2025 ICC Champions Trophy
Ninth edition of the ICC Champions Trophy From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The 2025 ICC Champions Trophy was the ninth edition of the ICC Champions Trophy. It was hosted by Pakistan Cricket Board from 19 February to 9 March 2025 and featured 15 matches held across three venues in Pakistan and one in the United Arab Emirates.
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| Dates | 19 February – 9 March 2025 |
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| Administrator(s) | International Cricket Council |
| Cricket format | One Day International |
| Tournament format(s) | Round-robin and single-elimination |
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| Champions | India (3rd title) |
| Runners-up | New Zealand |
| Participants | 8 |
| Matches | 15 |
| Player of the series | Rachin Ravindra |
| Most runs | Rachin Ravindra (263) |
| Most wickets | Matt Henry (10) |
| Official website | icc-cricket.com |
The tournament was contested by the top eight ranked men's national teams qualified from the 2023 World Cup. Afghanistan made their debut appearance in the tournament.
Co-hosts Pakistan were the defending champions and were eliminated in the group stage. India became the champions by defeating New Zealand in the final and also became the first team to win three Champions Trophy titles.
Background
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The ICC Champions Trophy is a quadrennial ODI cricket tournament organised by the International Cricket Council (ICC). Initially held as a biennial tournament since its inaugural edition in 1998 as ICC KnockOut Trophy, it was rebranded as ICC Champions Trophy in 2002 and has been held as a quadrennial tournament since 2009. In 2016, the ICC cancelled future editions of the Champions Trophy after the 2017 tournament, aiming to have only one major tournament in each format of international cricket.[1] However in November 2021 as part of the 2024–2031 ICC men's hosts cycle, ICC announced that the tournament would return from 2025 onwards.[2]
Host selection
Pakistan was announced as the host of the 2025 ICC Champions Trophy on 16 November 2021 as part of the 2024–2031 ICC men's hosts cycle.[2] It is the first global tournament to be hosted by Pakistan after almost 29 years,[3] since the 2009 attack on the Sri Lankan team.[4] The last major tournament to take place in the country was the 1996 Cricket World Cup which it co-hosted with India and Sri Lanka.[5] United Arab Emirates was announced as a neutral venue for Indian Cricket Team matches due to India's refusal to play in Pakistan.[6]
Format
The format of the competition had remained the same as it was since eight teams were introduced in the fray back in 2006. All eight teams were slotted into two groups of four, with each team playing once against every other team in the group. The top two teams from each group advanced to the knockout stage, featuring two semi-finals leading up to the final.[7][8]
India's participation
The India–Pakistan cricket rivalry has been severely impacted by the tense political relations between the two nations. In November 2023, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) met with the ICC Executive Board to discuss compensation if India refused to play in Pakistan.[9][10] A year later, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) informed the ICC that India wouldn't travel to Pakistan for the tournament, citing security concerns.[11] Pakistan demanded a written explanation and initially rejected the proposed hybrid model.[12]
Neutral venue arrangements
On 19 December 2024, following an agreement between BCCI and PCB, the ICC in an update issued on India and Pakistan hosted matches at ICC events, established that the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 will be played across Pakistan and a neutral venue.[13][14] The ICC board confirmed that India and Pakistan matches hosted by either country at ICC events between 2024 and 2027 would be played at a neutral venue.[13] The fixtures were announced on 24 December 2024, along with the Dubai International Cricket Stadium in Dubai, UAE as the neutral venue for the tournament.[15][16]
Prize money
The ICC allocated a pool of US$6.9 million in prize money for the tournament, a 53 percent increase from the previous edition. The winners would receive the grand prize of $2.24 million, with each team receiving an additional $125,000 for participating.[17]
| Place | Teams | Amount | |
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| Champions | 1 | $2.24 million | $2.24 million |
| Runners-up | 1 | $1.12 million | $1.12 million |
| Semi-finalists | 2 | $560,000 | $1.12 million |
| 5th–6th place (group stage) | 2 | $350,000 | $700,000 |
| 7th–8th place (group stage) | 2 | $140,000 | $280,000 |
| Participants | 8 | $125,000 | $1 million |
| Total | 8 | $6.9 million | |
