India vs Australia Semi-Final Champions Trophy 2025 LIVE Updates: India made the bold call to stick with Varun Chakravarthy in their playing XI for the semi-final against Australia, choosing to leave out pacer Harshit Rana. The most crucial day is here as Group A toppers India are up against the ruthless Australia in the semi-final match of Champions Trophy 2025 on Tuesday in Dubai. The previous two times India and Australia clashed in a major knockout match, Australia emerged victorious, winning both the 2023 World Test Championship final and the ODI World Cup final. However, Rohit Sharma and co will be high on confidence, courtesy of their unbeatable run in the group stage. The winner of today’s clash will be facing either South Africa or New Zealand in the summit clash on Sunday. (Live Scorecard)
India XI: Rohit Sharma (c), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Axar Patel, KL Rahul (wk), Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Mohammed Shami, Kuldeep Yadav, Varun Chakravarthy.
Australia XI: Cooper Connolly, Travis Head, Steven Smith (c), Marnus Labuschagne, Josh Inglis (wk), Alex Carey, Glenn Maxwell, Ben Dwarshuis, Nathan Ellis, Adam Zampa, Tanveer Sangha.
