India vs Australia semi -finals: India defeated Australia by 4 wickets in the first semi -finals of the Champions Trophy. On Tuesday, Team India scored 265 runs in 48.1 overs losing 6 wickets. With this victory of India, it was decided that the Champions Trophy final would be played in Dubai.
Virat Kohli’s Match-Winning Knock
Virat Kohli scored 84 runs in 98 balls at Dubai International Stadium on Tuesday. Kohli shared a 91 -run partnership in 111 balls for the third wicket with Sris Iyer, which proved to be decisive in the match. Apart from Kohli, KL Rahul (42 Not Out), Shreyas Iyer (45 runs) and Hardik Pandya (28 runs) also played significant innings. With the ball, Mohammed Shami took 3 wickets for 48 runs. Kohli was the player of the match.
Virat Kohli was selected as the match player. Kohli scored 84 runs off 98 balls. This innings included 5 fours. Kohli came to bat on a score of 30 runs. He participated 3 big participation. He joined 91 runs with Shreyas Iyer, Akshar Patel and 47 KL Rahul with 44. These partnerships made the run chase easy. Kohli was on a score of 225 runs.
Top Performances from India in the Semi-Final
KL Rahul
KL Rahul played an unbeaten innings of 42 runs. After Kohli was out at a score of 225, he shared a 34 -run partnership in 31 balls with Hardik Pandya and brought the team closer to the target. Then with Ravindra Jadeja, he inspired the team to win. He won India by killing one six.
Shreyas Iyer
Shreyas Iyer played an important innings of 45 runs off 62 balls. He shared a 91 -run partnership with Virat Kohli and saved the Indian innings from collapse in the run chase. This partnership made the run chase easy.
Hardik Pandya
Hardik Pandya Hardik came after Virat Kohli was out. He quickly scored 28 runs in 24 balls and inspired the team to win.
Mohammed Shami
Mohammed Shami Opener Cooper Konoli (zero) gave Australia an early blow. He then left Steve Smith (73 runs), who scored fifty. In the end, he sent Nathan Ellis (10 runs) to the pavilion.
Australia’s Fightback Led by Steve Smith
Steve Smith was the fighter of the match from Australia. He played an innings of 73 runs on 96 balls. He came in after Cooper Connolly was out on 4 runs and made 4 important partnerships to take Australia close to 200. Smith made partnerships of 50 runs with Travis Head, 56 with Marnus Labuschagne, 34 with Josh Inglis and 54 with Alex Carey.
Turning Point of the Match
Virat Kohli and Shreyas Iyer’s partnership proved to be the turn of the match. Chasing a target of 265 runs, both Team India’s openers returned to the pavilion. In such a situation, Virat Kohli shared a 91 -run partnership in 111 balls with Sris Iyer. This partnership put India ahead in run chase.
Match Report: Australia’s Batting and India’s Bowling
Australia won the toss and chose to bat first. He scored a total of 264 runs, with Steve Smith (73 runs) and Alex Kerry (61 runs) with a half-century. India’s bowler, especially Mohammed Shami, was effective, in which Shami was taking 3 wickets. Varun Chakraborty and Ravindra Jadeja contributed with 2 wickets keeping the Australian batsmen in the check.
With this victory, India has moved forward in the final of the 2025 Champions Trophy in Dubai. The Indian team displayed strong performances with both bat and ball, making them a favorite as they prepare for the final performance.
