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The Champions Trophy returned after a gap of 8 years. Pakistan were the defending champions and the host nation. Though there were some washed out games and Pakistan themselves crashed out after the group stage, there was some quality cricket played from the other teams. Australia's 350+ chase, Ibrahim Zadran's once in a lifetime knock against England, the semis and final involving India went down to the wire. It was a short and quick tournament. We hope you enjoyed our coverage right through. It is time to bring the curtains down on this event. Until next time, this is Akshay Maanay signing off on behalf of Anurag Hegde, Pradeep Krishnamurthy and Praveen P. Goodbye!

Stats by Roshan Gede and Deepu Narayanan

Most overs of spin in an ICC tournament ODI game
73 - IND vs NZ, Dubai, CT 2025 Final
65.1 - IND vs AUS, Dubai, CT 2025 SF
62.3 - IND vs NZ, Dubai, CT 2025
60 - PAK vs WI, Dhaka, QF, 1998
60 - AFG vs PAK, Headingley, CWC 2019

ICC Champions Trophy titles
2 - Australia (2006, 2009)
2 - India (2013, 2025)
1 - New Zealand (2000)
1 - South Africa (1998)
1 - West Indies (2004)
1 - Pakistan (2017)
The 2002 edition was shared between India and Sri Lanka.

India in last three ICC white-ball tournaments
Matches: 24
Won: 23
Lost: 1
*CWC, T20 WC and CT

India in Champions Trophy
Matches: 34
Wins: 23
Defeats: 8
NR: 3
W/L ratio: 2.875
No other team has more than 15 wins in the competition’s history, and the next best win-loss ratio is Australia’s 1.444.

Most ODI wins without a defeat at a venue
10 - India, Dubai (11 matches, 1 tied)
10 - New Zealand, Dunedin
7 - India, Indore
7 - Pakistan, Hyderabad (Niaz Stadium, Pakistan)

This was India's seventh straight ODI win over New Zealand

Captains with POTM award in Men’s ICC tournament finals
Clive Lloyd (West Indies, CWC 1975)
Ricky Ponting (Australia, CWC 2003)
MS Dhoni (India, CWC 2011)
Rohit Sharma (India, CT 2025)

India were playing only at one venue. India were staying at one place. India were not traveling. India had the advantage. But India still needed to go out there and win a game of cricket which they managed to do each and every time. They were put under pressure at various times but they found someone to bail them out. That was the beauty of this win. Each and every member played a part at some point of the tournament or the other. There were hundreds from Gill and Kohli, Shami and Varun picked up 5-fers, Iyer was the highest run-getter, Rahul was calm while chasing, Axar and Jadeja were at their miserly best, Kuldeep picked up those two important wickets in the final, while skipper Rohit saved his best for the most important game. This was a strong Indian team, they were the favorites and they lived up to that billing.

New Zealand and their heartbreaks in a final. The 2019 World Cup loss might be still haunting some of the players and now they have another to deal with. But they played some brilliant cricket through the tournament and just fell short today. Always flying under the radar at the start of an ICC tournament but time and again they reach the semis or the final thanks to their collective team work. Their experienced pacers - Tim Southee and Trent Boult have retired from the format, Matt Henry, their lead bowler, was ruled out on the morning of the game, there was no wristspinner in the XI and still they ran India so close. Mitchell Santner was brilliant as a captain. He did the best with the resources he had at his disposal. He and his team can walk away from this final with their heads held high.

The teams gather in front of the 'Champions' hoarding and have photographs taken before Virat sprays champagne all over Rishabh Pant. Hardik takes the trophy out to the pitch and has some photographs taken. He's promptly joined by Jadeja, Axar and Shubman. There are groups of players celebrating all around. Virat and Rohit are having a chat, Shreyas Iyer is dancing as confetti swirls around everywhere. The teams reconvene at the 'Champions' hoarding and have more photographs taken, this time with the entire support staff as well. Shreyas Iyer and Harshit Rana pose in front of it and show off a couple of moves. They then take turns posing with the trophy. Rohit, Virat and Jadeja walk off towards their families.

The winners white jackets are being presented to the Indian players. Starting with Varun Chakaravarthy and they all come one by one. Rohit is the last one in the lineup. Will he do the slow walk today as well? Jay Shah to present the trophy. Rohit collects the trophy. The rest of the team join him on the podium. The confetti goes off in the background as India celebrate under the CHAMPIONS 2025 board. The celebrations will go late into the night.

