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India have been set a daunting 265-run target by Australia in the Champions Trophy 2025 semi-final at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium in Dubai after the coin flip favoured Steve Smith who opted to bat first.
Losing a 14th toss in succession on a dry pitch that is being used for the first time in this tournament, Rohit Sharma and Co. will have a heightened challenge as Australia have ensured that they have gotten enough on board to put the knockout pressure on the opposition.
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The highest target gunned down in a 50-over ICC knockout match remains from the 2015 World Cup where New Zealand were set a revised 298-run DLS target in 43 overs after South Africa got to 281/5 in 43. As Grant Elliot’s unbeaten 84 broke Proteas’ hearts, the Kiwi chase entered the record books as the highest successful chase in a World Cup knockout match. New Zealand are the only team to hit 300-plus in a ICC ODI knockout match. The Kiwis gave India a massive scare when they did during the 2023 ODI World Cup semi-final in Mumbai, but Mohammed Shami’s seven-wicket haul eventually stopped them at 327, handing India a 70-run win.
With the Aussie scaling to a healthy total in Dubai, India will have their task cut out in their bid to make another Champions Trophy final.
What is the highest target successfully chased in an ICC Champions Trophy knockout match?
The highest successful chase in a Champions Trophy knockout match occurred in the inaugural edition of the tournament in 1998 when South Africa chased down 282 against England in the first quarter-final in Dhaka.
What is the highest target successfully chased by India in an ICC Champions Trophy knockout match?
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India’s highest successful chase in an ICC Champions Trophy match took place in the 2017 edition when they overhauled a 265-run target against Bangladesh in the semi-final in Birmingham. It remains the joint second-highest successful run chase in the Champions Trophy, alongside New Zealand’s 265-run chase against India in the 2000 CT final. They will need to equal the same in Dubai to beat Australia on Tuesday.
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How many times have India chased down a 250-plus score in a ICC ODI knockout match?
India have chased down a 250-plus score in a World Cup/Champions Trophy knockout match twice besids the 265 chase against Bangladesh in CT 2017. India’s highest remains the 275-run chase against Sri Lanka in the 2011 ODI World Cup final in Mumbai. The Men in Blue also chased down a target of 261 against Australia in Ahmedabad in the quarterfinal of that edition.
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