Marketing
On 13 November 2024, the ICC launched a new visual identity for the Champions Trophy with the release of a brand launch video, as the event returned for the first time since 2017.[18][19] On 14 November 2024, The PCB announced the schedule for trophy tour in the region of Pakistan-administered Kashmir. The PCB's plan to take the trophy to cities in Pakistan-administered Kashmir was objected to by the BCCI.[20] On 16 November 2024, the ICC officially announced the global trophy tour for the Champions Trophy starting in Islamabad, with the cities in Pakistan-administered Kashmir excluded. The silverware journeyed across the eight participating nations. The global trophy tour concluded with India in January, as the trophy went back to Pakistan.[21]
On 30 January 2025, it was announced that a captains' event would not be held for the tournament.[22] The official theme song for the tournament titled "Jeeto Baazi Khel Ke" produced by Abdullah Siddiqui and performed by Atif Aslam was released on 7 February 2025.[23] On 12 February 2025, the ICC revealed Sarfaraz Ahmed, Shane Watson, Shikhar Dhawan and Tim Southee as the ambassadors for the tournament.[24] On 16 February 2025, a curtain raiser event was held at Lahore Fort in Pakistan, to mark the commencement of the tournament.[25] Three days later on 19 February 2025, the opening ceremony took place at the National Stadium, Karachi. The event featured an aerobatic display by the Pakistan Air Force's Sherdils Squadron with the President Asif Ali Zardari in attendance as the chief guest.[26][27]
Qualification
Pakistan qualified for the competition automatically as hosts and was joined by seven other highest-ranked teams from the 2023 Cricket World Cup group stage.[28][29] This was the first time former champions Sri Lanka failed to qualify for the tournament, while Afghanistan made their debut appearance in the tournament.[30][31]
| Method of qualification | Date of qualification | Venues | No. of teams | Teams | Total times qualified | Last edition participated |
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| Host | 16 November 2021 | — | 1 |  Pakistan | 9 | 2017 |
| 2023 Cricket World Cup (Top 7 teams from the previous World Cup, excluding the host) | 5 October – 19 November 2023 |  India | 7 |  Afghanistan | 1 | — |
 Australia | 9 | 2017 | ||||
 Bangladesh | 6 | 2017 | ||||
 England | 9 | 2017 | ||||
| India | 9 | 2017 | ||||
 New Zealand | 9 | 2017 | ||||
 South Africa | 9 | 2017 | ||||
| Total | 8 |
Venues
In December 2022, the Pakistan Cricket Board was given approval by the Government of Pakistan for the construction of a new cricket stadium in Islamabad for the tournament.[32] On 28 April 2024, three existing venues were proposed for the event by Pakistan.[33] The matches are being hosted in Karachi, Lahore and Rawalpindi with India playing in Dubai.[34]
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Match officials
On 5 February 2025, ICC released the list of match referees and umpires for the tournament.[35] On 10 February 2025, the match officials schedule for the group stage was released,[36] and on 3 March 2025, the match officials for the two semi-finals had been confirmed.[37] On 6 March 2025, the ICC announced the match officials for the final.[38]
- Match referees
- Umpires
Squads
Each team could select a squad of fifteen players for the tournament, with additional travelling reserves also able to be named.[39] England became the first team to announce their squad on 22 December 2024.[40] New Zealand, Bangladesh and Afghanistan announced their squads on 12 January 2025.[41][42][43] Australia and South Africa announced their squads on 13 January.[44][45] India announced their squad on 18 January 2025.[46] Pakistan announced their squad on 31 January 2025.[47] The final squads for each nation was announced on 13 February 2025. Several teams' missed their regular players originally part of the provisional squad, as they had been replaced as a result of late withdrawals due to injuries.[48]
Warm-up matches
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The warm-up fixtures took place between 14–17 February in the lead-up to the main tournament. The PCB had named three Shaheens squads for the warm-up matches against Afghanistan, South Africa and Bangladesh, respectively, along with a fixture between Afghanistan and New Zealand.[49]
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Group stage
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The ICC announced the groups and their fixtures on 24 December 2024, with the group stage matches being played from 19 February to 2 March 2025. The eight teams were divided into two groups of four, with each team facing the other three teams in the group for a total of 12 matches.[50] The opening match was played between hosts Pakistan and New Zealand on 19 February at the National Stadium, Karachi.
