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India will lock horns with Australia in the first semi-final of the ongoing ICC Champions Trophy 2025 at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium in Dubai on Tuesday, March 4.
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While India topped the group stage with three consecutive wins, Australia were at the second rank with one win and two no-result encounters. That said, we can expect a thrilling contest between these two sides.
The last time these two sides met at an ICC event was way back in the ICC ODI World Cup 2023 final in Ahmedabad when Men In Yellow came out on top.
IND vs AUS, Champions Trophy, Semi Final 1 Details
Match: India vs Australia, Semi Final 1
Time & Date: 2:30 PM IST, Tuesday, March 4
Venue: Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai
IND vs AUS, Champions Trophy, Semi Final 1 Pitch Report
The Dubai surface can assist batters initially with the new ball. However, as the ball gets old, spinners will come into picture and they are expected to dominate the proceedings as seen in the India vs New Zealand final group game.
IND vs AUS, Champions Trophy, Semi Final 1 Probable XIs
India
Rohit Sharma (c), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Axar Patel, KL Rahul (wk), Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Mohammed Shami, Kuldeep Yadav, Varun Chakravarthy.
New Zealand
Will Young, Rachin Ravindra, Kane Williamson, Daryl Mitchell, Tom Latham (wk), Glenn Phillips, Michael Bracewell, Mitchell Santner (c), Matt Henry, Kyle Jamieson, William O'Rourke.
IND vs AUS, Champions Trophy, Semi Final 1 Winner Prediction
Match Winner: India
India is coming into this encounter after defeating Bangladesh, Pakistan and New Zealand in the group stage to top Group A standings. On the other hand, Australia defeated England in the group stage while their contests against South Africa and Afghanistan didn’t yield results as they end up at the second spot in Group B.
With India strengthening their side with four spinners in their XI, Australia might not find answers against them. Spin would play a crucial role in this knockout as comparatively India dominates in this aspect. That said, we can expect India to come out on top and become the first team to make it to the grand finale.
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