India reaches Champions Trophy 2025 final after beating Australia
India reaches the Champions Trophy 2025 final on Tuesday after beating Australia by four wickets behind Virat Kohli in Dubai.
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INDIA REACHES CHAMPIONS TROLPHY FINAL AS KOHLI SHINES WITH 84-RUN KNOCK
India reaches the Champions Trophy final round after Kohli shone with an 84-run knock and helped reach the team,’s goal of 265 runs in 48.1 overs.
Furthermore, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul, and Hardik Pandya also played key roles as India bundled out Australia for 264 after bowling first.
Moreover, Kohli also achieved a record buy passing 8,000 runs in ODI (One-Day International) chases.
He now has the most 50-plus scores in ICC ODI tournaments with 24, breaking Sachib Tendulkar’s record of 23.
Kohli also topped former India opener Shikhar Dhawan’s tally of 701 runs in 10 games from 2013 to 2017.
SHARMA SHARES HAVING SIX BATTING OPTIONS WORKED WONDERS IN INDIA WIN
Team captain Rohit Sharma shares his plan of having six batting options worked wonders leading to India’s win.
Moreover, the skipper got contributions from Iyer (45), Rahul (42 not out) and Pandya (28) to give India a big advantage.
Furthermore, Sharma also saw Mohammed Shami (3/38) grab three wickets, while Varun Chakravarthy and Ravindra Jadeja took two wickets each.
“That is something I really wanted, to have six bowling options and then batting till No. 8 as well. This is something we discussed while making the squad,” the skipper said.
“Halfway through the game, we felt it was a reasonable score, and we have to bat really really well. I thought we were very clinical with the bat,” he added.
AUSTRALIA CAPTAIN RUES ‘MISSED OPPORTUNITIES’
Australia team captain Steven Smith rued his team’s “missed opportunities” that changed his team’s fortunes.
Furthermore, the skipper regretted missing a “full toss” when he was batting on 73 in the 37th over.
Moreover, Smith ran at Mohammed Shami, received a full toss at around knee-height, before missing it completely.
“My plan was to try and put the seamers under a bit more pressure, and just rotate the spin,” Smith told ESPNcricinfo.
“But I didn’t do it very well. I lost my wicket at probably a crucial stage. Had I batted a little deeper, we could have potentially got up to near 300 or something,” he added.
