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India won 3 consecutive matches in the Champions Trophy 2025 and entered the semi -finals. On March 4, the team will face Australia in knockout. Australia defeated India in the final of the ODI World Cup 2023. However, now the match is in Dubai, where spin dominates. In such a situation, India can get 3 advantage.
Advantage-1: Pitch
Semi -finals in Dubai, India did not lose a single match here India is playing all its matches in Dubai under the hybrid model in the Champions Trophy. The team is also getting the benefit of playing at one place. The team does not have to travel, playing-11 selection is getting ease. Players are living in the same hotel, the same hotel. Not only this, they are also practicing on the same ground.
Team India’s ODI record overall at Dubai International Stadium is quite spectacular. Here India played 9 ODIs and did not lose a single one. India won 8, while one match was a tie. However, the team will face Australia for the first time here. However, 8 matches of the ICC tournament were played between the two teams. India won in 4 and Australia in 4. Therefore, the Kangaroos can get a tough challenge.
250 plus scores were not remained due to a slow pitch The Champions Trophy matches so far in Dubai. Due to a slow pitch, 250 plus scores were not scored in all three matches. Due to the pitch slow, the Indian spinner can benefit from this in the semi -finals.
- India played the first match with Bangladesh. Bangladesh was reduced to 228 runs while batting first. Nevertheless, India took 46.3 overs to chase a small score.
- India played the second match with Pakistan. Pakistan collapsed for 241 runs while batting first. With the century of Virat Kohli, India chased the target in 42.3 overs.
- India played the third match with New Zealand. While batting first, Team India could score 249 runs after losing 9 wickets. In response, the Kiwi team was reduced to 205 runs. India’s spinners took 9 wickets.
Advantage-2: 5 specialist spinner in team
Indian spinners’ economy less than 5 Dubai’s slow pitch India gave 4 spinners opportunities in 3 matches. Kuldeep Yadav, Akshar Patel and Ravindra Jadeja played all three matches. He spent runs with an economy of less than 5 and took 9 wickets. Varun Chakraborty got an opportunity against New Zealand, redeemed the spot and took 5 wickets from just 4.20 economy.
Varun got a chance against fast bowler Harshit Rana against New Zealand. The team fed 2 pacers in the form of Mohammed Shami and Hardik Pandya. The squad also has a fifth spinner as Washington Sundar, who also batting. However, it is difficult to include the fifth player in 4 spinners’ playing-11.
Lack of experienced spinners in Australia In Team India where there are 5 specialist spinners. In Australia, there is only 1 experienced spinner as Adam Jampa. The squad also stars Tanveer Sangha, but he has only 3 ODI experiences. Apart from these 2, the team definitely has 5 part time spinners in the form of Marnas Labushen, Glenn Maxwell, Cooper Konoli, Travis Head and Steve Smith. However, Australia will need an experienced and specialist spinner to support Jampa against India.
Advantage-3: 2 Indian Batters set century on slow pitch
Team India’s batters are in the farm. 3 matches scored 2 centuries and 2 half -centuries. Shubman Gill (101* run), against Bangladesh, Virat Kohli (100* run) won the team by winning a century against Pakistan. At the same time, Shreyas Iyer scored half -centuries against both Pakistan and New Zealand.
Australia’s batter’s habit of sharp pitch Australia could have played only one match in the tournament so far. The team had a target of 350 plus runs against England in Lahore. The team did not have trouble winning on the basis of Josh English century. The rest of the team’s matches against Afghanistan and South Africa were washed away in the rain. Now the team will land on Dubai’s slow pitch, where the batters may have trouble. Because just before the tournament, the team lost the ODI series on a slow pitch in Sri Lanka.
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