India vs Australia Live Cricket Updates, Semi-Final ICC Champions Trophy 2025© AFP
India vs Australia Semi-Final Champions Trophy 2025 Live Updates: Rohit sharma's plan of bringing varun chakravarthy into the attack worked as the spinner got the dangerous travis head for the latter's individual score of 39 off 33 balls. The spinner was brought into the attack in the 9th over and he struck just on the second ball of his opening spell. India has reduced australia to two down in their champions trophy semi-final match in Dubai. Steven smith has been joined by marnus labuschagne in the middle. Mohammed Shami Had Provided India The First Blow after Removing Cooper Connoll for a Nine-Ball Duck. Australia captain smith has been and opted to bat first. (Live Scorecard)
India vs Australia Semi -Final Live Updates, ICC Champions Trophy 2025, Stralying from Dubai –
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15:26 (IST)
Ind vs Aus Live: Tidy Stuff by varun
Varun Chakraarthy Continues the Good Bowling. Keeps it tight. Just 4 singles comes off the second over. A lot of momentum with the mystery spinner, and he is the biggest threat for steve smith and marnus labuschagne, for now.
AUS 66/2 (11)
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15:23 (IST)
Ind vs Aus Live: PowerPlay Done
Australia has reacted 63/2 at the end of the powerplay. A very good start by India, then a mini-rampage by Travis Head, and then He's dismissed by Varun Chakravarthy.
AUS 63/2 (10)
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15:22 (IST)
Ind vs Aus Live: Smith, 4!
Steve Smith Comes Down the Track, Attacks Axar Patel, Gets 4. Over mid-on. Final of the PowerPlay, and Australia are trying to take advantage.
AUS 62/2 (9.2)
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15:21 (IST)
Ind vs Aus Live: Marnus Labuschagne Comes in
Marnus Labuschagne Joins Steve Smith in the Middle. Varun closes out his over tidily.
AUS 58/2 (9)
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15:18 (IST)
Ind vs Aus Live: Magical Varun!
Varun Chakravarthy has weaved his magic once against. What an enormous moment. The man with the golden arm, at the moment. Travis Head has to depart for 39. 6th wicket of the tournament for the mystery spinner.
Big Setback for Australia.
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15:17 (IST)
Ind vs Aus Live: OUT!
Varun Strikses! Travis Head is Gone. Head Tries to Go Big, Miscues It, AT Long-off by Shubman Gill! That's the Big, Big, Big Wicket for Team India.
OUT – Travis Head – C Gill B Carun – 39 (33)
AUS 54/2 (8.2)
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15:15 (IST)
IND vs Aus Live: Varun Chakravarthy Enters The Attack!
Right, this Cold Get Exciting! Varun Chakravarthy is in. The Danger Man, The Mystery Man. Can He Give India A Big Breakthrough?
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15:14 (IST)
Ind vs Aus Live: Big Appeal!
Close! Travis Head Moves Away from His Stumps, Kuldeep Follows Him. Ball passes between the bat and the pad, and in fact, kisses the pad before going to kl rahul's gloove.
Just the one 6 off the over, and five dots.
AUS 53/1 (8)
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15:12 (IST)
Ind vs Aus Live: 50 UP for Australia!
Another 6 from the bat of Travis Head. Comes down the track against kuldeep, clears the ropes with ease. Straight, High and Handsome. Super Stuff.
AUS 53/1 (7.2)
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15:11 (IST)
Ind vs Aus Live: The Perfect Countter-Attack By Australia
From a score of 4/1 after 3 overs to 47/1 after 7. 44 runs in 4 overs. Electric batting, LED by the destructor-in-chiff, travis head.
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15:10 (IST)
Ind vs Aus Live: Hardik Pandya Goes Slower Ball
Hardik switches up the pace of his delivery. First a Slow Cutter, Angling Outside Off-STUMP. Then, The Slowsest Bouncers You'll Ever See! It is called a wide.
