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Champions Trophy winners l: India win record 3rd title in 2025 final against New Zealand | Cricket News

insidetrack IndiaMarch 10, 2025

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Champions Trophy winners l: India won a record third ICC Champions Trophy title as they take on New Zealand in their fifth final in the CT 2025 edition in Dubai on Sunday.
Having won the title previously in 2002 (shared with Sri Lanka) and 2013, India qualified for their third successive summit clash in the tournament on the back of an undefeated run since the group stage. Collectively, India won their seventh ICC title, only behind Australia (10). The title win also help India surpass Australia as the most successful team in the Champions Trophy.
READ MORE: Unbeaten and unputdownable, India win Champions Trophy | Venkata Krishna writes from Dubai
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The Aussies clinched the title in successive editions in 2006 and 2009 in their only two final appearances. Meanwhile, the current edition was the fifth time India made it to the final, having also endured defeats to the Kiwis (2000) and Pakan in the previous edition in 2017.
Champions Trophy winners l

Year

Host(s)

Final

Winner
Result
Runners Up

1998
Bangladesh
South Africa
South Africa won 4 wickets
West Indies

2000
Kenya
New Zealand
New Zealand won 4 wicketsScorecard
India

2002
Sri Lanka
India and Sri Lanka declared co-champions

2004
England
West Indies
West Indies won 2 wicketsScorecard
England

2006
India
Australia
Australia won 8 wickets (D/L method)Scorecard
West Indies

2009
South Africa
Australia
Australia won 6 wickets
New Zealand

2013
England
India
India won 5 runs
England

2017
England
Pakan
Pakan won 180 runs
India

2025
Pakan
India
India won 4 wickets
New Zealand

India won the event while playing all their matches in Dubai. They were the only unbeaten team in the 2025 Champions Trophy. Previously, India had won the Champions Trophy title twice: sharing it with Sri Lanka in 2002 and then winning the 2013 edition. India has also lost the final twice: to New Zealand in 2000 and then to arch-rivals Pakan in 2017, which was the last time the event was held before this year.

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