Following table lists teams in their initial group stage seedings.[51]
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
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| 1 | India |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.715 | Advanced to the knockout stage |
| 2 | New Zealand |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0.267 | |
| 3 | Bangladesh |
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | −0.443 | Eliminated |
| 4 | Pakistan (H) |
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | −1.087 |
Source: ESPNcricinfo[52]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Wins; 3) Net run rate; 4) Results of games between tied teams; 5) Initial group stage seedings[51]
(H) Host
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Wins; 3) Net run rate; 4) Results of games between tied teams; 5) Initial group stage seedings[51]
(H) Host
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- Pakistan won the toss and elected to field.
- Will Young (NZ) became the fourth New Zealand batter to score a century in the Champions Trophy and the first Kiwi to score a ton in his debut game of the tournament.[53]
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- Bangladesh won the toss and elected to bat.
- Ravindra Jadeja (Ind) played in his 200th ODI match.[54]
- Mohammed Shami (Ind) took his 200th wicket in ODIs. He became the joint second-fastest man to take 200 ODI wickets, in terms of matches played and the fastest to 200 by balls bowled.[55]
- The 154-run partnership between Jaker Ali and Towhid Hridoy was Bangladesh's highest for the 6th wicket in ODIs breaking the record of Mahmudullah and Jaker Ali.[56]
- Virat Kohli (Ind) took his 156th catch, the joint-most for India in ODIs.[57]
- Towhid Hridoy (Ban) scored his maiden century in ODIs.[58]
- Mohammed Shami (Ind) took 60 wickets, the most by an Indian bowler in ICC ODI tournaments moving past Zaheer Khan.[59]
- Rohit Sharma (Ind) completed 11,000 runs in ODIs, becoming the fourth Indian batter to do so. He became the second-quickest to reach 11,000 runs in 261 innings, after Virat Kohli.[60]
- Shubman Gill (Ind) smashed his 8th ODI century in just 51 innings, becoming the fastest Indian batter to achieve this milestone.[61]
- Rohit Sharma (Ind) reached 100 wins as an international captain.[62]
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- Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat.
- India set a new record for the most consecutive toss losses in ODI history (12), surpassing the Netherlands' streak of 11.[63]
- Mohammed Shami (Ind) equalled the record for most balls bowled (11) in an over for India in an ODI including wides and no balls.[64]
- Hardik Pandya (Ind) took his 200th international wicket.[65]
- Hardik Pandya (Ind) bowled a continuous six-over spell, a feat he last accomplished during the 2017 Champions Trophy final against Pakistan.[66]
- Kuldeep Yadav (Ind) took his 300th international wicket. He became the third active Indian cricketer to pick 300 wickets.[67]
- Virat Kohli (Ind) took 158 catches, the most for India in ODIs, going past Mohammad Azharuddin (156).[68]
- Rohit Sharma (Ind) became the fastest opener to smash 9000 ODI runs in 181 innings.[69]
- Virat Kohli (Ind) completed 14,000 runs in 287 innings in ODIs, becoming the fastest one to do so, going past Sachin Tendulkar's 350 innings. He also became the third-highest run-scorer (27,503 runs) in international cricket, surpassing Ricky Ponting.[70]
- Virat Kohli (Ind) surpassed Rohit Sharma to become the highest run-scorer in ICC ODI events against Pakistan. He also became the only player to win five player of the match awards against Pakistan in ICC tournament matches.[71]
- Virat Kohli (Ind) scored an unbeaten 100, marking his 51st century in One Day Internationals. His century brought his tally of 50+ scores in ICC ODI events to 23, equaling Sachin Tendulkar's record. At 36 years and 110 days old, he became the oldest player to record a century in the ICC Champions Trophy.[72]
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- New Zealand won the toss and elected to field.
- Michael Bracewell (NZ) delivered his best ODI bowling figures (4/26 in 10 overs) against Bangladesh. This feat set a new record for the best bowling figures by a New Zealand spinner in Champions Trophy history, surpassing Paul Wiseman's 4/45.[73]
- Kane Williamson (NZ) surpassed Stephen Fleming as New Zealand's highest run-scorer in ICC ODI tournaments.[74]
- Rachin Ravindra (NZ) completed 1,000 runs in ODIs in 26 innings. He became the fifth-fastest New Zealand batter to reach this milestone in ODIs.[75]
- Rachin Ravindra (NZ) became the first New Zealand batter to score 4 centuries in ICC ODI events.[76]
- Glenn Phillips (NZ) completed 1,000 runs in ODIs.[77]
- As a result of this match, India and New Zealand qualified for the semi-finals and Pakistan and Bangladesh were eliminated.[78]
- Mushfiqur Rahim and Mahmudullah (Ban) played in their last ODI match.[79][80]
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- No play was possible due to rain.
