Champions Trophy Winners List: Edition-wise Winners & Details

A lean, high-stakes tournament with room for nerve and nuance, the ICC Champions Trophy has always rewarded teams that arrive on time and peak fast. Across eight completed editions from the inaugural knock-out to the last final in England, the champions column reads like a tapestry of eras: Australia and India head the roll with two titles apiece, one of India’s jointly held after rain ruined both reserve days in Sri Lanka. Pakistan, West Indies, New Zealand and South Africa each carved out a singular triumph, while Sri Lanka shares that famous rain-curtailed title. The ledger tells a tight story of powerhouses, pivots, and pressure.

Champions Trophy winners by edition

Below is a clean, edition-wise Champions Trophy winners list with runners-up, margin, host, final city, winning captain, Player of the Tournament, Player of the Match in the final, and the tournament’s top run-scorer and wicket-taker.

Edition-wise results, awards and leaders

Edition	Winner	Runner-up	Final margin	Host country	Final venue/city	Winning captain	Player of the Tournament	Final Player of the Match	Top run-scorer (tournament)	Top wicket-taker (tournament)
1	South Africa	West Indies	4 wickets	Bangladesh	Dhaka	Hansie Cronje	Jacques Kallis	Jacques Kallis	Philo Wallace	Jacques Kallis
2	New Zealand	India	4 wickets	Kenya	Nairobi	Stephen Fleming	Sourav Ganguly	Chris Cairns	Sourav Ganguly	Venkatesh Prasad
3	India and Sri Lanka (shared)	—	Shared title after no-result on main and reserve day	Sri Lanka	Colombo	Sourav Ganguly, Sanath Jayasuriya	Virender Sehwag	—	Virender Sehwag	Muttiah Muralitharan
4	West Indies	England	2 wickets	England	London (The Oval)	Brian Lara	Ramnaresh Sarwan	Ian Bradshaw	Marcus Trescothick	Andrew Flintoff
5	Australia	West Indies	8 wickets	India	Mumbai (Brabourne)	Ricky Ponting	Chris Gayle	Shane Watson	Chris Gayle	Jerome Taylor
6	Australia	New Zealand	6 wickets	South Africa	Centurion	Ricky Ponting	Ricky Ponting	Shane Watson	Ricky Ponting	Wayne Parnell
7	India	England	5 runs	England and Wales	Birmingham (Edgbaston)	MS Dhoni	Shikhar Dhawan	Ravindra Jadeja	Shikhar Dhawan	Ravindra Jadeja
8	Pakistan	India	180 runs	England and Wales	London (The Oval)	Sarfraz Ahmed	Hasan Ali	Fakhar Zaman	Shikhar Dhawan	Hasan Ali

Winners by country

A simple tally of ICC Champions Trophy winners by country, including the jointly held title in Sri Lanka.

• Australia: 2
• India: 2 (including 1 shared)
• Pakistan: 1
• West Indies: 1
• New Zealand: 1
• South Africa: 1
• Sri Lanka: 1 (shared)

One-line summary: Australia and India sit on top with two titles each, with India’s count including the shared triumph in Colombo; Pakistan, West Indies, New Zealand, South Africa and Sri Lanka round out a truly global honor roll.

Why this tournament makes different champions

World Cups tend to reward squads with layers of depth and the ability to recalibrate across a long league phase. The Champions Trophy carries a sharper edge. Teams get little time to find rhythm; a cold start is a quick exit. The format has alternated between pure knock-out and compact groups with semi-finals and a single final, but its heart has never strayed far from the idea of a sprint. That changes how coaches plan their XIs, how captains handle tosses, and how stars time their run. Consider some patterns:

