India (267/6) defeat Australia (264) by 4 wickets to qualify for the final of ICC Champions Trophy 2025

[kron]

Commies keep saying its a best pitch they seen so far dubai. Then the ball stops on the batsman, happens now and then. Inglis got one. Commies keep changing their statements! ever other over

Never listen to dumb commies
They are dumb

 

[Mas-LFC]

Beautiful straight shot. Deserved a boundary!

 

[RedwoodOriginal]

Rohit gave Kuldeep a tongue-lashing there

 

[Devadwal]

Give one over to shami

 

[jamie smith]

no aussie supporter today.

Are you Indian supporter today Mr Smith?

 

[kron]

Game running away from india.
Need to get smih asap.

He is goat dude
Not easy to get him out

 

[Bhaijaan]

We have let them set up the playform for Big Show later on. It will be carnage

 

[Wasim Ghulam]

India’s Last chance to win 50 Over trophy with Rohit , Kohli and Jadeja

 

[jamie smith]

Be ready to wwe smackdown live when maxi plays.

We have let them set up the playform for Big Show later on. It will be carnage

 

[Mas-LFC]

Australia got to be careful if they’re to get 280+, they dont have much batting left. Smith needs to bat till the end.

 

[Bhaijaan]

Its slipping away bro

 

[Hawkeye]

Lmao absolutely loved Kohli fired up doing MaaBehn vs. Kuldeep.

 

[BouncerGuy]

Labu's wicket has done more damage to India than Australia...

 

[Mas-LFC]

666666

 

[RidiculousMan]

Lol someone shouted Out and Carey hit the six

 

[jamie smith]

Biggie froom carey.

 

[PakPremi]

India has done a very good job on Aussie batsmen thus far. Smith despite being there for 88 balls is unable to break the shackles.

 

[RizwanT20Champ]

Smith reminds me so much of Babar, so easy on the eye, doesn't worry about SR and accelerates when required.

 

[jamie smith]

173/4 after 33 overs.

 

[Thanos]

Aussies are really good at reading the pitch. Rohit wasn't sure whether to bat or bowl first.
This pitch is different from the group stage and Arshdeep instead of 4th spinner could've been better.

 

[Rajdeep]

Not sure why but this game is reminding me of 2015 WC semi final against Australia

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[CrIc_Mystique]

good shot from carey for 6....cmon get them out...

 

[RidiculousMan]

Carey and Smith dealing with Chakravarthy the same way Babar and Rizwan did back in 2021

 

[RizwanT20Champ]

India are cooked here after losing the toss. 250 is a match winning score here, Aus will get 300. Aus to win by 85 runs.

 

[Rajdeep]

Aussies are really good at reading the pitch. Rohit wasn't sure whether to bat or bowl first.
This pitch is different from the group stage and Arshdeep instead of 4th spinner could've been better.

Rohit & Gambhir are awful combination.

 

[RedwoodOriginal]

Carey doesn't get enough credit. He is a wonderful player. Good counter-punch from him in a pressure situation.

 

[RidiculousMan]

Om Shanti Om in the ground.

 

[RizwanT20Champ]

Why is this idiot DJ playing Indian songs? Is this a Pak hosted tournament or not? Shameful.

 

[CrIc_Mystique]

India are cooked here after losing the toss. 250 is a match winning score here, Aus will get 300. Aus to win by 85 runs.

BCCI forgot to fix the toss....fixed everything else

 

[RidiculousMan]

Smith reminds me so much of Babar, so easy on the eye, doesn't worry about SR and accelerates when required.

Babar before his form fell had similar strike rate and acceleration mode to Smith

 

[mominsaigol]

@Rana

One thing i lobe about aus is how both carey and inglis respect each other so much.

If this was Pakistan they'd try to backstab one another and kick each other out lol.

 

[jamie smith]

Smith reminds me so much of Babar, so easy on the eye, doesn't worry about SR and accelerates when required.

Comparing babar to smith is like comparing maruti 800 to lamborgini urus.

 

[IAJ]

Carey doesn't get enough credit. He is a wonderful player. Good counter-punch from him in a pressure situation.

If he scores a big fifty today, I will give him credit

 

[Thanos]

Few overs from Shami or Pandya worth trying now.

 

[Croma]

Australia should score 300+ from here... Batting looks quite easy

 

[Bhaijaan]

Australia gunning for 300 here.

