The battle for a place in the Champions Trophy final will commence as India and Australia to clash in the first semi-final today.
The match will be played at Dubai Cricket Ground at 2 PM. India remains unbeaten in the tournament so far. In their ODI history, the two teams have faced each other 151 times, with Australia winning 84 matches and India securing 57 victories.
In Champions Trophy encounters, India and Australia have met four times—India won two, Australia one, while one match ended without a result. In ICC knockout matches, both teams have won four times each in their eight meetings.
India started off the Champhons Trophy 2025 campaign with a win over Bangladesh before beating Pakistan and New Zealand. On the other hand, Australia won just one game against England before their final two games against South Africa and Afghanistan were abandoned due to rain.
Meanwhile, the second semi-final between New Zealand and South Africa is set for March 5. Both teams will hold a training session today at Gaddafi Stadium Lahore.
Predicted Squads:
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
Australia: Matthew Short, Travis Head, Steven Smith (c), Marnus Labuschagne, Josh Inglis (wk), Alex Carey, Glenn Maxwell, Ben Dwarshuis, Nathan Ellis, Adam Zampa, Spencer Johnson.