• Powerplay priorities rise sharply. Teams that owned the first ten overs with bat or ball invariably ran deep. Pakistan’s surge under the new-ball spell in London, when Mohammad Amir ripped out India’s top order before the powerplay closed, is an enduring example of how the opening burst almost decides the day.
• Flexible middle orders carry gold. New Zealand’s chase in Nairobi was sculpted by Chris Cairns stepping up in the back half to take calculated risks against India’s spinners, never letting the asking rate walk too far.
• Spin under English skies can decide trophies. At Edgbaston, with the final shortened and the pitch tacky, MS Dhoni doubled down on spin control through Jadeja and Ashwin. That single tactical note separated two teams otherwise neck-and-neck.
• The most complete teams don’t always win. West Indies showed that a side with heart and a clutch lower order could climb a hill most thought too steep at The Oval. Courtney Browne and Ian Bradshaw stood up against the narrative and showed that belief, when paired with smart shot selection, can still be a tactic.

Format shifts and the famous shared title

The earliest editions were out-and-out knock-out, billed by many as a mini world cup. One bad day could erase six months of planning. Later editions introduced short group phases, but the tournament never lost its sprint DNA. The most talked-about anomaly arrived in Colombo when relentless rain consumed both the scheduled final and the reserve day. Match officials were left with little room to maneuver, and the teams were named joint winners. It was a tough lesson that nudged administrators toward more robust weather plans in later global events, especially in monsoon-prone windows.

Leadership wins trophies

Captains in this tournament rarely had the luxury of a slow start. The ledger of winning skippers reveals boldness as a common trait.

• Hansie Cronje’s South Africa set the tone with clear roles and a tight fielding unit, a classic blueprint for success in a compact event.
• Stephen Fleming’s New Zealand trusted nuanced field sets and pace-off bowling lines in Nairobi, patiently dragging India into the late overs.
• Sourav Ganguly and Sanath Jayasuriya shared a title in Colombo, a result that hid how both had recalibrated batting orders to fight damp conditions all event long.
• Brian Lara’s West Indies found resilience and craft at The Oval, a triumph remembered as much for mellow minds under fire as for strokeplay.
• Ricky Ponting oversaw a machine. Australia’s back-to-back titles were defined by control and clarity, with Shane Watson’s role up top and through the middle a tactical revelation.
• MS Dhoni embraced ambiguity in a rain-hit final, leaning on slower bowlers and banking on calm field settings.
• Sarfraz Ahmed led a Pakistani side that discovered its best version at the right moment, fielding with urgency and attacking with swing and seam as if each ball was a final.

The awards trail

Across editions, the Player of the Tournament winners track the rhythm of the competition: explosive when needed, consistent when demanded.

Players of the Tournament

• Jacques Kallis
• Sourav Ganguly
• Virender Sehwag
• Ramnaresh Sarwan
• Chris Gayle
• Ricky Ponting
• Shikhar Dhawan
• Hasan Ali

Final-day excellence is another special list, often featuring an innings or spell that bent the day’s logic.

Final Player of the Match

• Jacques Kallis
• Chris Cairns
• Ian Bradshaw
• Shane Watson
• Shane Watson
• Ravindra Jadeja
• Fakhar Zaman

The context around those names matters. Kallis bossed all phases in Dhaka, Cairns mastered a chase without forcing the pace early, Bradshaw found the composure to shepherd a last-wicket stand, Watson twice took the air out of finals with controlled aggression, Jadeja delivered control and lower-order punch when timing was everything, and Fakhar Zaman embraced the full value of a no-ball reprieve before turning it into a match-defining hundred.

Records that frame the Champions Trophy

• Most titles by a team: Australia and India top the list, India with one title shared.
• Largest victory margin in a final: Pakistan’s 180-run hammering in London.
• Narrowest final result: West Indies’ two-wicket escape at The Oval.
• Highest successful chase in a final: New Zealand’s controlled pursuit in Nairobi.
• Back-to-back champion team: Australia, under Ricky Ponting.
• Most runs in Champions Trophy history: Chris Gayle heads the chart, a reminder of the tournament’s fondness for fast starts and powerplay mastery.
• Most wickets in Champions Trophy history: Kyle Mills leads the ledger, emblematic of relentless new-ball discipline and clever death bowling.

