Champions Trophy: Australia win toss, opt to bat first against India in high-voltage semi-finals
Australia won the toss and opted to bat first against India in the semi-final clash of the ongoing Champions Trophy in Dubai on Tuesday.
Cooper Connolly and Tanveer Sangha were added to the Australian squad.
India announced no changes to its squad that faced New Zealand in the last Group A stage match on Sunday.
Australian XI: C. Connolly, T. Head, S. Smith (c), M. Labuschagne, J. Inglis (wk), A. Carey, G. Maxwell, B. Dwarshuis, N. Ellis, A. Zampa, T. Sangha.
Indian XI: R. Sharma(C), S. Gill, V. Kohli, S. Iyer, KL. Rahul (wk), H. Pandya, R. Jadeja, A. Patel, K. Yadav, M. Shami, V. Chakaravarthy.
IBNS
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