India’s men’s cricket team had a stellar year in ICC events during 2025, maintaining an unbeaten record across their matches. The primary ICC tournament was the 2025 ICC Champions Trophy (held February 19 to March 9, co-hosted by Pakistan and the UAE under a hybrid model due to security concerns for India’s games). India topped Group A and went on to win the title without a single loss—the first team to do so in Champions Trophy history.
Key Highlights from the 2025 ICC Champions Trophy:
- Group Stage Results (All in Dubai):
- India vs. Bangladesh (Feb 20): India won by 44 runs.
- India vs. Pakistan (Feb 23): India won (exact margin not detailed in reports, but a victory).
- India vs. New Zealand (March 2): India won.
- Semi-Final (March 4, Dubai):
- India vs. Australia: India won by 4 wickets (chasing 265 in 48.1 overs).
- Final (March 9, Dubai):
- India vs. New Zealand: India won by 4 wickets (chasing 254 in response to NZ’s 251/7). Rohit Sharma scored 76 off 83 balls and was named Player of the Match.
India’s squad, led by Rohit Sharma, featured standouts like Virat Kohli (who crossed 14,000 ODI runs), Shreyas Iyer (consistent middle-order scores), and Mohammed Shami (leading wicket-taker with key spells). This marked India’s third Champions Trophy title (after 2002 and 2013), making them the most successful team in the tournament’s history.
Other ICC Events in 2025:
- No Men’s T20 World Cup: The last was in 2024 (won by India, unbeaten with 8 wins and 1 no-result). The next is the 2026 edition (co-hosted by India and Sri Lanka).
- Women’s Events: The ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2025 and U19 Women’s T20 World Cup 2025 occurred, but India (women’s team) also performed strongly—e.g., defending their U19 T20 title by beating South Africa in the final. No losses reported for the senior women’s team in major matches.
- World Test Championship (WTC) Final: Held in June 2025 (Australia vs. South Africa). India did not qualify after losses in Test series to New Zealand (3-0 at home) and Australia earlier in the cycle, but these were bilateral series, not an ICC “tournament” per se.
Bottom Line:
No team beat India in any ICC cricket tournament in 2025. Their 6-0 record in the Champions Trophy capped a dominant phase, following their unbeaten 2024 T20 World Cup win—giving them a 23-1 overall record across the last three major ICC white-ball events (the lone loss being the 2023 ODI World Cup final to Australia).