ICC Champions Trophy 2025|
India ended the wait of 12 years and won the final of ICC Champions Trophy 2025 by defeating New Zealand by 4 wickets at Dubai International Cricket Stadium. This is India’s record breaking third Champions Trophy title, in which they won this title again after 2002 (shared with Sri Lanka) and 2013. With this victory, India left Australia behind and became the team to win the most Champions Trophy.
Tournament history:
This tournament started in Dhaka (Bangladesh) in 1998 under the name of ICC Knockout.
In 2002, its name was changed to ICC Champions Trophy and this tournament was held every 2 years, but after 2009 it started being held every 4 years.
Start of 2025 Tournament:
ICC Champions Trophy 2025 started on 19 February at the National Stadium in Karachi (Pakistan), where Pakistan faced New Zealand.
India, who are 2017 runners up and two-time winners, played their first match on 20 February in Dubai against Bangladesh.
Teams group division:
Group A: India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, New Zealand
Group B: Australia, Afghanistan, England, South Africa
Do you Know?
India has won 2 ODI World Cups, 3 Champions Trophy, and 2 T20 World Cups so far.
Rohit Sharma has become the second Indian captain after MS Dhoni to have won multiple ICC trophies.
This win of Champions Trophy is India’s 7th title, after 1983 World Cup (captaincy of Kapil Dev).
How were the teams selected?
Earlier the top 8 ODI ranked teams used to play in the Champions Trophy, but for 2025 the teams were selected on the basis of the results of 2023 ICC Men’s Cricket World cup.
In the 2023 World Cup, the top 8 teams, including hosts Pakistan, qualified for the Champions Trophy.
Prize Money:
This year’s total prize pool was $6.9 million, which was 53% more than 2017.
Winners got 2.24 million, runners up got 1.12 million, and semi-finalists got $560,000.
India’s ICC titles:
ODI: 1983 World Cup, 2011 World Cup, 2002 Champions Trophy, 2013 Champions Trophy, 2025 Champions Trophy.
T20: 2007 T20 World Cup, 2024 T20 World Cup.
Introduction of DLS method:
Frank Duckworth and Tony Lewis created this method in 1997, which is used to set revised targets in rain-affected matches.
In 2014 it was updated by Steven Stern and named as DLS method.
How does DLS method work?
When there are fewer overs in a match due to rain, then the revised target of the chasing team is calculated using DLS method.
This method converts balls and wickets into percentage of resources remaining.
Example: If there are 50 overs and 10 wickets available, then 100% resources are available.
