The first semi-final of the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 was played between India and Australia in Dubai. By winning this match by 4 wickets, India ensured its place in the final. Australian captain Steve Smith won the toss and decided to bat first. Batting first, the entire Australian team was all out for 264 runs in 49.3 overs. Talking about bowling, Mohammed Shami took the maximum 3 wickets for India. At the same time, Varun Chakraborty and Ravindra Jadeja took 2-2 wickets each.
Team India did not have a good start while chasing the target. Opener Gill was out after scoring 8 runs. Rohit Sharma was out after scoring 28 runs. After this, there was a partnership of 91 runs between Virat and Shreyas Iyer for the third wicket. Virat was out after scoring 84 runs while Shreyas Iyer played an innings of 45 runs. In the end, KL Rahul scored 42 runs in 34 balls and Hardik Pandya played a quick innings of 28 runs in 24 balls to give India a big victory.
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