MATCH NO – 1st Semi-Final
SERIES – Champions Trophy – 2025
DATE – 04th March, 2025
TIME – 02:30 PM IST
VENUE – Dubai International Stadium, Dubai
INTRODUCTION
The 2025 ICC Champions Trophy is set to commence on February 19, 2025, marking the tournament’s return after an eight-year hiatus. This edition features the top eight One Day International (ODI) teams competing across venues in Pakistan and the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
The participating teams are divided into two groups:
Group A: Pakistan, India, New Zealand, and Bangladesh
Group B: Australia, England, South Africa, and Afghanistan
Each team will play the others in their group once, with the top two from each group advancing to the semi-finals. Matches are scheduled in Karachi, Lahore, Rawalpindi, and Dubai. Notably, due to political tensions, India will play all its matches in Dubai.
Hosting this tournament is a monumental event for Pakistan, marking its first major ICC event since the 1996 World Cup. The country has undertaken extensive preparations, including stadium upgrades and enhanced security measures, to ensure a successful event.
MATCH PREVIEW
1st Semi Final Match of Champions Trophy 2025 will be played between one of the most Famous riverary India and Australia.Indian team is a strong contender for CT – 2025 and won their all league match against Pakistan, New Zealand & Bangladesh Whereas Australia team won their one match against England and their 2 match was cancelled due to rain against Afghanistan & South Africa.
Both teams boast of strong batting & bowling attacks and both teams look more balanced and strong, so the battle between the batsmen and bowlers will be crucial in deciding the outcome of the match.
Considering the form and capabilities of both teams, this match has the potential to be a close contest. It will be interesting to see how the teams strategize and adapt to the conditions. Fans can again expect an exciting and competitive match between India & Australia.
PITCH REPORT
Dubai International Stadium is a well-known cricket venue in the UAE, frequently hosting ODIs, T20Is, and IPL matches. Here’s a detailed ODI pitch report and analysis:
Pitch & Conditions
Surface Type: Generally flat and slow.
Pace vs Spin: Spinners tend to get assistance as the match progresses, while pacers rely on variations.
Batting Conditions: Initially good for batting, but can slow down in the second innings.
Dew Factor: Dew can be a major factor in night games, making it harder for bowlers to grip the ball.
Average Scores in ODIs
1st Innings Average Score: ~230-260
2nd Innings Average Score: ~210-240
Winning Records:
Batting First: Moderate success (~50% win rate)
Chasing: Slightly easier due to dew
Key Trends
Chasing teams have a better record due to the impact of dew.
Spinners become more effective in the middle overs.
Early movement for pacers in the first few overs.
GROUND STATS (ODIs)
| TOTAL MATCH | 36 |
| AVERAGE SCORE | 220+ |
| BATTING 1ST WON | 13 |
| BATTING 2ND WON | 22 |
| NO RESULT | 01 |
SCORING PATTERN
| BELOW SCORE 200 | 10 |
| BETWEEN 200 TO 249 | 15 |
| BETWEEN 250 TO 299 | 08 |
| ABOVE SCORE 300 | 03 |
BOWLERS STATS ON DUBAI STADIUM (ODIs)
TOTAL MATCHES PLAYED – 36
PACER WICKETS – 473
SPINNER WICKETS – 224.
HEAD TO HEAD RECORDS
TOTAL MATCHES PLAYED – 151
- IND WIN – 57
- AUS WIN – 84
- NO RESULT – 10.
IND VS AUS TEAM NEWS,SQUADS, PLAYING11 & PLAYER STATS
INDIA (IND)
TEAM NEWS
- Indian team performed very well in this champions trophy won their all league matches against Pakistan, New Zealand & Bangladesh and are still unbeaten.
- Last time when Australia and India played against each other Indian team failed to defend a total of 240 runs and lost the match by 6 wickets.
- Shubman Gill has scored 149 runs in 3 innings in this Champions Trophy.
- Rohit Sharma has scored 76 runs in 3 innings in this Champions Trophy.
- Virat Kohli has scored 133 runs in 3 innings in this Champions Trophy.
- KL Rahul has scored 63 runs in 2 innings in this Champions Trophy.
- Shreyas Iyer has scored 150 runs in 3 innings in this Champions Trophy.
- Axar Patel has scored 53 runs and also took 4 wickets in 3 innings in this Champions Trophy.
