Here is all you need to know about the last-four clash between fierce rivals India and Australia at the 50-over showpiece - preview, squads, telecast and live streaming details
Finishing off their group-stage engagements in style, India have booked a meeting with ODI World Cup champions Australia in the first semi-final of ICC Champions Trophy 2025 in Dubai on Tuesday, March 4. Watch the IND vs AUS cricket match live on TV and online. (Full Coverage | More Cricket News)
The Rohit Sharma-led India produced a splendid bowling performance to bowl New Zealand out for 205 in response to their 250-run target. Player of the Match Varun Chakravarthy was the pick of the bowlers with figures of 5/42 in 10 overs, bamboozling the Kiwis with his mystery spin.
The result meant India registered three straight wins to end on top of Group A with six points. They will thus face the Aussies, who finished second in Group B with four points, for a place in the Champions Trophy final.
Steve Smith's Australia beat England and had two no results due to rain (against Afghanistan and South Africa) in the group phase. They will be playing their first game of the tournament at the Dubai venue, which hands an advantage of familiarity with conditions to the Indians.
The Aussies had already arrived in Dubai by early Saturday morning, and had an intense three-hour practice session at the ICC Academy on Sunday afternoon with the focus firmly on their play against spin. While senior pros like Steve Smith and Travis Head had a light hit, the youngsters went full throttle.
The Australian team opted for seven ICC academy based net bowlers, all spinners including slow left-arm orthodox Harshit Seth, a 20 year old UAE player, besides two left arm Chinaman bowlers, as many off-spinners and a leg-spinner.
India will aim to avenge the painful loss in the 2023 ODI World Cup final, which was the last time the two teams met in the 50-over format. In the previous five clashes, India have won three while Australia emerged victors in two.
India: Rohit Sharma (c), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul, Rishabh Pant, Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Kuldeep Yadav, Harshit Rana, Mohd. Shami, Arshdeep Singh, Ravindra Jadeja, Varun Chakravarthy.
Australia: Steve Smith (c), Sean Abbott, Alex Carey (wk), Ben Dwarshuis, Nathan Ellis, Jake Fraser-McGurk, Aaron Hardie, Travis Head, Josh Inglis, Spencer Johnson, Marnus Labuschagne, Glenn Maxwell, Tanveer Sangha, Matthew Short, Adam Zampa. Travelling reserve: Cooper Connolly
When and where will the India vs Australia, ICC Champions Trophy 2025 match be played?
The India vs Australia, ICC Champions Trophy 2025 match will be played at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium in Dubai on Tuesday, March 4, 2025 at 2:30pm IST.
Where will the India vs Australia, ICC Champions Trophy 2025 match be telecast and live streamed?
The India vs Australia, ICC Champions Trophy 2025 match will be telecast on the Star Sports Network TV channels in India. It will be live streamed on the JioHotstar app and website in India.