Team India ended a 12-year wait for the Champions Trophy, securing a record-breaking third title with a thrilling four-wicket victory over New Zealand in the CT 2025 final at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Sunday. Chasing a challenging 252-run target after being put into bat by Kiwi skipper Mitchell Santner, India got off to a flying start.
Rohit Sharma, leading from the front, smashed a scintillating half-century, reaching the mark in just 41 balls with three towering sixes and a flurry of boundaries. Team India raced to their fastest team fifty of the tournament in just 7.1 overs, setting the perfect platform. However, the dismissals of Shubman Gill and Virat Kohli in quick succession, followed by Rohit’s departure for 76, allowed New Zealand a glimmer of hope.
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With the game hanging in the balance, Shreyas Iyer and Axar Patel steadied the ship, followed by a crucial partnership between KL Rahul and Hardik Pandya that swung the momentum back in India’s favour. The winning runs came off Ravindra Jadeja’s bat in the penultimate over, as he guided the ball past mid-wicket off pacer Will O’Rourke, sealing a hard-fought victory.
India’s triumph now places them ahead of Australia with three Champions Trophy titles, adding to their 2002 (shared with Sri Lanka) and 2013 victories. The win also extends India’s dominance in ICC white-ball tournaments, following their T20 World Cup triumph just eight months ago. Remarkably, since the start of the 2023 ODI World Cup, Team India has lost just one out of 23 ICC limited-overs matches—ironically, the CWC final against Australia.
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This historic victory also marks India’s seventh ICC title, making them second only to Australia’s 10. Rohit Sharma joins MS Dhoni as the only Indian captain to win multiple ICC trophies, cementing his legacy.
Following the win, former cricketers and Bollywood stars flooded social media with congratulatory messages for Team India.
𝐂𝐇𝐀𝐌𝐏𝐈𝐎𝐍𝐒 🇮🇳🏆
India get their hands on a third #ChampionsTrophy title 🤩 pic.twitter.com/Dl0rSpXIZR
— ICC (@ICC) March 9, 2025
Team India are the 2025 Champions Trophy winners India 🇮🇳🏆#INDvsNZ | #ChampionsTrophy2025 pic.twitter.com/8olCg56F1d
— Indian Cricket Team (@incricketteam) March 9, 2025
An exceptional game and an exceptional result!
Proud of our cricket team for bringing home the ICC Champions Trophy. They’ve played wonderfully through the tournament. Congratulations to our team for the splendid all around display.
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) March 9, 2025
Frame this! 🥺💙#RoKoKa4#ChampionsTrophyOnJioStar #INDvNZ #ChampionsTrophy2025 pic.twitter.com/wpTZ5iPQQz
— Star Sports (@StarSportsIndia) March 9, 2025
Congratulations to Team India on their incredible victory in the Champions Trophy final against New Zealand! 🏆👏 Special shoutout to @ImRo45 and @imVkohli for their stellar performances. Legends! 🙌 #ChampionsTrophy2025 #INDvNZ
— Satya Nadella (@satyanadella) March 9, 2025
Champions 🏆 @klrahul & @imjadeja bring the cup to India in style! Steady and sensible knocks from @ImRo45 and @ShreyasIyer15 ensured we stayed on track.
Congratulations @BCCI💪🏻#IndianCricketTeam #ChampionsTrophy2025 pic.twitter.com/opqoejswom
— Mayank Agarwal (@mayankcricket) March 9, 2025
Congrats to Team India on an Outstanding and Comprehensive Champions Trophy Victory.#ChampionsTrophy2025 #INDvsNZ pic.twitter.com/OHNK7rZYj0
— Mammootty (@mammukka) March 9, 2025
Superb effort by india .. What a performance in world tournaments last 2 yrs . so much depth in the squad .. congratulations to all .. Rohit sharma captain marvellous ..@bcci
— Sourav Ganguly (@SGanguly99) March 9, 2025
Humare ghar mein aaj bhi yahi maahol hai… Congratulations Team India!!! 🏆🇮🇳🏏 pic.twitter.com/f0iPUgXmP2
— Ajay Devgn (@ajaydevgn) March 9, 2025
Let’s be honest India are the best team in the world in white ball cricket by a decent margin .. Throughly deserved to Win .. T20 holders/Champions trophy holders .. Now down to rest to try and catch up .. #India
— Michael Vaughan (@MichaelVaughan) March 9, 2025
India ka Raja, Rohit Sharma! 🇮🇳🏆 pic.twitter.com/4VzarDazUl
— Rajasthan Royals (@rajasthanroyals) March 9, 2025
The Best Ever Cricket Captain of India.
IMPRESSIVE 🔥#ChampionsTrophy2025#INDvsNZpic.twitter.com/dOcoScr3Bv
— Kashmiri Hindu (@BattaKashmiri) March 9, 2025
India winning 2 ICC Trophies in a short time while the rest sit on their haunches and complain! #INDvNZ #ChampionsTrophyFinal pic.twitter.com/5QVDjXwjbN
— Wasim Jaffer (@WasimJaffer14) March 9, 2025
A victory that scripts history.
Congratulations to Team India on clinching a stunning victory in the ICC #ChampionsTrophy2025. Your fiery energy and unassailable dominance on the pitch made the nation proud, setting a new benchmark for cricketing excellence.
May you always come… pic.twitter.com/SC22G8c3OF
— Amit Shah (@AmitShah) March 9, 2025
The best team of the tournament has won the Champions Trophy. That too without dropping a single match!! #India #championstrophy2025 pic.twitter.com/KUytSNyQi7
— Shoaib Akhtar (@shoaib100mph) March 9, 2025
HINDUSTAN ZINDABAD 🇮🇳 WELL DONE TEAM INDIA 🏏 🏆 #ChampionsTrophy2025
— Harbhajan Turbanator (@harbhajan_singh) March 9, 2025
