India vs Australia Champions Trophy 2025 : The Indian team has won all the matches of the ICC Champions Trophy and reached the semi -finals. However, Rohit Sharma’s team knows how strong the Australian team is in the knockout match. Prior to the match, Rohit Sharma said in a press conference that there will be a tough fight against Australia. The semi -final match between the two countries will be played in Dubai on 4 March. On the other hand, before this, three matches of the Champions Trophy have been canceled due to rain, causing cricket fans to be concerned about the next two semi -final matches. There is a debate on the fact that if India-Australia is canceled due to semi-final rains, which team will reach the finals? So let’s see what effect Dubai season will affect the semi -finals.
Possibility of rain in Dubai tomorrow
Actually, there is a possibility of rain in Dubai tomorrow, which can also affect the India-Australia match. The matches between Australia-South Africa, Pakistan-Bangladesh and Afghanistan-Australia have so far been canceled due to rain in the Champions Trophy. Talking about the semi -finals, the first semi -final match is to be played between India and Australia in Dubai on March 4, while the second semi -final match is to be played between South Africa and New Zealand at Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore.
Reserve day for semifinal match
The match between India and Australia will begin at 2.30 pm in Dubai. Let us tell you that Reserve Day has been set for both the semi -finals of the Champions Trophy. This means that if the match does not start due to rain or the match has to be stopped at the same time, then the match will be played on the canceled or remaining over Reserve Day.
If the match is not played on Reserve Day…
If the match is not completed on Reserve Day, then the group phase will be decided on the basis of net run rate. This means that the team whose net run rate will be higher will reach the final and the other team will be out. Thus, if the India-Australia match is canceled, India will reach the final. However, there is no possibility of so much rain in Dubai that the matches have to be canceled.
Similarly, if the second semi -final match between South Africa and New Zealand is canceled, South Africa will reach the final.
What is the net run rate of any team?
- India has played a total of three matches in Group A, of which it has won all three matches, with 6 points to top with 6 points, while its net run rate is 0.715.
- In Group B, Australia win two out of three matches and ranks second with 4 points, while the net run rate is 0.475.
- In Group A, New Zealand has scored four points by winning two out of three matches and its net run rate is 0.267.
- In Group B, South Africa topped two out of three matches and topped the points table with five points and its net run rate is 2.395.
