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

The match officials for the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 semifinals, to be held on March 4 and 5, were announced on Monday.

The stage is set for a thrilling semifinal encounter between India and Australia in the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 at the Dubai International Stadium on March 4. As fans eagerly await the clash, here's a look at the weather forecast for the match.

Australia captain Steve Smith says his team are confident they can counter Indias quality spin attack in their Champions Trophy semi-final in Dubai on Tuesday.

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

The match officials for the semi-finals of the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 have been announced as India take on Australia and South Africa face New Zealand.

Varun Chakravarthy bagged his maiden five-wicket haul in just his second ODI match in the Group A match of ICC Champions Trophy 2025 against New Zealand in Dubai on Sunday.

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.

The cricketing fraternity hailed Team India and its mystery spinner Varun Chakravarthy following their 44-run win over New Zealand in the ICC Champions Trophy final league stage game, helping India end their campaign on a perfect note with three wins in three.

After registering a win over New Zealand in the last group stage match of the ongoing ICC Champions Trophy 2025 at Dubai on Sunday, star India all-rounder Axar Patel heaped praise on mystery spinner Varun Chakravarthy for his five-wicket haul on his Champions Trophy debut.