Sourav Ganguly to Fakhar Zaman: List of players to score century in Champions Trophy final
These are the players who rose to the occasion and played remarkable knocks in the final of the prestigious ICC one-day tournament
Sourav Ganguly to Fakhar Zaman: List of players to score century in Champions Trophy final
1. Philo Wallace (West Indies)
The former West Indies batter played a brilliant knock of 103 runs against South Africa in the 1998 ICC Champions Trophy final. Despite Wallace's heroics, the Proteas ended up comfortably chasing the target of 246 and went on to win the inaugural final.
2. Sourav Ganguly (India)
The former India batter scored a sensational century against New Zealand in the final of 2000 ICC Champions Trophy. Ganguly's marvelous knock of 117 carried India to a fighting total of 264/6.
3. Chris Cairns (New Zealand)
The former New Zealand all-rounder played a magnificent knock against India in the 2000 ICC Champions Trophy, taking the game away from the latter. Cairns' unbeaten innings of 102 saw the Black Caps achieve the target of 265 with just 2 deliveries to spare.
4. Marcus Trescothick (England)
The former England batter played a splendid knock against West Indies in the 2004 ICC Champions Trophy final. Trescothick's knock of 104 carried the Three Lions to a total of 217, however it didn't prove to be enough and the Windies chased it in 48.5 overs.
5. Shane Watson (Australia)
The former Australia all-rounder scored a remarkable century against New Zealand in the 2009 ICC Champions Trophy final. Watson's unbeaten knock of 105 saw Australia chase down the target of 201 and defend their title successfully.
6. Fakhar Zaman (Pakistan)
The Pakistan batter played a superb knock against arch-rivals India in the final of the 2017 ICC Champions Trophy. Zaman's monumental innings of 114 saw Pakistan post a massive total of 338/4 which proved to be too much for the Men in Blue, who got bundled out for 158.