IND vs AUS / India left Australia behind by reaching the final, reached number 1 in this list

The Indian team made it to the finals of the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 by defeating Australia by 4 wickets in the semi-finals. Australia set a target of 265 runs, which India achieved thanks to the innings of Virat Kohli (84), Shreyas Iyer (45) and KL Rahul (42).

IND vs AUS: The Indian cricket team has performed undefeated so far in the ICC Champions Trophy 2025, defeating Australia by 4 wickets in the semi-finals to make it to the final. The match was played on the slow pitch of Dubai, where the Australian team batted first and set a target of 265 runs. This score was challenging on this pitch, but the Indian team achieved the target with 11 balls to spare by performing brilliantly in batting.

Excellent performance of Indian batsmen in the semi-finals

Virat Kohli played a brilliant innings of 84 runs, laying the foundation for India's victory. Apart from him, Shreyas Iyer (45 runs), KL Rahul (42 runs) and Hardik Pandya (28 runs) made important contributions.

With this win, India has overtaken Australia in terms of winning semi-finals in ICC tournaments.

India becomes the team to win the most semi-finals in ICC events

India has now become the team to win the most semi-final matches in ICC tournaments. The Indian team has played 19 semi-finals so far, out of which it has won 12. At the same time, Australia has won 11 out of 18 semi-finals.

Record of winning semi-finals:

India – 12 wins out of 19

Australia – 11 wins out of 18

England – 9 wins out of 15

West Indies – 8 wins out of 11

Sri Lanka – 7 wins out of 11

Pakistan – 6 wins out of 16

Opportunity to beat Australia in knockout after 14 years

Defeating Australia in knockout matches of ICC events is a big challenge for any team. India had to face defeat against Australia in the final of the 2023 ODI World Cup. But in this semi-final of the Champions Trophy 2025, India defeated the Kangaroo team in a knockout match after 14 years. Earlier, India defeated Australia in the quarter-finals of the 2011 ODI World Cup.

This victory of the Indian team has once again brought them to the top of global cricket. Now all eyes are on the final match, where Team India under the captaincy of Rohit Sharma is ready to register another historic victory.