ICC Champions Trophy 2025 Semi-Final 1: Fantasy XI And Squads For IND vs AUS Match

IND vs AUS: India and Australia will clash in the first semifinal of the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Tuesday.

India is expected to play four spinners in their Champions Trophy semifinal against Australia in Dubai. After choosing Varun Chakaravarthy over Harshit Rana, they may continue with this strategy if the conditions are favorable. Australia will need to replace the injured Matthew Short, with Jake Fraser-McGurk as a backup opener. Alternatively, all-rounder Cooper Connolly could move into the middle order, allowing Steve Smith to bat higher up.

IND vs AUS: Detailed Head-to-Head In ODIs And Champions Trophy

India predicted XI:

Rohit Sharma (c), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Axar Patel, KL Rahul (wk), Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Varun Chakaravarthy, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Shami.

Australia predicted XI:

Jake Fraser-McGurk, Travis Head, Steve Smith (c), Marnus Labuschagne, Josh Inglis, Glenn Maxwell, Alex Carey (wk), Spencer Johnson, Nathan Ellis, Adam Zampa, Ben Dwarshuis.

IND vs AUS Fantasy XI Prediction

Wicketkeepers

Josh Inglis

Batters

Shubman Gill
Rohit Sharma
Travis Head (VC)
Shreyas Iyer

All-rounders

Hardik Pandya (C)
Axar Patel

Bowlers

Adam Zampa
Mohammad Shami
Kuldeep Yadav
Varun Chakravarthy

IND vs AUS: Detailed Head-to-Head In ODIs And Champions Trophy — IND vs AUS Semifinal

IND vs AUS Squads

India: Rohit Sharma (c), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul, Rishabh Pant, Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Kuldeep Yadav, Harshit Rana, Mohd. Shami, Arshdeep Singh, Ravindra Jadeja, Varun Chakaravarthy.

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

Dubai International Stadium Pitch Report: How Will the Surface Behave?

The pitch at Dubai International Stadium has reportedly been altered for the upcoming semifinal. However, the core characteristics of the surface are expected to remain the same, with a strong favoring of spinners.

The wicket is anticipated to be slow, which may limit high-scoring games. Nonetheless, batting first and posting a competitive total will still be crucial in knockout matches.