Al Jazeera looks at favourites India against Australia in the first semifinal of cricket’s Champions Trophy on Tuesday.

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

Full squads list for the ICC Champions Trophy, which is being held in Pakistan and the United Arab Emirates from 19 February to 9 March 2025. ICC Men's Champions Trophy 2025 schedule Mohammad Rizwan (capt),

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The challenge for Australia, meanwhile, will be the transition to the slow surface here in Dubai after playing on featherbed pitches in Pakistan.

On Sunday, March 2, India secured a 44-run victory against New Zealand in their last group stage match of the ongoing ICC Champions Trophy 2025 in Dubai to march into the semi-finals unbeaten.

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.

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The 2025 ICC Champions Trophy is going to be an electric few weeks of ODI cricket from the best international sides in the world, and we can't wait to see which side comes out on top. The group stage is coming to an end,