Champions Trophy: In the semi-final Champions Trophy India won by 4 Wickets against Australia at Dubai International Cricket Stadium. Virat Kohli shone with an 84-run knock as India defeated Australia by 4 wickets in the first semifinal of Champions Trophy in Dubai on Tuesday. The Rohit Sharma-led side chased down a target of 265 runs in 48.1 overs.
India have thus gone through to the fianl of the 2025 Champions Trophy by beating Australia, a side that has given them nightmares in big matches in recent years, by four wickets in Dubai. They face either New Zealand or South Africa in the final on Sunday.
KL Rahul finishes off the game with a six and that takes India over the line. They win the game by 4 wickets and enter the final of Champions Trophy for a record third time.
Rahul took up the aggressor’s role, beginning to score at a strike-rate of near about 100, allowing Kohli to take his time and play accordingly at the other end. Kohli was well-set, and in the company of Rahul took India past the 200-run mark. India still have five wickets left in their kitty as we enter the final 10 overs of the match. For the first time in their chase, India’s run-rate has escalated a bit, rising to 6 but nothing alarming given the batting they still have.
Rahul joined Kohli after Axar Patel missed a pull shot and heard the dreaded sound of timber to end what turned out to be a promising partnership of 44 runs. Shreyas Iyer, who was looking so good, and put on a partnership of 91 runs with Kohli, was undone by a ripper from Adam Zampa. He was clean bowled by the Aussie leg-spinner after Australia’s Glenn Maxwell put Virat Kohli down. Kohli rose to the occasion to score a magnificent half-century.
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