IND vs AUS: Travis Head Survives Three Scares But Varun Chakaravarthy Gets the Last Laugh.
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Travis Head dodged three bullets, but it was Varun Chakaravarthy's mystery that ultimately did the job for Team India, as the southpaw was dismissed for 39 in the semi-final of the ICC Champions Trophy 2025.
Head got an early reprieve in the first over when Mohammed Shami failed to latch on to a tough caught and bowled chance. In the second over from Pandya, he almost chipped one to the square leg.
In the fourth over, Head once again got a lucky break when Ravindra Jadeja almost hit the bull's eye. Head made a mistake when he went for a quick single after punching one to the left of Jadeja at backward point, but the Indian fielder was fast onto the ball and just missed his target.
Just when it seemed like Head was looking dangerous, Varun Chakravarthy was introduced into the attack, and it took the spinner just one ball to get rid of Head.
India vs Australia
Meanwhile, it was Australia who opted to bat against India in CT semifinal. Australia captain Steve Smith won the toss and opted to bat against India in the first semifinal of the Champions Trophy.
Australia made two changes from their previous match playing XI, bringing in Cooper Connolly for injured Matthews Short and Tanveer Sangha for Spencer Johnson.
India fielded the same playing XI of their previous match.
The Teams:
India: Rohit Sharma (c), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Axar Patel, KL Rahul (wk), Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Mohammed Shami, Kuldeep Yadav, Varun Chakravarthy.
Australia: Steven Smith (c), Cooper Connolly, Travis Head, Marnus Labuschagne, Josh Inglis (wk), Alex Carey, Glenn Maxwell, Ben Dwarshuis, Nathan Ellis, Adam Zampa, Tanveer Sangha.
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