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India vs Australia Champions Trophy 2025: Team India has chased down the target of 300 runs or more three times in 151 ODIs played so far against the Australian team.
India’s highest successful run chases in ODIs against Australia. (Picture Credit: Sportzpics)
The Indian men’s cricket team is taking on Australia in the first semifinal match of the Champions Trophy 2025 on Tuesday (March 4). The high-voltage match between the two most successful teams in Champions Trophy history is taking place at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium. Australian captain Steve Smith won the toss and opted to bat first, after which, riding on his 73-run knock from 96 balls and wicketkeeper-batter Alex Carey’s 61 off 57 deliveries, Men in Yellow posted a total of 264 runs on the board for the loss of 10 wickets in 49.3 overs.
India need to chase down the target of 265 runs in 50 overs now, and if Rohit Sharma’s men manage to achieve the objective, then the world No. 1 ODI team will qualify for the final of the Champions Trophy 2025.
Here’s a look at India’s five highest successful run chases in ODIs against Australia:
360/1 in Jaipur on October 16, 2013
India chased down the target of 360 runs in 43.3 overs for the loss of one wicket against Australia during the match played at Sawai Man Singh Stadium in Jaipur on October 16, 2013. Rohit Sharma top-scored for India in the run chase by remaining unbeaten on 141 and Virat Kohli hammered 100 runs from 52 balls. In addition to them, Rohit’s opening partner, Shikhar Dhawan, also played an impactful knock of 95 runs.
351/4 in Nagpur on October 30, 2013
The MS Dhoni-led side chased down 351 runs in 49.3 overs for the loss of four wickets to secure a six-wicket win over George Bailey’s Australia on October 30, 2013, in Nagpur. Shikhar Dhawan scored 100 runs from 102 balls, and Kohli remained unbeaten on 115 from just 66 deliveries.
331/4 in Sydney on January 23, 2016
Rohit Sharma’s 99 and Manish Pandey’s 104 from 81 balls helped Men in Blue beat Australia by 6 wickets in the ODI match played at Sydney Cricket Ground on January 23, 2016. Aussies rode on David Warner’s (122) and Mitchell Marsh’s (102*) centuries to post a challenging total of 330/7 runs on the board, but India chased it down for the loss of just 4 wickets in 49.4 overs and secured a famous win.
299/4 in Adelaide on January 15, 2019
Captain Virat Kohli scored 104 runs from 112 balls after coming out to bat at No. 3 to help India successfully chase down the target of 299 runs in 49.2 overs for the loss of four wickets and win the match played at Adelaide Oval on January 15, 2019 by six wickets. In addition to that, MS Dhoni (55 not out) and Rohit Sharma (43 from 52 balls) also played impact knocks.
294/5 in Indore on September 24, 2017
India beat Australia by 5 wickets in Indore on September 24, 2017, by chasing down the target of 294 runs in 47.5 overs for the loss of just five wickets. Rohit Sharma (71), Ajinkya Rahane (70), and Hardik Pandya (78) scored half-centuries for the Virat Kohli-led side in the match played at Holkar Stadium.
In the 50-over matches played against the Australian team in ICC events, India’s highest successful run chase is 261. India chased down the target of 261 runs for the loss of five wickets in 47.4 overs during the quarterfinal match of the 2011 ODI World Cup played at Narendra Modi Stadium on March 24, 2011. Legendary Sachin Tendulkar (53), Gautam Gambhir (50), and Yuvraj Singh (57*) scored half-centuries for MS Dhoni & Co. in that fixture.
The record of the highest successful run chase in an ODI match played at Dubai International Cricket Stadium is in the name of the Sri Lankan team, which chased down the target of 285 runs against Pakistan on December 20, 2013, for the loss of eight wickets.
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Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE)