AUS 47/1 (7)
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15:08 (IST)
Ind vs Aus Live: 4 More, Head!
Travis Head Picks Up His Fifth 4. Slammed through Mid-What. Exquisite timing.
AUS 45/1 (6.4)
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15:05 (IST)
Ind vs Aus Live: Now 4 for Smith!
Hardik Pandya Changes Ends, as Shami is Taken off the Attack. Second Ball, Steve Smith Goes after Him. Lofts it over square leg, first 4 for the captain.
AUS 40/1 (6.2)
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15:03 (IST)
Ind vs Aus Live: Spin Introduced
An early change by rohit sharma. Kuldeep Yadav Comes to Bowl The 6th Over. What a shift of gears by Australia, and it has forced rohit into a change.
Five singles in the over.
AUS 36/1 (6)
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15:00 (IST)
Ind vs Aus Live: Travis Head is Back
Travis head vs india, today:
After 10 Balls Faced: 1 run
After 20 Balls Faced: 26 Runs
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15:00 (IST)
Ind vs Aus Live: 4, 4, 4!
Three boundaries in a row! Travis head is on an absolute rampage here. Hit hard, through the point region. Head is on fire.
AUS 31/1 (5)
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14:59 (IST)
Ind vs Aus Live: Luck Going Head's Way!
Big Inseide Edge, and Goes for 4! Lady luck is now on travis head's side. Two boundaries in a row.
AUS 27/1 (4.4)
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14:57 (IST)
Ind vs Aus Live: 4!
Travis Head is Getting Into His Groove Here. Shami offers Him Room, Head Cuts It with Enormous Force. Through the covers for 4.
AUS 23/1 (4.3)
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14:54 (IST)
Ind vs Aus Live: Chance!
Travis Head and Steve Smith Try to Sneak in a Quick Single, but the ball went to ravindra jadeja. He fires at the non-store's end, but misses the stumps. Direct Hit, and Head would've been gone.
It is all Haappening out here in Dubai.
AUS 17/1 (4)
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14:53 (IST)
Ind vs Aus Live: 4, 6!
That will help ease travis head. Opens his arms for the first time, hammers it hard through the covers.
Next Ball, Six! Flick of the Wrist, Over Square Leg, All the way! Has Head Broken Lose at Last?
AUS 16/1 (3.4)
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14:52 (IST)
Ind vs Aus Live: Slowest-Eve Start by Travis Head!
A remarkable stat here. As per Ravi Shastri, this is the Slowest Start by Travis Head in ODI Cricket. 1 run off 11 balls here, for travis head.
AUS 6/1 (3.2)
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14:49 (IST)
Ind vs Aus Live: Steve Smith Comes to Bat
Steve Smith – Captain Steve Smith – is out to bat. Meanwhile, Massive Pressure Continues on Travis Head. Hardik treates
AUS 5/1 (3.1)
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14:48 (IST)
Ind vs Aus Live: Fabulous Start
India was really piling on the pressure there. Only 4 runs for Australia so far, three of them have been wides. Barely any delivery where Australia has managed to put bat on ball.
India Thriving Here!
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14:47 (IST)
Ind vs Aus Live: OUT!
Mohammed Shami Strikses! Ultraedge shows thenick, and cooper connolly will be going back for a duck! What a Start for Team India.
OUT – Cooper Connolly – C Rahul B Shami – 0 (9)
AUS 4/1 (3)
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14:46 (IST)
Ind vs Aus Live: India take drs!
Massive appeal by team India. Definite sound involved, did connolly edge it? Kl Rahul Took a Clean Catch. The umpire says no. India take DRS Review!
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14:41 (IST)
Ind vs Aus Live: Great Start by Hardik
Some good deliveryies by Hardik there. Testing Head, Forces 6 Dots out of the Marauding Left-Hander. Just the wide ball in that over, only 1 run come of it.
