Josh Inglis ‘over the moon’ after helping Australia secure ‘great win’ against England

Josh Inglis was “over the moon” after helping Australia complete a world-record chase against England in their Champions Trophy 2025 opener on Saturday. Batting first England made history as well by setting the highest-ever total in the Champions Trophy as they posted 351 at Lahore with Ben Duckett scoring 165.

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Australia, however, bettered the total by scripting the highest chase in an ICC tournament as they won by five wickets with 15 balls to spare. The star of the case was Inglis who scored 120 off just 86 balls.

“I am over the moon. It’s a great win,” player-of-the-match Inglis said. “We knew it was going to be tough coming up against England. It always is.

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“Coming up against 350 a lot of things have to go right to chase that down. Really pumped on a personal level, but for the guys out there it’s a great performance.”

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Born in Leeds to English parents, Inglis combined in a 146-run stand with Alex Carey (69) to turn the match on its head.

After Carey departed, Glenn Maxwell chipped in with 32 not out off 15 balls relieving pressure on Inglis.

Asked what he discussed with Carey during his match-defining partnership, Inglis said, “He doesn’t really say anything when he bats, so it’s just cracking on with it and a few words here and there.

“I was honestly just trying to not look at the scoreboard too much.

“I thought we were going so well I was just trying to keep chipping away at it. We knew with Maxy (Maxwell) still in the shed if we didn’t leave him too much to bat, get him in the last 10 overs, there would always be a chance.”

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Australia face South Africa in their next match in Rawalpindi on Tuesday.

“This gives us a lot of confidence in a short sharp tournament,” Inglis said.

“To go one from one is really important. We’ll recover and look forward to the next game.”

With agency inputs