Finals list at a glance

• South Africa defeated West Indies, Dhaka, 4 wickets
• New Zealand defeated India, Nairobi, 4 wickets
• India and Sri Lanka, Colombo, shared
• West Indies defeated England, London (The Oval), 2 wickets
• Australia defeated West Indies, Mumbai (Brabourne), 8 wickets
• Australia defeated New Zealand, Centurion, 6 wickets
• India defeated England, Birmingham (Edgbaston), 5 runs
• Pakistan defeated India, London (The Oval), 180 runs

Edition-by-edition narratives from the field

The first sprint in Dhaka

That South African side felt inevitable. Superb in the ring, tidy at the death, and bristling with cricketers who did two jobs, they looked built for a tournament that left no margin for error. The final belonged to Jacques Kallis, whose all-round control sucked excitement from the chase. West Indies had moments, led by the thrust of Philo Wallace’s scoring through point and midwicket. But the chase from South Africa was more method than adventure, a template of how to finish a knockout quietly.

A black cap, a silver fern, and a grand chase in Nairobi

India’s top order fired throughout that Nairobi fortnight. Sourav Ganguly looked in his pomp, picking his moments against the hard new ball, and Yuvraj Singh’s range was beginning to announce itself. But New Zealand found a rhythm in the second innings of the final that reflected Stephen Fleming’s captaincy. Cairns timed his surge perfectly. There was no blind hitting. He waited for the older ball, picked the straight boundaries, and broke India’s hold on the middle overs without chaos. It felt like a chase puzzler solved with patience and a straight bat.

Colombo, monsoon skies, and a trophy split down the middle

Two finals scheduled, two washouts delivered by stubborn weather patterns. The shared title carries layers of what-ifs. Sri Lanka had crafted a tournament based on methodical top-order batting and spin pressure. India had the dash and invention of Virender Sehwag at the top and a seam attack that found purchase under lights. The administrative aftertaste prompted changes to how reserve days would be used in future global events and deepened the conviction that the Champions Trophy needed windows with more predictable skies.

The Oval heist by West Indies

Some matches carry the shape of legend. Once England had West Indies eight down, victory felt like a formality. But belief makes a mockery of units and run rates. Courtney Browne and Ian Bradshaw read conditions accurately, played late, and refused the singles that screamed trap. Their partnership grew in confidence and silence. Every England misfire, each fumble or length error, fed their calm. The last act looked like an inevitability not because of luck but because two cricketers chose clarity over panic.

The Ponting proposition

Australia arrived in India and then South Africa with a game plan built on roles. Shane Watson’s tactical deployment at the top and in middle overs compressed opponents. In Mumbai, a final that started with West Indies pressure finished under the weight of Australian discipline. In Centurion, New Zealand’s new-ball threat ran into a chase where the gears shifted without noise. It felt like the most complete expression of Champions Trophy cricket: a plan with no slack, champions who understood there was no time to rediscover form once the first ball was bowled.

Birmingham and the art of winning ugly

Edgbaston’s final offered grey skies, a shortened game, and tactics that dared to be boring. India banked on spin strangulation. England bet on an early choke with seam. MS Dhoni’s field placements paired restraint with precise match-ups. Ravindra Jadeja absorbed pressure with the bat and returned to throttle scoring with the ball. Some finals are explosions; this one was a chess endgame, and India were one move better.

The Oval again, and Pakistan’s perfect storm

History points to one detail first: a no-ball reprieve and Fakhar Zaman’s audacity thereafter. But the foundations were broader. Pakistan’s fielding, a topic that too often drew criticism, clicked into relentless support for the bowlers. Hasan Ali’s tournament arc, with lengths that held on the ideal back-of-a-length, gave Sarfraz Ahmed tactical freedom. The final’s tone was set by new-ball swing that broke the chase before it even began. It was the quintessential Champions Trophy story: a team that found form halfway through and never let it go.

