HIGHLIGHTS | IND vs AUS 1st Semi Final: India beat Australia, advance to final

Men in Blue advance to the final of Champions Trophy 2025 after beating Australia by four wickets in Dubai. They will now face either South Africa or New Zealand on March 9.

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Men in Blue are in driving seat as they need 65 runs to win from the last 10 overs. Virat Kohli is not out at 80 off 93 deliveries, while KL Rahul is unbeaten at 10 runs

India are 150/3 after 30 overs. For India, Virat Kohli (59*) and Axar Patel (8) are at the crease.

At the end of 20 overs, India are 103/2. Virat Kohli is unbeaten at 34 runs off 40 balls, while Shreyas Iyer is not out at 31 runs off 40 balls.

Score:

India: 103/2 (20 overs)

After 10 overs, Men in Blue are 55/2 with Virat Kohli and Shreyas Iyer at the crease. India are chasing a target of 265 runs set by Australia.

Australia fail to bat 50 overs after electing to bat first on winning the toss. Smith and Carey scored fifties to make sure they have some sort of a target but given India's form, it should be chased down.

AUS: 264/10 (Smith 73, Shami 3/48)

Two quick wickes have derailed Australia here and Carey is their only hope.

Score

AUS: 213/6 in 40 overs

Steven Smith b Mohammed Shami 73

Score

AUS: 198/5 36.4 overs

The Aussies have lost four wickets but good thing for them is Smith on the crease who looks set for his century. Alex Carey is giving support to him as the duo take the team near to 200-run mark.

Score

Aus: 182/4 in 34 overs

Steve Smith and Marnus Labuschagne have made sure that Australia stay in the match after two early wickets. The duo have taken Australia post 100 and have added 51 runs for the third wicket.

Score

Aus: 105/2 in 21 overs

Great start by India after losing the toss as they out both the openers including the dangerous Travis Head.

Score

Aus: 63/2 in 10 overs

Travis Head c Shubman Gill b Varun 39

AUS: 54/2 (8.2 overs)

Cooper Connolly c †Rahul b Mohammed Shami 0

Travis Head and Cooper Connolly have opened the innings for Australia as both sides search for a decent start. 

In a headline news for Team India, Varun Chakravarthy has kept his place in the Playing XI. He will be a key asset for India as they look to book their place in the final for a third consecutive time.

Cooper Connolly, Travis Head, Steven Smith(c), Marnus Labuschagne, Josh Inglis(w), Alex Carey, Glenn Maxwell, Ben Dwarshuis, Nathan Ellis, Adam Zampa, Tanveer Sangha

Rohit Sharma(c), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Axar Patel, KL Rahul(w), Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Mohammed Shami, Kuldeep Yadav, Varun Chakravarthy

Australia have won the toss and will bat first in the semis as India will have to chase the target, in a different theme compared to the ODI World Cup final. 

The toss is likely to play a crucial role as India and Australia will look to open the first cards of the day. The playing XI will be a crucial choice for both the sides as they search for a place in the final. 

It will interesting to see whether the Indian team opts for Harshit Rana or they keep faith in Varun Chakravarthy after a match-winning spell against New Zealand?

Jake Fraser-McGurk, Travis Head, Steven Smith(c), Marnus Labuschagne, Josh Inglis(w), Alex Carey, Glenn Maxwell, Ben Dwarshuis, Nathan Ellis, Adam Zampa, Spencer Johnson, Sean Abbott, Aaron Hardie, Tanveer Sangha, Cooper Connolly

Rohit Sharma(c), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Axar Patel, KL Rahul(w), Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Mohammed Shami, Kuldeep Yadav, Varun Chakravarthy, Rishabh Pant, Washington Sundar, Arshdeep Singh, Harshit Rana

India's only defeat at CWC 2023 came in that one game in which their spinners failed to take a single wicket (Kuldeep and Jadeja returned 0/99 in 20 overs between them).

Rohit is the only player with 1000-plus runs in Overs 1-10 in ODIs since 2023. Of the 100 players who have scored at least 100 runs in this phase in ODIs since 2023, only Travis Head has a superior strike-rate (130.48).

Travis Head, Jake Fraser-McGurk, Steve Smith, Marnus Labuschagne, Josh Inglis, Alex Carey, Glenn Maxwell, Ben Dwarshius, Nathan Ellis, Adam Zampa, Spencer Johnson

Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Axar Patel, KL Rahul, Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Shami, Varun Chakaravarthy

India have lost 13 tosses in a row but Rohit Sharma is unlikely to be too worried for his continued lack of luck with the coin. The Indian team is well familiar with the conditions and are well prepared to set or chase the target. It will be a tricky call for Steve Smith if he wins the toss.

India 57 wins

Australia 84 wins

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The India vs Australia Champions Trophy 2025 match will be played at the Dubai International Stadium in Dubai.

The India vs Australia Champions Trophy 2025 match will start at 2:30 PM IST on Tuesday (Mar 4) with the toss taking place at 2:00 PM IST.

In a repeat of the 2023 ODI World Cup final, India will take on Australia in the first semifinal of the Champions Trophy 2025 on Tuesday (Mar 4). The contest between the two traditional rivals will be one to watch as India search for revenge while Australia look to add another ICC trophy to their cabinet.