IND VS AUS: India won by 4 wickets: ICC Champions Trophy
India Defeat Australia to reach final: India has reached the final of the Champions Trophy. India became the first team to reach the final. India had beaten Australia by 4 wickets in the semi-final to reach the final. India easily reached the winning score with the assistance of the poor batting of Hardik Pandya against the last over.
Australia had won the toss and decided to bat
Australia had won the toss and decided to bat first in this decisive match. Consequently, the Indian team bowled. For Australia, Steve Smith had 73, Alex Carey had 61, and Travis Head had 39. Likewise, for India, Mohammed Shami had 3 wickets, Varun Chakravarthy and Ravindra Jadeja had 2 wickets each, while Hardik Pandya and Akshan Patel had one wicket each. Consequently, the Kangaroo team was all out for 264 runs in 49 overs and 3 balls.
The Indian team, which arrived on the ground with a goal of 265 runs to win, received a blow from the start. Shubman Gill got out on 8. Virat Kohli and Shreyas Iyer managed to hold on to the wickets. They put on a 91-run partnership to put India in a good position. After Iyer was dismissed for 45, Kohli was joined by Akshan Patel. After Akshan returned to the pavilion after playing a useful inning of 27 runs, Rahul and Hardik Pandya played a tremendous inning. Kohli missed his century by scoring 84 runs individually. However, Rahul and Hardik led India to victory. And reached the Champions Trophy final.
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