Champions Trophy 2025 / India will face Australia in the semi-finals, fans' heartbeats increase!

Champions Trophy 2025: The group stage matches of the Champions Trophy 2025 will end with the India-New Zealand match tomorrow. After this, the first semi-final will be played on March 4 and the second semi-final on March 5. So far three teams have made their place in the semi-finals—India, New Zealand and Australia. The fourth team will be decided after the match between England and South Africa today. Indian fans are curious to know who India will face. The official announcement is yet to be made, but it is likely that India may face Australia in the semi-finals. Let's understand this equation in detail.

How can India-Australia face each other in the semi-finals?

In Group 'A', Pakistan and Bangladesh have already been eliminated from the tournament, while India and New Zealand have reached the semi-finals. At the same time, in Group 'B', Australia has already made it to the semi-finals. England is already out of the tournament, but its last match of the group stage is with South Africa. If South Africa wins this match, it will get a ticket to the semi-finals, but it will have to win by a big margin of 207+ runs. If it is unable to do so, Afghanistan's hopes will remain alive, although Afghanistan's chances seem very low.

South Africa's chances

If South Africa manages to defeat England, it will have 5 points. Currently it has 3 points - one match won and one draw. Defeating England will give it 2 more points, taking the total to 5 points. In this case, Australia will come second in Group 'B' with 4 points.

Semi-final situation between India and Australia

India and New Zealand have played two matches each so far and both have 4-4 points. Both teams will face each other in their last group stage match. If India defeats New Zealand, it will top Group 'A' with 6 points, while New Zealand will be left with only 4 points. According to the semi-final fixtures, the top team of Group 'A' will face the second-placed team of Group 'B'. In such a situation, the first semi-final of India and Australia can be played in Dubai on March 4.

New Zealand vs South Africa: Possibility of second semi-final

If all the above equations fit, then New Zealand will face South Africa in the second semi-final. This match will be played on March 5 at Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore. At the same time, if Team India reaches the final, then this match will be played in Dubai. Even if India does not reach the final, the final match of Champions Trophy 2025 will be held in Dubai.

Now it will be interesting to see what is the result of today's match and which team confirms its place in the last four. Indian fans are now eagerly waiting to see whether they will get to see a high-voltage match against Australia in the semi-finals or the equation will take some other form.