India win their 3rd Champions Trophy, beating New Zealand at Dubai

India won their third ICC Champion Trophy by beating New Zealand by 4 wickets in the final of the 9th edition of the Champions trophy in Dubai on 9th March 2025. India previously won it in 2002 under Sourav Ganguly and in 2013 under MS Dhoni's captaincy.

It was the second consecutive ICC Title for the Indian men’s cricket team led by Rohit Sharma.

Under Rohit Sharma's captaincy, India won the 9th ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024 in Barbados defeating South Africa.

The International Cricket Council (ICC) Chairman Jay Shah handed the trophy to the winning captain Rohit Sharma.

The members of the Indian team that won the Champions Trophy were given the iconic white jackets.

The white jacket ,designed by Mumbai fashion designer Babita M, was first introduced in the 2009 Champions Trophy held at South Africa and given to the victorius Australian team.

Why final at Dubai despite Pakistan being the host?

The 9th ICC Champions Trophy 2025 was initially awarded by the ICC to Pakistan. The cricket governing body in India, the BCCI (Board of Control for Cricket in India), refused to go to Pakistan as the Indian government didn't give permission to it to visit Pakistan. 

No Indian cricket team has visited Pakistan since the 2008 terrorist attack in Mumbai in which Pakistanis were involved. The last time the Indian men’s cricket team visited Pakistan was in November -December 2006.

As a compromise, the tournament was held in a hybrid mode, with the Indian team playing all its matches in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

As per the tournament rules agreed by all cricket boards the semi-finals and the final was to be held in Dubai if the Indian teams qualified for the semi-finals and the semi-finals.

Unbeaten India lifts third Champions Trophy

The final of the 9th Champions Trophy was a repeat of the 2000 finals, where New Zealand defeated India by 4 wickets. 

The India team entered the final with an unbeaten record. They beat Pakistan, Bangladesh, and New Zealand in the league stage and defeated Australia in the semi-finals.

The New Zealand side defeated South Africa in the semi-final to face India in the final.

In the final, the New Zealand team, nicknamed Kiwi or Black Cap, captain Mitchell Santner won the toss and decided to bat first.

In the allotted 50 overs the Kiwi side scored 251 runs for the loss of 7 wickets. Daryl Mitchell was the top scorer for the Black Caps with 63 runs and ably supported by Michael Bracewell’s unbeaten 53 runs. 

Kuldeep Yadav and Varun Chakaravarthy were the top wicket-takers for the Indian side with 2 wickets apiece

Chasing the target of 252 runs, Rohit Sharma led the team with a top score of 76 runs.

Shreyas Iyer, with 48 runs, and K L Rahul, with an unbeaten 34 runs, helped India chase the target. The winning run was hit by Ravindra Jadeja to hand over India’s third Champions Trophy.

Brief Score: 

New Zealand: 251/7 in 50 overs (Daryl Mitchell 63, Michael Bracewell 53 not out; Kuldeep Yadav 2/40, Varun Chakaravarthy 2/45.

India: 254/6 in 49 overs (Rohit Sharma 76, Shreyas Iyer 48; Mitchell Santner 2/46, Michael Bracewell 2/28).

Awards

Man of the Match: Rohit Sharma (India)

Player of the Tournament: Rachin Ravindra (New Zealand)

Records Made at the Champions Trophy 

The Indian men’s cricket team created a world record for losing 15 consecutive tosses in One Day Internationals (ODIs).

Rohit Sharma equals Brain Lara’s record of maximum toss loss as an ODI captain, 12 each.

In the last three ICC tournaments , ICC ODI World Cup 2023, ICC T20  World Cup 2024 and Champions Trophy, India has played 25 matches, won 23 ,lost 1 and 1 game ending in no result.

The only loss for India was in the 2023 ICC ODI World Cup, where they lost the final match to Australia.

They won all their matches in the 9th ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024 and in the 9th Champions Trophy 2025.

Winners of the Champions Trophy 

The Champions trophy traces its history to the 1988 Wills International Cup organised by the ICC in Bangladesh. It was renamed as ICC Knock-Out Trophy in 2000.

From the third edition onwards, it was finally renamed as ICC Champions Trophy.

India is the most successful team in the tournament's history, with three title wins in 2002, 2013, and 2025.

Australia won it in 2006 and 2009.

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