IND vs AUS: Australia Bowled Out for 264, as Chakravarthy and Shami Shine
India and Australia clash in a thrilling semi-final clash, as Indian bowlers dominate over Australian batsmen. Australia bowled out at the score of 264, with half-centuries from Steven Smith and Alex Carey. Mohammed Shami, Varun Chakravarthy, and Ravindra Jadeja pick up important wickets.
The anticipated semi final clash of the Champions Trophy between India and Australia has completed halfway, as Australia has been bowled out by the Indian bowling line-up for a score of 264 with 3 balls remaining. The match started with the Australian captain Steven Smith winning the toss and deciding to bat first.
Mohammed Shami gave an impressive start to India, taking the wicket of Cooper Connolly in the third over. Travis Head started smashing boundaries throughout the ground, but his innings were also short-lived. Varun Chakravarthy was able to take Head’s wicket on the second bowl of his over, dismissing him with a score of 39 off 33 balls.
Steven Smith, the skipper of the team, was the top performer, as he came out at number three and scored 73 runs off 96 balls with 4 fours and one six before losing his wicket to Mohammed Shami. With the team losing consecutive wickets in the middle order, Alex Carey was able to take up the charge, as he scored an impressive 61 runs off 57 balls, with 8 fours and one six, and his innings was put to an end by Shreyas Iyer with a run out.
For the Indian bowling, Mohammed Shami came out as the top performer with 3 wickets and conceding just 48 runs in 10 overs. Varun Chakravarthy and Ravindra Jadeja finished with 4 wickets each as Axar Patel and Hardik Pandya also secured a wicket.
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