ICC Champions Trophy 2013

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The 2013 ICC Champions Trophy was hosted by England and Wales in June 2013, with eight of the world's top nations competing across group stages and knockout rounds. India, captained by MS Dhoni, arrived as one of the tournament favourites and lived up to their billing. Shikhar Dhawan was their most explosive performer throughout the group stage and semi-finals, scoring 363 runs with an innings of particular quality against South Africa. The final at Edgbaston was disrupted by rain, reducing the match to 50 overs first innings for India and then a revised DLS target for England. India posted 129/7 — a modest score but on a damp pitch with the DLS calculation in play, it proved competitive. England needed 130 from 20 overs, a reachable but testing target. Their batting failed at the crucial moments, with Indian bowlers including Ishant Sharma and Ravindra Jadeja taking key wickets. England were bowled out for 124/8, falling 5 runs short. For India, the victory cemented their position as the dominant force in 50-over cricket — they now held both the World Cup (2011) and Champions Trophy (2013) simultaneously. Dhawan's tournament earned him the Player of the Tournament award and announced his arrival as a world-class ODI opener.

Key Highlights

• 1India won the Champions Trophy for the second time, defeating hosts England by 5 runs in a rain-affected final at Edgbaston
• 2Shikhar Dhawan was Player of the Tournament with 363 runs including a century against South Africa
• 3India posted 129/7 in a match reduced by rain — England's target was revised to 130 from 20 overs via DLS
• 4England fell 5 runs short — 124/8 — in what was a tense and dramatic finish at a packed Edgbaston
• 5India became only the second team to win the Champions Trophy twice, having won the 2002 edition (shared with Sri Lanka)

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