ICC Champions Trophy 2025: India beat Australia to make it to the final...

 ICC Champions Trophy 2025: India beat Australia to make it to the final

ICC Champions Trophy 🏆 2025

India performed brilliantly in the semi-finals of the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 and entered the final by defeating Australia by 4 wickets. The match was played at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium, where the Indian team achieved the target of 265 runs in 48.1 overs. With this win, India not only confirmed its place in the final, but also avenged its defeat to Australia in the 2023 ODI World Cup final.

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Australia's innings: Struggling start

After winning the toss and opting to bat first, the Australian team did not have a good start. India's fast bowlers put the Kangaroo team under pressure by giving early blows. However, Steve Smith (73) and Alex Carey (61) tried to handle the innings and took the team to a respectable score.

Despite this, the Indian bowlers did not give the Australian batsmen a chance to play freely. Tight bowling by Mohammed Shami (3 wickets) and Jasprit Bumrah (2 wickets) restricted Australia to 264 runs in 49.3 overs.

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India's innings: Virat Kohli's brilliant performance

The Indian team got off to a bad start while chasing the target of 265 runs. Captain Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill returned to the pavilion cheaply, which increased the pressure on the team. But Virat Kohli (84 runs) once again showed his class and handled the innings.

Kohli shared a crucial partnership of 102 runs with Shreyas Iyer (45), which made India's path to victory easy. However, even after Kohli's dismissal, KL Rahul (42 not out) and Hardik Pandya (28) batted aggressively and led the team to victory.

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Key reasons for victory

1. Impressive performance of the bowlers: The sharp bowling of Shami and Bumrah prevented Australia from scoring a big score.

2. Virat Kohli's brilliant batting: He played a brilliant innings under pressure and led the team to victory.

3. Contribution of the middle order: Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul and Hardik Pandya scored crucial runs and made the target easy.

4. Ordinary performance of Australian bowlers: Nathan Ellis and Adam Zampa took 2-2 wickets, but failed to put pressure on the Indian batsmen.

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Preparation for the final

With this win, India has made it to the final of the Champions Trophy 2025, where it will face the winner of the second semi-final between New Zealand and South Africa. The confidence of the Indian team is high, and they would like to maintain the same momentum in the final as well.

After this spectacular victory, captain Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli praised the team and expressed confidence of a strong performance in the final as well. Now all eyes are on the title match, where India will try their bes

t to win the Champions Trophy.