The Champions Trophy 2025 semi-final line-up is out! It is India vs Australia within the first Champions Trophy 2025 semi-final in Dubai on Tuesday whereas New Zealand will face South Africa within the second semi-final in Lahore on Wednesday. Varun Chakravarthy led India’s cost with an excellent 5-42, the very best figures by a bowler within the ongoing match, as India beat New Zealand by 44 runs within the last Group A match on the Dubai Worldwide Stadium on Sunday. The win means India end as Group A toppers and can now face Australia within the first semi-final in Dubai on Tuesday, in what’s a re-match of the 2023 ODI World Cup last. New Zealand, in the meantime, will tackle South Africa within the second semi-final on the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore on Wednesday.
Each matches will begin at 2:30 PM IST, whereas the toss shall be at 2 PM.
Champions Trophy 2025 semi-final line-up
India vs Australia, 1st semi-final, March 3, 2:30 PM IST
New Zealand vs South Africa, 2nd semi-final, March 4, 2:30 PM IST
After Shreyas Iyer’s 79 helped India attain 249/9 in 50 overs, Chakaravarthy deceived the Blackcaps batters together with his tempo and variations to complete with 5-42 in his ten overs on Champions Trophy debut and bowl them out for 205 in 45.3 overs.
For New Zealand, Kane Williamson waged a lone battle via his 81 off 120 balls on a tough pitch, the place he relied on nudges, glances and inside-out photographs for boundaries. However with the Indian spin quartet making use of the squeeze in center overs, it meant that the Rohit Sharma & Co continued their unbeaten run within the match.
India may have gotten their first wicket within the fourth over if Will Younger’s catch wasn’t dropped by Chakaravarthy at mid-on off Hardik Pandya’s bowling, with the fielder kicking the ball off the boot for 4. However 4 balls later, Pandya offered the early breakthrough as Rachin Ravindra upper-cut to deep third, the place Axar Patel took a low diving catch.
Although Younger and Williamson hit some tight boundaries, India did not allow them to go off the hook as New Zealand made 44/1 within the first power-play. Varun Chakaravarthy, who discovered sufficient flip in his first over, bought him on the wickets board by having Younger inside-edge a googly onto his stumps.
With India’s spinners getting a number of flip, Williamson, given a life on 32 by Chakaravarthy, and Mitchell had been content material in enjoying the ready sport whereas hitting boundaries sometimes of their 44-run stand for the third wicket. However Kuldeep Yadav broke the partnership as he bought a googly to spin previous the within edge and lure Mitchell lbw for 17.
Williamson hanged round to get his fifty off 77 balls by tickling Jadeja via high-quality leg for 4, and maintain New Zealand alive within the chase by hitting an inside-out drive towards the spinner for one more boundary. However Jadeja bounced again by trapping a reverse-sweeping Tom Latham lbw for 14.
Jadeja may have gotten Williamson out on 68 if KL Rahul had grabbed the prospect. However Chakaravarthy struck twice in his two overs to lure Glenn Phillips and Michael Bracewell lbw, although replays confirmed the latter would have been not out because the ball missed the stumps.
The sport’s outcome turned a foregone conclusion when Williamson danced down the pitch to hit Axar over mid-on, however missed the supply and was stumped simply by Rahul for a gritty 81 off 120 balls. Mitchell Santner hit some late boundaries in making 28 off 31 balls, until his off-stump was uprooted by Chakaravarthy, who picked a five-wicket haul and successfully sealed the deal in India’s favour.
Transient Scores: India 249/9 in 50 overs (Shreyas Iyer 79, Hardik Pandya 45; Matt Henry 5-42) beat New Zealand 205/10 in 45.3 overs (Kane Williamson 81, Mitchell Santner 28; Varun Chakaravarthy 5-42, Kuldeep Yadav 2-56) by 44 runs
With IANS inputs
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