IND vs AUS LIVE Score, Champions Trophy Semi-Final: Virat Kohli Achieves Special Milestone as India’s Chase-Master

IND vs AUS LIVE Score, Champions Trophy Semi-Final: Relatively easier at this moment for India, as they are keeping the scoreboard moving while chasing 265. Virat Kohli has notched yet another feat, by coming in with 8000 runs in ODIs while chasing. One more from him tonight for India to step into the final, and the good news for them is that his partner Shreyas Iyer is equally growing in confidence.

They have great pace in the emerging competition, getting them along satisfactorily at the required rate and then the odd boundary here and there. Australia gave Cooper Connolly an opportunity to 'make up' for the dropped Rohit Sharma, as the Indian captain could manage just 28. Two wickets in two overs and Australia's really put a smear on India's fabulous start. Rohit missed a full ball and was given out LBW, the review not saving him. This happened shortly after Shubman Gill was cleaned up by Ben Dwarshuis.

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Australia were felled at the score of 264. At one early stage of the match, the reigning World Champions looked for something around 280, if not more. However, a fantastic comeback led by Mohammed Shami's 3/48 and good company by Varun Chakaravarthy and Ravindra Jadeja ensured that India would have less than 270 to chase in order to make a place for themselves in the final of the Champions Trophy.

After Steve Smith won the toss and chose to bat, Australia had an early jolt, with Shami taking the first wicket of Copper Connolly for a painful duck. Travis Head, the nemesis of India, battled it out for the initial overs but changed gears effectively just after to sow fears in the hearts and minds of the Indian fans. Head sped to 39 before being foxed by Chakaravarthy with a wrong one to have India in much-needed breakthrough.

They then dug in, forging an unhurried 56-run partnership. But, just when their partnership began to sound threatening, Ravindra Jadeja struck Marnus on the pads to get him out of LBW. Josh Inglis, the new man in, hung around a while before lobbing an easy catch to Virat Kohli. Australia rooted their hopes to captain Smith, who battled his way to a gutsy figure of fifty but 27 adrift from hundred fell to Shami, missing a full toss to be castle. One brought two as in the very next over Glenn Maxwell hit a six just to fall on clean bowling by Axar the next ball. Carey kept Australia ticking along with a cracking fifty of his own, but Shreyas Iyer produced a brilliant piece of fielding, nailing a direct hit from the deep to run him out.

India's Playing XI vs Australia:

• Openers: Rohit Sharma (Captain), Shubman Gill
• Top and middle order: Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul (Wicketkeeper)
• All-rounders: Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Ravindra Jadeja
• Bowlers: Arshdeep Singh, Kuldeep Yadav, Varun Chakravarthy

Australia's Playing XI vs India:

• Openers: Cooper Connolly, Travis Head,
• Top and middle order: Steven Smith(c), Marnus Labuschagne, Josh Inglis(w), Alex Carey,
• All-Rounder: Glenn Maxwell
• Bowlers: Ben Dwarshuis, Nathan Ellis, Adam Zampa, Tanveer Sangha

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India vs Australia: Head-to-Head in ODIs

• Matches Played: 151
• Australia Won: 84
• India won: 57
• Tie/NR: 10

Here are a few pointers related to the India vs Australia Champions Trophy semifinal:

• Rohit Sharma out LBW for 28
• Shubman Gill chopped on to his own stumps off Ben Dwarshuis
• Australia all out at 264 in 49.3 overs
• Axar Patel knocked over Glenn Maxwell for 7
• Mohammed Shami cleaned up Steve Smith for 73
• Smith and Marnus Labuschagne added 56 runs for the third wicket; the partnership was broken by Jadeja.
• Little did we know, in fact, he fell within the very first ball he faced against the spinner on 39 off 33 balls after looking quite ominous
• Travis Head had 0 when Mohammed Shami dropped him off his own bowling
• Australia captain Steve Smith won the toss and chose to bat.

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