Virat Kohli Vs Adam Zampa: Can The Aussie Leg-Spinner Pose Threat To India Star?

Virat Kohli and Adam Zampa [Source: @ICC/X.com]

When India meets Australia in the Champions Trophy 2025 semi-final on March 4, all eyes will be on the electrifying duel between Virat Kohli and Adam Zampa, given Kohli's recent fails against spins. With Dubai’s slow tracks favouring turn, Zampa’s googlies and drift against Kohli’s razor-sharp footwork will be a tactical masterclass in patience and adaptation. 

Hence, let's analyse and take a look at which of the players will emerge as more dominating in the high-stakes India vs Australia clash.

Why Will Virat Kohli Be Important For India?

• Virat Kohli will be an important key in the number three position as seen in his performance against Pakistan. He can anchor the innings after an early collapse and pave the path for Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul and Axar Patel to play more comfortably.
• Against Australia, the maestro has scored 2367 runs in 47 matches at an average of 53.8 which underlines his reliability against the Men in Yellow.
• His strike rate of 94 against the Aussies and a powerplay average of 81.2 in ODIs further strengthen his case as a star performer with the bat who can build India's innings in high-pressure situations.

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Virat Kohli vs Adam Zampa

Table - Virat Kohli vs Adam Zampa in ODIs

Virat Kohli has faced Adam Zampa for a total of 14 times in ODI matches. The star batter has managed to thrash Zampa for a total of 264 runs in 245 deliveries. Tagging 20 boundaries to his name, Kohli has a dismissal rate of 35.71% against Zampa which slightly takes him to the advantage.

Will Virat Kohli Overpower Adam Zampa?

To be honest, Virat Kohli has been a struggling player against spin in recent times. His stats for leg-spin is strong from an overall perspective with a strike rate of 100.7 and an average of 62.4. However, he has been in poor form recently.

Table - Virat Kohli's stats against leg-spinners in ODIs

Adam Zampa has, however, been successful against right-hand batters in ODIs with a high success rate. Hence, he can showcase good form against Kohli in the upcoming clash.

Table - Adam Zampa vs right-hand batters in ODIs

Moreover, after seeing the on-paper analysis, with a decent advantage in head-to-head face-offs in ODIs, Virat Kohli should dominate Adam Zampa with the bat in the Australia vs India semi-final clash.

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