Champions Trophy winners and runners-up, country-first view

• Australia: finals wins over West Indies and New Zealand under Ricky Ponting showed a team built for the sprint. The Aussies mastered the first powerplay with bat and ball, and never wasted the middle overs.
• India: the shared title in Colombo and the triumph in Birmingham came through different methods, both rooted in aggression at the top and spin control when it mattered most.
• Pakistan: the emphatic win at The Oval exemplified surge cricket, where a team builds toward a peak and hits it when the bracket narrows.
• West Indies: the Oval win against England remains a masterclass in gritty pursuit. The later final defeat to Australia exposed how tiny lapses balloon against relentless sides.
• New Zealand: Nairobi’s cool-headed chase encapsulated Black Caps tournament DNA—resourceful, unflashy, and clinical under pressure.
• South Africa: the very first title foreshadowed a white-ball identity built on supreme fielding and versatile all-rounders.
• Sri Lanka: the shared title in Colombo sits in history as a what-could-have-been for a side that mastered home conditions and squeezed opponents with guile.

Winning captains list, edition-wise

• Hansie Cronje
• Stephen Fleming
• Sourav Ganguly and Sanath Jayasuriya (shared)
• Brian Lara
• Ricky Ponting
• Ricky Ponting
• MS Dhoni
• Sarfraz Ahmed

Awards and performances that defined editions

Players of the Tournament

• Jacques Kallis: commanded rhythm with bat and ball in the first edition.
• Sourav Ganguly: left-hand fluency and captain’s temperament shaped India’s run in Nairobi.
• Virender Sehwag: a blur at the top, changing matches in the powerplay.
• Ramnaresh Sarwan: tempo control in English conditions.
• Chris Gayle: a heavyweight run-maker with bowling utility, peaking at perfect moments.
• Ricky Ponting: captain on a mission, big hundreds and big moments.
• Shikhar Dhawan: bristling starts, off-side mastery, and unmatched tournament momentum.
• Hasan Ali: lengths, energy, and a knack for wickets that broke backs.

Final Players of the Match

• Jacques Kallis: the signature all-round finals performance in Dhaka.
• Chris Cairns: soaked up pressure, then blew it away with classic hitting.
• Ian Bradshaw: under pressure, with the bat and earlier with the ball, a complete finals footprint.
• Shane Watson: twice the decisive figure in Australian chases, muscular yet measured.
• Ravindra Jadeja: the fulcrum in a tense, weather-carved final.
• Fakhar Zaman: fearless, inventive, a tone-setter no one recovered from.

Records and stats details that matter

Tournament records across editions are best understood through Champions Trophy logic. This is not the place for a batter to accumulate in ten league games nor for a bowler to ease in through two warm-ups. Numbers spike because form arrives on day one.

• Most Champions Trophy titles: Australia and India, with India’s tally including a shared title.
• Champions Trophy winners by country tally: Australia 2; India 2 including 1 shared; Pakistan 1; West Indies 1; New Zealand 1; South Africa 1; Sri Lanka 1 shared.
• Top run-scorers across all editions: Chris Gayle sits atop the all-time list, a monument to fast starts and opening power. Shikhar Dhawan follows closely, a two-edition burst of off-side dominance and compact driving.
• Top wicket-takers across all editions: Kyle Mills leads the pack, with Muttiah Muralitharan in close company, proof that length discipline and subtle grip changes win short tournaments.
• Finals markers: largest victory margin in a final belongs to Pakistan at The Oval; the narrowest victory in a final is West Indies by two wickets; the most clinical chase in a final belongs to New Zealand, achieved with a late Cairns surge; back-to-back titles sit with Australia.

Batting patterns to note

• Off-side kings thrived. From Ganguly to Dhawan, the players who trusted the full face of the bat and powered through cover often set the event alight. The white ball in English conditions encourages a particular way of hitting on the up, and the Champions Trophy saw it at its best.
• Openers who absorbed early swing before exploding later had outsized influence. Gayle’s ability to sit in and then burst remains a textbook example, as does the Dhawan-Rohit template that gave India starts money cannot buy.
• Middle-over power hitters who clear midwicket and long-on without slogging were decisive in chases. That is precisely how Cairns cracked open India’s hold in Nairobi.

