The ICC Champions Trophy 2025 semi final between India and Australia is underway at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium. Australia won the toss and chose to bat first.  They made two changes: Cooper Connolly and Tanveer Sangha are in for Matthew Short and Spencer Johnson.

Australia has won the toss and opted to bat against India in the first semifinal of the 2025 Champions Trophy.

The Indian cricketers wore black armbands in the Champions Trophy semi-final against Australia in honour of late spinner, Padmakar Shivalkar.

The 50-over World Cup is far older and has been competed for since back in 1975. Australia are the record winners having run out victorious on five occasions (1987, 1999, 2003, 2007 and 2015). England took the 2019 crown after a dramatic Ben Stokes-inspired super-over win over New Zealand at Lord's.

A storied cricket rivalry will add a new chapter when India and Australia square off in the first semifinal of the Champions Trophy in Dubai.

India and Australia have a long-standing rivalry in cricket, particularly in the ODI format. They have faced each other 151 times, with Australia leading the series 84-57 and 10 matches ending without a result.

Australia squad: Steve Smith (c), Sean Abbott, Alex Carey, Cooper Connolly, Ben Dwarshuis, Nathan Ellis, Jake Fraser-McGurk, Spencer Johnson, Aaron Hardie, Travis Head, Josh Inglis, Marnus Labuschagne, Glenn Maxwell, Tanveer Sangha, Adam Zampa

Australia's hopes of making it into the Champions Trophy final hinge on how well their batters can perform against India's potent spin attack in their semi-final meeting in Dubai, captain Steve Smith said on Monday.