“[T]here’s nothing more satisfying than hearing a big crowd go silent.”
The words of Pat Cummins, even though he will not be in match. The biggest cricket news today is the semi final showdown in Dubai.
An Indian cricket team champions trophy win would be a huge boost for star players. However, both sides are very strong.
India and Australia have a pretty even win ratio. Both sides have won twice each since 2011. India won in the 2018 and 2023 World Cups. The indian side lost the 2023 final and 2015 semi finals to the Aussies.
The Australian side has been in better form in the past. The Indian team has been doing great. However, there are big questions. The legend Virat Kohli for instance has been around for an insane amount of time. In fact he has just played his 300th ODI. Also other players like Ravindra Jadeja and Rhit Sharma are from a by gone era. How much longer can they do will in ODis. When will they get too old and drop in performance? Maybe this Champions Trophy?
They all want to go out with a bang and would love to take home another. Kohli won the 2011 World Cup and all three oldies werre key in the 2013 champions trophy as well. However, they are going to face an Australian team that even though has seen better days continues to be dominant.
The match is today at 1pm UAE time and India vs Australia live will be streamed across multiple platforms.
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Pitch and conditions
The day is clear and sunny and the temperature is at about 29 degree Celsius. The pitch is such that it will slow down and favours the batting side and it is expected that the side that wins the toss will choose to bat first.
The run rate here over the past several matches shows that the runs slow down. Also, there is little to new dew and the conditions are very dry. At Nouba News we expect that the side to bat first will have the advantage.