 "KL Rahul and Varun Chakravarthy registered the best batting and bowling average respectively while New Zealand finished ahead of other teams on several statistical fronts. PTI/AP")
The ninth edition of the ICC Champions Trophy came to a exciting conclusion on Sunday with India defeating New Zealand by four wickets after being set a challenging 252 to win. Rohit Sharma (76 off 83) produced a captain’s knock while the middle order once again rose to the occasion as India chased the target down with an over to spare.
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The Men in Blue thus became the most successful team in the tournament’s history by winning the tournament for a third time – having previously been declared joint-champions with hosts Sri Lanka in 2002 and defeated England in the final of the 2013 edition.
For New Zealand, it was the second time they had fallen short in the summit clash of the ‘Mini World Cup’ after the 2009 edition, in which they had lost the final against Australia. They had also reached the final in 2000 and would end up winning their only ICC limited-overs trophy till date by defeating India by four wickets – identical to the Men in Blue’s victory margin in Dubai on Sunday.
Australia and South Africa had bowed out in the semi-finals with defeats against India and New Zealand respectively. Hosts Pakistan, who had entered the tournament as defending champions, had crashed out in the first round after back-to-back defeats against the two finalists before finishing winless after their match against Bangladesh was washed out.
Also bowing out of the tournament without a win was two-time runners-up England – the only team to sign off from the tournament without a single point thanks to a hat-trick of losses.
Impact Shorts
More ShortsWith the tournament coming to an end, we take a look at the leading run-getter and wicket-taker as well as the highest team total and other numbers.
ICC Champions Trophy 2025 Statistics
Highest team total: New Zealand – 362/6 vs South Africa in Lahore
Highest partnership: Rachin Ravindra and Kane Williamson – 164 (2nd wicket), New Zealand vs South Africa in Lahore
Highest match aggregate: 707 – England (351/8) vs Australia (356/5) in Lahore
Most runs: Rachin Ravindra (New Zealand) – 263
Best batting average: KL Rahul (India) – 140
Highest individual score: Ibrahim Zadran (Afghanistan) – 177
Most sixes: Azmatullah Omarzai (Afghanistan) and Glenn Phillips (New Zealand) – 8
Most wickets: Matt Henry (New Zealand) – 10
Best bowling figures: Matt Henry (New Zealand) and Varun Chakravarthy (India) – 5/42
Best bowling average: Varun Chakravarthy (India) – 15.11
Most catches by fielder: Virat Kohli (India) – 7
Most dismissals by a wicket-keeper: KL Rahul (India) – 6