Champions Trophy 2025, IND vs AUS semifinal: Australia opts to bat against India
The Hindu
ICC Champions Trophy 2025, Ind vs Aus: Australia captain Steve Smith won the toss and opted to bat against India in the first semifinal of the Champions Trophy in Dubai on Tuesday (March 4, 2025).
Australia captain Steve Smith won the toss and opted to bat against India in the first semifinal of the Champions Trophy in Dubai on Tuesday (March 4, 2025).
Australia made two changes from their previous match playing XI, bringing in Cooper Connolly for injured Matthews Short and Tanveer Sangha for Spencer Johnson.
India fielded the same playing XI of their previous match.
India: 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: Steven Smith (c), Cooper Connolly, Travis Head, Marnus Labuschagne, Josh Inglis (wk), Alex Carey, Glenn Maxwell, Ben Dwarshuis, Nathan Ellis, Adam Zampa, Tanveer Sangha.
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