Champions Trophy semis 2025: India will face Australia in the Dubai semi-final, and NZ will meet SA in the Lahore semi-final.

India will meet Australia in the Champions Trophy’s inaugural semi-final in Dubai on Tuesday, after defeating New Zealand by 44 runs in the final group-stage match at the same venue on Sunday. Meanwhile, New Zealand will fly to Lahore to face South Africa in the second semi-final on Wednesday.

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Due to complicated scheduling, Australia and South Africa had already flown to Dubai, with an ICC official stating that the decision had been made to give the team that plays the semi-final in Dubai (Australia in this scenario) on March 4 the most time to prepare for that match. However, that means South Africa is in the suboptimal situation of having recently flown from Pakistan to Dubai, only to return to Pakistan.

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New Zealand will fly to Lahore early in the morning on March 3, to play South Africa in the second semi-final fixture of the tournament. The first semi-final of the tournament will be played on March 4, Tuesday in Dubai, while the second one will be played on March 5.

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India vs Australia in World Cups

So far, cricket fans have witnessed 12 clashes between India and Australia in the ICC ODI World Cup, 5 in the ICC T20 World Cup, and 4 in the ICC 2019-2021 Test Championship.

Australia has won 8 of the 12 ICC World Cup matches against India. However, the Men in Blue destroyed the Australian Cricket Team in the ICC World Cup 2019, the last time the two sides faced off, gaining a 75-year psychological lead over their foes.

Furthermore, the Indian cricket team dominates the Australians in the ICC Twenty20 World Cup and Test Championship. India has won three of its five Twenty20 matches.