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World Cup 2015 And Champions Trophy 2025: 3 Similarities Indicating India's Defeat vs AUS

Probuddha Bhattacharjee

Australian team after the 2015 WC Semi Final Win and Rohit Sharma [Source: @cricketworldcup, @Professor_9677/x.com]Australian team after the 2015 WC Semi Final Win and Rohit Sharma [Source: @cricketworldcup, @Professor_9677/x.com]

India and Australia are facing each other in the all-important semi-final of the Champions Trophy 2025 at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium. In a game that has been on balance, Australia are trying to post a total that could put the Asian team under pressure. 

Notably, India and Australia faced each other in the semi-final of the ICC ODI World Cup 2015. Barring this, there are also a few more similarities between the two tournaments that are scaring Indian cricket fans. 

3. Semi-Final Line-up

While India and Australia are playing in one of the semi-finals of the Champions Trophy 2025, South Africa and New Zealand will be playing in the other one. This line-up was precisely the same in the World Cup 2015.

2. Australia Batting First In Both The Semi-Finals

In 2015, Australia batted first in Sydney and posted a massive total of 328 runs on the board. India failed to reach even near the target and lost the game by a convincing margin of 95 runs.

In the Champions Trophy 2025 semi-final too, Australia won the toss and opted to bat first. They are looking to post a total that will be beyond India

1. Steve Smith Delivered In Both Matches

In the 2015 World Cup semi-final, Steve Smith played a brilliant knock and scored a stunning century. His knock laid the foundation of the innings for the Aussies.

The same goes for the semi-final in Champions Trophy 2025. In this match also Steve Smith played a brilliant knock of 73 runs. Once more, it was Smith who laid the foundation of the Australian innings and propelled the team towards a fighting total.