Get three India vs Australia predictions and betting tips from our cricket expert, before Tuesday’s 09:00 Champions Trophy clash (04/03/2025).
India started the Champions Trophy as favourites and have lived up to that tag, winning all three group games to come into the semi-finals as the only team to do so.
They face Australia, who completed just one of their three group stage matches thanks to issues with the weather in Pakistan.
This is a rematch of the 50-over World Cup final from 2023 but Australia’s injury issues means they will have a very different look to the side that shocked the Men in Blue that time.
India vs Australia Betting Tips
- No hundred to be scored in the match @ 10/11 with bet365
- Shreyas Iyer to be India top batter @ 9/2 with bet365
- Adam Zampa to be Australia top bowler @ 11/5 with bet365
All odds are courtesy of bet365, correct at the time of publishing and subject to change.
Low-scoring affair likely
The Dubai International Cricket Stadium has proven much more beneficial for bowlers than it has for batters at this year’s Champions Trophy and this semi-final looks set to be no different.
No team has managed a total over 250 so far and India have managed to bowl out their opponents on all three occasions.
As a result of that, a century looks unlikely in this semi-final as the bowlers should dominate once again.
India vs Australia Tip 1: No hundred to be scored in the match @ 10/11 with bet365
Iyer to impress once more
Shreyas Iyer has been crucial to India’s success at this tournament, especially in Dubai where every run has counted.
The 30-year-old particularly stood out when top-scoring with 78 in their final group game and he looks a decent bet to be his side’s top batter once again.
Iyer has made at least 40 in five of his last six one-day internationals and despite India’s batting line-up being stacked full of talent, he can stand out.
India vs Australia Tip 2: Shreyas Iyer to be India top batter @ 9/2 with bet365
Zampa crucial for Aussies
Spinners have benefitted plenty from the surface in Dubai, taking 21 of the 45 wickets at the stadium.
While India have a plethora of top-level slower bowlers to choose from, Australia are something of a one-man band in that department.
Adam Zampa is one of the best white-ball bowlers in the world and has taken four wickets at this tournament so far.
However, the move from Pakistan to Dubai should suit him more than any other player on his team and he can relish these conditions to be the top bowler for his side.
India vs Australia Tip 3: Adam Zampa to be Australia top bowler @ 11/5 with bet365
