India vs Australia 1st Semi-final ICC CT 2025 Highlights

Watch the highlights of India vs Australia 1st Semi-final ICC CT 2025 - ICC Champions Trophy tournament of the 1st Semi-final match played between Australia and India at Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai in 04th March 2025.

Virat Kohli and Shreyas Iyer steadied for India © Getty Images

Mohammed Shami's three-for and Spinners shines before Virat Kohli's classy 84, Shreyas Iyer and KL Rahul's forties gives India convincing four-wicket victory over world champions Australia and India takes the revenge of 2023 World Cup final loss to storm into the finals in the first semi-final of a ICC Champions Trophy.

Match Stats :

This is the 11th Consecutive toss lost by Rohit Sharma in ODIs. The only the third captain to lose 11 or more consecutive tosses in ODIs after Brian Lara (12 between 1998 and 1999) and Peter Borren (11 between 2011 and 2013). India chased 265 was their 11th highest successful run-chase against Australia in One-day international and It is their joint second highest chase in Champions Trophy. Australia's 264 was their highest score against India in Champions Trophy, previous highest was 263 at Dhaka in the 1998 Champions Trophy (previously known as Wills International Cup). Australia's 264 was their fifth highest total in Champions Trophy and It is their third highest-score at Dubai (DICS). 5 : Virat Kohli equalled a joint second most 50+ scores in ICC Knockout matches, jointly with Steve Smith. Sachin Tendulkar holds the record with 6 fifty-plus scores.

* India qualify for their fifth Champions Trophy final, The first team to reach 3 consecutive Champions Trophy final after 2013 and 2017 and secure a their ninth final in the ICC tournaments.

Australia scored 264 for all-out in 49.3 overs with top scorer by Steve Smith struck 73 off 96-balls including 4-fours & a six.

Alex Carey blasted a 61 off 57-balls including 8-fours & a six with strike rate of 107.01, Travis Head hit 39 off 33-balls included 5-fours & 2-sixes with strike-rate of 118.18.

Marnus Labuschagne hit 29 off 36-balls including 2-fours & a six and Ben Dwarshuis scored 19 off 29-balls contained one-six & a four.

India best bowler by Mohammed Shami picked up 3-wickets for 48-runs in 10-overs, Ravindra Jadeja, Varun Chakravarthy both took 2-wickets and one for Hardik Pandya - Axar Patel.

India chased 267-6 in 48.1 overs with top scorer by Virat Kohli struck 84 off 98-balls, Shreyas Iyer cracked a 45 off 62-balls including three boundaries.

KL Rahul hit a unbeaten 42 off 34-balls included 2-sixes & 2-fours with strike rate of 123.52, Hardik Pandya blasted a 28 off 24-balls including 3-sixes & a four with strike rate of 116.66.

Rohit Sharma hit 28 off 29-balls contained 3-fours & a six and Axar Patel cracked a 27 off 30-balls including one-six & a four.

Australia best bowler by Nathan Ellis ,Adam Zampa both captured 2-wickets and one for Cooper Connolly - Ben Dwarshuis.

Virat Kohli named Player of the match for his match-winning classy 84 off facing 98-balls including 4-fours.

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