- Mohamamd Shami has taken 6 wickets in 3 innings in this Champions Trophy.
- Hardik Pandya has scored 53 runs and also taken 3 wickets in 3 innings in this Champions Trophy.
- Kuldeep Yadav has taken 4 wickets in 3 innings in this Champions Trophy.
- Varun Chakravarthy has taken 5 wickets in 1 innings in this Champions Trophy.
- Harshit Rana has taken 4 wickets in 2 innings in this Champions Trophy.
- In the last match Indian team successfully defended a total of 249 runs and won the match by 44 runs against New Zealand.
- Shreyas Iyer scored 79 runs, Axar Patel scored 42 runs, Hardik Pandya scored 45 runs and KL Rahul scored 23 runs in the previous match against New Zealand.
- Varun Chakravarthy took 5 wickets, Kuldeep Yadav took 2 wickets and Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel & Ravindra Jadeja 1-1 wicket each in the previous match against New Zealand.
- Both teams have played 151 ODI matches and India won 57 matches and lost 84 matches against Australia.
SQUADS
Batting – Rohit Sharma ©, Shubman Gill, Shreyas Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Gill, KL Rahul (wk), Rishabh Pant (wk).
Bowling – Arshdeep Singh, Mohammad Shami, Harshit Rana,Varun Chakravarthy, Kuldeep Yadav.
All Rounder – Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar.
POSSIBLE PLAYING 11
Rohit Sharma ©, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreya Iyer. KL Rahul (wk), Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Mohammad Shami, Varun Chakravarthy, Kuldeep Yadav/Harshit Rana.
PLAYER STATS:
1. ROHIT SHARMA © – RHB
| Recent 5 Innings | 15r, 20r, 41r, 1r, 119r. |
| Stats on venue | 8 INNINGS – 393 RUNS. |
| 5 Innings Against vs AUS | 47, 0r, 81r, 30r, 13r. |
| Total Stats vs AUS | 45 INNINGS – 2379 RUNS – 58A. |
2. SHUBMAN GILL – RHB
| Recent 5 Innings | 2r, 46r, 101r, 112r, 60r. |
| Stats on venue | 3 INNINGS – 149 RUNS. |
| 5 Innings Against vs AUS | 4r, 104r, 74r, 37r, 0r. |
| Total Stats vs AUS | 7 INNINGS – 272 RUNS – 84.3A. |
3. VIRAT KOHLI – RHB
| Recent 5 Innings | 11r, 100r, 22r, 52r, 5r. |
| Stats on venue | 3 INNINGS – 133 RUNS. |
| 5 Innings Against vs AUS | 54r, 85r, 56r, 54r, 31r. |
| Total Stats vs AUS | 47 INNINGS – 2367 RUNS – 53.8A. |
4. SHREYAS IYER – RHB
| Recent 5 Innings | 79r, 56r, 15r, 78r, 44r. |
| Stats on venue | 3 INNINGS – 150 RUNS. |
| 5 Innings Against vs AUS | 4r, 0r, 48r, 105r, 3r. |
| Total Stats vs AUS | 11 INNINGS – 274 RUNS. |
5. KL RAHUL (WK) – RHB
| Recent 5 Innings | 23r, 41r, 40r, 10r, 2r. |
| Stats on venue | 3 INNINGS – 124 RUNS. |
| 5 Innings Against vs AUS | 66r, 97r, 26r, 52r, 58r. |
| Total Stats vs AUS | 16 INNINGS – 691 RUNS – 57.6A. |
6. AXAR PATEL – LHB+LAO
| Recent 5 Innings | 42+1W, 3+1W, 8+2W, 13+2W, 41+0W. |
| Stats on venue | 3 INNINGS – 53 RUNS – 4W. |
| 5 Innings Against vs AUS | 2W, 29+0W, 3W, 0W, 1W. |
| Total Stats vs AUS | 5 INNINGS – 36 RUNS – 6W. |
7. HARDIK PANDYA – RHB+RAMF
| Recent 5 Innings | 45+1W, 8+2W, 0W, 17+2W, 10+1W. |
| Stats on venue | 4 INNINGS – 53 RUNS – 3W. |
| 5 Innings Against vs AUS | 1W, 40+3W, 1+0W, 25+1W, 92+1W. |
| Total Stats vs AUS | 12 INNINGS – 557 RUNS -55A- 12W. |
8. RAVINDRA JADEJA – LHB+LAO
