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The two titans last met in an ODI game back in 2023, when Australia bested India at home to clinch the Men’s Cricket World Cup.
India vs Australia, Champions Trophy 2025 scorecard
Travis Head came out firing as Australia took on India in the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 semi-final.
The opener made 39 off 33 balls before being caught by Shubman Gill off Varun Chakravarthy.
It followed a tentative start from fellow opener Cooper Connolly, given the nod in place of Matt Short, and who failed to trouble the scorers in his nine balls - removed in the third over, caught by KL Rahul off Mohammed Shami.
Marnus Labuschagne was next to depart, putting in a useful 29 off 36 balls, leaving captain Steve Smith at the crease with Josh Inglis.
After 25 overs, Australia were 125/3.
Travis Head takes off in Dubai | IND v AUS | SF 1 | Champions Trophy 2025
Australia captain Steve Smith won the toss and elected to bat first in Dubai.
While India finished atop Group A, winning all three of their fixtures against Bangladesh, Pakistan and New Zealand, Australia were the second-ranked side in Group B – only behind South Africa.
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The two teams are playing each other for the first time in a 50-overs contest since the 2023 Men’s Cricket World Cup Final.
While Rohit Sharma and co were the finished second-best in Ahmedabad that night, in their last meeting against Australia at an ICC tournament, India edged out the Aussies on their way to the Men's T20 World Cup title.
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Squads:
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 Chakaravarthy.
Australia: Steve Smith (c), Sean Abbott, Alex Carey, Ben Dwarshuis, Nathan Ellis, Jake Fraser-McGurk, Aaron Hardie, Travis Head, Josh Inglis, Spencer Johnson, Marnus Labuschagne, Glenn Maxwell, Tanveer Sangha, Cooper Connolly, Adam Zampa.