By Kaif - Mar 03, 2025 09:55 AM
Top 3 Best Bowling Figures On Champions Trophy Debut: The Champions Trophy is one of the major tournaments of the ICC. Every player playing in the ODI format dreams of representing his country in this tournament. Varun Chakravarthy got a chance to fulfill his dream against New Zealand on Sunday. This right-arm spinner performed brilliantly and targeted 5 batsmen. With this, Varun Chakravarthy has become the second bowler to record the best figures in the Champions Trophy debut match. In this article, we will tell you about the 3 bowlers who recorded the best figures in the Champions Trophy debut match.
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Indian team's veteran fast bowler Mohammed Shami occupies the third place in this list. Shami has come to play in the Champions Trophy for the first time in the current season. In the match against Bangladesh, Shami bowled dangerously and took 5 wickets for 53 runs in his 10-over spell. Shami played an important role in India's 6-wicket win in that match.
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Varun Chakravarthy has been selected for the Champions Trophy 2025 due to Jasprit Bumrah being unfit. However, he did not get a chance to play in the matches against Bangladesh and Pakistan, but played the Champions Trophy debut match against New Zealand and performed brilliantly. Chakravarthy took 5 wickets for 42 runs. Team India managed to win this match by a margin of 44 runs.
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Australian bowler Josh Hazlewood holds the first position in terms of registering the best figures in the Champions Trophy debut match. Hazlewood bowled brilliantly in the 2017 Champions Trophy match against New Zealand, taking 6 wickets for 52 runs. However, his performance did not help the team as the match did not result in a result.
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