India beat Australia by 4 wickets in the first semifinal of the Champions Trophy. Due to Steve Smith's fifty at Dubai Stadium, the kangaroos targeted 265 runs. In reply, the team won with Virat Kohli's 84 runs.
Tuesday was a record day in the name of Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli. Rohit became the first captain to reach the final of all ICC tournament. Kohli completed 161 catches in ODIs. Rohit is the highest scorer batsman at ICC ODI events. Virat completed 8,000 runs while chasing in ODIs.
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- Cooper Connoly is the fourth player to debut on behalf of Australia in the ICC ODI tournament. It is 21 years 194 days. Number one is Andrew Jesses, who debuted against India at the age of 20 and 225 days in the 1987 World Cup.
- India lost the toss in 14 ODIs since the 2023 World Cup semifinal. As a captain, Rohit has lost the toss 11 consecutive times.
- Steve Smith scored his third Fifty against India in an ICC knockout. He became the third batsman to do so. Earlier, Ken Williamson scored 3 Fifty against India and Yuvraj Singh 3 Fifty against Australia.
- India chase the biggest run in a knockout match against Australia. The team completed the target of 265 runs. India had earlier chased the target of 261 runs in the 2011 ODI World Cup quarter -finals.
- KL Rahul completed 3000 runs in ODIs. He took 78 innings for such runs.
- Rohit Sharma is the first captain in International Cricket to reach the final of all ICC tournament. It is the final of the ICC World Test Championship (2023), ODI World Cup (2023), T20 World Cup (2024) and Champions Trophy (2025).
- India has played 10 ODIs in Dubai and has not lost. The team won 9 matches while 1 match was tie.
- Virat Kohli received his seventh player of the match award in the ICC ODI tournament. Beyond that is only Rohit Sharma (8), Glenn McGra (8) and Sachin Tendulkar (10).
1. Kohli completed 161 catches in ODI
Virat Kohli has pushed Australia's Ricky Ponting back to the catch in ODIs. There are now 161 catches in the name of Virat. Sri Lanka Mahela Jayawardene is with 218 catches at the top of the record.
2. Rohit is the highest six batsman to hit the ICC ODI events
Indian captain Rohit Sharma became the highest batsman at ICC ODI events. He has now hit 65 sixes in 42 innings. He pushed West Indies' Chris Gayle back, scoring 64 sixes in 51 innings.
3. Virat completed 8 thousand runs while chasing in ODIs
Virat Kohli completed his 8,000 runs while batting in the second innings of ODIs. He now has 8063 runs in 166 matches. Sachin Tendulkar is the first on the list, with 8720 runs in 236 matches.
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Virat Kohli became the highest score of 50+ in the ICC ODI tournament. He has scored more than 50 runs 24 times in 53 matches. Virat broke Sachin's 23 Fifty+ run record.
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