India Men's Tour of Australia 2025: Full Schedule and Details

Indian men's cricket team is going to tour Australia in October and November 2025, and cricket fans can look forward to an interesting series. The tour consists of both One Day Internationals (ODIs) and Twenty20 Internationals (T20Is). The very much expected series will be very important for both sides as they gear up for future international competitions.

ODI Series 2025

India will kickstart their tour with a three-game ODI series. These will be contested at some of Australia's most legendary stadiums, giving fans wonderful cricket action. The ODI series schedule is as follows:

1. 19th October 2025 : Perth Stadium, Perth (Day/Night)
2. 23rd October 2025 : Adelaide Oval, Adelaide (Day/Night)
3. 25th October 2025 : SCG, Sydney (Day/Night)

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T20I Series 2025

India will kickstart their tour by competing in a three-match ODI series. They will contest the matches in some of the world's most renowned stadiums in Australia, which will give spectators high-intensity cricket action. Here are the specifics of the ODI series:

1. 29th October 2025: Manuka Oval, Canberra (Night)
2. 31st October 2025: MCG, Melbourne (Night)
3. 2nd November 2025 : Bellerive Oval, Hobart (Night)
4. 6th November 2025 : Gold Coast Stadium, Gold Coast (Night)
5. 8th November 2025 : The Gabba, Brisbane (Night)

It was a challenging game, but India beat Australia by four wickets in the first Semi-final of the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 and reached the Final of the tournament. Former Indian captain Virat Kohli was the hero of the match, who was enjoying passionately after India successfully chased the target. 

Australian captain Steve Smith chose to bat first at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium in the United Arab Emirates. Australia scored 264 all out in 49.3 overs, and it was a challenging total for any team to chase on the tricky Dubai pitch, but the chase master king Kohli produced one of his memorable knocks and he also got some crucial supports from the middle-order batters to guide the team to the win. India successfully chased the target in 48.1 overs after losing six wickets. 

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Virat Kohli scored 84 runs

Player of the Match Virat Kohli scored 84 off 98 balls. While the right-handed batter hit four fours to complete his 50 runs in 53 balls, he only hit one more four in the rest of the innings. He was focusing more on singles and doubles to rotate the strike to deny any dangerous adventure in the chasing. 

While Kohli was out 40 runs away from the target, KL Rahul's calmness and Hardik Pandya's three brutal sixes helped India to chase the target. Captain Rohit Sharma scored 28 runs, while his opening partner Shubman Gill scored eight runs. Among the middle-order batters, Shreyas Iyer (45), Axar Patel (27), Rahul (42*), and Pandya (28) made useful contributions along with stable partnerships.  

India vs Australia match is always a high-profile game in any format, and it becomes more important in any big tournaments, especially in the knockout stages. So, there was no doubt that the Indian team would celebrate this win, especially when Australia denied India's successful journey in the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup 2023 by winning the Final against the hosts in Ahmedabad. 

Virat Kohli celebrated with the team

While all the Indian cricketers were in joy, the hero of the match, Virat Kohli had a joyful celebration. During that celebration, the former Indian captain hugged the Indian skipper Rohit Sharma and later Hardik Pandya. 

Kohli hugging Rohit like a child 🥹❤️pic.twitter.com/S9CGkuxAB2

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Australian captain Steve Smith won the toss and decided to bat first in Tuesday's (March 4, 2025) Champions Trophy semifinal match between India and Australia in Dubai. Australia made two changes to their team, whereas India played the same XI that had been performing well in the tournament until now.

Even though India-Pakistan is generally considered one of the greatest rivalries in cricket, the India-Australia series has been some of the most compelling and tautly fought cricket in recent times. This win by India broke a 3-3 stalemate with Australia in ICC white-ball tournament knockouts since the 1998 Champions Trophy quarter-final. India has already beaten Australia in the quarter-final of the 2011 ODI World Cup but has lost in the 2015 World Cup semi-final, 2023 World Cup final, and 2023 ICC World Test Championship final.

