The India-Pakistan rivalry has lost its edge, with India dominating their recent encounters and winning comfortably. In today’s cricketing era, the most intense rivalry fans look forward to is India vs Australia. One such instance of this modern day rivalry is going to be at a juncture as big as ICC Champions Trophy 2025 semifinal.
India and Australia will be locking horns against each other in what is expected to be an unforgettable game. The two teams are all set to take one another at the Dubai International Stadium on Tuesday afternoon to book a berth in the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 finals.
Australia should consider themselves lucky to have qualified for the semis by winning only a solitary game. Australia defeated England in their opening fixture of the competition by 5 wickets, and their next two games against South Africa and Afghanistan were abandoned due to rain. They finished Group B at the second position.
India, on the other hand, did all the hard yards and registered 3 out of 3 wins in the group stage. They defeated Bangladesh, Pakistan and New Zealand to secure the top spot in Group A. With Australia as their target, Team India will be eager for redemption after their World Cup 2023 final loss in Ahmedabad. They will be determined to crush Australia and deny them a spot in the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 final.
IND vs AUS Champions Trophy 2025: Predicted Playing XI
Before moving ahead in this article, let’s take a look at the probable playing XIs for both sides.
Australia Playing XI
- Jake Fraser-McGurk/Cooper Connolly
- Travis Head
- Steven Smith (C)
- Marnus Labuschagne
- Josh Inglis (WK)
- Glenn Maxwell
- Alex Carey
- Nathan Ellis
- Adam Zampa
- Spencer Johnson
- Tanveer Sangha
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India Playing XI
- Shubman Gill
- Rohit Sharma (C)
- Virat Kohli
- Shreyas Iyer
- Axar Patel
- KL Rahul (WK)
- Hardik Pandya
- Ravindra Jadeja
- Mohammad Shami
- Harshit Rana/Arshdeep Singh
- Varun Chakravarthy/Kuldeep Yadav
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IND vs AUS Key Points
- India and Australia’s last ODI meeting came in the final of the ODI World Cup 2023 where Australia defeated India by 6 wickets to clinch the title.
- In the last 5 ODI meetings between these two sides, the Indian national cricket team have had the upper hand with 3 wins to 2 in favor of Australia.
- Indian cricket team has won all their last 5 ODIs.
- The Australian team has managed only a solitary win in their last 5 ODIs. They have faced two losses and 2 games ended in no-result.
IND vs AUS Team News
Australia Team News
- Australian team has been dealt a huge blow ahead of the big semifinal clash. Opener Matthew Short has been ruled out due to hamstring injury. One between Cooper Connoly, who has been added to the side, or Jake Fraser-McGurk could replace him at the top and partner Travis Head.
- The Australian think tank could bring in an extra spinner in Tanveer Sangha courtesy of the spin-friendly conditions in Dubai. Leggy Sangha could replace Ben Dwarshuis in the eleven.
- No other changes are expected in the eleven.
India Team News
- Team India might be tempted to bring an extra seamer in this game.
- The ploy of playing with 4 spinners did work against New Zealand, but against Australia, the Indian cricket team might drop Kuldeep Yadav for either Harshit Rana or Arshdeep Singh.
- Coach Gautam Gambhir has been playing with KL Rahul’s batting order throughout the competition. Rahul’s repeated failures after too much shuffling might give an outside chance to Rishabh Pant in the eleven.
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