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ICC Champions Trophy

A compact 50-over tournament for the leading ODI nations.

First held 1998
9 editions
Reigning: India
Every four years (since 2009)

Overview

The ICC Champions Trophy, originally the ICC KnockOut Trophy, is a One Day International tournament first held in Bangladesh in 1998. India are the most successful team with three titles, the latest in 2025 when they beat New Zealand by four wickets in Dubai.

The ICC KnockOut Trophy was set up in 1998 as a short tournament to raise funds for the development of cricket in non-Test-playing countries, and its first two editions were held in Bangladesh and Kenya. South Africa won the inaugural 1998 event by beating West Indies in Dhaka, and New Zealand won in Nairobi in 2000, beating India. The tournament was renamed the Champions Trophy before the 2002 edition.

The 2002 final in Colombo between Sri Lanka and India was washed out on both the scheduled day and the reserve day, and the two teams were declared joint winners. West Indies won in 2004 and Australia won in 2006 and 2009, the only team to win consecutive titles. The 2008 edition planned for Pakistan was postponed and moved to South Africa in 2009, after which the event settled into a four-year cycle with the eight highest-ranked teams.

India won the 2013 final against England in a rain-reduced 20-over match at Edgbaston, and Pakistan beat India by 180 runs at The Oval in 2017. The tournament returned in 2025 after an eight-year gap, with Pakistan as the official host and India's matches played in Dubai under an agreement between the BCCI and the PCB. India beat New Zealand in the final in Dubai for a record third title, and the 2029 edition is due to be held in India.

How it works

Since 2009 the Champions Trophy has been played by eight teams split into two groups of four in a round-robin format, with the top two in each group advancing to the semi-finals and the winners meeting in the final. A total of 15 matches are played over about two and a half weeks. From 2025 the top eight teams of the preceding Cricket World Cup qualify for the event.

Who has won it most?

Titles won by each team across all 9 editions.

India 3 titles

2025, 2013, 2002
Australia 2 titles

2009, 2006
South Africa 1 title

1998
New Zealand 1 title

2000
Sri Lanka 1 title

2002
West Indies 1 title

2004
Pakistan 1 title

2017

Winners by year

Newest first.

Year	Winner	Runner-up	Host	Result
2025	India	New Zealand	Pakistan, United Arab Emirates	India won by 4 wicketsPlayer of the tournament: Rachin RavindraNew Zealand 251/7 (50 ov); India 254/6 (49 ov). Player of the match in the final: Rohit Sharma. Pakistan was the official host, with India's matches played in Dubai (19 February - 9 March 2025).
2017	Pakistan	India	England, Wales	Pakistan won by 180 runsPlayer of the tournament: Hasan AliPakistan 338/4 (50 ov); India 158 (30.3 ov). Player of the match in the final: Fakhar Zaman (114). Pakistan's first Champions Trophy title.
2013	India	England	England, Wales	India won by 5 runsPlayer of the tournament: Shikhar DhawanIndia 129/7 (20 ov); England 124/8 (20 ov), a rain-reduced 20-over final. Player of the match in the final: Ravindra Jadeja.
2009	Australia	New Zealand	South Africa	Australia won by 6 wicketsPlayer of the tournament: Ricky PontingNew Zealand 200/9 (50 ov); Australia 206/4 (45.2 ov). Player of the match in the final: Shane Watson. Moved from Pakistan to South Africa for security reasons; Australia retained the title.
2006	Australia	West Indies	India	Australia won by 8 wickets (D/L method)Player of the tournament: Chris GayleWest Indies 138 (30.4 ov); Australia 116/2 (28.1 ov). Player of the match in the final: Shane Watson. Australia's first Champions Trophy title.
2004	West Indies	England	England	West Indies won by 2 wicketsPlayer of the tournament: Ramnaresh SarwanEngland 217 (49.4 ov); West Indies 218/8 (48.5 ov). Player of the match in the final: Ian Bradshaw.
2002	India & Sri Lanka	-	Sri Lanka	No result (final washed out twice); joint winnersFinal on 29 September: Sri Lanka 244/5 (50 ov), India 14/0 (2 ov). Reserve day: Sri Lanka 222/7 (50 ov), India 38/1 (8.4 ov). No runner-up and no player-of-the-tournament award. Sri Lanka are the only host to win the event.
2000	New Zealand	India	Kenya	New Zealand won by 4 wicketsPlayer of the tournament: Chris Cairns (final)India 264/6 (50 ov); New Zealand 265/6 (49.4 ov). Player of the match in the final: Chris Cairns (102*). Held as the ICC KnockOut Trophy; New Zealand's first ICC title.
1998	South Africa	West Indies	Bangladesh	South Africa won by 4 wicketsPlayer of the tournament: Jacques KallisWest Indies 245 (49.3 ov); South Africa 248/6 (47 ov). Player of the match in the final: Jacques Kallis (5/30 and 37). Held as the ICC KnockOut Trophy (24 October - 1 November 1998).

Records & facts

Most titles: India (3: 2002 shared, 2013, 2025)
Most runs in the Champions Trophy: Chris Gayle, West Indies (791, 2002-2013)
Most runs in a tournament: Chris Gayle, West Indies (474, 2006)
Highest individual score: Ibrahim Zadran, Afghanistan (177 v England, 2025)
Most wickets in the Champions Trophy: Kyle Mills, New Zealand (28, 2002-2013)
Most wickets in a tournament: Hasan Ali, Pakistan (2017) and Jerome Taylor, West Indies (2006), 13 each
Best bowling figures: Farveez Maharoof, Sri Lanka (6/14 v West Indies, 2006)
Highest partnership: Shane Watson and Ricky Ponting, Australia (252 for the 2nd wicket v England, 2009)
Highest team total: New Zealand (362/6 v South Africa, 2025)
Lowest team total: United States (65 v Australia, 2004)
Largest victory by runs: New Zealand (210 runs v United States, 2004)
Most dismissals by a wicket-keeper: Kumar Sangakkara, Sri Lanka (33, 2000-2013)