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As the much-anticipated India-Australia semi-final starts in Dubai International Stadium on Tuesday, Indian superfan Shanti Priya Goyal is confident that India will outshine Australia in today's high-voltage encounter.
Former India cricketer Ravichandran Ashwin has showered blockbuster praise on spinner Varun Chakravarthy ahead of the Champions Trophy semi-final against Australia in Dubai. Chakravarthy, who did not play India's first two group matches, returned figures of 5/42 in the final game against New Zealand. Speaking ahead of the highly-anticipated clash between India and Australia, Ashwin explained why Chakravarthy is not just a spinner but an 'X-factor' for the team. He also recalled the time when Chakravarthy was part of the Punjab's squad in the IPL, but didn't play a single game that season due to an injury.
Australia skipper Steve Smith won the toss and opted to bat against India in the semi-final match of Champions Trophy 2025 on Tuesday in Dubai. It was the 14th consecutive time that India lost the toss in ODI cricket. The last time when India won a toss in the ODI format was the World Cup 2023 semi-final against New Zealand. After opting to bat, Smith announced their Playing XI, which included Cooper Connolly, who came in as a replacement of an injured Matt Short. The biggest surprise came in the form of spinner Tanveer Sangha's inclusion.
The Indian cricket team stars were seen wearing black armbands during the Champions Trophy 2025 semifinal against Australia in Dubai on Tuesday. The armbands were worn in honour of Padmakar Shivalkar who died at the age of 84 in Mumbai. Shivalkar was a massive name in India's domestic circuit and he played a big role in Bombay's Ranji Trophy dominance. He was part of the Bombay side that won nine Ranji Trophy titles between 1965-66 to 1976-77. A lot of former cricketers paid tribute to Shivalkar after his death and the BCCI also decided to pay tribute with the black armbands on the players' jerseys.
Ahead of the 1st semi-final clash between India and Australia in the ongoing ICC Champions Trophy 2025 at the Dubai International Stadium, Cricket Fans on March 04 hoped that India will play good in this match.
Ahead of the highly anticipated first semi-final clash between India and Australia, former Team India selector Sarandeep Singh offered his insights on the match. He said, "he situation is something else now.
Australia captain Steve Smith won the toss and elected to bat first in the first semi-final of the ongoing Champions Trophy, in Dubai. While India are unchanged from their last match, Australia made two changes as Cooper Connolly comes in for Matt Short and spinner Tanveer Sangha replaced pacer Spencer Johnson. India have now lost 14 consecutive tosses in a row, the longest such streak in ODIs - one that started with the CWC 2023 final between these two sides in Ahmedabad. Meanwhile, Rohit has now lost 11 consecutive tosses in ODIs, the joint second-highest in ODIs.
LAHORE, Pakistan : South Africa will re-embark on an agonising quest for their first piece of ICC silverware since 1998 when they face New Zealand in Wednesday's semi-final of the Champions Trophy in Lahore, the scene of a high-scoring tussle between the duo last month.