India end 14-year drought, beat Australia to storm into Champions Trophy final
Virat Kohli breaks record, become India's leading run-scorer in Champions Trophy history
Shreyas Iyer's 'tracer bullet' throw sends Alex Carey packing
Rohit Sharma creates world record, goes past Chris Gayle in Champions Trophy and World Cup
Why was Shubman Gill warned by umpire despite Travis Head's 'clean' catch?
Champions Trophy 2025: South Africa fly in spin all-rounder among reserves as cover for injured Aiden Markram
South Africa
1998
New Zealand
2000
India and Sri Lanka declared co-champions
2002
West Indies
2004
Australia
2006
Australia
2009
India
2013
Pakistan
2017
Jacques Kallis
1998
Not awarded
2000
Not awarded
2002
Ramnaresh Sarwan
2004
Chris Gayle
2006
Ricky Ponting
2009
Shikhar Dhawan
2013
Hasan Ali
2017
The much-awaited semi-final clash between India and Australia is being played today in the Champions Trophy. After winning the toss, the Aussies have opted to bat first. Meanwhile, Rohit Sharma is closing in on an unwanted record list after losing yet another toss.
Australian captain Steve Smith won the toss and elected to bat in the Champions Trophy semi-final against India in Dubai. It was the 11th consecutive toss lost for Rohit Sharma and the 14th straight for India in ODIs but the Men in Blue will hope for the results to stay the same as last three games.
India will be up against Australia in the mother of all clashes, an ICC knockout, probably the biggest one since the World Cup 2023 final and will be a little extra motivated to get to the final. India need their big stars to fire with the bat with the wicket set to be a little dry and sluggish.
India vs Australia live score: India are all set to take on Australia in the 1st semi-final of the ICC Champions Trophy 2025. The winner of the clash will be going into the final and taking on either New Zealand or South Africa in the summit clash.
India will take on Australia in the first semi-final of the 2025 edition of the Champions Trophy in Dubai on March 4 while hoping to dismiss Travis Head early. Head has been India's nemesis year-long across formats and with it being a knockout, there will be a few relieved faces seeing his back.
India start as favourites against Australia in the Champions Trophy semi-final but majorly because they have played as many as three matches in Dubai already and have a fair idea as to how the surface would or might play but Dinesh Karthik had a warning for the Men in Blue ahead of the big clash.
The finalists of the ODI World Cup 2023, India and Australia, will be up against each other in yet another ICC knockout as the Men in Blue attempt at healing the 15-month-old wounds. Despite the 'advantage' debate, India have played outstanding cricket and will hope for more of the same in the semi.
Australia are hamstrung with a number of injuries in their squad but their batting still has depth and quality with several spin options. The knockouts just get the best out of them and India will have to be wary of the familiar foes, who have the ability to win games out of nowhere.
The 2025 edition of the Champions Trophy has reached its sharp end with four out of the original eight remaining in the competition. India will be up against familiar foes in Australia in the first semi-final while South Africa, the inaugural champions, will take on New Zealand in the second.
India and Australia have been unbeaten in the Champions Trophy 2025 so far, however, one among them will lose that tag after the semifinal. The two teams lock horns at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium in the first semifinal. Check the pitch report of the Dubai venue.
