IND vs AUS Live Cricket Score, India vs Australia Semi-Final Champions Trophy 2025 Live Score Online: Australia have dropped Rohit Sharma twice and Virat Kohli once already in the field as they defend a total of 264.
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India vs Australia Semi-Final Champions Trophy 2025 Live Score Online: India entered the Champions Trophy final on Tuesday after a four-wicket win over Australia at the Dubai International Stadium. The Men in Blue will await the winner of the second semi-final on Wednesday between New Zealand and South Africa. India were helped chase down the target of 265 by a composed 84 from Virat Kohli and a 45 from Shreyas Iyer. Australia, on the other hand, were uncharacteristically shoddy in the field, dropping Rohit Sharma twice and Kohli once.
Earlier, Steve Smith (73) and Alex Carey (61) scored half centuries. Australia were looking set for a hefty target but they lost the wickets of Steve Smith (bowled by Mohammed Shami for 73 runs) and Glenn Maxwell (removed by Axar Patel) in quick succession. Carey was run out for 61 after some splendid work in the field from Shreyas Iyer. For India, Shami claimed three wickets after Steve Smith had opted to bat first.
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India have been firing on all cylinders since the tournament started defeating all comers with Virat Kohli, Shubman Gill and Shreyas Iyer in top form while Varun Chakravarthy showed what he was capable of in just one match when he took 5 wickets vs New Zealand in the last Group A match. Skipper Rohit Sharma, however, hasn’t yet converted his starts and is due a big score in this tournament.
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Australia, meanwhile are without a lot of their stars from the ODI World Cup winning campaign with Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc, Mitch Marsh, Josh Hazlewood and Marcus Stoinis all unavailable due to various reasons. They, however, have Travis Head who has been a nightmare for India in recent years but he hasn’t yet played in Dubai this tournament. The transition from high scoring pitches in Pakistan to the sluggish Dubai surface will pose a challenge for Head and co.
What Virat Kohli said after winning Player of the Match
Q: Tell us about the innings. Was it slightly unusual in that you conceived it mostly with singles?
Virat Kohli: I think it was similar to the game against Pakistan as well. It was about 7 fours when I got to 100 that day. For me, it’s about understanding the conditions, preparing my game accordingly, and rotating strike because partnerships on this pitch are crucial. My only effort that day and today was to string enough partnerships. When I got out, the plan was to get 20 more and then try to finish it off in a couple of overs. Usually, that’s the template I follow, but sometimes you can’t execute things as you want to. It’s all dependent on the conditions. The pitch dictates how the cricket needs to be played, and then I just switch on and play accordingly.
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Did the inexperience with the bowlers bother you at any point?
I thought the bowlers did a really good job. They worked hard throughout. The spinners squeezed and enabled us to take the game deeper than it could have gone. It was a tricky wicket for batting and tough to rotate the strike at times. I thought everyone did a really good job tonight.
Did it start to play better as it went along, or was it always a better wicket than anticipated?
I think it played similarly throughout. There was some hold for the spinners, a bit of spin here and there, and some skid. There was two-pacedness, and the balls were just holding a bit. It wasn’t the easiest batting condition, probably why the scores were as they were. Having said that, I thought we could have put a few more runs on. We lost a couple of wickets at crucial times. If we got 280 plus, things could have been different.
I guess you wouldn’t have minded a few more partnerships because every time one started to develop, you lost a wicket.
Yeah, that’s right. It always felt like we were one wicket too many down at each stage of the game. If we could have extended one of those partnerships, that’s probably where we get to 280. There would be a little more pressure on the game.
As you look back at this campaign, what pleases you most about Australia’s play?
I think just the way we’ve come together. As you mentioned, the bowling attack was quite inexperienced. I thought they did a wonderful job throughout. Some of the batters really stood up and got big totals in the game against England. I thought we played exceptionally well. There were glimpses tonight of some really good stuff as well. Some really good cricketers in that changing room. They’re going to get bigger and better. defeating Australia by 4 wickets in the semi-final of
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