ICC Champions Trophy, 2025 [ Feb 19 - Mar 09 ]

37.1
Varun Chakravarthy to Michael Bracewell, out Lbw!! Another one! A superb carrom ball from Chakravarthy, pitches on off and spins back towards the batter.

Michael Bracewell lbw b Varun Chakravarthy 2(3)

40.6
Axar to Williamson, out Stumped!! A wicket off the last ball for Axar Patel! He gets a warm embrace from Hardik Pandya. Well deserved... A flighted delivery onto middle that slides in with the arm, Williamson shimmies forward a long way and the ball sneaks past his inside edge and past leg stump. He just continues to shimmy towards the dressing room, doesn't even bother to look at the keeper. An easy stumping for KL Rahul. With Williamson, the match too probably is walking away for NZ.

Williamson st Rahul b Axar 81(120) [4s-7]

Dis done. Varun!
198/8

Nine down

44.2
Varun Chakravarthy to Santner, out Bowled!! Knocked over! A corker of a delivery from Varun and that's too good for the New Zealand skipper. A seam up delivery, angles away after pitching and takes down the off pole. Santner tried to run it down but played the wrong line. Chakravarthy roars in celebration, what a great audition he has given ahead of the semi-final. Santner looks bemused as he walks back.

Santner b Varun Chakravarthy 28(31) [4s-1 6s-2]

44.4
Varun Chakravarthy to Matt Henry, out Caught by Kohli!! A fifer for Varun! That should bury any ghosts of 2021 he would have of this venue... A full and quick delivery onto middle, Henry tries to get under it and slam it down the ground. Gets a lot more elevation than distance as Kohli runs in from long-off to settle under the catch.

Matt Henry c Kohli b Varun Chakravarthy 2(4)

NZ 196/9 (44.4) CRR: 4.39 REQ: 10.12
New Zealand need 54 runs in 32 balls

Varun Chakravarthy
10-0-42-5

Done

Saffies v Kiwis
India v OZ

IND 249/9 (50)

NZ 205 (45.3)

India won by 44 runs

India will play the semi-final against Australia now.

India vs Australia, 1st Semi-Final

Venue: Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai

Date & Time: Mar 04, 01:00 PM LOCAL

START TIME 4:00 AM EST

In reply to Narper

Head dropped by Shami first ball
3/0 from 2

2.6
Shami to Connolly, out Caught by Rahul!! Five balls beat the bat and the thick under-edge is found off the last ball. Rahul dives forward to take it. Length delivery outside off, Connolly flashes the cut and the under-edge is found, that's why it did not carry at a better height to Rahul, he has to dive and there was a sound when ball was next to bat. India were very confident but umpire Richard Illingworth turns the appeal down. The review is taken and UltraEdge shows a thick edge. Just reward for Shami who tormented Connolly in that over

Connolly c Rahul b Shami 0(9)

Big spike dat - Connolly gawn fi a quack quack. Shami strikes
5/1

AUS 4/1 (3) CRR: 1.33

Travis Head 1(9

Mohammed Shami
2-0-3-1
Hardik Pandya
1-0-1-0

3.3
Hardik Pandya to Head, FOUR, Head gets away.

3.4
Hardik Pandya to Head, SIX, to backward square leg

17/1 from 4

AUS 17/1 (4) CRR: 4.25

Steven Smith 0(1)
Travis Head12(14)

Hardik Pandya
2-0-14-0

4.5
Shami to Head, FOUR, hat-trick of fours. Brilliant shot. The best shot he has played today. Length delivery outside off, more on the fullish side, just outside off and Head uses the depth of his crease, cuts hard and beats a diving Jadeja at backward point, to his left
4.4
Shami to Head, FOUR, luck with Head. On a short of length outside off, Head pulls and the thick inside-edge misses the off-stump and beats Rahul to his right, runs away for four
No slip now.
4.3
Shami to Head, FOUR, hint of width outside off and Head won't miss out. Cracks the cut between cover-point and extra-cover, wide length ball and Head pounces

Kuldeep Yadav, comes into the attack

AUS 32/1 (5.2) CRR: 6

36/1 from 6

Varun strikes - Head gawn fi 39

76/2 from 14