A storied cricket rivalry will add a new chapter when India and Australia square off in the first semifinal of the 2025 Champions Trophy.

India haven’t travelled at all in the Champions Trophy while SA faced three flights in three days amid preparations for their respective semifinals.

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Spinner Varun Chakravarthy did most of the damage as India beat New Zealand by 44 runs to win Group A and set up a Champions Trophy semifinal match against Australia.

Australia's hopes of making it into the Champions Trophy final hinge on how well their batters can perform against India's potent spin attack in their semi-final meeting in Dubai, captain Steve Smith said on Monday.

India broke a long-standing record held by the Pakistan team in the Champions Trophy as they took 9 of the 10 wickets against New Zealand through spinners.

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The bowling attacks of India and Australia have changed dramatically between the 2023 World Cup final in Ahmedabad and now, but the batting units remain somewhat similar. India were the only team to take 30 of a possible 30 wickets in the group stage of the Champions Trophy,