The first semi final of the ongoing Champions Trophy 2025 will be played between two-time winners, India and Australia. While the Men In Blue have won all their three matches, the Aussies have won only a game while their next two games ended as no result. The Asian side is looking to take the revenge of the ODI World Cup 2023 final.
While the Rohit Sharma-led side has played all their games in Dubai, the Steve Smith-led side will play for the first time in the UAE during the tournament. Not to forget, the last time Kangaroos played an ODI in the UAE was way back in 2019, a couple of months before the World Cup.
IND vs AUS: Predicted Playing XI
India is expected to make no changes in the playing XI. On the other hand, the Yellow Army might open the batting with in-form Josh Inglis in place of Matthew Short. Copper Connolly might take Inglis’ place in the batting form.
| India (Probable XI) | Australia (Probable XI) |
|---|---|
| Rohit Sharma (capt) | Travis Head |
| Shubman Gill | Josh Inglis (wk) |
| Virat Kohli | Steven Smith (capt) |
| Shreyas Iyer | Marnus Labuschagne |
| Axar Patel | Cooper Connolly |
| KL Rahul (wk) | Alex Carey |
| Hardik Pandya | Glenn Maxwell |
| Ravindra Jadeja | Ben Dwarshuis |
| Kuldeep Yadav | Nathan Ellis |
| Mohammed Shami | Spencer Johnson |
| Varun Chakravarthy | Adam Zampa |
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IND vs AUS Squad
India: Rohit Sharma (c), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Mohd. Shami, Arshdeep Singh, Ravindra Jadeja, Varun Chakaravarthy, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul, Rishabh Pant, Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Kuldeep Yadav, Harshit Rana.
Australia: Steve Smith (c), Sean Abbott, Alex Carey, Ben Dwarshuis, Nathan Ellis, Jake Fraser-McGurk, Aaron Hardie, Travis Head, Josh Inglis, Spencer Johnson, Tanveer Sangha, Cooper Connolly, Adam Zampa, Marnus Labuschagne, Glenn Maxwell.
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IND vs AUS: Injury Updates
India: The team is free of injuries and all their 15 players are available to play
Australia: Before the tournament, the team lost their five to six major players due to injuries with one announcing his retirement. During Australia’s match against Afghanistan, Matthew Short got injured and is now ruled out of the tournament. Cooper Connolly, who was the travelling reserve, has been included in the playing 15.
