Last Updated:March 04, 2025, 14:25 IST
Rohit Sharma lost his 14th straight toss as Steve Smith opted to bat first and brought in two spinners into the playing XI.
Champions Trophy, IND vs AUS: India captain Rohit Sharma and Australia skipper Steve Smith (X/BCCI)
Australia captain Steve Smith won the toss and decided to bat first against Rohit Sharma’s India in the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 semi-final at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Tuesday.
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Australia captain Steve Smith, after winning the toss, said the looks a pretty dry surface with dry squares and his team will look to put some runs on the board.
He adds that that the pitch might take some turn as well and that Australia have made two changes – Cooper Connolly and Tanveer Sangha coming in for Matt Short and Spencer Johnson respectively.
“Steve Smith: We’ll have a bat. Looks a pretty dry surface. The guys had a couple of sessions, ready to go. It should take turn. Very good side – India. Two changes. Cooper Connolly comes in for Short, Sangha comes in for Johnson,” Steve Smith said after winning the toss.
Team India skipper Rohit Sharma, after losing his 14th straight toss, said that he and his side were prepared to either bat or ball and when one is in two minds, it is better to lose the toss.
Even though India have played three games so far on the same square, Rohit said the surface was a bit different. He added that India are unchanged.
“I was prepared to do both. When you’re confused, it’s better to lose the toss. The pitch keeps changing its nature. You have to play good cricket. We’ve played good cricket in all three games and that’s what we’ll try to do. It’s going to be challenging. We are playing with the same team. We want to continue from where we left. Now that we are bowling first, we have to bowl well and restrict them to as low as possible,” Rohit Sharma said after losing the toss.
IND vs AUS – Playing XIs
Australia: Travis Head, Cooper Connolly, Steve Smith (C), Marnus Labuschagne, Josh Inglis, Alex Carey, Glenn Maxwell, Ben Dwarshuis, Nathan Ellis, Tanveer Sangha, Adam Zampa.
India: Rohit Sharma (C), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Axar Patel, KL Rahul, Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Mohammad Shami, Kuldeep Yadav, Varun Chakaravarthy.
Location :
Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE)
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