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Fans pray for Team India's win (File Photo: X) Photograph: (X)
The ‘invincible’ Team India will face Australia in the high-profile first semi-final of the ongoing ICC Champions Trophy 2025. The first knockout game of the tournament will be played at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium in Dubai on Tuesday, March 3, at 2:30 PM (IST). Rohit Sharma’s men will look ahead to win this game and seal their spot in the tournament’s final.
Meanwhile, Indian fans and ardent cricket lovers are also hoping not to get heartbreak this time and wishing that India beat Australia this time in an ICC knockout game.
In the same line of events, some dedicated Indian cricket fans offered their prayers in a temple in Varanasi. The visuals and video of ‘fans offering prayers for India’s win against Australia in Champions Trophy Semi-Final’ is also made rounds on social media as soon as it was shared by a user on X (formerly Twitter).
Here’s the video:
Fans offered prayers in Varanasi for India's Victory in the Semifinal vs Australia 🇮🇳 [ANI] pic.twitter.com/BXuYosYZm2
— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) March 4, 2025
The Men in Blue are enjoying an amazing and unbeaten run of form in their last five ODIs, registering five consecutive wins. They are coming off three successive wins in the three league matches of the ongoing ICC Champions Trophy 2025, defeating Bangladesh, Pakistan, and New Zealand, respectively.
The 2013 Champions, India, will look ahead to win this game and make it to the tournament's summit clash, which they will play at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium in Dubai on Sunday, March 9, at 2:30 PM (IST).
On the other hand, Steve Smith-led Australia have won only one game, alongside an ‘abandoned’ and a ‘no-result’ game in the ongoing edition of the tournament. They are coming off a ‘no-result’ game in their last league clash against Afghanistan.
Australia have quite a dominant record against India in the ICC knockout games, so it will be interesting to see who comes out victorious in the upcoming Champions Trophy 2025 semi-final.