IND vs NZ Highlights, CT25 Final: India wins a record-setting 3rd title in a thriller match vs NZ

Champions Trophy winners list: 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.

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 Pakistan in the previous edition in 2017.

Champions Trophy winners list

Year
Host(s)
Final
Winner Result Runners Up
1998 Bangladesh South Africa South Africa won by 4 wickets West Indies
2000 Kenya New Zealand New Zealand won by 4 wickets
Scorecard
India
2002 Sri Lanka India and Sri Lanka declared co-champions
2004 England West Indies West Indies won by 2 wickets
Scorecard
England
2006 India Australia Australia won by 8 wickets (D/L method)
Scorecard
West Indies
2009 South Africa Australia Australia won by 6 wickets New Zealand
2013 England India India won by 5 runs England
2017 England Pakistan Pakistan won by 180 runs India
2025 Pakistan India India won by 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 Pakistan in 2017, which was the last time the event was held before this year. Indian Express

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