The ICC Champions Trophy 2025 semi final between India and Australia is underway at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium. Australia won the toss and chose to bat first.  They made two changes: Cooper Connolly and Tanveer Sangha are in for Matthew Short and Spencer Johnson.

Australia has won the toss and opted to bat against India in the first semifinal of the 2025 Champions Trophy.

Indian fans are losing it- and rightly so- as one of the most awaited ICC Champions Trophy matches has finally begun; India vs Australia. As the match began, here’s how fans turned ‘e-pooja’ and ‘jaadu tona’ into a thing!

Why not? If there's been one thorn in India's eyes, it's TRAVIS HEAD. A hundred against India in the WTC final. A hundred against India in the 2023 World Cup final. Back-to-back hundreds again in Adelaide and Brisbane during the Border-Gavaskar Trophy.

A storied cricket rivalry will add a new chapter when India and Australia square off in the first semifinal of the Champions Trophy in Dubai.

India and Australia have a long-standing rivalry in cricket, particularly in the ODI format. They have faced each other 151 times, with Australia leading the series 84-57 and 10 matches ending without a result.

Australia squad: Steve Smith (c), Sean Abbott, Alex Carey, Cooper Connolly, Ben Dwarshuis, Nathan Ellis, Jake Fraser-McGurk, Spencer Johnson, Aaron Hardie, Travis Head, Josh Inglis, Marnus Labuschagne, Glenn Maxwell, Tanveer Sangha, Adam Zampa

The Indian cricketers wore black armbands in the Champions Trophy semi-final against Australia in honour of late spinner, Padmakar Shivalkar.

Australia's hopes of making it into the Champions Trophy final hinge on how well their batters can perform against India's potent spin attack in their semi-final meeting in Dubai, captain Steve Smith said on Monday.