Here is is the timeline of key moments & scorecard from the first semifinal of the Champions Trophy between India national cricket team vs Australian Men’s cricket team held at Dubai on March 4, 2025.
India beat Australia by 4 wickets and qualify for the final of the Champions Trophy.
India national cricket team vs Australian Men’s cricket team Champions Trophy timeline
Australia win the toss and elect to bat first.
Mohammed Shami gets Cooper Connolly early.
Travis Head and Steven Smith are solid and add 50 before Varun Chakravarthy gets the dangerous Head for 39 (33)
Smith and Marnus Labuschagne are steady and add 56 before Labuschagne is dismissed for 29.
Josh Inglis perishes quickly for 11.
Mohammed Shami, Varun Chakravarthy and Ravindra Jadeja pick 7 wickets between them.
Steven Smith and Alex Carey make useful contributions to take Australia to 264 in 49.3 overs.
Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill start quickly in the chase.
Ben Dwarshuis takes Gill for 8.
Cooper Connolly gets maiden wicket and dismisses Rohit.
Virat Kohli and Shreyas Iyer share a solid 93, before Iyer is bowled for 45.
Kohli and Axar add 44 before the latter is dismissed for 27.
Adam Zampa dismisses Kohli to deny another hundred.
Contributions from KL Rahul and Hardik Pandya takes India past the finishing line.
India win by 4 wickets and 11 balls to spare.
Aus (264) lose to India (267/6 in 48.1 overs)
Player of the match- Virat Kohli
