NEW DELHI: India secured a commanding 44-run victory over New Zealand on Sunday, finishing atop Group A in the Champions Trophy. As group leaders, they will take on Australia in the first semifinal on Tuesday, while New Zealand is set to face South Africa in Lahore on Wednesday.
Shreyas Iyer anchored India’s innings with a solid 79 off 98 balls, while Hardik Pandya (45) and Axar Patel (42) provided crucial contributions. Kane Williamson kept New Zealand in the chase with a classy 81, but the Black Caps were bowled out for 205 in 45.3 overs. Varun Chakravarthy starred with the ball, delivering a match-winning spell of 5/42 in 10 overs.
India’s last triumph over Australia in an ICC knockout match dates back to the 2011 World Cup quarterfinal.
Since then, they have fallen short against the Aussies in key encounters, including the 2015 World Cup semifinal, the 2023 World Cup final, and the 2023 World Test Championship final.
As India prepare for another high-stakes clash with Australia, here’s a look at their ODI head-to-head record:
INDIA VS AUSTRALIA: HEAD-TO-HEAD
IN ICC CHAMPIONS TROPHY
India lead 2-1 in four encounters (one no result)
1998: India won by 44 runs (Dhaka)
2000: India won by 20 runs (Nairobi)
OVERALL RECORD (151 ODIS)
Australia: 84
India: 57
No result: 10
IN ICC ODI WORLD CUPS (14 MATCHES)
Australia: 9
India: 5
Teams (from):
India: Rohit Sharma (c), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul, Rishabh Pant, Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Kuldeep Yadav, Harshit Rana, Mohd. Shami, Arshdeep Singh, Ravindra Jadeja, Varun Chakaravarthy.
Australia: Steve Smith (c), Sean Abbott, Alex Carey, Ben Dwarshuis, Nathan Ellis, Jake Fraser-McGurk, Aaron Hardie, Travis Head, Josh Inglis, Spencer Johnson, Marnus Labuschagne, Glenn Maxwell, Tanveer Sangha, Adam Zampa, Cooper Connolly.
