How well host nations did at the ICC Champions Trophy

After an eight-year hiatus, the ICC Champions Trophy is scheduled to make its triumphant comeback in 2025. Pakistan won the 2017 Champions Trophy after defeating opponents India in the championship match.

In February 2025, the defending champions will host the tournament again in Pakistan.

In order of their ODI World Cup 2023 rankings, the following nations have earned a spot in the tournament: Pakistan, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Australia, South Africa, New Zealand, England, and India. The hosts, Pakistan, have automatic entrance because of their status as event organizers.

When it comes to the ICC Champions Trophy, how have the host nations fared?
International Cricket Council (ICC) members set out to create a means of financial support for nations lacking Test status in 1998 with the introduction of the ICC Champions Trophy.

A former moniker for the event, the “Mini World Cup” was held in Bangladesh in the first Champions Trophy.

Since the ICC preferred to have just one tournament for each of the three formats, the Champions Trophy was abolished in 2017.

Nonetheless, in 2021, the ICC stated their intention to reinstate the event for the 2025 and 2029 editions, reversing their previous decision.

The ICC Champions Trophy has only been won once—in 2002—by a host nation—Sri Lanka—in all eight tournaments. The rain on both the matchday and the reserve day meant that Sri Lanka and India ended up sharing the prize that year.

List of ICC Champions trophy winners

Here is a list of all the ICC Champions Trophy winners since the tournament’s inception in the year 1998: