South Africa lift the ICC World Test Championship mace after winning the 2025 final

South Africa were crowned champions of the 2023–25 World Test Championship on Saturday (June 14), ending their long-running trophyless streak.

After conceding a 74-run first innings lead, Aiden Markram, having registered a duck in the first innings, starred for South Africa with a 207-ball 136. The innings helped them chase 282 in the fourth innings, the joint second-highest at Lord’s, matching England’s effort against New Zealand in 2004. With the historic five-wicket win, South Africa managed to break their trophy curse, winning their first major ICC title in 27 years. Their last one came way back in 1998 when they were crowned Champions Trophy winners after beating West Indies in the final.

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After New Zealand (2021) and Australia (2023), South Africa became the third team to win the World Test Championship. Apart from the WTC, the International Cricket Council (ICC) oversees three other major global competitions: the ODI World Cup, the T20 World Cup and the Champions Trophy.

Overall, men's cricket has seen 34 ICC tournament titles across four competitions: 13 ODI World Cups, 9 T20 World Cups, 9 Champions Trophies, and 3 World Test Championship cycles. Australia tops the list with 10 titles, followed by India (7) and the West Indies (5).

Full list of ICC title winners

World Test Championship

Edition Winners
ICC World Test Championship 2019-21 New Zealand
ICC World Test Championship 2021-23 Australia
ICC World Test Championship 2023-25 South Africa

ODI World Cup

Edition Winners
Prudential World Cup (in England), 1975 West Indies
Prudential World Cup (in England), 1979 West Indies
Prudential World Cup (in England), 1983 India
Reliance World Cup (in India/Pakistan), 1987-88 Australia
Benson & Hedges World Cup (in Australia/New Zealand), 1991-92 Pakistan
Wills World Cup (in India/Pakistan/Sri Lanka), 1995-96 Sri Lanka
ICC World Cup (in England/Ireland/Netherlands/Scotland), 1999 Australia
ICC World Cup (in Kenya/South Africa/Zimbabwe), 2002-03 Australia
ICC World Cup (in West Indies), 2006-07 Australia
ICC Cricket World Cup (in Bangladesh/India/Sri Lanka), 2010-11 India
ICC Cricket World Cup (in Australia/New Zealand), 2014-15 Australia
ICC Cricket World Cup (in England), 2019 England
ICC Cricket World Cup (in India), 2023-24 Australia

T20 World Cup

Edition Winners
ICC World Twenty20 (in South Africa), 2007-08 India
ICC World Twenty20 (in England), 2009 Pakistan
ICC World Twenty20 (in West Indies), 2010 England
ICC World Twenty20 (in Sri Lanka), 2012-13 West Indies
World T20 (in Bangladesh), 2013-14 Sri Lanka
World T20 (in India), 2015-16 West Indies
ICC Men's T20 World Cup (in Oman/United Arab Emirates), 2021-22 Australia
ICC Men's T20 World Cup (in Australia), 2022-23 England
ICC Men's T20 World Cup (in United States of America/West Indies), 2024 India

Champions Trophy

Edition Winners
Wills International Cup (in Bangladesh), 1998-99 South Africa
ICC KnockOut (in Kenya), 2000-01 New Zealand
ICC Champions Trophy (in Sri Lanka), 2002-03 shared
ICC Champions Trophy (in England), 2004 West Indies
ICC Champions Trophy (in India), 2006-07 Australia
ICC Champions Trophy (in South Africa), 2009-10 Australia
ICC Champions Trophy (in England), 2013 India
ICC Champions Trophy (in England), 2017 Pakistan
ICC Champions Trophy (in Pakistan/United Arab Emirates), 2024-25 India

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