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- New Zealand won the toss and elected to field.
- Virat Kohli (Ind) played in his 300th ODI match.[81]
- Shreyas Iyer (Ind) completed 500 runs against New Zealand in ODIs.[82]
- Matt Henry (NZ) took his third five-wicket haul and the first ever fifer against India in Champions Trophy history.[83]
- Kane Williamson (NZ) completed 2,500 runs against India in international cricket.[84]
- Varun Chakravarthy (Ind) took his maiden five-wicket haul in ODIs and became the third Indian to do so in the Champions Trophy.[85]
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
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| 1 | South Africa |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2.395 | Advanced to the knockout stage |
| 2 | Australia |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0.475 | |
| 3 | Afghanistan |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −0.990 | Eliminated |
| 4 | England |
3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | −1.159 |
Source: ESPNcricinfo[52]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Wins; 3) Net run rate; 4) Results of games between tied teams; 5) Initial group stage seedings[51]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Wins; 3) Net run rate; 4) Results of games between tied teams; 5) Initial group stage seedings[51]
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- South Africa won the toss and elected to bat.
- This was Afghanistan's first ODI in the Champions Trophy.
- Ryan Rickelton (SA) scored his maiden century in ODIs. He became the first South African to score a hundred on his Champions Trophy debut.[86]
- For only the second time in Champions Trophy history, South Africa innings witnessed four or more 50-plus scores.[87]
- This is the highest match aggregate (523) for Afghanistan vs South Africa in ODIs.[88]
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- Australia won the toss and elected to field.
- Ben Duckett (Eng) scored his third ODI century. He became the first England batter to score a century on his Champions Trophy debut.[89]
- Adam Zampa (Aus) took his 300th international wicket.[90]
- Ben Duckett (Eng) made the highest individual score by a player in ICC Champions Trophy history, breaking Nathan Astle’s record (145* vs USA in 2004). He scored most runs by an English batter and the first to reach the 150-run mark in the Champions Trophy history.[91]
- Australia broke the record for the highest team total in history of ICC Champions Trophy, breaking England's record set during the same match,[92] however it was again broken by New Zealand in the semi-final 2.
- Josh Inglis (Aus) scored his maiden century in ODIs.[93]
- Josh Inglis (Aus) smashed the fastest-ever Champions Trophy century.[94]
- This was Australia's first victory after 2009 final in Champions Trophy.[95]
- This was the highest successful run chase in any ICC event.[96]
- This was the highest match aggregate in history of ICC Champions Trophy (707/13).[97]
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- No toss.
- No play was possible due to rain.
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- Afghanistan won the toss and elected to bat.
- Jos Buttler (Eng) surpassed Michael Atherton to claim the seventh spot on the list of most matches as England captain by playing his 44th ODI.
- Jofra Archer (Eng) took his 50th wicket in ODIs. He became the fastest English bowler to take 50 wickets in just 30 matches surpassing James Anderson.[98]
- Ibrahim Zadran (Afg) completed 1,500 runs in ODIs and became the first Afghan batsman to score a century in ICC Champions Trophy.[99]
- Ibrahim Zadran (Afg) smashed two ICC ODI tournament centuries for Afghanistan, the most by any player from his country.[100]
- Ibrahim Zadran (Afg) made the highest individual score (177) by a player in ICC Champions Trophy history, breaking Ben Duckett’s record (165).[101] He also scored the highest individual score by an Afghan batter in ODIs, breaking his own record (162).[102]
- Afghanistan registered their highest total in ICC ODI tournaments, bettering 291/5 against Australia in the 2023 Cricket World Cup.[103]
- Ben Duckett (Eng) became the joint-fastest English batter to complete 1000 runs in ODIs, achieving the milestone in 21 innings.[104]
- Joe Root's (Eng) century became the 11th century of this edition of the Champions Trophy, breaking the record for the most centuries in a single edition (10 each in 2002 and 2017).[105]
- Azmatullah Omarzai (Afg) took his maiden five-wicket haul in ODIs.[106]
- This was Afghanistan's third narrowest victory (by runs) in ODIs.[107]
- As a result of this match, England were eliminated from the tournament.[108]
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- Afghanistan won the toss and elected to bat.