Australia's Innings: A Stuttering Start and Resilient Recovery

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Being asked to bat first in their first ODI at the stadium since 2019, Australia received a frightening start when Travis Head was dropped by Mohammed Shami off the very first ball. Despite this reprieve, Australia struggled to build a solid foundation. However, Steve Smith (73) and Alex Carey (61) played crucial knocks to help their team post a respectable total of 264 in 49.3 overs. Mohammed Shami led India’s bowling attack with three wickets, keeping the Australian total in check.

India’s Chase: Kohli’s Brilliance Seals the Win

India make it to their third successive #ChampionsTrophy Final 🙌😍 pic.twitter.com/FrYlgIKXJu

— ICC (@ICC) March 4, 2025

India's response was not good as both of their openers, Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill, were sent back early. But Virat Kohli took the initiative, proving his dominance with a commanding innings. Throughout his knock, Kohli broke several milestones, becoming just the second batsman after Sachin Tendulkar to score 8000 runs in ODI chases and moving ahead of Shikhar Dhawan as India's leading run-scorer in Champions Trophy history. While Kohli got out in the 43rd over, KL Rahul (42 not out) sealed the victory for India, ending the match with a six off Glenn Maxwell in the second last over.

Road to the Final

With this victory, India earned a record fifth final appearance in a Champions Trophy. The Men in Blue were earlier co-champions with Sri Lanka in 2002 and had won the 2013 final against England by five runs at Edgbaston. But they lost to Pakistan by 180 runs in 2017 and also lost the 2000 ICC Knockout Trophy final to New Zealand by four wickets.

India now hopes for the victor of Wednesday's second semifinal between New Zealand and South Africa in Lahore, preparing for an intriguing final encounter.

Captain of Team India Rohit Sharma is well known by the name Hitman. He possesses a treasure of explosive batting. If Rohit gets into his flow, he plays aggressively. On 4th March, Rohit was his old self against Australia, but he failed to play a big innings. Rohit scored 28 runs off 29 balls, with 3 fours and 1 six. Rohit played such a shot in this brief innings on which umpire Chris Gaffney narrowly escaped. Now its video is trending on social media.

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Rohit Sharma nearly hits the umpire with a powerful straight shot that races to the boundary! 🇮🇳💥

Chris Gaffaney smartly dodges it just in time and cheekily signals a four with a smile! 😆👏#RohitSharma #AUSvIND #ChampionsTrophy #Sportskeeda pic.twitter.com/jboh0dYSpl

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Australia, while batting in the semi-final match being hosted by Dubai, was able to make 264 runs in 49.3 overs and lose 10 wickets. The highest 73 runs for the team were scored by captain Steve Smith. While Team India came on to chase this target, Rohit Sharma displayed his shots. On the final ball of the sixth over, Rohit proceeded to play a solid shot on Nathan Ellis' delivery, which compelled the umpire in front of him to jump on the ground. Upon seeing Rohit's tempestuous shot, the umpire protected himself and fell to the ground. Thus, his life was saved narrowly.

Finally, India's wound of the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup 2023 Final loss against Australia got some healing sense after Men in Blue beat Australia by four wickets in the first Semi-final of the ICC Champions Trophy 2025. 

It was a good fighting game, where Australian captain Steven Smith rightly chose to bat first at Dubai International Cricket Stadium. While Australia put the challenging total of 264 all out (49.3 overs), India chased down the target in 48.1 overs after losing six wickets. 

Australia lost plots after making multiple comebacks

The new Aussie opener Cooper Connolly had a hard luck as he scored a nine-ball duck as Mohammed Shami got that wicket. Another opener Travis Head was strongly hitting the Indian pacers after managing some luck in the first few overs. However, at 39 off 33 balls (five fours and two sixes), Varun Chakravarthy took Head's wicket in the ninth over as Shubman Gill took a good catch running from the long off. 

Captain Steven Smith and Marnus Labuschagne had some early luck as they had a 56-run partnership for the third wicket. Ravindra Jadeja took Labuschagne's wicket, who scored 29 off 36 balls. Josh Inglis (11) was the next victim of Jadeja. 

