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India’s losing streak in tosses continued on Tuesday during their ICC Champions Trophy semi-final meeting against Australia in Dubai . India captain Rohit Sharma ended up on the losing side of a toss yet again as his Australian counterpart Steve Smith opted to bat at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium.
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It was the 14th consecutive time India had lost the toss in the ODI format, with the unwanted streak stretching all the way back to the final of the 2023 ICC World Cup in Ahmedabad, in which an undefeated Indian team suffered a six-wicket defeat against Australia.
As for the first semi-final of the ninth edition of the Champions Trophy, the Men in Blue opted to retain the combination that defeated New Zealand by 44 runs on Sunday , the victory helping them finish on top of Group A.
Australia, the team that finished second in Group B behind South Africa, made two changes to the side that was in pole position to defeat Afghanistan in Lahore on Friday, only for the game to end in a No Result due to heavy rain followed by a wet outfield.
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The two-time champions opted to boost their spin department by bringing in left-arm spinner Cooper Connolly and Tanveer Sangha in place of Matthew Short and Spencer Johnson.
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More ShortsSouth Africa face New Zealand in the other semi-final, which takes place in Lahore on Wednesday.
Should India win today’s contest, they will face the winner of the South Africa-New Zealand showdown in Dubai on Sunday. If not, then Australia travel to Lahore for the summit clash.
India vs Australia playing XIs
India: Rohit Sharma(c), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Axar Patel, KL Rahul(w), Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Mohammed Shami, Kuldeep Yadav, Varun Chakravarthy
Australia: Cooper Connolly, Travis Head, Steven Smith(c), Marnus Labuschagne, Josh Inglis(w), Alex Carey, Glenn Maxwell, Ben Dwarshuis, Nathan Ellis, Adam Zampa, Tanveer Sangha
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