The first semifinal of the 2025 ICC Champions Trophy is set to be a high-voltage clash as India takes on Australia at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium. Here’s everything you need to know about the big game:
Match Details
Fixture: India vs Australia (semifinal 1)
Date: March 4, 2025
Time: First ball at 2.30 PM IST
Venue: Dubai International Cricket Stadium, UAE
How to Watch: Star Sports Network and live-streamed on JioHotstar.
Team Form Guide
Past 10 matches, most recent first. W: win, L: loss, NR: no result
Australia (Last 10 matches): NR, NR, W, L, L, L, L, W, W, L
India (Last 10 matches): W, W, W, W, W, W, L, L, T, W
Squads
Australia: Steve Smith (c), Sean Abbott, Alex Carey, Cooper Connolly, Ben Dwarshuis, Nathan Ellis, Jake Fraser-McGurk, Spencer Johnson, Aaron Hardie, Travis Head, Josh Inglis, Marnus Labuschagne, Glenn Maxwell, Tanveer Sangha, Adam Zampa.
Injury Update: Matt Short has been ruled out of the tournament with a quad injury, and Cooper Connolly has been called in as his replacement.
India: Rohit Sharma (c), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul, Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Kuldeep Yadav, Harshit Rana, Mohammed Shami, Arshdeep Singh, Varun Chakaravarthy, Rishabh Pant, Ravindra Jadeja.
Road to the semifinals
Australia’s matches so far
– February 22: Defeated England by 5 wickets
– February 25: No result vs South Africa
– February 28: No result vs Afghanistan
India’s matches so far
– February 20: Defeated Bangladesh by 6 wickets
– February 23: Defeated Pakistan by 6 wickets
– March 2: Defeated New Zealand by 44 runs
What’s at stake?
A spot in the Champions Trophy final awaits the winner. Given the history of fierce India-Australia encounters in ICC knockouts, this match promises to be a thriller.