Maxwell to Rahul, SIX, Rahul finishes off in style! Dances down the track, gets close to the pitch of the ball and flogs this full delivery over wide long-on.
India vs Australia Live Score and Updates: SIX!!! INDIA WON BY 6 WKTS!!!!
IND vs AUS 1st SF: What a match! On March 4, 2025, in Dubai, India pulled off a thrilling chase against Australia, reaching 265/5 in 47 overs to overcome a target of 264. It was a rollercoaster of emotions, and here’s how the drama unfolded.
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Australia’s Innings – 264 All Out
Winning the toss (Rohit’s 14th consecutive loss with the coin!), Australia opted to bat. But Mohammed Shami had other ideas, striking in the third over to dismiss young Cooper Connolly for a duck—caught behind at 4/1. With Jasprit Bumrah out due to injury, Shami took it upon himself to rattle the Aussies.
Travis Head looked dangerous, smashing 39 off 33 balls, reminiscent of his 2023 World Cup final heroics. But Varun Chakravarthy’s brilliant googly in the 9th over sent him packing at 54/2. This was a turning point—India’s spin attack found its rhythm.
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Steve Smith (73) and Alex Carey (61) built a solid foundation, taking Australia to 198/4 by the 37th over. At that point, a 280+ total seemed likely. However, Shami struck again to remove Smith at 198/5, triggering a collapse. Ravindra Jadeja dismissed Glenn Maxwell for just 4, Axar Patel took out Marnus Labuschagne for 16, and Australia’s lower order crumbled, losing 6 wickets for just 66 runs. Hardik Pandya finished the job, dismissing Adam Zampa to bowl them out for 264 in 49.3 overs.
Shami’s 3/48 and Chakravarthy’s 2/35 played a crucial role in keeping Australia below their expected total.
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India’s Chase – 265/5 in 47 Overs
Chasing 265 on a slowing Dubai pitch was never going to be easy. Openers Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill started steadily, but Ben Dwarshuis sent Gill back for 8, bowled trying to guide one down. Soon after, debutant Connolly trapped Rohit LBW for 28, leaving India at 61/2 in 12 overs. The pressure was on—204 runs off 38 overs looked like a steep ask.
Enter Virat Kohli and Shreyas Iyer. Kohli played a masterclass, finishing unbeaten on 106 (off roughly 110 balls, packed with boundaries), while Iyer contributed a valuable 50. Their partnership of around 90-100 runs steadied the innings. By the 30th over, India was around 150/3, and the chase looked under control.
Adam Zampa tried to claw Australia back into the contest, dismissing Iyer with a deceptive googly around the 35th over, leaving India at 180-200/4. KL Rahul chipped in with a brief 15 before Dwarshuis struck again. But Hardik Pandya arrived with intent, smashing a rapid 30* off 15-20 balls. The defining moment came when Pandya hammered a boundary off Nathan Ellis in the 47th over, sealing the win with 18 balls to spare. The celebrations were electric—Kohli’s ton and Hardik’s finishing touch exorcised the demons of the 2023 final.
Playing XI
Australia (Playing XI): Cooper Connolly, Travis Head, Steven Smith(c), Marnus Labuschagne, Josh Inglis(w), Alex Carey, Glenn Maxwell, Ben Dwarshuis, Nathan Ellis, Adam Zampa, Tanveer Sangha
India (Playing XI): Rohit Sharma(c), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Axar Patel, KL Rahul(w), Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Mohammed Shami, Kuldeep Yadav, Varun Chakravarthy
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India vs Australia Live Score and Updates: FOUR!!!
Nathan Ellis to Hardik Pandya, FOUR, with mid-off and mid-on inside,
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Zampa to Hardik Pandya, SIX, this is even bigger from Hardik Pandya! Surely, this has to be the killer blow. Full again, Hardik clears his front leg, bends his back leg.
India vs Australia Live Score and Updates: SIX!!!
Zampa to Hardik Pandya, SIX, Zampa goes full, slot ball, Hardik Pandya.
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Nathan Ellis to Rahul, 1 run, 3000 ODI runs for Rahul! Gets there by pushing a full delivery to the left of cover
India vs Australia Live Score and Updates: SIX!!!!
Sangha to Hardik Pandya, SIX, and there's the biggie! Sangha overpitches and Hardik Pandya pounces. Clears his front leg, gets under it and bludgeons it downtown for a 106m six
India vs Australia Live Score and Updates: WICKET!!!!
Zampa to Kohli, out Caught by Dwarshuis!! Zampa removes Kohli! Flighted googly outside off, Kohli spots it and gets down on one leg to slog it over cow corner. Off the bottom part of the bat Kohli c Dwarshuis b Zampa 84(98) [4s-5]
India vs Australia Live Score and Updates: SIX!!!
Zampa to Rahul, SIX, there's long-on and long-off in place, Rahul dances down the track and lofts downtown. Gets close to the pitch of the delivery and tonks it over the bowler's head for an 84m six
India vs Australia Live Score and Updates: FOUR!!!
Dwarshuis to Rahul, FOUR, Rahul has decided to up the ante. Gives the charge to the bowler by stepping out of his crease, swings his bat hard.
India vs Australia Live Score and Updates: FOUR!!!!
Sangha to Rahul, FOUR, to long-off. a boundary after 39 deliveries!
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Dwarshuis to Rahul, 1 run, 129.5kph, square-drives through point for a single which brings up India's 200!
