In a nail-biting match, India became victorious and qualified for the ICC Champions Trophy final scheduled on March 9. Chasing a a score of 264 runs, India gave a fair-fight to Team Australia with Mohammad Shami’s standout bowling and Virat Kohli’s 84 runs. Players like Steve Smith (73 runs) and Alex Carey (61 runs) carried the match for Australia who dismissed captain, Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill in the early overs.
Indian cricket fans took to social media to share their happiness for India’s undefeated streak in the ICC Champions Trophy 2025. During the Australian innings in the semi-final, memes created a wave on social media regarding Travis Head’s maximums and an early dismissal at 39 runs.
Under the BCCI’s official post on X, Indian cricket fans shared their happiness and in large numbers. A user (@OfficialSFreak) commented a poetic verse “The Men in Blue stood tall today, On fields where dreams and battles play. Australia, fierce, with might and roar, Fell to the grace of India’s core” celebrating the win. With being one-step away from the ICC Champions Trophy win, fans hope to see Team India emerge victorious in the finals.
Praising the short-of-a-second-century performance by Virat Kohli, fans praised him and jokingly posted an image of Team India “adopting the kangaroos” sharing an AI-generated image of the player holding a crying joey in his arms. The imagery also points to Team India’s record of winning the ICC Champions Trophy twice in 2002 and 2013 and having played the final more than four times in the eight editions of the league.
ICC Champions Trophy Final
The Champions Trophy final is scheduled for March 9. With Team India being the first to qualify for the final, the question remains is who the opposing team will be. To be decided in the second semi-final today between South Africa and New Zealand, the final match is will be hosted by Dubai after the deciding match in Lahore’s Gaddafi Stadium. The predicted playing XI for India might remain the same as the previous match. A clear weather has been reported for Lahore and fans await who will face India in the finals as South Africa and New Zealand face each other on the batting pitch in the Gaddafi Stadium.