New Delhi: The ICC Champions Trophy has entered the knockout stage with the semifinal matches starting on Tuesday. The first up action will be the jostle between fierce rivals Australia and India right from the Dubai International Cricket Stadium in Dubai.
This will be the first meeting between the two teams in an ODI match after both played in the final of the 2023 World Cup in Ahmedabad where Australia prevailed to lift their sixth trophy in the marquee tournament. This will be another faceoff for the two matches and it only gets interesting to see them compete when the occasion is an ICC knockout game.
India have played all their three group stage matches in Dubai while Australia played a couple of games in Lahore and one match in Rawalpindi, two of them were washed out because of rain showers.
The popular notion goes by that Australia has troubled India the most in ICC knockout stage, though the Men in Blue have defeated the Men from down under on multiple instances, as good as the one in the T20 World Cup 2024 to end Mitchell Marsh & Co’s run in USA and Barbados.
Much will depend on the Dubai pitch after Indian spinners got into the act to prevent New Zealand from chasing a modest target of 250.
India vs Australia pitch report
The pitch in Dubai is more of a sluggish wicket, which has been in stark contrast to the flat tracks in Pakistan. The three matches hosted at the Dubai International Stadium saw teams struggle to put more than 250 in the first innings. The spinners do have a say to control the game in the middle overs, or turn it.
India vs Australia weather report
According to AccuWeather, the temperature in Dubai is considered to be around 30 degrees in the afternoon and the conditions might not be clear because of the presence of the heat. The temperature is likely to come down to near 22 degrees with partial cloudy nature expected though rain doesn’t seem to be threat.
India vs Australia live streaming details
The India vs Australia semifinal match will be telecasted on Star Sports network and Sports18 network. The live streaming of the match will be available on JioStar platform (both website and portal) for online watch.
The ICC Champions Trophy semifinal pits India against Australia in Dubai. The match is highly anticipated given their recent World Cup final clash. Australia’s history of success against India in knockout matches adds intrigue to this crucial encounter. Cricket Sports News: Latest Cricket News, Cricket Live Score, Sports Breaking News from Sports Today
