India vs Australia, the 1st semi-final of the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 is set to be played on March 04 at Dubai International Cricket Stadium. India has been unbeaten in the group stage, defeating Bangladesh, Pakistan, and New Zealand to top the Group A table. On the other hand, Australia, after defeating England in their first game, had to share points against South Africa and Afghanistan due to rain. Match will be an exciting contest between two strong teams with a quite interesting past in ICC knockouts. In this article, we will cover the India vs Australia, ICC Champions Trophy 2025 semi-final prediction of who will come out as the winner with an understanding of the recent form, squads, H2Hs, pitch report, and other factors.
India vs Australia: Both teams preview
India
India dominated the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 group stage, becoming the only team to win all matches. They defeated Bangladesh, Pakistan, and New Zealand to top the table. The team is looking well balanced with prominent players in the squad. Shreyas Iyer and Shubman Gill scored most runs for the team and Varun Chakaravarthy impressed in the last match with a fifer.
Strengths: The team is well balanced and features experienced names. The three all-rounders Axar Patel, Hardik Pandya, and Ravindra Jadeja have been amazing. The batting department is also played according to the situation in the first three matches.
Weaknesses: The fast bowling unit has struggled a bit to take early wickets. Mohammad Shami’s form is a concern for the team ahead of the big game.
Australia
After defeating England by 5 wickets in a 352 chase, Australia’s last two matches were interrupted by rain and ended with no results. The team features a strong batting lineup with names like Josh Inglis, Travis Head, and Steven Smith. However, the bowling department struggled in the group stage matches. Their opener Matthew Short has ruled out of the tournament and a 21-year-old Cooper Connolly has named his replacement in the squad.
Strengths: The batting lineup of the team is their strength. They have batters like Travis Head, Steven Smith, Glenn Maxwell, Alex Carey, and Josh Inglis.
Weaknesses: The bowling department of the team has struggled a bit. Due to the unavailability of Mitchell Starc, Pat Cummins, and Jos Hazlewood, Australia comes with an inexperienced pace attack in this tournament.
H2H and Pitch Report
| Winner | Won by | Date |
| Australia | 6 wickets | 19 Nov 2023 |
| India | 6 wickets | 08 Oct 2023 |
| Australia | 66 runs | 27 Sep 2023 |
| India | 99 runs (DLS method) | 24 Sep 2023 |
| India | 5 wickets | 22 Sep 2023 |
Pitch Report
India vs Australia, the 1st semi-final of the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 is set to be played at Dubai International Cricket Stadium. After the first three group stage matches of the Champions Trophy 2025, the pitch becomes slow and is assisting spinners as we saw in the India vs New Zealand match.
Results of the last two ODIs played at Dubai International Cricket Stadium
India vs Pakistan (23 Feb 2025) – India won by 6 wickets
| Pakistan | 241 |
| India | 244/4 |
India vs New Zealand (02 Mar 2025) – India won by 44 runs
| India | 249/9 |
| New Zealand | 205 |
India vs Australia Odds
- India – 1.55
- Australia – 2.50
India vs Australia: Who will win?
With both team strengths, weaknesses, and recent form, India is expected to win this match. They have a well-balanced squad with a solid batting lineup and three in-form all-rounders to provide stability in the middle. Australia has a good batting lineup but their bowling unit is inexperienced.
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