India vs Australia Semifinal Highlights: India Beat Australia, Champions Trophy Final Stop Confirmed
India vs Australia semifinal of champions trophy 2025 Highlights: India defeated Australia by 4 wickets in the first semi-final of the ICC Champions Trophy.
With this victory, the team led by Rohit Sharma has made it to the final.
India vs Australia champions trophy 2025 semifinal Highlights: The Indian team has made it to the final of the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 by defeating Australia by 4 wickets. Australia, who won the toss and elected to bat first at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium, scored 264 runs losing all wickets in 49.3 overs, in response to which India won the match with 11 balls to spare thanks to the half-century innings of star batsman Virat Kohli.
India vs Australia scorecard Virat Kohli scored the highest 84 runs for India. Shreyas Iyer contributed 45 and KL Rahul contributed 42 runs. India scored 267 runs losing 6 wickets in 48.1 overs. The final of the Champions Trophy will be played on March 9.
The second semi-final of the tournament will be played between Africa and New Zealand on Wednesday, whichever team wins this match will face India in the final on Sunday (9th March 2025).
The Indian team, which came out to chase the target of 265 runs, got the first setback at the score of 30. Gill was dismissed after scoring 8 runs in 11 balls. Indian captain Rohit Sharma returned to the pavilion after scoring 28 runs in 29 balls. He hit three fours and a six in his innings. Shreyas Iyer was dismissed after scoring 45 runs in 62 balls.
Axar Patel was dismissed after scoring 27 runs in 30 balls. Star batsman Virat Kohli returned to the pavilion after scoring 84 runs in 98 balls. Hardik Pandya was dismissed after scoring 28 runs in 24 balls. KL Rahul returned unbeaten after scoring 42 runs in 34 balls. He gave India victory by hitting a six. Nathan Ellis and Adam Zampa took 2-2 wickets for Australia.
Australia, who won the toss and elected to bat first, had a very bad start. Opener Cooper Conley returned to the pavilion without opening his account. Mohammad Shami showed him the way to the pavilion. Travis Head played big shots after a slow start and when he was becoming a threat to India, Varun Chakraborty trapped him in his net. Head was dismissed after scoring 39 runs in 33 balls.
Marnus Labuschagne was dismissed after scoring 29 runs in 36 balls. Labuschagne shared a 56-run partnership with Smith for the third wicket. Josh Inglis could only score 11 runs in 12 balls. Steve Smith was dismissed after scoring 73 runs in 96 balls. The captain hit four fours and a six in his innings. Glenn Maxwell could score only seven runs.
Ben was dismissed after scoring 19 runs in 29 balls. Alex Carey scored 61 runs in 57 balls. Nathan Ellis scored 10 runs. Hardik ended Australia’s innings by clean bowling Jampa. For India, Mohammed Shami took three wickets, Varun Chakraborty and Ravindra Jadeja took 2 wickets each.
IND score- 267/6 (48.1)
AUS score – 264/10 (49.3)
India comfortably made it to the top four, registering three wins in Group A with an impressive record without a defeat. Rohit Sharma and Co first defeated Bangladesh before easily defeating last edition’s champions and co-hosts Pakistan.
In their final group match, the Men in Blue defeated New Zealand by 44 runs to top the group.
Meanwhile, the Australian cricket team finished second behind South Africa in Group B. However, Steve Smith’s side has played just one match in the tournament in which they won against England.
Both matches of the Australian team against South Africa and Afghanistan were cancelled due to rain.
Tuesday’s match will see the two most successful teams in the history of the Champions Trophy face each other. Australia won the title in 2006 and 2009 while India were champions in 2013 and co-winners in 2002.
Let us tell you that in the final of the 2023 ODI World Cup, India and Australia clashed for the title, in which the Australian team won the trophy by 6 wickets.
India vs Australia ODI head-to-head record
In ODI cricket, the India vs Australia have faced each other a total of 151 times. During this period, Team India has won 57 matches while the Australian team has won 84 matches. While ten matches ended in no result.
However, when it comes to the Champions Trophy, India have had the upper hand with two wins compared to Australia’s one.
