ICC Champions Trophy winners list

The ICC Champions Trophy, often called the 'Mini World Cup', is one of cricket's most popular tournaments. It is a quadrennial tournament and is organised by the International Cricket Council (ICC).

The first edition of the tournament was played in 1998. The first two editions of the ICC Champions Trophy were held in Associate nations - Bangladesh and Kenya - as the governing body of the game wanted to increase the popularity of the game in those nations.

From 2002 onwards, the tournament has only been hosted by Test playing nations. According to the current format, the teams qualify for the main event through the preceding edition of the ODI World Cup. The top eight ranked teams in the World Cup (including the hosts of the Champions Trophy) qualify for the main event.

A total of 13 different teams have featured in the Champions Trophy so far. Australia and India are the most successful team in the competition, having won it twice so far. On the other hand, South Africa, New Zealand, Sri Lanka, West Indies and Pakistan have won it once each so far.

In this article, we are taking a look at the ICC Champions Trophy winners over the years. Along with the winners, we will also be having a look at the hosts, number of teams participating in each edition, highest run-scorer, highest wicket-taker and other stats.

ICC Champions Trophy winners list - Brief history

ICC Champions Trophy 1998:

The first edition of the ICC Champions Trophy was held in Bangladesh. It was the first ODI tournament to feature all the Test playing nations apart from the World Cup. Even though Bangladesh hosted the tournament, they did not play as they were not a Test playing nation at that time.

A total of 9 teams participated in the inaugural edition of the tournament. West Indies and South Africa faced each other in the final. South Africa beat West Indies by four wickets to win their first and so far only ICC tournament.

• Host: Bangladesh
• Number of teams participating: 9
• Finalists: South Africa and West Indies
• Winner: South Africa
• Highest run-scorer: Philo Wallace (West Indies)
• Highest wicket-taker: Jacques Kallis (South Africa)

ICC Champions Trophy 2000:

The second edition of the Champions Trophy was held in Kenya. A total of 11 teams participated in that edition. Apart from all the Test playing teams, the leading Associates Bangladesh and hosts Kenya featured in the tournament as well.

New Zealand and India made it to the final. In the title-decider, New Zealand beat India by four wickets to win their first major ICC event.

• Host: Kenya
• Number of teams participating: 11
• Finalists: New Zealand and India
• Winner: New Zealand
• Highest run-scorer: Sourav Ganguly
• Highest wicket-taker: Venkatesh Prasad

ICC Champions Trophy 2002:

Sri Lanka hosted the third edition of the ICC Champions Trophy in 2002. It was the first time that the tournament was hosted by a Test playing nation. Since that edition, the Champions Trophy has always been hosted by a Test playing nation.

For the third edition in a row, the number of participating teams increased as 12 teams featured in the 2002 edition. The ten Test playing nations along with Kenya and Netherlands participated in the tournament. India and Sri Lanka were declared the joint winners after the title-decider was affected by rain and had to be abandoned on two occasions.

• Host: Sri Lanka
• Number of teams participating: 12
• Finalists: Sri Lanka and India
• Winner: Sri Lanka and India
• Highest run-scorer: Virender Sehwag
• Highest wicket-taker: Muttiah Muralitharan

ICC Champions Trophy 2004:

In 2004, the ICC Champions Trophy was held in England. The ten Test playing nations along with Kenya and the USA participated in the event. The 12 teams were divided into four groups of three teams each. The top team from each group qualified for the semifinals.

In the end, West Indies and England qualified for the final. West Indies beat England by 2 wickets in a thrilling final to win their first Champions Trophy.

• Host: England
• Number of teams participating: 12
• Finalists: England and West Indies
• Winner: West Indies
• Highest run-scorer: Marcus Trescothick
• Highest wicket-taker: Andrew Flintoff

ICC Champions Trophy 2006:

For the first time, India hosted the ICC Champions Trophy in 20006. While ten teams participated in the tournament, the main event featured eight teams. The top six ODI teams plus the two teams from the qualifying round played in the main event.

The eight teams were divided into two groups of four teams each. The top two teams from each group qualified for the semifinal. Australia and West Indies played in the final. Australia beat West Indies by 8 wickets (D/L method) to clinch the Champions Trophy for the first time.

• Host: India
• Number of teams participating: 10
• Finalists: Australia and West Indies
• Winner: Australia
• Highest run-scorer: Chris Gayle
• Highest wicket-taker: Jerome Taylor

ICC Champions Trophy 2009:

In 2009, the ICC Champions Trophy was held in South Africa. The tournament was originally scheduled to be played in Pakistan in 2008 but was shifted to South Africa owing to security concerns.

From the 2009 edition onward, only the top eight ODI teams have participated in the event. The eight teams are divided into two groups of four teams each. The top two teams qualify for the semifinal. Australia went on to become the first team to defend their Champions Trophy title by beating New Zealand in the final.

• Host: South Africa
• Number of teams participating: 8
• Finalists: Australia and New Zealand
• Winner: Australia
• Highest run-scorer: Ricky Ponting
• Highest wicket-taker: Wayne Parnell

ICC Champions Trophy 2013:

England hosted the ICC Champions Trophy for the second time in 2013. Eight teams participated in the tournament. The format remained the same as the eight teams were divided into two groups of four teams each.

The top two teams from each group qualified for the semifinal. In the final, England and India were up against each other. India went on to win the game by 5 runs to become the second team after Australia to win the Champions Trophy twice.

• Host: England
• Number of teams participating: 8
• Finalists: England and India
• Winner: India
• Highest run-scorer: Shikhar Dhawan
• Highest wicket-taker: Ravindra Jadeja

ICC Champions Trophy 2017:

The 2017 Champions Trophy was held in England as well. Eight teams participated in the tournament and were divided into two groups of four teams each. India faced Pakistan in the final and lost the game by 180 runs as the Men in Green won the tournament for the first time.

• Host: England
• Number of teams participating: 8
• Finalists: India and Pakistan
• Winner: India
• Highest run-scorer: Shikhar Dhawan
• Highest wicket-taker: Hasan Ali

ICC Champions Trophy 2025:

While Pakistan had the hosting rights for the ICC Champions Trophy, the tournament was eventually played using a hybrid model after India refused to travel to Pakistan due to security reasons. As a result, India played all of their games including the final in Dubai.

• Host: Pakistan, UAE
• Number of teams participating: 8
• Finalists: India, -
• Winner: -
• Highest run-scorer: -
• Highest wicket-taker: -

ICC Champions Trophy winners list:

Here is the full list showing the ICC Champions Trophy winners over the years.