Josh Inglis hit a maiden century to help Australia chase down the highest target in Champions Trophy history in a five-wicket win over old rivals England in Lahore on Saturday.<\/p>\n
The 29-year-old Inglis, who was born in England, smashed an unbeaten 86-ball 120 as Australia chased down 351-8 in 47.3 overs to open their Group B account at Gaddafi Stadium.<\/p>\n
The blistering performance from Inglis not only trumped England opener Ben Duckett\u2019s 143-ball 165 \u2014 the highest individual score in event history \u2014 but enthralled a near-capacity 31,000 weekend crowd.<\/p>\n
Inglis carted six sixes and eight boundaries, including the winning maximum off express fast bowler Mark Wood. Australia were struggling at 27-2 with Travis Head (six) and skipper Steve Smith (five) falling to Jofra Archer and Wood respectively.<\/p>\n
Matthew Short, who hit a 66-ball 63 with nine boundaries and a six, added 95 for the third wicket with Marnus Labuschagne (47 off 45 balls with five fours) but spinners Liam Livingstone and Adil Rashid dismissed both.<\/p>\n
With Australia still needing an imposing 215 in 27.4 overs, Alex Carey and Inglis brought the chase back on track by adding an invaluable 146 for the fifth wicket.<\/p>\n
Carey, dropped on 49 by Archer off Rashid, finally holed out off pace bowler Brydon Carse after a fighting 63-ball 69 with 70 still needed.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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