A brilliant direct hit from the outfield by Shreyas Iyer ran the dangerous Alex Carey out in the first innings of the India vs Australia semi-final in ICC Champions Trophy 2025. Carey fell after scoring 61 off 57 balls in Dubai on Tuesday, March 4. (Match Blog | Full Coverage | More Cricket News)
A slower short ball from Hardik Pandya in the 48th over of the Aussie innings saw Carey pull it towards deep fine leg, where Iyer was stationed. The India middle-order batter swooped in and upon spotting Carey and Adam Zampa going for the second run, went for the direct hit instead of relaying the ball to wicket-keeper KL Rahul.
The execution was top-notch and his throw cannoned into the stumps, catching the well-set Carey comfortably short of his ground. So much so, that the umpires did not even need to refer it upstairs to the third umpire to confirm, and Carey had to walk back before getting the chance to tee off at the death.
The Australian innings eventually folded for 264 runs in 49.3 overs. You can watch the video of the direct hit below.
Earlier, Australia won the toss and elected to bat first, making it the 14th consecutive toss that India lost in ODIs. Rohit Sharma, who has been at the helm for most of this streak, has personally lost 11 tosses in a row, now tying Netherlands’ Peter Borren for the second-most toss defeats in a row by a captain.
India Vs Australia: Playing XIs
Australia: Cooper Connolly, Travis Head, Steven Smith (c), Marnus Labuschagne, Josh Inglis (wk), Alex Carey, Glenn Maxwell, Ben Dwarshuis, Nathan Ellis, Adam Zampa, Tanveer Sangha
India: Rohit Sharma (c), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Axar Patel, KL Rahul (wk), Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Mohammed Shami, Kuldeep Yadav, Varun Chakravarthy
