DUBAI: Australia has won the toss and elected to bat first against India in the first semi-final of the ICC Champions Trophy here at Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Tuesday.
Australian skipper said at the toss that the guys had a session at the academy and they are ready to go. Commenting on the pitch, he said that the pitch looks dry and should take some turn. He said that India is a very good side, and we like coming up against them.
He confirmed that Australia has made two changes in their lineup. Cooper Connolly comes in for Matt Short and Tanveer Sangha comes in for Spencer Johnson.
Indian captain Rohit Sharma said that his team was prepared to do both. The wickets have played differently. When you are in two minds it is better to lose the toss.
“We have played three games here, and each time we have played, it has something different,” he said. The pitch keeps changing its nature. Justifying for making no changes in the lineup, he said that each pitch has its way. The slower bowlers have been great. That is why we are going with the same team.
India: 1 Rohit Sharma (capt), 2 Shubman Gill, 3 Virat Kohli, 4 Shreyas Iyer, 5 Axar Patel, 6 KL Rahul (wk), 7 Hardik Pandya, 8 Ravindra Jadeja, 9 Mohammed Shami, 10 Kuldeep Yadav, 11 Varun Chakaravarthy
Australia: 1 Cooper Connolly, 2 Travis Head, 3 Steven Smith (capt), 4 Marnus Labuschagne, 5 Josh Inglis (wk), 6 Alex Carey, 7 Glenn Maxwell, 8 Ben Dwarshuis, 9 Nathan Ellis, 10 Adam Zampa, 11 Tanveer Sangha