Alex Carey batted well with Smith as they had a 54-run partnership for the fifth wicket. After completing his 50 runs in 68 balls, Smith was strongly approaching the big score, while Carey was moving the scoreboard quickly. However, Smith made one big mistake as he went to slog Mohammed Shami, and Shami's full toss hit the wicket after Smith missed it. It was a crucial wicket for India as Smith scored 73 off 96 balls with four fours and one six. 

Glenn Maxwell was bowled by Axar Patel for seven runs, and that dismissal happened next ball after Maxwell's sixer to Patel. Only Carey was adding strong runs since then, while Ben Dwarshuis (19) and Nathan Ellis (10) helped with double-digit scores. 

Carey completed his brave 50 runs in 48 balls and scored 61 off 57 balls with the help of eight fours and one six before Iyer's direct hit ended his innings. 

Among the Indian bowlers, Mohammed Shami (3/48) took three wickets, while Varun Chakravarthy (2/49) and Ravindra Jadeja (2/40) picked up two wickets each. 

Rough start didn't bother the "Super Chaser" Kohli and middle-order batters

At chasing, in-form opener Shubman Gill was bowled for eight runs by Ben Dwarshuis, while captain Rohit Sharma (28 off 29 balls) got two lives before Cooper Connolly dismissed him through an lbw. From the pressure situation, Virat Kohli and Shreyas Iyer built up a 91-run partnership for the third wicket. 

Kohli completed his half-century in 53 balls, while Iyer was bowled by Adam Zampa after scoring 45 off 62 balls. While Kohli hit four fours to complete his half-century, he mostly worked with singles and doubles to rotate the strike strongly. 

Axar Patel and Kohli had another crucial 44-run partnership for the fourth wicket. Patel scored 27 off 30 balls before Nathan Ellis bowled him. Kohli had another valuable 47-run partnership with KL Rahul, who also produced valuable support in that tricky chase. 

Adam Zampa took Kohli's wicket after the Player of the Match scored 84 off 98 balls, where he hit only five fours. When Kohli was dismissed, India needed 40 runs in 44 balls. 

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Although Hardik Pandya played many dot balls in his 24-ball innings, his three long sixes, including two successive sixes in Zampa's last two balls of the match, became the ultimate decider of the Semi-final. Although Ellis dismissed Pandya for 28 off 24 balls, Rahul comfortably finished the game with Ravindra Jadeja. While Rahul was not out for 42 off 34 balls (two fours and two sixes), Jadeja scored two not out.

India set new records

With this win, India created new history by becoming the first team to reach the ICC Champions Trophy Final for the fifth time. They previously reached in the 2000, 2002, 2013, and 2017 editions, respectively. While they lost the 2000 Final against New Zealand, the 2002 Final had no results in two different matches (one official Final and the other reserve-day Final) and they jointly won that trophy with the hosts Sri Lanka, then India beat the hosts England in the 2013 Final to win the trophy, and ultimately lost the 2017 Final against Pakistan. 

The successful chase of 265 runs was also the highest successful chase against Australia in a knockout stage game of any ICC ODI tournaments. 

India and Australia are battling in the first Semi-final of the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 at Dubai International Cricket Stadium in Dubai in the United Arab Emirates, where the Indian players are wearing armbands. Here we will know the reason for Indian players' armbands. 

Former Indian first-class cricketer Padmakar Shivalkar passed away on Monday (March 3) in Mumbai. The 84-year-old was unwell for the last few months. Although he never played for the Indian national cricket team, he was one of the legendary Indian domestic cricketers for Mumbai. He continued the game till the age of 47 years. 

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Padmakar Shivalkar took 500+ first-class wickets

The slow left-arm orthodox bowler Padmakar Shivalkar was active in domestic cricket between the 1961-62 and 1987-88 seasons. He recorded 515 wickets in 112 first-class matches and 36 wickets in 12 List A games. He was one of the greatest bowlers in Mumbai cricket history. 

Padmakar Shivalkar shined in key Ranji Trophy matches

During the 1971-72 Ranji Trophy Semi-final, Shivalkar recorded an eight-wicket haul and a fifer against Mysore (8/19 & 5/31). In the 1972-73 Ranji Trophy Final, the left-arm spinner recorded his best bowling figures with 8/16 and 5/18 against Tamil Nadu.

