The Indian cricket team will play the final for a record 15th time in the history of the ICC tournament. This journey, which started with the first World Cup win in 1983 under the captaincy of Kapil Dev, has won 7 trophies for India so far. Australia is the most successful team in ICC tournaments (ODI World Cup + Champions Trophy + T-20 World Cup + World Test Championship), having won 10 trophies out of 14 finals. The India-Sri Lanka final of the 2002 Champions Trophy could not be completed even in two days due to rain. Therefore both the teams were declared joint winners. Team India won its last title by defeating New Zealand in the final of the 2025 Champions Trophy under the captaincy of Rohit Sharma. Now under the captaincy of Suryakumar Yadav, the Indian team will go against New Zealand on March 8 to win another title. In this story, read all the ICC finals of India from 1983 till now and the stories related to them… Before that, see the performance of India in all the finals… 1983- India defeated two-time champion West Indies. On 25 June 1983, under the captaincy of Kapil Dev at Lord’s, India won the first World Cup by defeating two-time champion West Indies by 43 runs. India were all out for 183 runs in 54.4 overs, with Krishnamachari Srikkanth (38), Mohinder Amarnath (26) and Sandeep Patil (27) playing important innings. In reply, Balwinder Sandhu bowled Gordon Greenidge on an inswinger and Madan Lal put West Indies under pressure by taking 3 wickets. The turning point of the match came when Kapil Dev took a brilliant catch of Vivian Richards. West Indies were all out for 140 runs. Amarnath won player of the match by taking 3 wickets. Kapil Dev lifting the trophy marked the beginning of a new era for Indian cricket. 2000- Ganguly’s century, Cairns won the match in the last over. New Zealand defeated India by 4 wickets in the ICC Knockout (Champions Trophy) final in Nairobi on 15 October 2000. India scored 264/6 with the help of 141-run partnership between Ganguly (117) and Sachin (69). In reply, New Zealand were struggling at 132/5, but Chris Cairns scored an unbeaten 102 off 113 balls and partnership with Chris Harris (46) took the team to 265/6 in 49.4 overs to seal a 4-wicket win. This was New Zealand’s first ICC title. 2002- Rain stopped the final, India-Sri Lanka joint winners. In the Champions Trophy final played in Colombo, due to continuous rain, the match could not be completed even in two days and both the teams were declared joint winners. On the first day, Sri Lanka scored 244/5, with Jayasuriya (74) and Sangakkara (54) scoring runs, while Harbhajan took 3 wickets. India had just reached 14/0 in 2 overs when it rained. Sri Lanka made 222/7 on the reserve day, with Jayawardene (77) and Arnold (56*) scoring the runs. India were 38/1 in 8.4 overs when rain came again and the match had to be abandoned. 2003- Ponting’s innings, India’s dream was broken. Australia defeated India by 125 runs in the ODI World Cup final played in Johannesburg. Adam Gilchrist (57) and Matthew Hayden (37) provided a 105-run opening stand, then Ricky Ponting made 140 not out from 121 balls and Damien Martyn made 88. Australia scored 359/2. For India, Sehwag scored 82 runs and Dravid scored 47 runs, but the team was all out at 234. Glenn McGrath took 3 wickets. Sachin Tendulkar, who scored 673 runs in the entire tournament, became the Player of the Series. 2007- India’s historic victory in the last over of the first T-20 World Cup. India defeated Pakistan by 5 runs in the first T-20 World Cup final played in Johannesburg. India made 157/5 with the help of Gautam Gambhir (75) and Rohit Sharma (30*). Pakistan needed 13 runs in the last over. Captain Dhoni gave the ball to Joginder Sharma. Misbah hit a six, but while trying to play the scoop on the next ball, he was caught by Sreesanth. Pakistan was all out for 152 runs. Irfan Pathan (3 wickets) became the player of the match. 2011- Dhoni’s six and 28 years of wait ended. India won the ODI World Cup after 28 years by defeating Sri Lanka by 6 wickets in Wankhede, Mumbai. Sri Lanka made 274/6 with the help of Mahela Jayawardene (103*). India had a bad start, but Gautam Gambhir (97) and Virat Kohli (35) built a partnership. After this, Dhoni (91*) ended the match with Yuvraj (21*) and gave India victory by hitting a six off Nuwan Kulasekara. 