The group stage matches of the Champions Trophy are over now and with this we have got the four teams that have reached the semi-finals.
India and New Zealand have confirmed their place in the semi-finals from Group A And from Group B, Australia and South Africa have made it to the semi-finals, beating teams like England and Afghanistan
The first semi-final of the Champion Trophy will be between India and Australia. This match will be played on 4 March 2025 at the Cricket Stadium in Dubai The second match of the semi-final will be played on March 5 in Lahore. This match will be played between New Zealand and South Africa.
Champions trophy semifinal match journey’s
India
India started the Champions Trophy with a win in its first match by defeating Bangladesh India defeated Bangladesh by 6 wickets and the heroes of this victory were Mohammad Shami and India’s young opener Shubman Gill India defeated its arch-rival Pakistan in a one-sided fashion in its second league match. In this victory, India’s star batsman Virat Kohli scored his 51st ODI century and helped India win the match easily. In the match played at Dubai Cricket Stadium on March 2, India defeated New Zealand by 55 runs and secured the number one position in the group stage.
New Zealand
New Zealand also started the Champions Trophy with a bang In its very first league match, it defeated the host team Pakistan in their own home New Zealand defeated Pakistan by 60 runs and Bill Young and Tomato scored hundreds in this victory
In their second match in New Delhi, they defeated Bangladesh New Zealand defeated Bangladesh by 5 wickets and Sachin Ravindra played a vital role in this victory. He scored a total of 112 runs in this match.
In their last match of the group stage, New Zealand lost to India by 44 runs and with this defeat, they finished their group journey at the second position in the group stage.
Australia
Australia made their mark by defeating England in the very first match of the Champions Trophy
They changed the target of more than 350 runs with great ease Australia’s wicketkeeper batsman Josh English scored a century in this match
With this match, Australia made its intentions clear
Australia’s second league match was with South Africa but unfortunately the match was washed out due to rain and both teams shared one point each
Australia’s third league match was against Afghanistan where their bowlers performed well and when they got a chance to bat Then innings started with a bang in Travels Head and scored a quick half-century But this match also could not be completed due to rain and both the teams had to share one point each. And Australia finished second in their own group stage
South Africa
South Africa defeated Afghanistan in a one-sided manner in their very first league match South Africa batted first and scored 315 runs and defeated Afghanistan by 107 runs. In this match, its batsmen performed well and at the same time its bowlers completely dominated the Afghanistan batsmen.
South Africa’s second league match was with Australia but this match was inconclusive due to rain
South Africa’s last league match was with England and South Africa’s bowlers bundled out England cheaply in the first innings And achieved this small target very easily South Africa won two matches in the group stage and secured a top spot in their group
The semi-final matches of the Champions Trophy will be played from Tuesday India and Australia will play their semi-final match in Dubai and New Zealand and South Africa will play their semi-final match in Lahore
The final match of the Champions Trophy will be played on March 9If India reaches the final of the Champions Trophy, then this final match will be played in Dubai And if India cannot secure its place in the final of Champions Trophy then the final match will be played in Lahore, Pakistan
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