The in-form England southpaw batter Ben Duckett broke Nathan Astle's 21-year-old record as England mounted a mammoth total of 351-8 against Australia in Lahore today.

Leading England's charge with the bat, opener Duckett fired the highest-ever total in ICC Champions Trophy history during the Group B encounter.

Scoring 165 off 142 deliveries, Duckett overtook former New Zealand great Nathan Astle, who previously held the highest individual total and the first instance of a batter scoring 150 in the tournament's history.

Lacing his fiery knock with a whopping 17 boundaries and three maximums, Duckett was eventually dismissed by Marnus Labuschagne in the 48th over.

Highest individual scores in Champions Trophy history
Batter                Total       Opposition (Year)
Ben Duckett    165           Australia (2025)
Nathan Astle    145*         USA (2004)
Andy Flower    145        India (2002)
Sourav Ganguly    141    South Africa (2000)
Sachin Tendulkar    141    Australia (1998)

With Australia having won the toss and opted to bat first, England were put on the backfoot after a couple of wickets in the powerplay from Ben Dwarshius.

Duckett then, combined alongside Joe Root to add 158 runs for the third wicket partnership. The duo seemed set to shift gears going into the second half of the innings before Adam Zampa removed Joe Root.

While Australia managed to take wickets at regular intervals at one end, Duckett continued to tick the scoreboard at the other, eventually managing to forge a record total in Lahore.

Highest team totals in Champions Trophy history

Team    Total    Opposition (Year)
England    351/8    Australia (2025)
New Zealand    347/4    USA (2004)
Pakistan    338/4    India (2017)
India    331/7    South Africa (2013)
England    323/8    South Africa (2009)