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.

Why not? If there's been one thorn in India's eyes, it's TRAVIS HEAD. A hundred against India in the WTC final. A hundred against India in the 2023 World Cup final. Back-to-back hundreds again in Adelaide and Brisbane during the Border-Gavaskar Trophy.

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.

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.

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.

Follow live coverage of India vs Australia from the ICC Champions Trophy today. The ICC Test Championship sees nine teams compete across a two-year cycle of matches before a two-team final decides the winner.

Blessed with a venue advantage and with a depleted Australia at their disposal, India will be gunning for revenge when the familiar foes clash in the first semi-final of the Champions Trophy on Tuesday.