Despite his consistent performances, he missed his luck to wear the national team cap. As the legendary left-arm spinner Bishan Singh Bedi was dominating for India at that time along with off-spinners Erapalli Prasanna and Srinivas Venkataraghavan, and leg-spinner Bhagwat Chandrasekhar, as the four were popularly known as the Indian spin quartet.

The Indian cricket board, Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), honoured him with the C. K. Nayudu Lifetime Achievement Award in 2016. It is the highest honour from the BCCI. 

India and Australia are involved in a high-tension first Semi-final of the ICC Champions Trophy 2025, where the Indian cricketer Kuldeep Yadav faced heat from the skipper Rohit Sharma and the former captain Virat Kohli for his mistake.  

Dubai International Cricket Stadium in the United Arab Emirates is hosting the first Semi-final of the ICC Champions Trophy 2025, where India and Australia are facing each other. Australian captain Steven Smith chose to bat first after winning the toss. Although the Aussie opener Travis Head produced a powerful start, the Indian spinners' unshakable discipline bowling has never produced comfortable breathing for the latest ODI World Cup champions. Also, Indian fielders kept tight in the opportunities. 

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Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma furious on Kuldeep Yadav

It was the 32nd over, when the deep square leg fielder Kohli threw the ball to the bowler Kuldeep Yadav and Yadav let the ball go to the short mid-wicket fielder Rohit Sharma. Both Kohli and Sharma were unimpressed with that leaving decision from Yadav. 

Virat and Rohit to Kuldeep Yadav🤪#INDvsAUS #KuldeepYadav pic.twitter.com/pFPdzzn1d9

— बलिया वाले 2.0 (@balliawalebaba) March 4, 2025

Australia setting challenging target for India

Aussie opener Travis Head (39) and the middle-order batter Marnus Labuschagne (29) lost their wickets after getting starts. However, captain Steven Smith produced a solid knock despite a few lucky escapes. He scored 73 off 96 balls with four fours and one six before Mohammed Shami bowled him. Smith's batting set a good platform for the Aussies to build up a challenging first innings total for Australia, which can put the strong-batting line-up India under pressure. 

Unlike the previous ODI at Dubai, where India and New Zealand faced each other and both batters struggled to handle the spinners, especially the Blackcaps' batters under the lights, the India vs Australia match pitch seems better for the batters. However, the pitch is still favouring the spinners well enough.  

India and Australia are busy in the first Semi-final of the ICC Champions Trophy 2025. While Indian bowlers are pressuring Aussie batters, former Indian captain Virat Kohli was enjoying the moment, as he entertained the crowd with his bhangra dance. 

Australian captain Steven Smith chose to bat first after winning the toss in the first Semi-final of the tournament at Dubai International Cricket Stadium in Dubai in the United Arab Emirates.  

Although the Aussie opener Travis Head provided a fiery start as usual, Indian spinners controlled the game. At the end of the 25th over, Australia scored 125/3. 

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Virat Kohli did bhangra during Semi-final

During the first innings of the match, there was a moment when Virat Kohli had a bhangra dance on the field. Indian cricket fans enjoyed it in the high-pressure Semi-final.  

Virat Kohli doing Bhangra after getting 1st wicket. 🕺#INDvsAUS pic.twitter.com/PXFUBZibSK

— SACH TALKS (@SachTalks) March 4, 2025

Virat Kohli scored a century against Pakistan in the ICC Champions Trophy 2025

It is also an important match for Virat Kohli. The right-handed batter is recently going through a lean patch. Although the right-handed batter scored a century and one half-century in the last four ODIs, including 100 not out against Pakistan in the group stage of the tournament, he is inconsistent. If he plays a valuable innings in the ongoing Semi-final, it will be a big plus point for India. 

Kohli has a strong ODI record against Australia. The right-handed batter is the third leading run-scorer (2367 runs) for any team against Australia in ODI cricket, after two Indians Sachin Tendulkar (3077 runs) and Rohit Sharma (2379 runs). Kohli has recorded 22 ODI 50+ scores against Australia, third most by any batter against Australia (Sachin Tendulkar 24 times and Sir Viv Richards 23 times). Kohli has also hit eight ODI centuries against Australia, similar with Rohit Sharma (8 centuries) and one less than Sachin Tendulkar (9 centuries).