| Recent 5 Innings | 16+1W, 1W, 0W, 11+3W, 10+3W. |
| Stats on venue | 7 INNINGS – 64 RUNS – 9W. |
| 5 Innings Against vs AUS | 9+0W, 3W, 35+0W, 13+3W, 3+1W. |
| Total Stats vs AUS | 41 INNINGS – 575 RUNS – 37W. |
9. MOHAMMAD SHAMI – RAF
| Recent 5 Innings | 0W, 0W, 5W, 1W, 1W. |
| Stats on venue | 3 INNINGS – 5 WICKETS. |
| 5 Innings Against vs AUS | 1W, 1W, 5W, 0W, 0W. |
| Total Stats vs AUS | 25 INNINGS – 39 WICKETS. |
10. VARUN CHAKRAVARTHY – RALB
| Recent 5 Innings | 5W, 1W, 2W, 2W, 5W. |
| Stats on venue | 1 INNING – 5 WICKETS. |
| 5 Innings Against vs AUS | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| Total Stats vs AUS | NOT PLAYED YET. |
11. KULDEEP YADAV – LAC
| Recent 5 Innings | 2W, 3W, 0W, 1W, 1W. |
| Stats on venue | 9 INNINGS – 15 WICKETS. |
| 5 Innings Against vs AUS | 0W, 2W, 2W, 3W, 0W. |
| Total Stats vs AUS | 22 INNINGS – 31 WICKETS. |
AUSTRALIA (AUS):
TEAM NEWS
- Australian team did not perform well in the recent ODI series and they lost the series by 0-2 against Sri Lanka. Hopefully they will come back strongly in the Champions Trophy.
- Australian team started their Champions Trophy season like a champion and chased a record 351 runs in just 47 overs against England after that theri both matches were cancelled due to rain.
- Last match played between Australia & India, Australia successfully chased a total of 240 runs and won the match by 6 wickets.
- Josh Inglis has scored 120 runs in 1 innings in this season of Champions Trophy.
- Alex Carey has scored 69 runs in 1 innings in this season of Champions Trophy.
- Travis Head has scored 65 runs in 2 innings in this season of Champions Trophy.
- Ben Dwarshuis has taken 6 wickets in 2 innings in this season of Champions Trophy.
- Spencer Johnson has taken 2 wickets in 2 innings in this season of Champions Trophy.
- Adam Zampa has taken 4 wickets in 2 innings in this season of Champions Trophy.
- Marnus Labuschagne has scored 47 runs & taken 2 wickets in 1 innings in this season of Champions Trophy.
- Matthew Short has scored 83 runs & also taken 0 wicket in 2 innings in this season of Champions Trophy.
- Glenn Maxwell has 32 runs and also taken 2 wickets in 2 innings in this season of Champions Trophy.
- In the last match Australian team almost chased a total of 273 runs but due tor ian match was cancelled against Afghanistan
- Travis Head scored 59 runs, Matthew Short scored 20 runs and Steven Smith scored 20 runs in the previous match against Afghanistan.
- Ben Dwarshuis took 3 wickets, Spencer Johnson & Adam Zampa rook 2-2 wickets each and Glenn Maxwell & Nathan Ellis took 1-1 wicket each in the previous match against Afghanistan.
- Both teams played 151 odi matches and Australian team won 84 matches and lost 57 matches against India.
SQUADS
Batting – Steven Smith ©, Jake Farser – McGurk, Travis Head, Marnus Labuschagne.
Bowling – Adam Zampa, Sean Abbott, Ben Dwarshuis, Nathan Ellis, Spencer Johnson, Tanveer Sangha, Adam Zampa.
All Rounder – Aaron Hardie, Glenn Maxwell, Matthew Short.
POSSIBLE PLAYING 11
Matthew Short, Josh Inglis(wk), Travis Head, Steven Smith ©, Marnus Labuschagne, Glenn Maxwell, Alex Carey (wk), Spencer Johnson, Adam Zampa, Nathan Ellis, Ben Dwarshuis.
