All Seasons ICC Champions Trophy

Records

The ICC Champions Trophy is an international cricket tournament organized by the International Cricket Council(ICC) after every two years. It was inaugurated in 1998 as the ICC Knock Out Trophy and later renamed as the ICC Champions Trophy in 2002.

The 2025 ICC Champions Trophy will be the 9th edition of this tournament. Starting from February 19 to march 09, 2025 in Pakistan holding the very first ICC tournament after ODI World Cup in 1996 along with other nation which were India and Sri Lanka.

Host Country

Pakistan is the host country of the ICC Champions Trophy 2025, but due to security reasons India will play its matches in Dubai, which is termed as hybrid model. All the matches of team India will play at Dubai cricket stadium along with semifinal also. If India qualifies for the final match, it would also play in Dubai instead of Lahore.

Participating Teams

• The top eight teams in the ICC ODI rankings will participate in the tournament which are as follows;
  1. Australia
  2. India
  3. Pakistan
  4. England
  5. New Zealand
  6. South Africa
  7. Bangladesh
  8. Afghanistan

Tournament Format

The tournament will feature a round-robin group stage, followed by the semifinals and the final. Here is the list season by seasons ICC Champions Trophy records;

ICC Knock Out Trophy(1998)

The 1998 ICC Knock Out Trophy, also known as the Wills International Cup, was the first tournament apart from the World Cups to involve all test-playing nations.
Host Country : Bangladesh
Participating Teams : 9 teams, including Australia, England, India, New Zealand, Pakistan, South Africa, Sri Lanka, West Indies, and Zimbabwe.
Format : Direct knock-out format featuring all test-playing countries

Matches

Preliminary Match : The very first match of the tournament was played between New Zealand vs Zimbabwe. New Zealand beat Zimbabwe by 5 wickets with the help of Stephen Fleming’s 96 (130).

Quarter Finals
– South Africa vs England, won by South Africa by 2 runs.
– New Zealand vs Sri Lanka, won by Sri Lanka by 5 wickets.
– India vs Australia, won by India by 44 runs.
– West Indies vs Pakistan, won by West Indies by 30 runs.

Semi Finals
– South Africa beat Sri Lanka by 108 runs.
– West Indies beat India by 6 wickets.

Final : South Africa beat West Indies by 18 runs.
Most Runs : Philo Wallace (West Indies) – 221 runs
Player of the Series : Jacques Kallis(South Africa) was choosen because of his allrounder performance, he scored 164 runs in 3 innings and took out 8 wickets in same 3 innings

ICC Knock Out Trophy(2000)

The next edition of the ICC Knock Out Trophy(2000), held in Kenya from October 3 to 15, 2000. This tournament featured 11 teams, including all the test-playing nations at the time with Bangladesh and the host country, Kenya.
Winner : New Zealand, who defeated India by 4 wickets in the final.
Format : Knockout format, with a playoff stage for the lower-ranked teams
Most Runs : Sourav Ganguly from India, with 348 runs
Most Wickets : Venkatesh Prasad from India, with 8 wickets.

The 2000 ICC Knock Out Trophy was a significant tournament, as it helped increase the popularity of cricket in Kenya.

ICC Champions Trophy(2002)

The 2002 ICC Champions Trophy was held in Sri Lanka from September 12 to 30, 2002. it was supposed to held in 2001, but due to September 11 attacks was postponed.
–Teams : 12 teams, including all the test-playing nations at the time, plus Kenya, Netherlands, and the United States.
– Format: Round-robin group stage, followed by the semifinals and the final.

Semifinals
-Australia vs Sri Lanka, won by Sri Lanka by 7 wickets
-India vs South Africa, won by India by 10 runs

Final
-Sri Lanka vs India, no result due to rain (trophy shared between Sri Lanka and India) this event became the highlight of this tournament as this was for the very first time when two countries shared trophy.
Most Runs : Virender Sehwag (India) and Marvan Atapattu (Sri Lanka) – 296 runs each
Most Wickets : Muttiah Muralitharan (Sri Lanka) – 10 wickets
Player of the Series : Virender Sehwag (India) and Marvan Atapattu (Sri Lanka) (shared)

ICC Champions Trophy(2004)

ICC Champions Trophy was moved to the England, the born place of cricket hosted the tournament for the very first time in 2004.
Winner : West Indies
Runner-up : England
Most Runs : Marcus Trescothick (England) – 261 runs
Most Wickets : Andrew Flintoff (England) – 9 wickets
Player of the Series : Andrew Flintoff (England)

ICC Champions Trophy(2006)

ICC Champions Trophy was hosted by India very first time.

Winner : Australia
Runner-up : West Indies
Most Runs : Chris Gayle (West Indies) – 474 runs
Most Wickets : Jerome Taylor (West Indies) – 13 wickets
Player of the Series : Chris Gayle (West Indies)

ICC Champions Trophy(2009)

ICC Champions Trophy tournament was hosted by South Africa for the first time in 2009. ICC Champions Trophy was back after a gap of three years due to ICC Twenty 20 World Cup, the another format introduced by ICC in 2007.
Winner : Australia
Runner-up : New Zealand
Most Runs : Ricky Ponting (Australia) – 288 runs
Most Wickets : Wayne Parnell (South Africa) – 11 wickets
Player of the Series : Ricky Ponting (Australia)

ICC Champions Trophy(2013)

ICC Champions Trophy was returned in 2013 after four years of last edition. England and Wales got the opportunity to host this time.
Winner : India
Runner-up : England
Most Runs : Shikhar Dhawan (India) – 363 runs
Most Wickets : Ravindra Jadeja (India) – 12 wickets
Player of the Series : Ravindra Jadeja (India)

ICC Champions Trophy(2017)

ICC gave the hosting rights to England and Wales again after four years period. This was the last edition of the ICC Champions Trophy where audience became the witness of final match between the arch rivals India vs Pakistan at The Oval, London.
Winner : Pakistan beat the arch rival India in a one sided match because of the 114(1106) runs of Fakhar Zaman. 
Most Runs : Shikhar Dhawan (India) – 338 runs
Most Wickets : Hasan Ali (Pakistan) – 13 wickets
Player of the Series : Hasan Ali (Pakistan)

Conclusion

The ICC Champions Trophy was discontinued after the 2017 edition due to several reasons. One major concern was that having two major ICC tournaments in the same format – the Champions Trophy and the ODI World Cup – didn’t make sense, and fans complained about the repetition of so many ODIs in a fast forward time of 21st century
Additionally, the ICC wanted to focus on a single premier tournament for each format. As a result, the Champions Trophy was put on hold, and the ICC focused on other events like the ODI World Cup and the T20 World Cup.

The introduction of the ICC World Test Championship (WTC) was another significant factor in the discontinuation of the ICC Champions Trophy. The ICC wanted to create a premier tournament for Test cricket, and the WTC was launched in 2019. With the WTC and the ODI World Cup already in the calendar, the ICC felt that having another major tournament like the Champions Trophy would lead to a crowded international cricket schedule.

By discontinuing the Champions Trophy, the ICC aimed to create a more balanced and manageable schedule for teams, allowing them to focus on the WTC, ODI World Cup, and T20 World Cup.
However, with the WTC now established, the ICC has decided to revive the Champions Trophy, which will return in 2025 with hosting Pakistan with hybrid model for India’s matches at Dubai..