IND vs AUS Dream11 Prediction, Fantasy Tips, Playing 11, Pitch Report & Head-to-Head Records for Champions Trophy 1st Semi-final

Match Preview 

The ICC Champions Trophy 2025 has almost come to an end with India, New Zealand, Australia and South Africa qualifying for the semi-finals. The two semi-finals are scheduled for March 4 and 5 in Dubai and Lahore. India will face their ICC events rivals, Australia, in the first semi-final. Even though the match will be interesting to watch, the fans will be worried about the results. 

Team Analysis: India and New Zealand

India (IND) have played both their matches in Dubai, and familiarity with the conditions will come in handy. They are the unbeaten team and will make sure the upcoming game goes in their favor. Moreover, the batters are in red-hot form, and so are the bowlers. Shreyas Iyer scored a brilliant half-century in the previous game, and Varun Chakaravarthy claimed a fifer. So India are looking good in the tournament. 

Australia (AUS) will enter the semi-finals with two wins in the group stage. Their fierce batting lineup is a huge thing, but the bowling doesn't seem good, especially with Dubai's conditions. While Australia always have an upper hand against India, their bowling might be a sign of concern for them ahead of the semi-finals. 

Match Details

Match: India vs Australia, Champions Trophy 2025, Semi-final 1

Venue: Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai 

Date and Time: 4th March 2024, 2:30 PM

Live Coverage Details: Star Sports (TV), Jio Hotstar (WEB and OTT)

Head-to-Head 

Matches: 151

Wins for India: 57

Wins for Australia: 84

No result: 10

Tied Match - 0

Pitch Report

Dubai has been a pitch where batting becomes difficult after the ball gets softer, and the spin bowlers come into play. The captain winning the toss will want to chase, considering the better conditions for batting in the second. Historically, this ground hasn’t been a high-scoring venue and a target between 240 and 255 should be competitive. The spinner will get a good purchase off the wicked,t and the seam bowlers will get bounced when the ball is new. 

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India vs New Zealand Predicted XI

India: KL Rahul (WK), Shubman Gill (C), Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Rishabh Pant, Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Ravindra Jadeja, Kuldeep Yadav, Varun Chakaravarthy, and Mohammed Shami

Australia: Travis Head, Jake Fraser-McGurk, Steve Smith (C), Marnus Labuschagne, Josh Inglis, Alex Carey, Glenn Maxwell, Ben Dwarshius, Nathan Ellis, Adam Zampa, Spencer Johnson

Suggested playing No. 1 for IND vs AUS Dream11 Fantasy Cricket

KL Rahul, J Inglis, V Kohli (C), T Head, S Iyer, M Labuschagne, S Gill, G Maxwell (VC), H Pandya, M Shami, A Zampa

Suggested playing No. 2 for IND vs AUS Dream11 Fantasy Cricket 

Alex Carey, J Inglis (VC), R Sharma, V Kohli, T Head, S Iyer, G Maxwell, A Patel, M Shami, A Zampa, V Chakaravarthy (C)