India were triumphant against Australia in the semi-finals of the 2025 Champions Trophy. India won the game by 4 wickets with 11 balls to spare chasing down a target of 265 runs. For India, chasemaster Virat Kohli once again proved his mettle and showed his experience in guiding India through what was a tricky run-chase. Kohli scored 84 off 98 deliveries, scoring just 5 boundaries and taking more than 50 singles in what was a very patient and well-crafted knock by the veteran. His all important knock not only took India across the line in the semi-final but also brought about a couple of personal milestones for Virat Kohli.
First and foremost, Virat Kohli overtook left-hand batter Shikhar Dhawan to become India’s leading run scorer in the Champions Trophy. Shikhar Dhawan’s record stood at 701 runs in just 10 inning. Virat Kohli broke that today with his knock of 84 runs, taking his tally to 746 runs in 16 innings. Along with that, Kohli is now just behind Chris Gayle to become all-time highest run-getter in Champions Trophy history, Gayle has scored 791 runs from 17 matches while Kohli need just 49 runs to surpass him with one game to go for India in the ongoing tournament.
Virat Kohli leaves Sachin Tendulkar behind to score most 50s in ICC ODI events
This was not the only milestone Virat Kohli achieved during his match-winning knock in the Champions Trophy 2025 semi-final against Australia. The 36-year-old also surpassed his own idol Sachin Tendulkar’s record of most fifty-plus scores in ICC ODI events. Tendulkar’s record stood at 23 fifty plus scores in 58 innings but Kohli registered his 24th fifty plus score today in 53 innings going past Sachin
India has earned a massive victory against Australia and have secured a spot in the Champions Trophy final which will be held on March 9 at the Dubai International Stadium. Tomorrow’s match between South Africa and New Zealand will decide who India’s opponents will be during the blockbuster final.