 

[RidiculousMan]

Wow

 

[OldWarHorse]

Looks a good pitch. They have played well but there is no need to panic yet

 

[Mas-LFC]

Beautiful shot. Left hander Carey has added much needed tempo to the batting

 

[jamie smith]

182/4 after 34 overs.

 

[Bhaijaan]

Few overs from Shami or Pandya worth trying now.

Yup, bring on Chachu

 

[Local.Dada]

@Rana

One thing i lobe about aus is how both carey and inglis respect each other so much.

If this was Pakistan they'd try to backstab one another and kick each other out lol.

Aussies have their own poltics and back stabbing. Ponting vs Gilchrist vs Warne.

Getting rid of Symonds.

Politics with Warner

Kind of like India, egos and personal conflicts are on the side when you play as a team.

 

[RizwanT20Champ]

Comparing babar to smith is like comparing maruti 800 to lamborgini urus.

In ODIs? No chance. Smith 5727 runs @ 43, 12 centuries. Babar 6106 runs @ 55, 19 centuries.

 

[sweep_shot]

AUS - 182/4 (34.1 overs).

Good going.

 

[Croma]

That was very unlike Smith, trying an almighty slog

 

[sweep_shot]

I have Smith in my fantasy team. Hopefully he will score a century.

 

[Bhaijaan]

Fortune favours the brave always has to prove correct while playing the Aussies

 

[RexRex]

It works for them because nobody gives a damn in Australia if they win or lose.

That actually makes sense, there's no external pressure on them.

 

[RedwoodOriginal]

Even a less than fully fit Shami is tough to get away on this pitch. Just goes to show the value of consistency and bowling tight lines. Something Pak fast-bowlers fail to get through their thick heads.

 

[mominsaigol]

Babar before his form fell had similar strike rate and acceleration mode to Smith

Babar is no where close to smith. Smith's biggest issue is that he under achieved in odi, a player like him should have had 30 odi centuries by now.

His lapse in form came at a horrible time. However, he is statically the greatest odi player in a knockout stage in icc events in history. If it wasn't for viv Richards taking his spot at no 4 in an atg odi lineup and Kohli taking his place at 3, he'd easily slot in at 3 or 3.

Hos stats don't reflect how good he is in tournaments.

Babar can only dream and live in la la land.

And Smith has 2 centuries at 70 balls and 62 balls against India, the 62 ball one featured bumrah.

 

[kron]

What did I say
Never ever play Kuldeep lmao
Or Kl rahul

 

[RidiculousMan]

It was over his head but Rohit surely took his time to jump with his dad bod tummy.

 

[jamie smith]

No point making u understand that soft runs against minnows dont count,runs on the biggest stage matter.

In ODIs? No chance. Smith 5727 runs @ 43, 12 centuries. Babar 6106 runs @ 55, 19 centuries.

 

[RidiculousMan]

Babar is no where close to smith. Smith's biggest issue is that he under achieved in odi, a player like him should have had 30 odi centuries by now.

His lapse in form came at a horrible time. However, he is statically the greatest odi player in a knockout stage in icc events in history. If it wasn't for viv Richards taking his spot at no 4 in an atg odi lineup and Kohli taking his place at 3, he'd easily slot in at 3 or 3.

Hos stats don't reflect how good he is in tournaments.

Babar can only dream and live in la la land.

And Smith has 2 centuries at 70 balls and 62 balls against India, the 62 ball one featured bumrah.

Read again what I said. I'm talking about Strike Rate.

 

[sweep_shot]

Looks a good pitch. They have played well but there is no need to panic yet

It is not a flat pitch. Otherwise, why would teams go for so many spinners?

I think 270-280 should be a great total here. Even 260 may do.

 

[CrIc_Mystique]

Why is this idiot DJ playing Indian songs? Is this a Pak hosted tournament or not? Shameful.

They just played livin da vida loca in stadium -live life like a crazy local...is that local enough for you

 

[Bhaijaan]

Missing Bumrah's magic here

 

[PakPremi]

Comparing babar to smith is like comparing maruti 800 to lamborgini urus.

Babar is more pleasing to eyes but Smith is more dogged.

 

[BouncerGuy]

Thread is not about Babar

 

[mominsaigol]

I have Smith in my fantasy team. Hopefully he will score a century.

