"Another fantastic victory by Team India": Rahul Gandhi
Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday hailed Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli after Team India defeated Australia in ICC Champions Trophy Semi-Final.
ANI
Mar 04, 2025 23:07 IST
New Delhi [India], March 4 (ANI): Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday hailed Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli after Team India defeated Australia in ICC Champions Trophy Semi-Final.
India will now face either South Africa or New Zealand in the Final.
Another fantastic victory by #TeamIndia!
— Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) March 4, 2025
A true spectacle of skill, determination, and teamwork—brilliantly led by Rohit, with Virat adding his signature flair. The entire nation stands proud of this incredible achievement.
One step away from glory—bring the trophy home, boys!… pic.twitter.com/A9olvZ760O
"Another fantastic victory by #TeamIndia! A true spectacle of skill, determination, and teamwork--brilliantly led by Rohit, with Virat adding his signature flair. The entire nation stands proud of this incredible achievement. One step away from glory--bring the trophy home, boys!," Rahul Gandhi said in a post on X.
Australia won the toss and elected to bat first. After an early wicket of Cooper Connolly, Travis Head (39 in 33 balls, with four boundaries and two sixes) had a 50-run stand with Steve Smith. Smith carried on, with half-century stands against Marnus Labuschagne (29 in 36 balls, with two fours and a six) and Alex Carey (61 in 57 balls, with eight fours and a six). Carey was there till 48th over, untill a fine direct hit from Shreyas Iyer ended his knock.
Australia was skittled out for 264 in 49.3 overs.
Shami (3/48) was the top bowler for India, while Varun Chakravarthy (2/49) and Ravindra Jadeja (2/40) also unleashed a spin web. Axar Patel and Hardik Pandya took a wicket each.
During the run chase, India lost skipper Rohit Sharma (28 in 29 balls, with three fours and a six) and Shubman Gill (8) early and were reduced to 43/2. From then on, a 91-run partnership between Virat and Shreyas Iyer (45 in 62 balls, with three fours) brought India back into the game. Virat also had a brief 44-run stand with Axar Patel (27 in 30 balls, with a four and six) and a 47-run stand with KL Rahul (42* in 34 balls, with two fours and two sixes).
Hardik delivered a brief and fiery cameo, scoring 28 in 24 balls, with a four and three sixes, helping India seal a win. India finished at 267/6 in 48.1 overs.
Nathan Ellis (2/48) and Adam Zampa (2/60) were the top bowlers for Australia. (ANI)
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