Bowling blueprints that win in a sprint

• Seam that lives a yard back of a good length across angles, with a wobble seam option, is the tournament’s most reliable pattern. Hasan Ali embodied it. So did Kyle Mills at his best.
• New-ball swing remains the great leveler. Amir’s spell at The Oval was a masterclass in setting the tone. Remove the opposition’s best player early and the rest of the day bends your way.
• Spin that attacks a fourth-stump line and challenges front pads at slow pace owns finals on tacky pitches. Jadeja and Ashwin ensured England never ran away at Edgbaston by controlling pace, not just line.

Champions Trophy vs World Cup

The Champions Trophy is built for immediacy. Short, sharp group phases or pure knock-outs mean the penalty for a poor day is unforgiving. The World Cup invites long-term planning, allows recovery time, and rewards the breadth of a squad as much as its top-end talent. That is why the Champions Trophy past winners sometimes include names that felt unfancied at the start. The sprint loves a surge.

The return of the Champions Trophy and the Pakistan edition

The tournament’s next chapter returns to Pakistan, a nation where white-ball cricket breathes through packed terraces and the romance of swing at dusk. The marquee venues sit in cricket’s bloodstream:

• Lahore, Gaddafi Stadium: a cathedral for night cricket, where the ball swings under lights and crowds ride every intonation.
• Karachi, National Stadium: fast outfields, coastal air, and a pitch block that rewards strong basics.
• Rawalpindi, Pindi Cricket Stadium: brisker surfaces, a seam bowler’s dream on certain evenings.

Qualified teams for the return edition align with the top-ranked one-day sides of the previous global cycle. Expect India, Pakistan, Australia, England, New Zealand, South Africa, Afghanistan and Bangladesh to headline the eight. Brackets and groups in this tournament are rarely predictable, and the schedule typically clusters matches to ensure short travel and quick turnarounds.

How to watch has settled into familiar patterns for ICC events. In India, major digital platforms with ICC rights carry every ball alongside established television partners. In the UK and Ireland, premium sports broadcasters serve the live action. In Australia, Fox and Kayo have long served ICC tournaments. In Pakistan, PTV Sports and Ten Sports traditionally carry the feed. In the USA and Canada, Willow and partner platforms are the go-to. ICC.tv continues to provide coverage in select territories. Check local listings as packages rotate and blackout rules apply.

The unique Champions Trophy heartbeat will suit Pakistan. Evening starts, reverse-swing chatter, and spinners who dare to flight the ball in the middle overs could define another chapter where momentum matters more than reputation.

Champions Trophy winners list with host country and venue

A compact recap to pair with the main table.

• South Africa, over West Indies, Dhaka, Bangladesh
• New Zealand, over India, Nairobi, Kenya
• India and Sri Lanka, shared, Colombo, Sri Lanka
• West Indies, over England, London (The Oval), England
• Australia, over West Indies, Mumbai (Brabourne), India
• Australia, over New Zealand, Centurion, South Africa
• India, over England, Birmingham (Edgbaston), England and Wales
• Pakistan, over India, London (The Oval), England and Wales

Champions Trophy records snapshot

• Most titles by a team: Australia and India
• Most final wins as captain: Ricky Ponting
• Largest win in a final: Pakistan by 180 runs at The Oval
• Smallest win in a final: West Indies by 2 wickets at The Oval
• Only shared title: India and Sri Lanka in Colombo
• Most runs in the tournament’s all-time list: Chris Gayle
• Most wickets in the tournament’s all-time list: Kyle Mills
• Final centuries of note: Chris Cairns crafted an iconic 100-plus in Nairobi; Fakhar Zaman’s hundred in London altered the balance of a fierce rivalry final

