India vs Australia, Semi Final
Play Offs 2025 · ODI · · Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai
India won by 4 wickets (with 11 balls remaining) (India 267/6, Australia 264).
Match report
India (IND) faced Australia (AUS) in the Semi Final of Play Offs 2025, a ODI match, at Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai. Play began on Tuesday, 4 March 2025 at 09:00 UTC. Each side bats for up to 50 overs.
Australia won the toss and chose to bat. The on-field umpires were Chris Gaffaney and Richard Illingworth, with Andy Pycroft as match referee.
Australia made 264 in 49.3 overs, with Steven Smith top-scoring on 73 from 96 balls. Mohammed Shami was the pick of the bowlers with 3 for 48. India made 267/6 in 48.1 overs, with Virat Kohli top-scoring on 84 from 98 balls. Nathan Ellis was the pick of the bowlers with 2 for 49.
Result: India won by 4 wickets (with 11 balls remaining). Virat Kohli was named player of the match.
The full scorecard, fall of wickets and every ball of the commentary are on the Scorecard and Commentary tabs, and the Crease Cam replays each delivery as an animation.
Australia · 1st innings: 264 (49.3 ov)
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Travis Head | c Shubman Gill b Varun Chakaravarthy | 39 | 33 | 5 | 2 | 118.18 |
| Cooper Connolly | c Lokesh Rahul b Mohammed Shami | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steven Smith | b Mohammed Shami | 73 | 96 | 4 | 1 | 76.04 |
| Marnus Labuschagne | lbw b Ravindra Jadeja | 29 | 36 | 2 | 1 | 80.56 |
| Josh Inglis | c Virat Kohli b Ravindra Jadeja | 11 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 91.67 |
| Alex Carey | run out | 61 | 57 | 8 | 1 | 107.02 |
| Glenn Maxwell | b Axar Patel | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 140 |
| Ben Dwarshuis | c Shreyas Iyer b Varun Chakaravarthy | 19 | 29 | 1 | 1 | 65.52 |
| Adam Zampa | b Hardik Pandya | 7 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 58.33 |
| Nathan Ellis | c Virat Kohli b Mohammed Shami | 10 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 142.86 |
| Tanveer Sangha | not out | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
Extras: 7
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mohammed Shami | 10 | 0 | 48 | 3 | 4.8 |
| Hardik Pandya | 5.3 | 0 | 40 | 1 | 7.27 |
| Kuldeep Yadav | 8 | 0 | 44 | 0 | 5.5 |
| Varun Chakaravarthy | 10 | 0 | 49 | 2 | 4.9 |
| Axar Patel | 8 | 1 | 43 | 1 | 5.38 |
| Ravindra Jadeja | 8 | 1 | 40 | 2 | 5 |
India · 1st innings: 267/6 (48.1 ov)
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rohit Sharma | lbw b Cooper Connolly | 28 | 29 | 3 | 1 | 96.55 |
| Shubman Gill | b Ben Dwarshuis | 8 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 72.73 |
| Virat Kohli | c Ben Dwarshuis b Adam Zampa | 84 | 98 | 5 | 0 | 85.71 |
| Shreyas Iyer | b Adam Zampa | 45 | 62 | 3 | 0 | 72.58 |
| Axar Patel | b Nathan Ellis | 27 | 30 | 1 | 1 | 90 |
| Lokesh Rahul | not out | 42 | 34 | 2 | 2 | 123.53 |
| Hardik Pandya | c Glenn Maxwell b Nathan Ellis | 28 | 24 | 1 | 3 | 116.67 |
| Ravindra Jadeja | not out | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 200 |
Extras: 3 · Did not bat: Mohammed Shami, Kuldeep Yadav, Varun Chakaravarthy
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Dwarshuis | 7 | 0 | 39 | 1 | 5.57 |
| Nathan Ellis | 10 | 0 | 49 | 2 | 4.9 |
| Cooper Connolly | 8 | 0 | 37 | 1 | 4.63 |
| Adam Zampa | 10 | 0 | 60 | 2 | 6 |
| Tanveer Sangha | 6 | 0 | 41 | 0 | 6.83 |
| Glenn Maxwell | 6.1 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 5.68 |
| Travis Head | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
Latest overs
- Over 49 (IND, Glenn Maxwell): 6 runs, 267/6 – 6
- Over 48 (IND, Nathan Ellis): 8 runs, 261/6 – 2 W • 4 wd • 1
- Over 47 (IND, Adam Zampa): 15 runs, 253/5 – 6 6 • 1 1 1
- Over 46 (IND, Nathan Ellis): 1 runs, 238/5 – • • • • 1 •
- Over 45 (IND, Tanveer Sangha): 8 runs, 237/5 – 2 6 • • • •
- Over 44 (IND, Nathan Ellis): 3 runs, 229/5 – 1 • 1 • 1 •