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Nathan Ellis to Axar, out Bowled!! The bowling change works! 133.9kph, short of length delivery that skids off the deck, Axar shapes to heave it across the line and misses Axar b Nathan Ellis 27(30) [4s-1 6s-1]
India vs Australia Live Score and Updates: FOUR!!!!
Maxwell to Axar, FOUR, two fielders converge
India vs Australia Live Score and Updates: Virat Kohli becomes the leading run-getter getter for India in Champions Trophy History
🚨 HISTORY AT DUBAI 🚨- Virat Kohli becomes the leading run-getter getter for India in Champions Trophy History. 🐐 pic.twitter.com/7l90JqKnVV
— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) March 4, 2025
India vs Australia Live Score and Updates: SIX!!!!
Sangha to Axar, SIX, to backward square leg.
India vs Australia Live Score and Updates: FOUR!!!
Zampa to Kohli, FOUR, to deep mid-wicket!
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India vs Australia Live Score and Updates: WICKET!!!!
Zampa to Shreyas Iyer, out Bowled!! Shreyas Iyer b Zampa 45(62) [4s-3]
India vs Australia Live Score and Updates: FOUR!!!!
Zampa to Kohli, FOUR, to deep square leg
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Connolly to Kohli, 2 runs, back foot drive past cover but long-off runs to the left and cuts it off
India vs Australia Live Score and Updates: FOUR!!!
Sangha to Kohli, FOUR, the unavoidable loose ball being a leg-spinner!
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Nathan Ellis to Kohli, FOUR, to deep square leg
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Stabilize Early (Overs 12-20, ~4:30-5:00 PM IST):
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India vs Australia Live Score and Updates: FOUR!!!
Connolly to Shreyas Iyer, FOUR, to deep backward point
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India vs Australia Live Score and Updates: FOUR!!!
Connolly to Shreyas Iyer, FOUR, to deep square leg
India vs Australia Live Score and Updates: FOUR!!!!
Connolly to Shreyas Iyer, FOUR, oh edged past slip! Shreyas has tried to cut Connolly 3-4 times so far and he's not middled every time.
India vs Australia Live Scores and Updates: WICKET!!!
Connolly to Rohit, out Lbw!! That's a Lion roar from Connolly. Rohit lbw b Connolly 28(29) [4s-3 6s-1]
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India vs Australia Live Score and Updates: FOUR!!!!
Nathan Ellis to Rohit, FOUR, oh that's an umpire killer! You can't keep him quiet these days. Stepped out for a break-free shot and absolutely smashed this straight and the umpire had to get out of the way really quickly to avoid a serious injury.
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India vs Australia Live Score and Updates: WICKET!!!
Dwarshuis to Shubman Gill, out Bowled!! Dwarshuis has had Gill in the mind. Shubman Gill b Dwarshuis 8(11) [4s-1]
India vs Australia Live Score and Updates: FOUR!!!!
Dwarshuis to Rohit, FOUR, oh he wanted to paddle-scoop the fast bowler to the fine leg fence.
India vs Australia Live Score and Updates: FOUR!!!!!
Dwarshuis to Shubman Gill, FOUR, that is a serious shot from Gill. He plays the short-arm jab pull.
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India vs Australia Live Score and Updates: SIX!!!
Nathan Ellis to Rohit, SIX, the pull on the rise! Do not offer anything that sits up in the powerplay.
India vs Australia Live Score and Updates: FOUR!!!!
Dwarshuis to Rohit, FOUR, that is not where you would want to bowl first over of a knockout game defending the target. Freebie length ball down leg.
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India vs Australia Live Score and Updates: WICKET!!!!
Hardik Pandya to Zampa, out Bowled!! Cleaned up! Short of a good length delivery, seam-up, Zampa b Hardik Pandya 7(12)
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Shami to Nathan Ellis, out Caught by Kohli!! Nathan Ellis c Kohli b Shami 10(7) [6s-1]
India vs Australia Live Score and Updates: SIX!!!
Shami to Nathan Ellis, SIX, that's a meaty blow! Length ball around off, Ellis clears his front leg and swings his bat hard to clobber this slower ball over deep midwicket.
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FIELDING MEDAL TO SHREYAS IYER 🏅 pic.twitter.com/l56wEKBzuZ
— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) March 4, 2025
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Hardik Pandya to Carey, out Carey Run Out!! 1 run completed Carey run out (Shreyas Iyer) 61(57) [4s-8 6s-1]
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India vs Australia Live Score and Updates: FOUR!!!
Shami to Carey, FOUR, 139.3kph, low full toss, Carey moves across, gets low and paddle-scoops it superbly over short fine leg for a one-bounce four
India vs Australia Live Score and Updates: Current Situation
Score: 239/7 after 45.1 overs.
Run Rate: Approximately 5.29 runs per over (239 ÷ 45.1667). This is moderate, suggesting a steady but not explosive innings so far.
Wickets in Hand: 3 remaining (7 down, implying the 8th, 9th, and 10th batsmen are yet to bat).
Balls Left: 29, slightly less than 5 full overs due to the extra delivery.
India vs Australia Live Score and Updates: WICKET!!
Varun Chakravarthy to Dwarshuis, out Caught by Shreyas Iyer!! Holes out! Full delivery, another googly, not much spin, Dwarshuis gets down to slogsweep and hits it straight down deep midwicket's throat Dwarshuis c Shreyas Iyer b Varun Chakravarthy 19(29)
