In the first semi-final of the Champions Trophy, India secured a place in the final by defeating Australia by 4 wickets.
In the high-stakes match held at Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Australia won the toss and elected to bat first. The Australian team was bowled out for 264 runs in the final over of their innings. In response, India successfully chased the target of 265 runs in the 49th over with six wickets down.
For Australia, captain Steve Smith played a crucial knock of 73 runs, Alex Carey contributed 61 runs, while opener Travis Head scored 39.
India’s Mohammad Shami took 3 wickets, while Ravindra Jadeja and Varun Chakravarthy claimed 2 wickets each.
India reached the target of 265 runs in the 49th over, losing six wickets in the process and securing their place in the final.
Virat Kohli played a match-winning innings of 84 runs and was named Player of the Match. Shreyas Iyer added 45 runs to the total.
Hardik Pandya and Rohit Sharma both scored 28 runs each, while Axar Patel made 27, and Shubman Gill was dismissed for 8 runs.
For Australia, Adam Zampa and Nathan Ellis took 2 wickets each.