Australia defeated England by 5 wickets in the fourth match of the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 played at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore.
England batted first and scored 351 runs in 50 overs, in response to which Australia achieved the target in 47.3 overs for the loss of 5 wickets. Josh Inglis, who was the hero of the match, played a brilliant unbeaten innings of 120 runs.
First innings: Duckett’s century, England scored 351 runs
England’s team batted first and performed brilliantly. For the team, Ben Duckett played a brilliant innings of 165 runs, which included 17 fours and 3 sixes. Duckett faced 143 balls and adopted a very aggressive approach in his innings.
Apart from Duckett, Joe Root also batted well and scored 68 runs in 78 balls. There was a 158-run partnership for the third wicket between these two, which became the mainstay of England’s innings.
Captain Jos Buttler (23 runs) and Liam Livingstone (14 runs) could not contribute much, but Jofra Archer finally scored an unbeaten 21 off 10 balls to take the team past 350.
Ben Dwarshuis bowled the best for Australia and took 3 wickets for 66 runs in 10 overs. Adam Zampa and Marnus Labuschagne took 2-2 wickets, while Glenn Maxwell got 1 wicket.
Second innings: Inglis’ century, Australia’s great win
Australia did not have a good start while chasing 352 runs. The team soon lost the wickets of Travis Head (6) and captain Steve Smith (5). But after this Matthew Short played a brilliant innings of 63 runs and took charge of the team.
The course of the match changed completely when Josh Inglis took over the batting. Inglis played a blistering innings of 120 runs not out in 86 balls, which included 8 fours and 6 sixes. He shared a 146-run partnership for the fifth wicket with Alex Carey (69 runs), which proved to be the turning point of the match.
In the end, Glenn Maxwell played a stormy innings of 32 runs in 15 balls and led the team to victory. Maxwell hit 4 fours and 2 sixes in his innings.
All the bowlers from England got wickets, but no bowler could stop the Australian batsmen. Adil Rashid bowled the most economical and took 1 wicket for 47 runs in 10 overs.
ICC Champions Trophy 2025 – 4th Match (Group B) England vs Australia Scorecard
Venue: Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore
Result: Australia won by 5 wickets
England – 351/8 (50 Overs)
- Ben Duckett – 165 (143), 17 fours, 3 sixes
- Joe Root – 68 (78), 4 fours
- Jofra Archer – 21* (10), 2 fours, 1 six
Best Bowlers (Australia):
- Ben Dwarshuis – 3/66
- Adam Zampa – 2/64
- Marnus Labuschagne – 2/41
Australia – 356/5 (47.3 Overs)
- Josh Inglis – 120* (86), 8 fours, 6 sixes Player of the Match
- Alex Carey – 69 (63), 8 fours
- Matthew Short – 63 (66), 9 fours, 1 six
Best Bowlers (England):
- Adil Rashid – 1/47
- Liam Livingstone – 1/47
- Mark Wood – 1/75
Australia chased down a big total with ease, thanks to Inglis’ outstanding century and a quick finish from Glenn Maxwell (32 off 15).
CT 2025 ENG vs AUS After Match Statment
Steve Smith (Australia captain):
I thought the guys were outstanding from the outset. Travis and I were the only ones to miss out (laughs) and the middle order did a fantastic job. Regardless of what team we have, we would have bowled first. We knew dew would play a role. It looked like they would get 400, but it slowed up in the end in the first innings, and I thought 350 was chaseable.
The boys did a good job with the ball and controlled the back end by mixing it up. The two keepers have been batting beautifully for a while now. Josh hits the ball all along the ground and has all the shots. It was a top effort from Inglis and also Alex with a brilliant hand.
Jos Buttler (England captain):
It was a fantastic game. We had a great score on the board, but credit to Australia. Yeah, I think 350 is a pretty good score, but Dew was always the worry. Whatever happens, to chase down 350 is a great effort. He played brilliantly. He is effective at the top across formats. He can be incredibly consistent and delighted for him. Shame that he ended up on the losing cause.
We have to focus on big partnerships and take the focus out of yourself. (On lack of proper fifth bowling option) I think those guys (Root and Liam) bowled really well today. We tried breaking the partnership between Inglis and Carey, but we have to give credit to the opposition. We have belief and are optimistic.
Josh Inglis (Player of the Match) says:
“I am over the moon. Great win. Always tough to come up against England. A lot of things have to go right for a team to chase down 350. We had done a lot of talking before the game. We knew that it was always going to be better for batting in the second innings. The ball skidded on nicely with the dew.
Alex Carey does not say much when he’s batting. But we knew with Maxi (Glenn Maxwell) in the hut, if we can take it into the final 10, we have a good chance. I was trying to be pro-active. We knew that at the backend, it will skid on nicely. It is a short and sharp tournament. We are looking at one game at a time.”
