ICC Champions Trophy 2025 – India vs Australia: Start, teams, stream
Who: India vs Australia
What: ICC Champions Trophy 2025 semifinal
Where: Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
When: Tuesday, March 4 at 1pm (09:00 GMT)
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Indeed, the game is a repeat of the final of the 2023 Cricket World Cup, in which the Australians upset the odds to beat the hosts India in the final in Ahmedabad.
Does India’s Dubai location give them the edge?
India captain Rohit Sharma dismissed suggestions that they have had an unfair advantage by being allowed to play all their Champions Trophy matches in Dubai.
India refused to tour Pakistan for the tournament because of the strained political relations between the bitter neighbours, who play each other only in multi-team events.
The International Cricket Council (ICC), which has former Indian board secretary Jay Shah as its current chairman, has been criticised for obliging the game’s financial engine by letting India camp in Dubai.
Indeed, the game is a repeat of the final of the 2023 Cricket World Cup, in which the Australians upset the odds to beat the hosts India in the final in Ahmedabad.
Does India’s Dubai location give them the edge?
India captain Rohit Sharma dismissed suggestions that they have had an unfair advantage by being allowed to play all their Champions Trophy matches in Dubai.
India refused to tour Pakistan for the tournament because of the strained political relations between the bitter neighbours, who play each other only in multi-team events.
The International Cricket Council (ICC), which has former Indian board secretary Jay Shah as its current chairman, has been criticised for obliging the game’s financial engine by letting India camp in Dubai.
“We don’t know which pitch is going to be played in the semifinal. But whatever happens, we have to adapt and see what is happening.
“This is not our home; this is Dubai. We don’t play so many matches here. This is new for us, too.”
“We don’t know which pitch is going to be played in the semifinal. But whatever happens, we have to adapt and see what is happening.
“This is not our home; this is Dubai. We don’t play so many matches here. This is new for us, too.”
