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Alex Carey scored 61 runs from 57 balls as a No. 6 batter for Australia in the first semifinal match of the Champions Trophy 2025 against India.
Jay Shah’s celebration after Alex Carey’s wicket goes viral. (Picture Credit: Screengrab)
ICC chairman Jay Shah was present at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Tuesday (March 4) to watch the first semifinal of the Champions Trophy 2025 between India and Australia. In the high-voltage match played between the two finalists of the 2023 ODI World Cup, India managed to chase down the target of 265 runs in 48.1 overs for the loss of six wickets to book a place in the final of the Champions Trophy for the record-extending fifth time.
Australian captain Steve Smith won the toss and opted to bat first, but despite his 73-run knock and Alex Carey’s 61 from 57 balls, the Men in Yellow could only manage to score 264 runs in 49.3 overs for the loss of 10 wickets. While Smith was clean bowled by Mohammed Shami on the fourth ball of the 37th over, a direct throw by Shreyas Iyer ended Carey’s knock on the first ball of the 48th over.
After Iyer’s throw led to Carey’s dismissal in the match, Shah was seen celebrating from the stands. A video of Jay Shah’s animated reaction after Australia lost its eighth wicket of the match in the form of Carey is now going viral on the internet.
Before returning back to the dugout, Carey hammered eight fours and one six.
It was his second straight half-century in the Champions Trophy 2025. During Australia’s first match of the tournament against England in Lahore on February 22, the left-handed wicketkeeper-batter scored 69 runs from 63 balls and added 146 runs for the fifth wicket with Josh Inglis (120 not out).
Final in Dubai on March 9
The final of the Champions Trophy 2025 will be played at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Sunday, March 9, between India and the winner of the second semifinal between New Zealand and South Africa. India faced New Zealand in the final of the 2000 Champions Trophy, whereas the final of the 2024 T20 World Cup was played between India and South Africa in Bridgetown on June 29.
If India win the final on Sunday, then it will become the first team to win three Champions Trophy titles.
For more in-depth coverage of the Champions Trophy, check out the latest Points Table to see where your favorite team stands. Stay updated on the tournament’s top performers with the Most Runs and Most Wickets leaderboards. Keep following for all the latest updates!
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Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE)