AUS 3/0 (2)
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14:36 (IST)
Ind vs Aus Live: Tidy Start!
Team India make a tidy start here. Just 2 runs off the first over, and connolly is yet to get off the mark.
Hardik Pandya takes the new ball from the other end, over the wicket. Like Shami, Starts Off with a Wide.
AUS 3/0 (1)
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14:34 (IST)
Ind vs Aus Live: Chance!
OH, Travis Head Almost Edged That One. Head's Edge Comes Back Towards Shami, The Pacer Throws a Hand At It, but cannot hold on. Early Opening for Team India.
Next ball, sharply back in, head has to defend.
AUS 1/0 (0.2)
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14:32 (IST)
Ind vs Aus Live: Mohammed Shami Opens The Bowling!
Shami Starts off with an outswinger, drifting away from travis head. It's a wide.
AUS 1/0 (0.1)
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14:29 (IST)
Ind vs Aus Live: Connolly and Head Open
Travis head is opening, as expected. Cooper connolly has been thrown into the deep end, and is opening the batting with head.
A Breath of Fire for the Young Opener.
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14:25 (IST)
Ind vs Aus Live: India vs Travis Head
Travis Head. A demon, almost Each and every time, against India. WTC Final, CWC Final, BGT. Travis Head has been there, Done that.
Utmost Priority for Shami and Hardik with the new ball, will be to dismiss head quickly.
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14:22 (IST)
Ind vs Aus Live: Big Changes for Australia
Jake Fraser-McGurk Still does not get into australia's xi. Cooper connolly has been brought into 15-man squad and thrown into the mix straw
Eyes on tanveer sangha as well, who will partner adam zampa. Glenn Maxwell and Travis Head Can also roll their arm.
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14:21 (IST)
Ind vs Aus Live: 4 Spinners for India
Varun Chakravarthy. Kuldeep Yadav. Ravindra Jadeja. Axar Patel. We could have 40 overs of high quality spin from team India today. India are backing their biggest strength to the tilt!
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14:17 (IST)
Ind vs Aus Live: India will back themselves
India will back themselves here. They have won 6 odis in a row, and have convincingly won both times in a run chase during champions trophy 2025.
All of India's Top Order Have Had Big Scores recently, and are definitely favorite for the game.
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14:14 (IST)
IND vs Aus Live: 14th Consecurable Toss Lost!
Team India Have Now Lost 14 Tosses in a Row! An unbelievable stat.
“When in two minds, it is better to lose the toss,” said rohit sharma, stating that he wasn't sure where to bat or bowl. As it stands, India will bowl first today.
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14:08 (IST)
Ind vs Aus Live: India Xi
India's XI vs Australia:
Rohit Sharma (c), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Axar Patel, Kl Rahul (WK), Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Mhammed Shami, Kuldeep YADAV, Varun Chakravarthyy.
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14:08 (IST)
Ind vs Aus Live: Australia Xi
Australia's xi vs india:
Cooper connolly, Travis Head, Steven Smith (C), Marnus Labuschagne, Josh Inglis (Wk), Alex Carey, Glenn Maxwell, Glennn Maxwell, Ben Dwarshuis, Nathan Ellis, Adam Zampa, Tanveer Sangha.
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14:07 (IST)
Ind vs Aus Live: No Harshit Rana! Varun plays
Team India has stuck with the exact xi from the new zealand game. Varun Chakravarthy will be part of the xi after his 5-question haul, and harshit rana misses out.
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14:04 (IST)
Ind vs Aus Live: Extra Spinner for Australia
Cooper connolly has been drafted into the Australia XI, while Tanveer Sangha Comes in as a Spin Option in Place of Spence of Spence Johnson. Focus on spin is obvious!
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14:03 (IST)
Ind vs Aus Live: Australia Win Toss
Australia Have Won the Toss, and Decided to Bat First! India to Chase!
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