The India vs Australia semifinal during the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 is going to be a nail-biting match. Taking place at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium, the pitch conditions are going to make all the difference in determining the fate of this high-pressure game. Here is a comprehensive pitch report on how it may affect both teams.

Dubai Pitch Report for India vs Australia Semifinal

Dubai has historically thrown up slow and spin-friendly wickets, and this match too is expected to be like that. The pitch has been newly prepared but will tend to give low bounce and grip for the spinners towards the later part of the game. Fluency in shooting shots may elude the batters, which will make the task of rotation of strike as well as forging partnerships even more important.

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How This Pitch Favours India's Spin Attack

India's bowling line-up is suited for these conditions, with Varun Chakravarthy, Ravindra Jadeja, and Kuldeep Yadav constituting a potent spin trio. Chakravarthy, especially, has performed very well in the tournament, recently delivering a 5-wicket haul against New Zealand. His variations, supplemented by Jadeja's precision and Kuldeep's wrist spin, make India's line-up deadly on a dry and turning pitch.

Australia's Challenge Against Spin

Australia's primary issue will be how to deal with India's spinners during the middle overs. Steve Smith already identified this task, stating, "The key to this match will be how well we handle their spin attack." Marnus Labuschagne and Glenn Maxwell will play key roles in dealing with India's spinners by playing in a positive mindset and employing aggressive stroke play where needed.

Batting Strategies for Both Teams

India: The opening duo of Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill will have to get the runs quickly in the powerplay to deny spinners later.

Australia: They could try playing aggressively against the spinners instead of defending, so they don't lose pace in the middle overs.

The conditions in Dubai favour India lightly due to their stronger spin attack. But Australia's ability to adjust, counter-attack, and play attacking cricket may turn the match into a gamble.

In the first Semi-final of the ICC Champions Trophy 2025, India vs Australia match is ready to start, which has been scheduled for Tuesday (March 4) at Dubai International Cricket Stadium in Dubai in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). 

ICC Champions Trophy 2025: India and Australia's performances

India, who played all their ICC Champions Trophy 2025 matches in Dubai, finished Group A as the points table leader with six points by winning all three matches. After beating both Bangladesh and Pakistan by six wickets each, Rohit Sharma-led Men in Blue defeated New Zealand by 44 runs. 

On the other hand, Steven Smith-led Australia finished Group B as the runners-up with five points by winning once and ending with no results twice. After beating England by five wickets in their tournament opener after chasing the tournament record-breaking 350+ target, Australia had two no results against South Africa and Afghanistan. While the Proteas match was abandoned without a toss, Australia's fiery chasing against Afghanistan was interrupted by rain. Australia played all their group stage matches of the tournament in Pakistan.

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ICC Champions Trophy: India and Australia's Semi-final records

It will be the sixth Semi-final appearance for India in ICC Champions Trophy, while they have recorded four wins and one loss. Meanwhile, Australia are ready for their fifth ICC Champions Trophy Semi-final after recording two wins and two losses in previous last four stages. Both India and Australia have won the ICC Champions Trophy twice each. While India lifted the trophy in 2002 (joint winners with the hosts Sri Lanka) and 2013, Australia recorded the title in successive editions in 2006 and 2009.

ICC Champions Trophy 2025 (1st Semi-final): India vs Australia – Probable XIs

India Predicted XI: Rohit Sharma (Captain), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul (wk), Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Hardik Pandya, Varun Chakravarthy, Mohammed Shami, Kuldeep Yadav

Australia Predicted XI: Travis Head, Josh Inglis (wk), Steven Smith (Captain), Marnus Labuschagne, Cooper Connolly, Alex Carey, Glenn Maxwell, Ben Dwarshuis, Nathan Ellis, Adam Zampa, Spencer Johnson 

ICC Champions Trophy 2025 (1st Semi-final): India vs Australia – Dream11 Top Captains and Vice-Captains

Top 3 Captain's choices: Shubman Gill, Travis Head, Axar Patel

Top 3 Vice-Captain's choices: Adam Zampa, Hardik Pandya, Shreyas Iyer