicket before Adil Rashid dismissed Labuschagne then just an over later, Short fell for 63 runs off Liam Livingstone, in the 23rd over.
Just as England were looking to wrap things up with a couple of more blows, Josh Inglis and Alex Carey stood firm for the Aussies in the middle. They went after the England bowlers, clattering them all around the ground.
There was no stopping the run-rate for England as their bowlers bowled with a dearth of dot balls. Inglis and Carey both notched their fifties.
But this was the last time in the match that the English found a way though. Brydon Carse dismissed Carey by conceding 69 runs scored off 63 balls, including eight fours. The fifth-wicket partnership of 146 runs ended in the 42nd over.
Even more costly for England was the dismissal of Carey who was explosive on the chase and allowed Glenn Maxwell to up the ante for Australia. In the blink of an eye, the Aussies were four runs away with three overs left and Inglis hit the winning runs on the third ball of Mark Wood’s 48th over.
Brief Scores:
England 351/8 in 50 overs (Ben Duckett 165, Joe Root 68; Ben Dwarshuis 3-66) lost to Australia 356/5 in 47.3 overs (Josh Inglis 120\*, Alex Carey 69, Matthew Short 63; Adil Rashid 1-47) by 5 wickets