DUBAI: Australia gained the toss and elected to bat first in opposition to India within the first semi-final of the Champions Trophy 2025 on Tuesday.
Australia have introduced in Cooper Connolly for Matt Brief and Tanveer Sangha changed Spencer Johnson.
India stay unchanged from their Enjoying XI for his or her final group-stage sport in opposition to New Zealand within the Champions Trophy 2025.
India Enjoying XI: Rohit Sharma (c), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Axar Patel, KL Rahul (wk), Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Kuldeep Yadav, Varun Chakravarthy and Mohammed Shami.
Australia Enjoying XI: Cooper Connolly, Travis Head, Steven Smith (c), Marnus Labuschagne, Josh Inglis (wk), Alex Carey, Glenn Maxwell, Ben Dwarshuis, Nathan Ellis, Adam Zampa and Tanveer Sangha.
India have topped Group A after successful three video games within the group stage. Australia, alternatively, gained a sport whereas two of their Champions Trophy 2025 matches had been washed out.
Forward of the sport, Australia captain Steve Smith mentioned that he anticipated the Dubai pitch to supply spin to the bowlers.
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“The sport’s in all probability gained and misplaced how we play this spin, significantly within the center overs, the way in which we get by there. It’s going to be a problem. I feel that there’s going to be some spin by the appears to be like of it, wanting on the floor,” he mentioned in his pre-match press convention.
It’s to be famous right here that the second semi-final of the continuing Champions Trophy 2025 between New Zealand and South Africa is scheduled for March 5 in Lahore.
The winners of those two matches will meet within the ultimate on Sunday, March 9, with the venue but to be confirmed.