WHO: India against Australia
What: ICC Champions Trophy 2025 semifinals
Where: Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
When: Tuesday, March 4 at 1:00 pm (09:00 GMT)
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On Tuesday, India faced Australia in the first semi-final of the champion trophy-which sets the favorites for a one-day international (OD) competition against world champions 50.
Indeed the game is a repeat of the finals Crown World Cup 2023in which the Australians disturbed the chances of defeating the hosts in the Ahmedabad final.
Does the Indian location in Dubai give them an advantage?
India Captain Rohit Sharma rejected the proposals that they had an unjust advantage by allowing them to play all their trophy matches in Dubai.
India refused to visit Pakistan on the tournament Because of the tense political relationship between bitter neighbors, who only play with each other in several teams.
The International Council for Cricket (ICC), which is former Secretary of the Indian Committee Jay Shah as its current president, criticized the obligation of the financial engine of the game by releasing India Camp in Dubai.
While other teams were moving among the three Pakistani cities and Dubai, India did not face any passenger hassle and gained valuable insights into the conditions in Dubai, playing all three group games here.
Rohit denied that they had any advantage and said that the surfaces at the Krixket Stadium in Dubai behave differently.
“There are four or five surfaces used and each surface has a different nature,” the opener said on Tuesday against Australia.
“The position looks the same, but when you play on it, it was played in a different way. So, you can’t think ‘we played yesterday, and today we will play like this’.
“We don’t know which Pitch will play in the semifinals. But whatever happened, we have to adapt and see what’s going on.
“This is not our home; this is Dubai. We don’t play so many matches here. This is new for us.”
India is undefeated at this year’s tournament, but Rohit predicted a difficult competition against Australia, which prevailed in its last match – the final of the 2023 World Cup.
“Look, Australia has been such a great team over the years,” Rohit said.
“So, we will expect some fights, we will expect some nerve times in the middle.
“But that’s how the game is playing these days. And you are talking about the semifinals.”
Can Australian Spinneri come to a party in the semifinals?
Australia Spinner Adam Zamp says he’s under his best in the champion trophy, but that she will still be ready to take the big WiKkets in the semifinals.
Zamp took 2-48 Washed group match against Afghanistan and 2-64 in the victory of five spots over England in Lahore, Pakistan to help Australia reach the last four playing tournaments.
The 32-year-old leg spinner may be crucial to the hopes of Australia in the victory in Dubai, where India won her three group matches on the spikes.
“Personally, I don’t think I’m bowing at the best of order, but I like to think about the beauty of me, when I’m not very good and I don’t feel so great outside, it’s my ability to continue to contribute and take you big Wikets,” Zamp said.
“So yes, [I am] Obviously working on some things at the moment to hope to get back to my best.
“But as I said, the opportunity to still do a job for a team and gets these big hichetes is still there, which is really important to me.”
What were the movements of the team in front of the semifinals?
The Australian team flew from Lahore to Dubai on Saturday, although she knew she might need to fly to Pakistan on the second semi-finals, depending on the result of the India-New Zealand Group match.
India neatly beat New Zealand for 44 rides Sunday to ensure an early journey of Australia in Dubai.
South Africa, however, was forced to travel to Pakistan to another semi -final against New Zealand in Lahore on Wednesday.
Icc came under the fire for scheduling, but Zamp did not complain.
“Obviously we had a slightly hectic schedule playing a few games in Pakistan, forward and back between cities,” he said.
“It’s nice to come here. We have a great facility here at the ICC Academy, it has changed a little bit, so yes, the guys feel good about it. “
What are the records of India and Australia in the champion trophy?
India twice requested a win in the championship trophy, 2002 and 2013, but lost the finals to Pakistan in the last edition. In the final of 2006, Australia defeated West India before defending her crown against New Zealand in 2009.
NEWS of the team in India
India entered with four Spinners, including two versatile in her last group match in Dubai and Trumps with Varun Chakravarthy, who returned 5-42, appeared.
Rohit said he would be tempted to keep the same combination against Australia.
“He just showed what he is capable of,” Rohit said of the man of the Cakravarthy match, a tangled hill with many variations in his sleeve.
“Now it’s up to us to think and see how we can correct it. He did everything that was sought … It’s a good headache to have.”
India was hit by a shot in front of the tournament when ICc -ov male cricket of the year Jasprit Bumrah It is excluded by long problems related to bowlers.
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Australia moved to a Matt Short cover, which was excluded due to the left quadriceps injury, with a comprehensive Cooper Connolly approved as Replacement in the team.
The Spinner on the left of the Connolly will help cover the loss of Short’s off-spin if the 21-year-old was elected against India. But he will be on Adam Zamp to lead his spin attack.
World champions lost fast bowlers Pat cummins and Josh Hazlewood to ankle and hip injuries for the champion trophy. They are also without a mitchell old man, who is out for personal reasons.
Mitchell Marsh is also absent with the injury, while Marcus Stoinis announced his retirement ahead of the tournament.
Form Guide – India
Victorys in both games so far came as a big boost to the Indian side, which had a limited one -day international cricket since the World Crimets Criminal Championship finals.
On the eve of the Tournament in the 3-0 series against England, there was a great reinforcement after a 2-0 defeat in a three-meth series against Sri Lanka last August.
Form guide – Australia
Australia arrived in the champion trophy on the back of two losses from the Gad series, including white for Sri Lanka, but they turned things on in their introductory match against the old rival of England, before rinsing against South Africa and victory against Afghanistan.
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When and where will the other semi -finals be played?
Second semi -finals – between South Africa and New Zealand – will be played on Wednesday in Lahore.
When and where will the finals be played?
It should finally be played in Lahore on March 9th.
If India reaches the finals, however, the match will be transferred to Dubai.
Indian team:
Detachment: Rohit Sharma (Captain), Shubman Gill (Vice Captain), Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Kl Rahul (Wickekekekeker), Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Washington Sunnar, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Shami, Arshdeep Pingh, Harshde Varun Chakravarty.
Australian detachment
Detachment: Steve Smith (Captain), Alex Carey (Wickekekekeker), Cooper Connolly, Nathan Ellis, Aaron Hardie, Travis Head, Josh Inglis (Wickeket), Marnus Labuschagne, Glenn Maxwell, Adam Zamp, Jake Fraser-McGurk, Spbotcur, Special