Stopped playing it after a while. Just never was interested , played it due to my respect for MIG but otherwise wasn't interested.

But yes, always choose Smith in fantasy for knockout games. Dude avg 81 in knockouts yet @jeeteshssaxena wants choker de villers in his atg odi lineup for knockouts .

This is why people should stop fixating on overall stats. Stats don't always reflect how good a player is.

 

[jamie smith]

186/4 after 35 overs.

 

[Bhaijaan]

Need a stroke of luck here.

Where hand of god when you need it bro.

 

[sweep_shot]

Stopped playing it after a while. Just never was interested , played it due to my respect for MIG but otherwise wasn't interested.

But yes, always choose Smith in fantasy for knockout games. Dude avg 81 in knockouts yet @jeeteshssaxena wants choker de villers in his atg odi lineup for knockouts .

This is why people should stop fixating on overall stats. Stats don't always reflect how good a player is.

I am playing to win cash.

Anyway, I probably can't win now. I am at #30.

Yeah. Smith should always be selected. Gun player.

 

[Nabeel23]

In ODIs? No chance. Smith 5727 runs @ 43, 12 centuries. Babar 6106 runs @ 55, 19 centuries.

 

[jamie smith]

Even Run a ball will get Aus to 280 from hereon.
Indians better pack ur bags.

 

[kron]

Aussies have their own poltics and back stabbing. Ponting vs Gilchrist vs Warne.

Getting rid of Symonds.

Politics with Warner

Kind of like India, egos and personal conflicts are on the side when you play as a team.

No they don’t

Not like desi teams

Even if they do they are professional about it and play to win every game. They bleed for their country

 

[CrIc_Mystique]

am guessin we are behind the over rate at this stage....hope the paani break recharges batteries....
need quick wickets. iske baad Maxwell hai...

 

[PakPremi]

Babar is no where close to smith. Smith's biggest issue is that he under achieved in odi, a player like him should have had 30 odi centuries by now.

His lapse in form came at a horrible time. However, he is statically the greatest odi player in a knockout stage in icc events in history. If it wasn't for viv Richards taking his spot at no 4 in an atg odi lineup and Kohli taking his place at 3, he'd easily slot in at 3 or 3.

Hos stats don't reflect how good he is in tournaments.

Babar can only dream and live in la la land.

And Smith has 2 centuries at 70 balls and 62 balls against India, the 62 ball one featured bumrah.

I must say do not how Smith scores so much looks the ugliest of great batsmen I have seen. Even now struggling to time bowl properly or find good shots.

 

[jnaveen1980]

Two costly drops by old man Shami. First head on 0. Then steve smith.

 

[Devadwal]

This partnership has taken game away from india.

 

[RedwoodOriginal]

Lol Pak batters played Pandya like he was Richard Hadlee or something.

 

[Mas-LFC]

Fairly-Attacking cricket in ODI has always been the Australian method. Very highly professional and successful at doing it, hence why they won 3 back to back CWC 99-07.

 

[jnaveen1980]

Run out missed.

 

[jamie smith]

what a player carey is

 

[sweep_shot]

Carey is on 33* from 28.

Playing a good innings.

 

[RedwoodOriginal]

Two costly drops by old man Shami. First head on 0. Then steve smith.

Both were tough chances for a bowler in his follow-through who doesn't have great fitness and just came back from a lengthy injury

 

[BouncerGuy]

Pandya is pretty average bowler but somehow, Pak batters struggle against him...Mental block

Carey however is in good touch..

 

[Croma]

SMith's strike rate is too slow.. Playing like Virat Kohli did in the ODI WC 2023 final

 

[Bhaijaan]

Newsflash

Baby pace doesn't work against Australia

 

[mominsaigol]

I must say do not how Smith scores so much looks the ugliest of great batsmen I have seen. Even now struggling to time bowl properly or find godd shots.

His stance and style is weird, he plays front foot shots with the backfoot and backfoot shots with the front foot.

Like he pulls with his front foot, Drives with his backfoot, when he advances down the crease his foot movement is very dancer esc, and he mistimes alot.

But it's mentality, dude has excellent game awareness and just knows how to exploit gaps in the field. And he's mastered his weird technique.

Bumrah was able to neutralise smith for a while until smith switched back to his 2015 technique and once again got the better of Bumrah.