DUBAI – India defeated Australia by 4 wickets to secure a spot in the final of the ICC Champions Trophy’s first semi-final.
In the knockout match held in Dubai, India chased down the target of 265 runs in the 49th over, finishing at 266/6.
Virat Kohli was the top scorer for India with 84 runs. Shreyas Iyer scored 45, Hardik Pandya 28, captain Rohit Sharma 28, Axar Patel 27, and Shubman Gill was dismissed for 8 runs.
KL Rahul remained unbeaten with 42 runs alongside Ravindra Jadeja, who scored 2 not out.
For Australia, Nathan Ellis and Adam Zampa took 2 wickets each, while Cooper Connolly and Ben Dwarshuis claimed 1 wicket apiece.
Earlier, after winning the toss and opting to bat first, Australia were bowled out for 264 runs in 50 overs.
Captain Steven Smith led the Kangaroos with 73 runs. Alex Carey scored 61, Travis Head 39, Marnus Labuschagne 29, Ben Dwarshuis 19, Josh Inglis 11, Nathan Ellis 10, Glenn Maxwell 7, Adam Zampa 7, and Cooper Connolly was dismissed without scoring.
Squads
Australia: Travis Head, Cooper Connolly (In for Matt Short), Steve Smith (C), Marnus Labuschagne, Josh Inglis (WK), Alex Carey, Glenn Maxwell, Ben Dwarshuis, Nathan Ellis, Tanveer Sangha (In for Spencer Johnson), Adam Zampa. 14:06 (IST) Mar 04
India: Rohit Sharma (C), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Axar Patel, KL Rahul (WK), Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Mohammad Shami, Kuldeep Yadav, Varun Chakaravarthy.