Rohit Sharma | India captain: I want to appreciate everyone who came out and supported us. The crowd here has been magnificent, it is not our home ground but they made it our home ground. The number of people that came here to watch us play and to get that result was very satisfying. Not just this game but right through, our spinners in particular, there's too much expectation when you are playing on a pitch like that, but they never disappointed. We do understand their strengths when playing on such pitches and we used that to our advantage. We were consistent with our bowling right through. (on KL) Very solid mind, never gets overawed by the pressure around him, that's the reason we wanted to have him in the middle phase, there's a bit of calmness when he bats and picks the right shot to play to the situation which allows the other guys around him to come out and play freely for example Hardik. Overall the batsmanship that was shown by all our batters was superb. (on Varun) He has got something different about him. When you are playing on a pitch like that you want the batters to take him on and that's where he becomes a lot more dangerous, that was the thought when picking him in the squad. He didn't start off in the tournament for us, but when he played against New Zealand and picked up a 5-fer, we saw the ability he possesses with the ball and we wanted to maximise that. He has great quality about his bowling and luckily for us it came to use at various times. Very grateful, really appreciate their support and getting behind the team. It may not seem as useful as the game that we play but when they come out and get behind the team it makes a huge difference.

Now it is India's players walking out to receive the medals. Last one would be Rohit Sharma and chants of "Rohit, Rohit" once again ring around the venue.

Mitchell Santner | New Zealand captain: It has been a good tournament. We had challenges along the way, but we have grown as a group and played some good cricket. We were just beaten by a good side who turned up today. Lot of good stuff from our group, guys stepping up at different times and that's all you can ask as a captain. (on slowing down during the middle-overs) It was good bowling. We lost a couple of wickets after the powerplay. Credit to the way their spinners bowled, all four of them, world-class bowlers and they showed that again today. We were 25 under but we had a total, we tried to fight and that's what we did. (on Phillips' catch) He keeps doing it doesn't he. The powerplay was the best time to bat, Rohit and Gill cashed in, Rohit's innings was outstanding and it put us on the back foot, but we knew the game could change quickly and we kept chipping away at the wickets and stayed in the game. (on Ravindra) We have seen how he steps up in these major events and that's all you can ask for, he has been outstanding with the ball and even Phillips. He understands his game at such a young age and has a massive future, even today the way he put the pressure on India early on. It has been enjoyable, made easier by the group and I can't thank the boys enough. We had different challenges but we have adapted as quickly as we can, playing on different wickets throughout and yeah so close but it has been a great tournament

We are ready for the presentations. Aaron Finch brings out the trophy and places it on the middle of the dais. The match officials starting with match referee Ranjan Madugalle walk up to the podium to collect their medals.

Rachin Ravindra | Player of the Tournament: Certainly it is bitter-sweet. It was a great final. We played some really good cricket in the lead up, it was a good game and congratulations to India. The build up to the tournament was great and the experience with the team was very enjoyable. I don't know, maybe we get to play on good wickets, I enjoy tournament cricket because it is the accumulation of the work you have done and it is a common goal of getting to the final, so you take each game by that and I certainly enjoy that. Very proud of my past. There are so many people to thank that I would be sitting here for an hour. Very thankful for everyone who has helped me along the way and it would have been nice to have the icing on the cake by winning the trophy, but it is what it is, cricket can be a cruel game sometimes. I always like to bowl. Santner always gives me a bit of banter that I don't bowl much in the nets, I have to do that to get more overs. All members of the squad have a part to play and that's great about the Black Caps, nothing like an established player or a new player, that's the beauty about this team and we just go about our business.

Still some time left for the presentation and one sees Kohli being hugged by his wife - Anushka. Rohit is there with his wife and little daughter. Gill with the tricolour wrapped around his shoulders is having a chat with Kane Williamson.

Rohit Sharma | Player of the Match: It is very nice. We played some really good cricket through the tournament, to come out here and have the result our way is a great feeling, very happy with how we played this game. It (attacking game) is not natural to me but it is something I really wanted to do, when you are trying something different you need the backing of the team, you need the backing of the management and they were right through with me. In the ODI World Cup as well with Rahul bhai, this is what I spoke to him and he was okay with it, and now Gauti bhai as well. I have played all these years in a different style, but I wanted to see if we can play differently and get the results we were looking for. Having played here on a few occasions, you understand the nature of the pitch, using my feet is something I have been doing for a while now and it is about being clear in my mind, I was clear how I wanted to execute the first 5-6 overs, I have gotten out doing that as well but I never wanted to look away from that, results are not going to be consistent but as long as it serves the purpose of the team I am happy with that. It makes it easier and gives you that freedom as well, that's why I wanted that batting depth, Jadeja coming at 8 gives you that confidence to go hard upfront, if it comes off it comes off, if it doesn't then so be it. Most important thing is that I am clear in my mind.