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India defeated New Zealand in the final of the Champions Trophy 2025 on Sunday. India chased down the target of 252 runs in 49 overs with four wickets in hand. Rohit Sharma scored 76 runs off 83 deliveries and won the Player of the Match award. He became only the fourth captain to win the Player of the Match award in the final of an ICC ODI event and only the second Indian captain after MS Dhoni.
It was Rohit’s 25th Player of the Match award in ODIs. He is the fifth most successful Indian player in terms of winning the Player of the Match awards. Sachin Tendulkar (62), Virat Kohli (43), Saurav Ganguly (31), and Yuvraj Singh (27) are the other Indian players on this list.
Rohit has featured in the last three editions of the Champions Trophy for India. He has made 661 runs at an average of 47.21 and a strike rate of 86.63. The Indian captain has hit one century and five half-centuries.
Rachin Ravindra won the Player of the Tournament award. He made 263 runs in four matches at an average of 65.75 and a strike rate of 106.47. With the ball, he picked three wickets at an average of 32.66, an economy of 4.66, and a strike rate of 42.
Here is a list of players who won the Player of the Match award in the final of the Champions Trophy:
Year |
Player |
Country |
Performance Summary |
1998 |
Jacques Kallis |
South Africa |
37 runs off 51 deliveries and five wickets for 30 runs |
2000 |
Chris Cairns |
New Zealand |
102 runs off 113 deliveries |
2002 |
NA |
NA |
The final was abandoned due to rain. Sri Lanka and India declared co-champions. |
2004 |
Ian Bradshaw |
West Indies |
34 runs off 51 deliveries and two wickets for 54 runs |
2006 |
Shane Watson |
Australia |
57 runs off 88 deliveries and two wickets for 11 runs |
2009 |
Shane Watson |
Australia |
105 runs off 129 deliveries |
2013 |
Ravindra Jadeja |
India |
33 runs off 25 deliveries and two wickets for 24 runs |
2017 |
Fakhar Zaman |
Pakistan |
114 runs off 106 deliveries |
2025 |
Rohit Sharma |
India |
76 runs off 83 deliveries |
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