Kohli's 84 sends India into Champions Trophy final
A weakened Australia put up a good fight, but India's experienced hands helped seal a chase of 265 with 11 balls remaining
04/03Result
1st Semi-Final (D/N), ICC Champions Trophy at Dubai, Mar 4 2025
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![Australia]( "Australia")
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![India]( "India")
267/6 (48.1/50 ov)
Player of the Match
04/03Result
1st Semi-Final (D/N), ICC Champions Trophy at Dubai, Mar 4 2025
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![Australia]( "Australia")
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![India]( "India")
267/6 (48.1/50 ov)
Player of the Match
Match Day
Agar: An in-form Kohli can leave bowlers massively frustrated
On ESPNcricinfo's Match Day show, Agar said Kohli's ability to rotate strike leaves bowlers with little chance to exert pressure
Kumble: There is always undue pressure on Rahul
Kumble feels Rahul should have batted ahead of Axar Patel but Manjrekar wonders if less time is better for him
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Shami vs Connolly: A different kind of six and out
The Australian opener played nine balls and missed six in a row before edging behind for a duck
Steven Smith as captain: a litany of what-ifs
Evidence suggests a brilliant cricketing mind, but he lacks that one defining triumph people associate great captains with. In Dubai, the chance slipped away again courtesy India's depth
Connolly replaces Short as India's spinners loom for Australia
The allrounder could come into contention for the semi-final in Dubai where India have played all their games
Kohli: 'The pitch tells me how the cricket needs to be played'
"When, as a batsman, you start taking pride in hitting those singles into the gaps, that's when you know you're playing good cricket"
Rahul: I'm quite used to going up and down the order
"Whatever Rohit has told me, I feel like I've done that to the best of my ability, and I know that Rohit feels the same"
'I missed a full toss' - Smith rues Australia's missed opportunities
Smith says his dismissal was a crucial moment in Australia's semi-final loss to India
Kohli conquers legspin to add new layer to his mystique
Australia threw two legspinners at Virat Kohli and he scored off both with ease to control India's chase
India's astonishingly poor luck at the toss; Varun gets Head first ball
Stats highlights from the first Champions Trophy semi-final between Australia and India in Dubai
Can Australia's weakened bowling stand up to India's top-order might?
It's a mismatch India are primed to exploit, and Australia will need to find ways to stop that happening
'We guessed right in the end' - Smith relieved fixture tangle worked in Australia's favour
Australia had arrived in Dubai not knowing whether they would be staying in Dubai, or heading to Lahore for the second semi-final
Rohit: 'Dubai not our home, it's new for us as well'
The India captain also feels that the pitches in Dubai have been challenging for batters, while the bowlers have also had to adjust
Unfamiliar Varun a 'tempting' option against Australia in semi-final, says Rohit
Apart from Steven Smith and Glenn Maxwell, no other Australian batter in the top seven has faced Varun before
'Grow up' - Gambhir takes aim at 'perpetual cribbers'
India's head coach dismisses talk of his team having an "undue advantage" in the Champions Trophy
Preview
Favourites India enter Australia's territory in semi-final
India have marched ahead of Australia since the World Cup final in 2023, but the gap matters less with a spot in the final on the line
