Champions trophy 2025: The Indian team has performed brilliantly in the semi -finals of the ICC Champions Trophy and reached the finals. India defeated Australia by 4 wickets in the match played at Dubai International Cricket Stadium on 4 March. In this match, India had a target of 265 runs, which he achieved with 11 balls remaining.
Steve Smith looked unhappy after defeat
Australian captain Steve Smith looked quite disappointed after the semi -finals. Smith was captaining the Australian team in the tournament due to the injury of Pat Cummins. Smith said, ‘It was a difficult wicket and the circumstances for batting were not easy. If my team had scored more than 280 runs, the result of the match would have been different.
The spinners put pressure on the game as much as possible.
Steve Smith further said on the matter, ‘I think the bowlers did a really good job, they worked hard throughout the match. The spinners put pressure on the game as much as possible. It was difficult to bat on this wicket and it was difficult to rotate the strike many times. To be honest, the wicket remained the same throughout the match.
Smith also talked about batting.
Smith says, ‘This was not an easy situation for batting. We could probably score some more runs. We lost some wickets at an important time. If we had scored 280+ runs, the result would have been different. It always seemed that we are losing another wicket at every stage of the game.
Our bowling was quite inexperienced.
Talking about the bowling, Smith said, ‘Our bowlers were very inexperienced, but they performed brilliantly in this match. Some batsmen performed very well and scored big scores. We performed extraordinary in the match against England. There was also a glimpse of some of the best performances. Some of the best cricketers were present in the changing room and they will continue to get better.
