Champions Trophy 2025, leading run-scorers list: Virat Kohli jumps to 3rd spot after semi-final knock against Australia | Cricket News
ICC Champions Trophy 2025 Leading run-scorers: The Champions Trophy 2025 edition is drawing towards a close after India beat Australia to qualify for the final, to be held on Sunday in Dubai. South Africa compete with New Zealand for the second spot in the final during their clash in Lahore on Wednesday.
With run-scoring varying across conditions at venues in Pakistan and the UAE, senior batters from every team in contention have put their hand up for the job on the big day. India’s superstar batter Virat Kohli led a daunting 265-run chase against Australia in the semi-final with aplomb, scoring 84 off 98 deliveries on the back of his century against Pakistan during the league stage.
With 217 runs in four innings, Kohli is third on the batting charts of the tournament, with Englishmen Ben Duckett and Joe Root ahead of him with 227 and 225 runs respectively. Kohli also sprang to the second spot on the all-time run-getters charts in the Champions Trophy on Tuesday, surpassing Mahela Jayawardena and Shikhar Dhawan to reach 746 runs.
Kohli’s best campaign was in the 2017 CT edition in England where he scored 258 runs in five innings. Overall, West Indies powerhouse Chris Gayle holds the record for most runs in a Champions Trophy edition, having racked up 474 runs in eight innings in 2006.
Most runs in Champions Trophy 2025
| Player | Inns | Runs | HS | Ave | SR | 100 | 50 |
| Ben Duckett | 3 | 227 | 165 | 75.66 | 108.61 | 1 | – |
| Joe Root | 3 | 225 | 120 | 75 | 96.56 | 1 | 1 |
| Virat Kohli | 4 | 217 | 100* | 72.33 | 83.14 | 1 | 1 |
| Ibrahim Zadran | 3 | 216 | 177 | 72 | 106.4 | 1 | – |
| Shreyas Iyer | 4 | 195 | 79 | 48.75 | 79.91 | – | 2 |
