#Flashback: India's journey to 2013 ICC Champions Trophy triumph
What's the story
The 2013 ICC Champions Trophy was hosted by England and Wales.
The MS Dhoni-led Indian cricket team came as favorites after winning the 2011 World Cup.
Notably, the pitches were slow and slightly turning, which suited India's spin-heavy attack.
As Rohit Sharma's men gear up for the 2025 Champions Trophy, let's revisit their triumphant campaign in the 2013 edition.
Match 1
India's strong start against South Africa
India started their campaign against South Africa in Cardiff.
Shikhar Dhawan (114) raced to a century and Rohit Sharma (65) supported him well. Their brilliance meant India finished at 331/7.
South Africa found it difficult to chase India's total, losing wickets at regular intervals.
Despite de Villiers's 70, SA were folded for 305.
Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Umesh Yadav, Ishant Sharma, and Ravindra Jadeja took two wickets each.
Match 2
India dominate West Indies in 2nd match
In the second match against West Indies, Dhoni opted to field first on a dry, slow pitch.
Bhuvneshwar Kumar sent the dangerous Chris Gayle back early and West Indies never recovered from the blow.
Jadeja's spin bowling ripped apart the Caribbean batting line-up, returning figures of 5 for 36 as India restricted them to 233 for 9 in 50 overs.
India recorded a comfortable eight-wicket win thanks to Dhawan's second successive ton.
Match 3
India's comfortable victory over Pakistan
In the third match against Pakistan, India were on top from the word go, restricting their opposition to mere 165 runs.
Rain interruptions forced a revised target of 102 for India to win in 22 overs.
Dhawan scored a quickfire 48 as India achieved the target in mere 19.1 overs, winning by eight wickets (D/L method).
Semi-final
India's semi-final triumph over Sri Lanka
In the semi-finals, India took on Sri Lanka. Dhoni won the toss and opted to field first.
Sri Lanka faltered from the word go, losing Kusal Perera in the third over and never recovered. They posted a modest 181/8 in their 50 overs.
India chased down the target comfortably in just 35 overs with eight wickets in hand, thanks to brilliant knocks from Dhawan (68) and Rohit Sharma.
Final
India's thrilling final victory over England
In the rain-affected final against England, the match was reduced to 20 overs a side.
India were put under pressure as they could only manage 129/7 after their 20 overs.
Virat Kohli and Jadeja played handy knocks.
However, early wickets from India's bowlers kept them in the game.
Despite a strong partnership between Eoin Morgan and Ravi Bopara, Ishant Sharma dismissed both off consecutive balls to swing the match in India's favor. India subsequently recorded a narrow five-run win.
Stats
Here are the key performers
Jadeja was named the Player of the Final for his all-round performance.
Besides adding 33 with the bat, he claimed two crucial scalps later on.
He also won the Golden Ball for finishing as the leading wicket-taker (12) in the tournament.
Moreover, Dhawan received the Golden Bat after slamming a ground-breaking 363 runs from five matches at 90.75.