🔴Champions Trophy 2025: Semi-Final 1, India vs Australia Live - IND vs AUS Live Updates, Commentary, News and More

A tight over from Axar Patel, giving away just 3 runs as Australia looks to rebuild. Smith and Labuschagne rotating the strike but no boundaries in this one. India keeping things under control!

AUS: 69-2 (12) | Smith: 21*(23) | Labuschagne: 3*(7) | Axar: 2-0-8-0 🎯

Before today, Travis Head had been dominant against spin in the first 10 overs of ODIs:

🔹 Runs: 135
🔹 Balls: 117
🔹 Strike Rate: 115.38
🔹 Dismissals: Just 1 (which came today!)

India will be thrilled to have broken through early! 💥

A steady over from Axar Patel, but Smith finds a boundary to keep the scoreboard moving. Australia reaches 63-2 at the halfway mark, looking to build a solid platform.

AUS: 63-2 (10) | Smith: 17*(16) | Labuschagne: 1*(2) | Axar: 1-0-5-0 🎯

Varun Chakravarthy strikes in his first over! He removes Travis Head and concedes just 5 runs. Smith and Labuschagne look to rebuild as India applies pressure.

AUS: 58-2 (9) | Smith: 12*(10) | Labuschagne: 1*(2) | Varun: 1-0-5-1 🔥

WICKET! Varun Chakravarthy makes an impact immediately! Travis Head, who hadn't faced much of him before, falls trying to take him on. Shubman Gill takes a safe catch, and India gets a big breakthrough!

AUS: 53-2 (8.2) | Head: 39(33) ❌ | Smith: 8*(8) | Varun: 0.2-0-0-1 🔥

A mixed over from Kuldeep Yadav, but Travis Head makes the most of it with a huge SIX down the ground! Apart from that, Kuldeep keeps it tight.

AUS: 53-1 (8) | Head: 39*(32) | Smith: 8*(7) | Kuldeep: 2-0-11-0 🎯

A good over for Australia as 11 runs come off it! Smith and Head find the boundary, keeping the scoreboard ticking. Hardik Pandya has now conceded 25 runs in 3 overs without a wicket.

AUS: 47-1 (7) | Head: 33*(26) | Smith: 8*(7) | Hardik: 3-0-25-0 🎯

Smith Finds the Boundary! ⚡

FOUR! Hardik Pandya strays in line, and Smith flicks it effortlessly to deep square leg for a much-needed boundary in the 7th over.