DUBAI, March 5 (Alliance News): Australia won the toss and elected to bat first against India in the first semi-final of the ICC Champions Trophy at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium.
Australia holds the upper hand in recent major knockout matches, having defeated India in the 2023 World Test Championship final and the ODI World Cup final.
Playing XIs:
Australia: Travis Head, Josh Inglis (wk), Steven Smith (capt), Marnus Labuschagne, Cooper Connolly, Alex Carey, Glenn Maxwell, Ben Dwarshuis, Nathan Ellis, Tanveer Sangha, Adam Zampa.
India: Rohit Sharma (capt), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Axar Patel, KL Rahul (wk), Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Shami, Varun Chakravarthy.
