India has won the T20 World Cup title for the third time. In the title match played at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Sunday, India scored 255 runs for five wickets in 20 overs with the help of half-centuries from Sanju Samson, Abhishek Sharma and Ishan Kishan. In reply, New Zealand team could score only 159 runs in 19 overs and India won the match by 96 runs. With this, Team India became the first team to win three T20 World Cup titles. Here we are telling you about the times when the Indian team has won ICC tournaments. Let us know…
ODI World Cup 1983
In 1983, the cricket world witnessed the biggest upset in the history of the game, when the Indian team led by Kapil Dev won the World Cup final. The final match was played at Lord’s, the historic ground in London. India faced the two-time world champion team West Indies. Batting first, India scored 183 runs for 10 wickets in 54.4 overs. In reply, India was all out for 183 runs in 54.4 overs in 60 overs. In reply, West Indies were all out on the score of 140 runs in 52 overs. West Indies’ batting line-up included stalwarts like Vivian Richards, due to which this match seemed easy. However, the lethal bowling of Mohinder Amarnath and Madan Lal had decimated the Windies batting order. Both had taken three wickets each. With this, India registered its first win in the World Cup by 43 runs.
champions trophy 2002
In the semi-finals of the Champions Trophy 2002, India defeated South Africa and Australia and reached the finals. In this match, the Indian team faced Sri Lanka. It was believed that the final match would be exciting, but this match played in Colombo was washed out due to rain. After this, as per ICC rules, India and Sri Lanka were chosen as joint winners.
t20 world cup 2007
India won the title in T20 World Cup 2007. They defeated Pakistan by five runs. India had scored 157 runs thanks to Gautam Gambhir’s inning of 75 runs. In reply, Pakistan could score only 152 runs. Team India won its first T20 World Cup title under the leadership of Mahendra Singh Dhoni.
ODI World Cup 2011
India won the ODI World Cup title in 2011, 28 years after winning the tournament for the first time. India had registered a historic win by defeating Sri Lanka by six wickets at home. Sri Lanka had scored 274 runs for six wickets thanks to Mahela Jayawardene’s unbeaten inning of 103 runs. In reply, India scored 277 runs for four wickets in 48.2 overs, thanks to the explosive innings of Gautam Gambhir (97) and Mahendra Singh Dhoni (91*) and achieved the target with 11 balls remaining. It was a fitting farewell for India’s greatest batsman Sachin Tendulkar in his final World Cup match.
champions trophy 2013
The Indian team won the Champions Trophy for the second time in the year 2013. In this match played in Birmingham, Team India had scored 129 runs for seven wickets in 20 overs. In this match, Shikhar Dhawan (31), Virat Kohli (43) and Ravindra Jadeja (33*) created a stir with their bats. In reply, the England team could score only 124 runs for eight wickets in 20 overs.
t20 world cup 2024
India has won the T20 World Cup title for the second time. In the final played in Barbados, Team India defeated South Africa by seven runs in a thrilling match. After winning the toss and batting first, India scored 176 runs losing seven wickets in 20 overs. In reply, South Africa could score 169 runs for eight wickets in 20 overs. With this win, India ended its 11-year ICC trophy drought. India had earlier won the Champions Trophy in 2013. At the same time, India has won the T20 World Cup after 17 years. No one won the World Cup after 13 years. India won the ODI World Cup in 2011.
champions trophy 2025
After winning the toss and batting first, New Zealand scored 251 runs in 50 overs losing seven wickets. In reply, India achieved the target by losing six wickets in 49 overs. Rohit played the captaincy innings. He got India out of trouble by scoring 76 runs. Chasing the target, Rohit and Shubman Gill gave a good start to India and made a partnership of 105 runs for the first wicket. India got its first blow in the 19th over. Shubhman Gill was out after scoring 31 runs in 50 balls with the help of a six. After this, India suffered two big setbacks at an interval of one run. Michael Bracewell gave out LBW to Virat Kohli who was out after scoring one run. After this Rohit and Shreyas took over.
t20 world cup 2026
The Indian team has won the T20 World Cup title three times. India won the title by defeating Pakistan in 2007 under the captaincy of Mahendra Singh Dhoni. Whereas, in 2024, the team won the trophy by defeating South Africa under the leadership of Rohit Sharma. Now India has won the title for the third time by defeating New Zealand under the captaincy of Suryakumar Yadav. Till now in the history of the tournament, no team has been able to defend the title, but India achieved this feat.