- No further play was possible due to rain.
- Azmatullah Omarzai (Afg) completed 1,000 runs in ODIs.[109]
- Travis Head (Aus) completed 7,500 international runs.[110]
- Australia broke the previous record for the fastest team fifty in Champions Trophy history by reaching the milestone in just 29 balls against Afghanistan.[111]
- As a result of this match, Australia qualified for the semi-finals of the tournament.[112]
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- England won the toss and elected to bat.
- Liam Livingstone (Eng) played in his 100th international match.
- Kagiso Rabada (SA) took his 100th wicket against England in international cricket.[113]
- Lungi Ngidi (SA) took his 100th ODI wicket.[114]
- Rassie van der Dussen (SA) completed 500 runs against England in ODIs.[115]
- As a result of this match, South Africa qualified for the semi-finals while Afghanistan were eliminated from the tournament.[116]
Knockout stage
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The knockout stage consisted of two semi-finals and a final. The first semi-final was held in Dubai on 4 March, and the second in Lahore on 5 March. The final was held in Dubai on 9 March. The ICC had stated that if India qualified for the final, it would be held in Dubai or else in Lahore.[51]Both the semi-finals and the final have reserve days. If a reserve day comes into play, the match would not be restarted but instead resumed from the previous day's play, if there was any.
- In case a semi-final ends in a tie, the winner will be decided by a Super Over. If the result is not possible in a semi-final (including reserve day), the team finishing higher in its group stage will advance to the final.
- If a final ends in a tie, the winner will be decided by a Super Over. If the result is not possible in the final (including reserve day), the teams will be declared as joint winners.[117]
Both India and New Zealand, after winning each of their first two matches, simultaneously qualified for the semi-finals from Group A on 24 February, when New Zealand completed their second win of the tournament in their match against Bangladesh at Rawalpindi.[118] Australia, after winning their first match and their second match getting abandoned, qualified for the semi-finals on 28 February, when their match against Afghanistan at Lahore ended with no result due to rain.[119] South Africa, after winning their first match and their second match getting abandoned, qualified for the semi-finals on 1 March, when they won group B's last match against England at Karachi.[120][121]
The match-ups for semi-finals were confirmed on 2 March 2025 after India defeated New Zealand in the last match of the group stage at Dubai.[122] India and New Zealand ranked first and second at the points table in Group A and qualified as A1 and A2 with 6 and 4 points respectively. South Africa and Australia, ranked first and second at the points table in Group B, qualified as B1 and B2 with 5 and 4 points respectively. India (A1) played Australia (B2) in the first semi-final on 4 March in Dubai, and New Zealand (A2) played South Africa (B1) in the second semi-final on 5 March in Lahore.[123]
Bracket
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| A1 | India
| 267/6 (48.1 overs) | |||||||
| B2 | Australia
| 264 (49.3 overs) | |||||||
| SF1W | India
| 254/6 (49 overs) | |||||||
| SF2W | New Zealand
| 251/7 (50 overs) | |||||||
| B1 | South Africa
| 312/9 (50 overs) | |||||||
| A2 | New Zealand
| 362/6 (50 overs) | |||||||
Semi-finals
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- Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
- Virat Kohli (Ind) played in his 50th ODI against Australia becoming the third Indian batter after Sachin Tendulkar and MS Dhoni to achieve this feat.[124]
- Virat Kohli (Ind) surpassed Rahul Dravid's record (334) of most catches by an Indian outfielder in international cricket across all formats. He also overtook Ricky Ponting (160) for the second-most catches by an outfielder in ODIs.[125]
- Steve Smith became the fifth-highest run scorer in international cricket for Australia, surpassing Michael Clarke.[126]
- Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill (Ind) became the 3rd fastest to get to 2000 runs as a pair (33 innings).[127]
- Rohit Sharma (Ind) surpassed Chris Gayle for the most sixes in ICC ODI events.[128]
- Virat Kohli (Ind) completed 8,000 runs while chasing in ODIs, becoming the second player after Sachin Tendulkar to achieve this milestone.[129]
- Virat Kohli (Ind) became India's highest run-getter in Champions Trophy, surpassing Shikhar Dhawan’s 701 runs.[130]
- Virat Kohli (Ind) became the second batter in history, after Ricky Ponting, to complete 12,000 ODI runs at the No. 3 batting position.[131]
- Virat Kohli (Ind) became the first ever cricketer to score 1,000 runs and 10 fifty-plus scores in ICC knockout matches.[132]
- Virat Kohli (Ind) scored his 24th 50+ score in ICC ODI events, breaking Sachin Tendulkar's record (23).[133]
- Adam Zampa (Aus) became the highest wicket-taker amongst spinners for Australia in ICC ODI events.
