The ICC Champions Trophy is an International Cricket Council-organized cricket tournament. The ICC used Champion’s Trophy cricket funds to increase cricket growth and promote the sport across the global non-test-playing nations.
The first Champions Trophy match was played in Bangladesh. The contest is formatted as a One Day International. Although it is very similar to the World Cup, the total number of participating countries is smaller.
The ICC Champions Trophy is a limited competition. The top eight cricket teams in the world play in it. Winning this Champions Trophy would be a powerful symbol of professional achievement from the cricket point of view.
T20 Champions Trophy winners list 1998-2025
| Year | Winner | Opponent | Final Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | South Africa | West Indies | South Africa 245/6, West Indies 244 |
| 2000 | New Zealand | India | New Zealand 265/6, India 264/6 |
| 2002 | India & Sri Lanka (Joint Winners) | Sri Lanka | Sri Lanka 222/7, India 38/1 (Match washed out) |
| 2004 | West Indies | England | West Indies 218/8, England 217 |
| 2006 | Australia | West Indies | Australia 116/2, West Indies 138 |
| 2009 | Australia (2nd title) | New Zealand | Australia 206/4, New Zealand 200/9 |
| 2013 | India (2nd title) | England | India 129/7, England 124/8 |
| 2017 | Pakistan | India | Pakistan 338/4, India 158 |
| 2025 | Scheduled to be held in Pakistan | – | – |
Memorable Finals
1998 Final
South Africa vs. West Indies; The ICC Champions Trophy final was played in Dhaka, Bangladesh on November 1, 1998. In the first round, the West Indies batted and scored 245 runs, including Phil Wallace with 103 runs. In the second round, South Africa reached 246 runs with six wickets down. Jacques Kallis received the award for Player of the Game and Player of the Tournament.
2000 Final
The final was played between New Zealand and India in Nairobi, Kenya, on October 15th (Sunday) with Kenyanans chasing a total of 264/6 scored by Saurav Ganguly who made the highest score for India. Chris Cairns scored an unbeaten 102 as New Zealand chased down the target with two overs to spare and scoring 265/6, winning him the Player of the match award.
2002 Final
The loss to Sri Lanka in the finals of 2002 played at Colombo on September 29 and September, was washed out by heavy downpours. Sri Lanka posted 222/7 in a game which was interrupted by rain and India’s innings at 38/1 again the rains came down unable to start resulting shared trophy between the two teams.
2004 Final
Final — West Indies vs England 2004 final, The Oval London: Marcus Trescothick hit a century to help take England’s score to 217. WI won by 2 wickets (with 4 balls remaining) A special award was given to Ian Bradshaw for his 7 wickets in the game.
2006 Final
West Indies 138/7 vs Australia in Mumbai on Nov. Australia hit the revised target of 116 runs with eight wickets to spare as Shane Watson scored a half-century going on to be named man-of-the-match.
2009 Final
Australia vs New Zealand 2009 final (South Africa) – New Zealand posted a score of 200 runs with Martin Guptill scoring 40. Shane Watson scored an unbeaten 105 as Australia reached the target with four wickets in hand, and was named Player of the Match.
2013 Final
India vs EnglandThe 2013 final was played on June 23, in Birmingham India scored 129 runs at the loss of seven wickets in their stipulated 20 overs with Virat Kohli top-scoring for his team. India won after England ended their batting innings at 124/8 in 20 overs.
2017 Final
Pakistan vs India 2017 final, held on June 18, 2017, in London where Fakhar Zaman scored a century as Pakistan posted the total of immense batting score with a record-breaking knock. India could only score 158, resulting in a massive win of 168 for the men from across the border.
