Tom Latham surpasses MS Dhoni in Champions Trophy, sets special record:

Delhi: New Zealand wicketkeeper-batsman Tom Latham performed brilliantly against Pakistan bowlers in the Champions Trophy 2025. He played a brilliant century at the National Stadium in Karachi and took his team to a huge score of 320/4.

Latham, who came out to bat at number five, scored an unbeaten 118 off 104 balls, including 10 fours and 3 sixes. This was the eighth century of Latham’s ODI career and he scored the first century in the Champions Trophy. He has become the fifth New Zealand batsman to score a century in this tournament.

Tom Latham created a new record

Latham set an important record in the Champions Trophy. He has become the third wicketkeeper to score a century in this tournament. Earlier, veteran Indian wicketkeeper like MS Dhoni had never scored a century in the Champions Trophy, his biggest score was 63 runs. Apart from Latham, the other wicketkeeper Kumar Sangakkara, who scored a century in the Champions Trophy, is Sangakkara. In 2013, Sangakkara scored history by scoring a century against England.

Latham and Young partnership

In this match of the Champions Trophy, New Zealand batted first after losing the toss and lost three wickets within 73 runs. Devon Conway (10), Derill Mitchell (10) and Kane Williamson (1) were dismissed early. But Latham and Will Young (107 runs off 113 balls) handled the innings and both shared a brilliant partnership of 118 runs for the fourth wicket. Subsequently, Latham shared a significant 125 runs for the fifth wicket with Glenn Philips (61 off 39 balls).

This is the fifth occasion of the Champions Trophy when two batsmen have scored a century in a team’s innings. Earlier, this feat was first done by Virender Sehwag and Sourav Ganguly in 2000.

Players who scored two centuries in a team’s innings in Champions Trophy

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