PLAYER STATS:
1. MATTHEW SHORT – RHB+RAO
| Recent 5 Innings | 20+0W, 63+0W, 2+0W, 1W, 40+1W. |
| Stats on venue | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| 5 Innings Against vs IND | 9+0W, 2-0W. |
| Total Stats vs IND | 2 INNING S- 11 RUNS – 0W. |
2. TRAVIS HEAD – LHB+LAO
| Recent 5 Innings | 59r, 6r, 18r, 21+1W, 20+0W,. |
| Stats on venue | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| 5 Innings Against vs IND | 137r, 33r, 51r, 5r, 42+0W. |
| Total Stats vs IND | 9 INNINGS – 345 RUNS – 0W. |
3. STEVEN SMITH © – RHB+RALB
| Recent 5 Innings | 19r, 5r, 29r, 12r, 131r. |
| Stats on venue | 1 INNING – 12 RUNS. |
| 5 Innings Against vs IND | 4r, 46r, 74r, 0r, 41r. |
| Total Stats vs IND | 25 INNINGS – 1310 RUNS – 52.4A. |
4. MARNUS LABUSCHAGNE – RHB+RALB
| Recent 5 Innings | 47+2W, 15r, 26r, 4r, 20r. |
| Stats on venue | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| 5 Innings Against vs IND | 58r, 27r, 72r, 27r, 39r. |
| Total Stats vs IND | 12 INNINGS – 445 RUNS – 40.8A. |
5. JOSH INGLIS (WK) – RHB
| Recent 5 Innings | 120r, 22r, 0r, 102r, 4r. |
| Stats on venue | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| 5 Innings Against vs IND | 6r, 45r, 26r. |
| Total Stats vs IND | 3 INNINGS – 77 RUNS. |
6. GLENN MAXWELL – RHB+RAO
| Recent 5 Innings | 1W, 32+1W, 1r, 28+0W, 76+0W. |
| Stats on venue | 3 INNINGS – 244 RUNS – 1W. |
| 5 Innings Against vs IND | 2+1W, 15+0W, 5+4W, 8+0W, 59r. |
| Total Stats vs IND | 31 INNINGS – 943 RUNS – 9W. |
7. ALEX CAREY (WK) – LHB
| Recent 5 Innings | 69r, 41r, 156r, 46r, 22r. |
| Stats on venue | 2 INNINGS – 55 RUNS. |
| 5 Innings Against vs IND | 0r, 11r, 14r, 38r, 38r. |
| Total Stats vs IND | 17 INNINGS – 376 RUNS. |
8. BEN DWARSHUIS – LAMF
| Recent 5 Innings | 3W, 3W, 1W, 4W, 0W. |
| Stats on venue | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| 5 Innings Against vs IND | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| Total Stats vs IND | NOT PLAYED YET. |
9. SPENCER JOHNSON – LAMF
| Recent 5 Innings | 2W, 0W, 2W, 2W, 3W. |
| Stats on venue | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| 5 Innings Against vs IND | 0W. |
| Total Stats vs IND | 1 INNING – 0 WICKET. |
10. ADAM ZAMPA – RALB
| Recent 5 Innings | 2W, 2W, 1W, 0W, 0W. |
| Stats on venue | 2 INNINGS – 2 WICKETS. |
| 5 Innings Against vs IND | 1W, 0W, 1W, 2W, 4W. |
| Total Stats vs IND | 23 INNINGS – 35 WICKETS. |
11. NATHAN ELLIS – RAMF
| Recent 5 Innings | 1W, 0W, 2W, 3W, 1W. |
| Stats on venue | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| 5 Innings Against vs IND | 2W. |
| Total Stats vs IND | 1 INNING – 2 WICKETS. |
FANTASY TEAM
SMALL LEAGUE(SL-TEAM)
WK BATSMAN – J. Inglis.
BATSMEN – V. Kohli, S. Iyer, S. Gill, T. Head.
ALL-ROUNDERS – A. Patel, H. Pandya.
BOWLERS – M. Shami, B, Dwarshuis, K. Yadav, V. Chakravarthy.
GRAND LEAGUE(GL-TEAM)
WK BATSMAN – L. Rahul.
BATSMEN – V. Kohli, R Sharma, S. Smith, S. Gill, S Iyer.
ALL-ROUNDERS – A. Patel, H. Pandya, M. Short, G. Maxwell.
BOWLERS – A. Zampa.
BACK-UPS – A. Carey, S. Johnson, M. Labuschagne.
CAPTAIN/VICE-CAPTAIN (SL) – T. Head, S. Gill.
CAPTAIN/VICE-CAPTAIN (GL) – V. Kohli, H. Pandya.
POSSIBLE OUTCOME –
INDIA MAY BE THE WINNER OF THIS MATCH.
