IND vs AUS Champions trophy semifinal Highlights: India defeat Australia with smashing 4 wicket win

India defeated Australia by 4 wickets in a high-intensity Champions Trophy semifinal. A strong bowling effort restricted Australia to a competitive total, while India's batting lineup delivered under pressure. With this victory, India reached the final.

By Tashleen Kaur 05 Mar 2025 in Cricket

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crickettt — India enter final of Champions Trophy with four-wicket victory over Australia

India defeated Australia by four wickets in Dubai on Tuesday, March 4, 2025, to go to the Champions Trophy final.

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Star batsman Virat Kohli led the way with 84. India chased it down with 11 balls remaining after Australia, who batted first, were bowled out for 264 in 49.3 overs. In the first semifinal, K.L. Rahul and Hardik Pandya contributed 42 and 28, respectively, while Shreyas Iyer hit 45 in addition to Kohli's 98-ball thump. While Varun Chakravarthy and Ravindra Jadeja each claimed two wickets, Mohammed Shami (3/38) claimed three.

Steve Smith, the captain of Australia, chose to bat first after winning the toss in Tuesday's (March 4, 2025) Champions Trophy 2025 semifinal matchup with India in Dubai.

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While India is using the same starting lineup, Australia made two changes to their squad.

India vs. Australia has been one of the most interesting and challenging matches in contemporary cricket, but India vs. Pakistan may be one of cricket's greatest rivalries, heightened by the two nations' political ties.

With epic battles between bat and ball, like the most recent in the five-Test Border Gavaskar Trophy, it has stoked spectators' passions like nothing else.

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