Virat Kohli’s record in finals of ICC tournaments

Virat Kohli, arguably one of the best batters of all time, is set to play one more ICC event final in the Champions Trophy 2025 in Dubai on 9th March. India defeated Australia in the first semi-final by 4 wickets thanks to an outstanding innings from Virat Kohli. The 36-year-old likes to perform on big stages and under pressure. The right-handed batter has played many ICC event finals for India, delivering clutch performances under pressure. In this article, we’ll cover Virat Kohli’s record in finals of ICC tournaments.

The 36-year-old has featured in a total of 10 finals of the ICC tournaments, including the Cricket World Cup, T20I World Cup, Champions Trophy, and World Test Championship.

Virat Kohli ICC Tournament Final Records

Cricket World Cup 2011 Final 

Virat Kohli played his first-ever ICC tournament final in the Cricket World Cup 2011, where he played a crucial innings of 35 runs off 49 balls, including four boundaries. After early wickets of Sachin and Sehwag, he built an important partnership with Gautam Gambhir for the third wicket.

Champions Trophy 2013 Final 

In a rain-affected Final of the Champions Trophy 2013 between India and England, Virat Kohli scored a crucial 43 runs off 34 balls, including 4 fours and 1 six. Thanks to his knock, India managed to put up a total of 129 and eventually won the match by 5 runs.

T20 World Cup 2014 Final

Virat Kohli played one of his best knocks in the ICC finals against Sri Lanka in the T20 World Cup 2014 final. While batting first, the right-handed batter scored 77 runs in just 58 balls, taking India to 130 in 20 overs. However, he did not get support from the other end, and India lost the final to Sri Lanka by 6 wickets.

Champions Trophy 2017 Final 

In the Champions Trophy 2017 final against Pakistan, Virat managed to score only 5 runs off 9 balls while chasing the target of 339. He got out to Mohammad Amir.

World Test Championship 2021 Final 

In the World Test Championship 2021 Final, Virat scored 44 runs off 132 balls in the first inning and managed to score only 13 runs off 29 balls in the second inning.

World Test Championship 2023 Final

In his second consecutive World Test Championship Final in 2023, Virat Kohli scored 14 runs off 31 balls in the first inning and managed to put up 49 runs off 78 balls, including 78 fours, in the second inning.

Cricket World Cup 2023 Final 

Virat Kohli scored a good half-century in the final of the Cricket World Cup 2025. After the three wickets, Virat put up a good partnership with KL Rahul. He scored 54 runs off 63 balls, including 4 fours. Thanks to his half-century and Rohit and Rahul’s contributions, India managed to set a total of 240. However, Australia chased it down comprehensively in the end in 43 overs.

T20 World Cup 2024

Virat played arguably his best inning in the ICC tournament finals in the T20 World Cup 2024 final in Barbados. He scored 76 runs off 59 balls, including 2 sixes and 6 fours. Thanks to his brilliant inning under pressure, India set the target of 177 for South Africa to chase and eventually won the match by 7 runs. Virat Kohli was named Player of the Match for his amazing knock.