Year of First time Champions – 2025

BBL 2025- Hobart Hurricanes win Title for the first time

Mitchell Owen’s 42-ball 108 took Hobart Hurricanes past the finish line against Sydney Thunder in the Final and secured a maiden Big Bash League (BBL) title for the side at the Bellerive Oval in Hobart.

The opener’s knock, that included 11 maximums — the most by a Hobart batter in an innings, guided the home side to 185 in the 15^th over with seven wickets in hand. It was an epic chase and finally after a long wait Hobart Hurricanes side managed to get the silver ware.

IPL 2025 – RCB clinch their maiden title in the 18^th season

After years of toil, there were tears of joy as Royal Challengers Bengaluru had to wait for : Seventeen years. 6,255 days. 286 games to finally break the trophy drought.

In 2025 Royal Challengers Bengaluru broke its title jinx and lifted the Indian Premier League (IPL) trophy, sending players, fans and an entire city into rapturous celebration. They finally achieved the unthinkable as they won their maiden IPL title, beating Punjab Kings in Ahmedabad. After years of heartbreaks, near-misses, and what-ifs, RCB has finally got their hands on the trophy.

WTC 2025 – Temba Bavuma leads South Africa to glory

South Africa have broken the jinx of winning an ICC tournament in 2025. The team finally won an ICC trophy after 27 years – only their second ICC title – after beating Australia by five wickets on Saturday at the iconic. Chasing 282 to win, captain Temba Bavuma led from the front and Aiden Markram scored a scintillating century as they managed to win the World Test Championship Title.

Women’s World Cup 2025: India Women script history

The Indian Women’s cricket team scripted history in 2025, producing one of the most remarkable comebacks the game has ever witnessed to clinch their maiden ICC Women’s World Cup title. From being written off midway through the tournament to lifting the trophy, it was a year that redefined belief, resilience and Indian women’s cricket.

India Women suffered defeats to Australia, England and South Africa Women in the group stage. They finished fourth and qualified for Semi Finals. India Women beat Australia Women in the SF and then went on to beat South Africa in the Final to win their first ever Women’s World Cup. Harmanpreet Kaur led team sent joy to the entire nation in 2025.