The Australian cricket team has left for Dubai, while South Africa plan to leave soon for the Champions Trophy semifinals. Matches are scheduled in Dubai and Lahore, but the exact fixtures depend on India's match against New Zealand.

India vs Australia Champions Trophy 2025 semifinal highlights: India rode on Virat Kohli's 84 to beat Australia by 4 wickets and enter the Champions Trophy 2025 final. India will face either South Africa or New Zealand in the summit clash .

Australia captain Steve Smith steered clear of commenting on India's Dubai advantage at the Champions Trophy following the four-wicket defeat to the south Asians in the semi-final. India alone have been spared travel in the ODI tournament,

Fans were loudly singing Vande Mataram after Team India beat Australia by four wickets in the Champions Trophy 2025 semi-final at the Dubai International Stadium on Tuesday. A video of the same has surfaced on social media as the song echoed around the venue, with the fans pumped up after a confidence-boosting win to seal a place in the final.

Australia travelled thousands of miles from Lahore to Dubai on Saturday, in the knowledge that they might have to make the return journey on Monday, without playing a game in between.

Steve Smith has retired from one-day international cricket in the wake of Australia’s Champions Trophy semifinal loss to India.