Why certain teams thrive here

• Australia’s Champions Trophy titles came from clarity. Defined roles allowed them to bat deep without panic. Fielding was non-negotiable. New-ball spells were set not for wickets at any cost, but for control that forced errors later.
• India’s recipe married top-order runs to spin control. It is a proven one-day formula magnified in a short tournament where choking the middle overs can end contests by the thirty-fifth over.
• Pakistan’s win rode swing and belief. Once the bowling unit scented vulnerability, the field placements grew more aggressive. That mindset is the point of this tournament—grab hold of a moment and never let it go.
• West Indies’ success stood on clutch performances and the ability to ignore the noise. A lower-order partnership at The Oval is now etched into tournament folklore.
• New Zealand repeatedly turn up at ICC events with strong plans, high discipline, and the willingness to back less glamorous options. Nairobi’s final was an exemplar of patience.
• South Africa’s early success captured the spirit of a team accustomed to preparing thoroughly and executing basics with relentless intensity.

The shared title explained in plain words

Two scheduled finals, two washouts. Monsoon weather in Colombo denied a conclusive finish despite a reserve day. With neither side afforded a fair shot at a completed match and no viable further window, the title was awarded jointly to India and Sri Lanka. In the years that followed, reserve-day planning improved across ICC events, but the Champions Trophy’s compact window meant weather would always remain a tactical character in the script.

Champions Trophy finals, head-to-head ledger

• India vs Pakistan: one final, Pakistan win
• India vs England: one final, India win
• Australia vs West Indies: one final, Australia win
• Australia vs New Zealand: one final, Australia win
• West Indies vs England: one final, West Indies win
• South Africa vs West Indies: one final, South Africa win
• New Zealand vs India: one final, New Zealand win
• India and Sri Lanka: shared title

Downloadable dataset

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Champions Trophy winning methods decoded

• Toss impact: Captains have often preferred to chase in this tournament, particularly under lights in Asia and under cloud in England. Yet the Oval final won by Pakistan showed that a big, fearless first innings can crush the chase mindset if paired with early wickets.
• Bowling combinations: Swing-seam opening bursts, a holding pattern from a hit-the-deck enforcer, and a spinner who can bowl both inside and outside the powerplay have been the winning combination. Teams that lacked one of these levers tended to get found out in the last four.
• Batting shape: Openers who don’t fear a quiet first five overs, one top-order batter ready to bat till the end, and one finisher with six-hitting range form the skeleton of a winning XI. Chasing sides that panicked when required rates nudged above seven rarely recovered against well-drilled attacks.

A word on India’s and Australia’s Champions Trophy wins

India’s roll in Birmingham under MS Dhoni

India’s roll in Birmingham under MS Dhoni is a case study in tactical humility. The pitch asked for par-slim totals and wicket-taking through restriction, not blitz. India’s openers, especially Shikhar Dhawan, gave starts across the event that allowed the middle order to play percentages. Jadeja’s double role was worth a title.

Australia’s twin triumphs under Ricky Ponting

Australia’s twin triumphs under Ricky Ponting looked inevitable only in hindsight. Those XIs were carefully tuned engines. Matthew Hayden and Adam Gilchrist were not present in every XI across the cycle, but the method remained: power up top, Watson’s elastic role as a seam bowler and top-order hitter, and a seam attack that kept asking awkward questions. The great lesson from Australia in this tournament is consistency of method over the short term. They didn’t look for a different team identity; they sharpened the one they trusted.

Pakistan’s surge encapsulated

Early stumbles, recalibrated XI, fielding intensity turned up, lengths corrected, belief restored. The final in London showed what happens when a team that thrives on emotion allies it with collective clarity. Amir’s outswing to right-handers at high pace and Hasan Ali’s relentless length were the arrows; Fakhar’s fearless hundred was the banner. The day belonged to a team that chose to play their A-game, not mirror the opponent.

