Team India. - Top 3 unforgettable moments from Champions Trophy 2025 (Photo Source: BCCI)

The concluded in grand fashion with India securing a memorable four-wicket victory against New Zealand to win their third title in the marquee ODI tournament. Sunday, March 9, will truly go down as one of the greatest days as far as the storied history of Indian cricket is concerned. It was a hard-fought battle between the two sides. However, it was the Men in Blue which were the more gritty and clinical of the two sides. 

The iconic tournament was coming after an extended hiatus of eight long years. Understandably, there was considerable hype for the tournament even before it got underway. The 19-day-long showpiece event certainly did not disappoint, providing cricket fans with some mouth-watering action. There were a multitude of individual performances by players, collective team efforts, as well as pivotal match-altering moments which left an indelible mark on the tournament's narrative. Let's have a look:

Top 3 unforgettable moments from Champions Trophy 2025 3. Glenn Phillips defies gravity. Not once, not twice, but thrice Glenn Phillips. (Photo Source: Twitter/X)

The athletic prowess of Glenn Phillips was never a secret. It was no surprise that Phillips' on-field expertise was on display during the recently-concluded tournament. In fact, there were three occurrences where the flying Kiwi left everyone awe-struck by virtue of his remarkable agility. The three grabs being taken into account are the grabs against Pakistan (at backward point), group-stage against India (at backward point), and the final against India (short extra cover).

All three batters were left stunned by the sheer manner in which Phillips leaped off the ground to hang on to the screamers which they were. Although the ones against India came in losing causes, the blazing all-rounder's stunning efforts were widely recognised by ex-cricketers and the cricketing ecosystem in general. Through those wonderful catches, the 28-year-old provided testament as to why he was considered as one of the greatest fielders in world cricket.

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2. Afghanistan knock England out in fine style Afghanistan vs England. (Photo by Matthew Lewis-ICC/ICC via Getty Images)

England crashed out of the tournament following an eight-run loss at the hands of Afghanistan, who never really gave up during the game. The Afghans were in all sorts of trouble after opting to bat first, struggling at 37/3 in the ninth over. However, an unworldly 177-run knock by Ibrahim Zadran and vital 40s from three of Afghanistan's middle-order batters, including skipper Hashmatullah Shahidi, motored Afghanistan to a competitive total of 325 at the end of 50 overs.

However, the job was only half done at that point. The Three Lions could never be ruled out of the contest, considering their star-studded batting line up. Azmatullah Omarzai & Co. provided timely breakthroughs throughout the innings. A valiant ton by Joe Root was bettered by Omarzai's five-wicket haul, as Afghanistan scripted history by keeping their cool till the end to hand England their sixth consecutive ODI defeat; something they had not endured since September 2009.

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1. India bury past struggles against New Zealand to gain ultimate glory Team India. (Photo Source: BCCI)

Of late, India have had their issues while facing New Zealand during ICC knockout events. The 2019 semi-final defeat and the loss in the final of the 2019-21 cycle of the World Test Championship have been the most-recent heartbreaks for India against the Kiwis. India's 44-run win against New Zealand during the league phase was an impressive one, but whether or not they would emerge victorious in the final was a big question mark ahead of the game.

India did not disappoint on the day. They never let New Zealand run away with the game with the bat. New Zealand ended up scoring 251/7 in their 50-over quota on winning the toss. It was a proper stranglehold job by the Indian spinners. In response, the cricketing powerhouses started off positively.

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Although there were two separate instances of them losing two wickets in a short span of time, India ultimately clinched the win, becoming the first side to win the Champions Trophy thrice.