India and New Zealand teams have reached the semi -finals, and now the eyes of cricket lovers are on this big match. The first semi -finals will be played in Dubai on March 4 (Tuesday), in which India will face Australia. At the same time, the second semi -final will be between New Zealand and South Africa on 5 March. India defeated New Zealand by 44 runs in their last group match of Champions Trophy 2025 to topped Group B.
Changes in Australian team
The Australian team has made a big change before the semi -final match. Young spin all -rounder Cooper Konoli has been included in the team in place of injured Matthew Short. Matthew Short suffered a calf injury in the match against Afghanistan, due to which he had to be out of the tournament. The technical committee of the ICC has officially approved this change.
Who is heavy in the match?
Both teams will give full strength to win in the semi -finals. The batting lineup of the Indian team is strong, but Australia’s fast bowling attack can become a challenge for Rohit Sharma’s team.
India’s possible batting order:
- Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill will once again take responsibility for the opening.
- Virat Kohli will try to maintain his magnificent form.
- Shreyas Iyer, who is playing at number 4, is consistently performing well.
- Akshar Patel is expected to remain at number 5, while KL Rahul will bat at number 6.
- Hardik Pandya and Ravindra Jadeja will land as all -rounders at number 7 and 8.
Australia’s team is also ready to give India a tough challenge on the strength of their balanced batting and bowling.
Varun Chakraborty will get a chance again?
The Indian team may again give a chance to the Indian team semi -finals, who performed brilliantly against New Zealand. In his debut match, he played an important role in winning the team by taking five wickets.
On the other hand, Mohammed Shami did not appear in his rhythm against New Zealand, but still he is likely to maintain in the playing XI. Dubai’s pitch is helpful for spin, so India can land with four spinners – Ravindra Jadeja, Akshar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav and Varun Chakraborty.
Dubai Pitch and Weather Report
The Dubai pitch is expected to be slow, which can help the bowlers. In the last matches played on this ground, no team has scored more than 250 scores.
Important figures:
- India had scored 249 runs while batting first against New Zealand, while New Zealand could only score 205 runs.
- The average first innings score is 220 runs, but the score above 250 will be considered very good.
- Talking about the weather, on March 4, the temperature of Dubai will be between 24 and 28 degrees Celsius, and there is no possibility of rain.
The pitch of Dubai International Cricket Stadium is made of black soil in Pakistan, which is initially helpful for spinners, but later becomes a little easier for batsmen.
Potential playing of India and Australia 11
India’s possible XI:
- Rohit Sharma (captain)
- Shubman Gill
- Virat Kohli
- Shreyas Iyer
- Akshar Patel
- KL Rahul (wicketkeeper)
- Hardik Pandya
- Ravindra jadeja
- Mohammed Shami
- Kuldeep Yadav
- Varun chakravarti
Australia’s potential XI:
- Travis Head
- Josh Iglis
- Steve Smith (captain)
- Marnas labushen
- Cooper Konoli
- Alex Carrie (wicketkeeper)
- Glenn Maxwell
- Scene abot
- Ben dwarshis
- Adam jampa
- Nathan alice