- KL Rahul (Ind) completed 3,000 runs in 77 innings in ODIs.[134]
- India qualified for the third consecutive final in Champions Trophy.[135]
- Rohit Sharma (Ind) became the first captain to reach the final in all four ICC men's tournaments.[136]
- Steve Smith (Aus) played in his last ODI match.[137]
- India surpassed Australia with 14 ICC final appearances, the most in history.[138]
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- New Zealand won the toss and elected to bat.
- Kane Williamson (NZ) became New Zealand's highest run-scorer in the Champions Trophy.[139]
- Kane Williamson (NZ) completed 19,000 runs in international cricket.[140]
- Kane Williamson becsme the first batter to score three consecutive centuries against South Africa in ODIs.[141]
- Rachin Ravindra (NZ) became the second-youngest and second-fastest Kiwi batter to reach five ODI centuries in 28 innings. He held the record for the most centuries for New Zealand in ICC ODI events and also had the most centuries for New Zealand in Champions Trophy history.[142]
- This was the highest team total in history of Champions Trophy.[143]
- Aiden Markram (SA) completed 1,000 runs in ICC limited-over tournaments.
- David Miller (SA) smashed the fastest century in Champions Trophy history.[144]
- This was the first instance of three individual centuries in a ICC Champions Trophy match.[141]
- This was the highest match aggregate (674) involving South Africa & New Zealand in ODIs.[141]
Final
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- New Zealand won the toss and elected to bat.
- Rohit Sharma (Ind) equalled Brian Lara's record of 12th consecutive toss losses in ODIs.[145]
- Daryl Mitchell (NZ) completed 1,000 runs in ICC limited-over tournaments.
- Rohit Sharma (Ind) completed 1,000 ODI runs against New Zealand.[146] He also completed 2,500 ODI runs as captain.[147]
- Shreyas Iyer (Ind) completed 1,000 international runs against New Zealand (NZ).
- Rohit Sharma (Ind) scored his first fifty in an ICC tournament final.[148]
- Rohit Sharma (Ind) became the first captain to win the Player of the Match award in the final of the Champions Trophy.[149]
- Rohit Sharma became the second Indian captain after MS Dhoni to win multiple ICC trophies.[150]
- India won their record third Champions Trophy title after 2002 and 2013.[151]
Statistics
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Most runs
| Runs | Player | Inns. | HS | Avg | SR | 100s | 50s | 4s | 6s |
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| 263 | Rachin Ravindra | 4 | 108 | 65.75 | 106.47 | 2 | 0 | 29 | 3 |
| 243 | Shreyas Iyer | 5 | 79 | 48.60 | 79.41 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 5 |
| 227 | Ben Duckett | 3 | 165 | 75.66 | 108.61 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 3 |
| 225 | Joe Root | 3 | 120 | 75.00 | 96.56 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 2 |
| 218 | Virat Kohli | 5 | 100* | 54.50 | 82.88 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 0 |
Most wickets
| Wickets | Player | Inns | Avg | Econ | BBI | SR | 5W |
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| 10 | Matt Henry | 4 | 16.70 | 5.32 | 5/42 | 18.80 | 1 |
| 9 | Varun Chakravarthy | 3 | 15.11 | 4.53 | 5/42 | 20.00 | 1 |
| Mohammed Shami | 5 | 25.88 | 5.68 | 5/53 | 27.33 | 1 | |
| Mitchell Santner | 5 | 26.66 | 4.80 | 3/43 | 33.33 | 0 | |
| 8 | Michael Bracewell | 5 | 25.12 | 4.10 | 4/26 | 36.75 | 0 |
Team of the tournament
On 10 March 2025, the ICC announced its team of the tournament with Rachin Ravindra being named as player of the tournament for his all round performance throughout the tournament and Mitchell Santner as the captain of the team.[154]
| Player | Role |
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| Rachin Ravindra |
Opening batter |
| Ibrahim Zadran |
Opening batter |
| Virat Kohli |
Batter |