2013- India’s thrilling victory amidst rain. Due to rain in Birmingham, the final of Champions Trophy was played in 20-20 overs. India made 129/7, with Kohli (43) and Jadeja (33*) making important contributions. In England’s innings, ON Morgan (33) and Ravi Bopara (30) took the team closer, but Ishant Sharma turned the match by taking two consecutive wickets. Ashwin restricted England to 124/8 in the last over. 2014- Kohli’s fifty, Sangakkara snatched the trophy. India lost to Sri Lanka by 6 wickets in the T-20 World Cup final played in Dhaka, Bangladesh. India scored 130/4 with the innings of Kohli (77). In reply, Kumar Sangakkara scored 52* to take the team to 134/4 in 17.5 overs. Kohli became the player of the series with 319 runs. 2017- Pakistan defeated India by 180 runs. Pakistan scored 338/4 in the Champions Trophy final played at The Oval. Fakhar Zaman contributed 114, Azhar (59) and Babar (46). In reply, Mohammad Amir shocked India by dismissing Rohit, Dhawan and Kohli. Hardik Pandya (76) fought back, but India were all out for 158 runs. 2021- New Zealand won the first WTC. New Zealand defeated India by 8 wickets in the first World Test Championship (WTC) final played in Southampton, England. India could score only 217 and 170 runs. New Zealand scored 249 runs in the first innings and achieved the target of 139 easily. Williamson (52*) and Taylor (47*) made an unbeaten partnership. Kyle Jamieson was the player of the match. 2023- India lost second consecutive WTC due to head innings. Australia defeated India by 209 runs in the WTC final played at The Oval. In the first innings, Travis Head scored 163 runs and the team reached 469. India could score only 296 and 234 runs. Chasing the target of 444 runs, Kohli (49) and Rahane (46) put up a fight, but the team lost. 2023- Ahmedabad’s heartbreak, Australia defeated, India was all out for 240 runs in the ODI World Cup final. Virat Kohli (54) and Rahul (66) scored runs. In reply, Australia won the sixth title by winning by 6 wickets with the partnership of Travis Head (137) and Labuschagne (58*). Indian fans still remember that day of 19th November. 2024- India won the T-20 World Cup after 17 years. India defeated South Africa by 7 runs in the final played in Bridgetown, West Indies. With this, India won the T-20 World title for the second time after 17 years. Batting first, the team scored 176/7 runs with the help of Virat Kohli (76), Akshar Patel (47) and Dubey (27). Wicketkeeper Heinrich Klaasen made the match exciting for South Africa by scoring a quick 52 runs. But with the bowling of Bumrah and Hardik, the team could only reach 169/8. 2025- Under the captaincy of Rohit, India defeated New Zealand by 4 wickets in the Champions Trophy final played in Dubai. New Zealand made 251/7, with Daryl Mitchell scoring 63 runs. In reply, Rohit Sharma (76), Iyer (48) and Gill (31) contributed runs for India. In the end, Rahul (34*) and Jadeja (9*) gave the team victory in the 49th over. Australia has won the maximum 10 trophies. Australia has been the most successful team in ICC tournaments. The team has won 10 ICC trophies so far. These include 6 ODI World Cups (1987, 1999, 2003, 2007, 2015, 2023), 1 T-20 World Cup (2021), 2 Champions Trophies (2006, 2009) and 1 World Test Championship (2023). After this, India is at second place with 7 titles. India has won 2 ODI World Cups (1983, 2011), 2 T20 World Cups (2007, 2024) and 3 Champions Trophies (2002 shared, 2013, 2025). West Indies have won a total of 5 trophies, 2 ODI World Cups (1975, 1979), 2 T20 World Cups (2012, 2016) and 1 Champions Trophy (2004). Whereas Pakistan, Sri Lanka and England have 3 ICC titles each. Pakistan won the 1992 ODI World Cup, 2009 T20 World Cup and 2017 Champions Trophy, while Sri Lanka won the 1996 ODI World Cup, 2014 T20 World Cup and 2002 Champions Trophy (joint). England won the 2019 ODI World Cup and the 2010 and 2022 T20 World Cups. Apart from this, New Zealand has won 2 trophies (2000 Champions Trophy and 2021 World Test Championship), while South Africa also has 2 titles to its name (1998 Champions Trophy and 2025 World Test Championship).
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