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100 days until the Champions Trophy

Which players have scored the most Champions Trophy hundreds? Who hit the fastest hundred? And the slowest?

With 100 days to go until the first ball is bowled in the ICC Champions Trophy, we take a look at some of the top 100s scored in previous tournaments.

Since 1998 there have been 40 centuries in the competition (previously the ICC Knock Out Trophy). The 2002 tournament in Sri Lanka had the most (10) and 2013 in England and Wales had the least (3).

Top 100s

Country with most 100s – India (8).

Player with most 100s – Sourav Ganguly (India), Herschelle Gibbs (South Africa) and Chris Gayle (West Indies) have all scored three centuries.

Highest score – 145 scored in 2002 by Andy Flower (Zimbabwe) against India in Colombo and Nathan Astle (New Zealand) in 2004 against USA at The Oval.

Quickest 100 – Virender Sehwag (India) scored his century in 2013 in Colombo off 77 balls.

The Champions Trophy starts on 10 June with England's clash with Bangladesh at The Kia Oval

Slowest 100 – Shahriar Nafees (Bangladesh) scored his century at Jaipur in 2006 off 143 balls.

Most 4s in a 100 – Virender Sehwag (India) hit 21 4s in his 126 against England in Colombo in 2002.

Most 6s in a 100 – Shane Watson (Australia) hit seven 6s in his 136 not out against England in Pretoria in 2009 

England

England players have scored three 100s throughout the tournaments history.

Marcus Trescothick scored two. His first (119 from 102) came in 2002 against Zimbabwe in Colombo and his second (104 from 124) came in 2004 against West Indies at The Oval.

The last England player to score a 100 was Andrew Flintoff in 2004. He scored 104 from 91 against Sri Lanka in Southampton.