| Shreyas Iyer |
Batter |
| KL Rahul |
Wicket-keeper |
| Glenn Phillips |
All-rounder |
| Azmatullah Omarzai |
All-rounder |
| Mitchell Santner |
Bowler (captain) |
| Mohammed Shami |
Bowler |
| Matt Henry |
Bowler |
| Varun Chakravarthy |
Bowler |
| Axar Patel |
Twelfth man |
Controversies
- Pakistan's name was omitted in the Champions Trophy branding during the live broadcast of the match between India and Bangladesh in Dubai. The logo in the top left corner of the broadcast carried the event name - Champions Trophy 2025 - but not the name of Pakistan, the hosts, for the entirety of the match. The PCB wrote to ICC asking for an explanation over the omission, however, the ICC maintained that the incident occurred due to a technical glitch and had clarified that this issue would not affect any future games, regardless of whether they were played in Pakistan or the UAE.[155]
- After the tournament final, four officials were part of the presentation ceremony, including Jay Shah, the ICC chair, BCCI president Roger Binny, BCCI secretary Devajit Saikia and NZC director Roger Twose; yet none from PCB. However, it was not customary for representatives of nations playing the final to feature in post-tournament ICC ceremonies, unless the final involves the host country. PCB asked ICC for an explanation, after the Champions Trophy tournament director Sumair Ahmed was not included in the post-final presentation ceremony in Dubai. Sumair, who was also the chief operating officer of the PCB, was in Dubai for the final in his capacity as tournament director and Pakistan's representative at the final. The PCB chairman, Mohsin Naqvi was originally meant to be part of the presentations but the PCB said he was unwell and unable to travel to Dubai, and it was expected that Sumair was to stand in as Pakistan's representative. PCB was aggrieved that no ICC representative reached out to the board at any stage during the final to discuss plans for a Pakistani presence on the podium post the final.[156]
Broadcasting
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The Star Sports network handles the global broadcasting rights as part of their deal with the ICC.[157] The Champions Trophy can be live streamed on ICC.tv worldwide except for in Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Myanmar and Pakistan.[158] Additionally, it can be viewed on following platforms in their respective regions:[159][160][7]
| Region | Country/Sub-region | Broadcasting licensee(s) | Broadcasting platforms | Radio |
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| Africa | Middle East and North Africa | E& | CricLife Max StarzPlay | — |
| Sub-Saharan Africa | SuperSport | SS Cricket DStv | ||
| Americas | Canada | Willow | Willow TV Cricbuzz | |
| Caribbean Islands | ESPN | ESPN Caribbean ESPN Play | ||
| United States | Willow | Willow TV Cricbuzz | ||
| Asia | Afghanistan | ATN | Ariana TV | |
| Bangladesh | TSM | T Sports and Nagorik TV Toffee | Radio Shadhin and Radio Bhumi | |
| India | Disney Star | Star Sports and TV18 JioHotstar | All India Radio | |
| Pakistan | PTV | PTV Sports | Hum FM | |
| Ten Sports | Ten Sports | |||
| Singapore | StarHub[161] | Hub Sports[161] | — | |
| Sri Lanka | Maharaja TV | TV 1 | Lakhanda radio | |
| United Arab Emirates | — | Talk 100.3FM and Big 106.2 | ||
| Europe | Ireland | Sky Sports | Sky Sports Cricket | — |
| Netherlands | NOS[161] | NOS[161] | ||
| United Kingdom | Sky Sports | Sky Sports Cricket Sky Go | BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra | |
| Oceania | Australia | Amazon | Prime Video | — |
| New Zealand | Sky TV NZ | Sky Sport | ||
| Papua New Guinea | PNG Digicel | TVWan | ||
Commentators
The commentary panel for the tournament was announced on 18 February 2025.[162]
References
External links
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