New Zealand’s Nairobi masterwork

The Black Caps understood that India’s spinners would test the back half of a chase. Rather than burn the middle overs with blind aggression, they nudged the rate just enough to keep options open. Chris Cairns held shape, picked straight lines, and used the short side of the ground sparsely. It was a chase solved like a riddle.

West Indies’ Oval miracle

It wasn’t just pluck. Browne and Bradshaw trusted their zones. Browne’s hands stayed quiet through the line; Bradshaw, often celebrated purely for his seam-up bowling, showed the presence of mind to shoulder-check the field and cash in square of the wicket. England’s lengths deteriorated under pressure. West Indies grabbed the rope and climbed.

South Africa’s first stamp

Fast between the wickets, immaculate in the ring, disciplined with the ball. The early South African white-ball side in this competition didn’t need miracles. They needed clarity and delivery. Kallis’s imprint on that campaign was total—runs in tough phases, wickets when batters wanted release, and a temperament that made tricky chases feel oddly simple.

The Champions Trophy in a larger ODI landscape

• Tournament identity: short, sharp, elite. The field is limited to top-ranked teams, which means every game arrives with history baked in.
• Strategy over spectacle: the short structure forces selections where utility often beats glamour. All-rounders became the tournament’s currency. Watson, Kallis, and Jadeja are proof.
• Momentum monarchy: there’s no room to find form mid-event. Teams that bring form with them look twice as good as they do elsewhere. The run of India’s openers under Dhoni and Pakistan’s bowling group under Sarfraz exemplify this.

Printable cheat-sheet summary

• Most Champions Trophy titles: Australia and India
• Shared title: India and Sri Lanka in Colombo
• Largest final win: Pakistan by 180 runs at The Oval
• Nail-biter final: West Indies by 2 wickets at The Oval
• Back-to-back winner: Australia under Ricky Ponting
• Signature final knocks: Chris Cairns in Nairobi, Fakhar Zaman in London
• Signature final spells: Ravindra Jadeja at Edgbaston, Mohammad Amir at The Oval

Related winners lists worth bookmarking for context

• Cricket World Cup winners list, era by era
• T20 World Cup winners list with finals and venues
• Asia Cup winners list across ODI and T20 formats
• Under-19 World Cup winners list with captains and venues

Editorial notes on data and usage

• Names, venues and margins are drawn from official ICC archives and leading statistical repositories.
• Player awards reflect tournament sheets and match reports filed on the day.
• Final Player of the Match and Player of the Tournament entries mirror the official presentations rather than later corrections or media votes.

Conclusion

The Champions Trophy has always felt like white-ball cricket with the fat trimmed off. No warm-ups worth hiding behind. No room to fake fluency. If your new-ball pair misses by an inch, the tournament bites back. If your openers hesitate, a one-day becomes a trap. That is the beauty of this winners list. It is not just a ledger of trophies; it is a map of how world-class teams deal with immediacy.

Australia’s double remains the parable of clarity. India’s triumphs show the value of identity and calm. Pakistan’s surge underlines why the sport keeps its romance. West Indies, New Zealand and South Africa wear their medals like reminders that the sprint can favor the team that reads the present better than it reveres the past. Sri Lanka’s shared title is a story of a city, a season, and the stubbornness of weather in the face of planning.

As the tournament returns to Pakistan’s charged stadiums, expect the old patterns to collide with new muscle memory. Powerplay intent will again call the tune. Captains will have to decide between convention and nerve. And somewhere, on a brisk evening under lights, a batter or bowler will feel the moment shift and know that the short sprint of Champions Trophy cricket still offers the purest kind of one-day adrenaline.

Appendix: quick-reference country tally with a visual nudge

• Australia: ██
• India: ██ (one shared)
• Pakistan: █
• West Indies: █
• New Zealand: █
• South Africa: █
• Sri Lanka: █ (shared)

That is the Champions Trophy winners list, edition wise, with the context it deserves: a compact tournament that compresses skill, nerve, and tactical courage into a handful of days and leaves behind results that age into legend.