India chased down 265 to beat Australia in the Champions Trophy semifinal. Virat Kohli's 84 ensured that there was no nervous finish for the favorites.

India needed the Champions Trophy 2025 title to bounce back after their Border-Gavaskar Trophy (BGT), felt Virat Kohli after the Men in Blue defeated New Zealand by four wickets on Sunday in Dubai. With this,

India held off a dogged Australia to win their ICC Champions Trophy semi-final by four wickets at the Dubai International Stadium on Tuesday.

Steve Smith lamented the inexperience of the bowling group which fell a game short of the final at the Champions Trophy but the Australian captain walked away adamant those players would “get bigger and better” after helping his team exceed expectations.

Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul, Mohammed Shami, Varun Chakravarthy, and Axar Patel—were named in the ICC’s Team of the Tournament for their outstanding performances throughout the competition. Their contributions were instrumental in India’s path to victory.

Virat Kohli has played 49 matches against Australia in ODI cricket. Virat Kohli has scored 2367 runs against Australia with an average of 53.79 and strike rate of 94.00 in ODI cricket. Virat Kohli's highest score against Australia in ODI cricket is 123 not out.

Team India batter Virat Kohli once again starred in an ODI chase as the Men in Blue got the better of Australia by four wickets in the 2025 Champions Trophy semifinal in Dubai on Tuesday, March 4.

Virat Kohli broke multiple records as India defeated Australia to reach the final of the ICC Men's Champions Trophy 2025.

Virat Kohli led the way with 84 runs off 98 balls as India beat Australia by four wickets to reach the final of the Champions Trophy.

"Lovely playing with a bunch of amazing youngsters. They're stepping up and taking India in the right direction," Virat Kohli said.

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