As happened 10 years ago, a similar semi-final is going to happen again in the ICC ODI tournament, 48 hours are important in the Champions Trophy

The line up for the semi-finals of the Champions Trophy 2025 is decided. Both the semi-finals are to be played on 4 and 5 March. The first semi-final is between India and Australia. In the second semi-final, South Africa will face New Zealand. Now if we tell you that this semi-final is going to be exactly like it happened 10 years ago, will you believe it? Yes, the story of the 2015 World Cup semi-final seems to be repeating in the semi-finals of the Champions Trophy. Even then, the same teams clashed in the semi-finals and now also the same teams are going to compete for the final ticket.

Semi-final like 10 years ago in the ICC ODI tournament

Now the 10-year-old story has been repeated in the semi-finals of the ICC ODI tournament. But it will be good from Team India's point of view only if the result is not the same. Overall, this is a chance for Team India to settle the score. So what happened 10 years ago i.e. in the semi-finals of World Cup 2015. There too, the semi-final line-up was the same as in Champions Trophy 2025. India was up against Australia and South Africa was up against New Zealand.

India vs Australia, South Africa vs New Zealand

In the semi-final of the 2015 World Cup, Australia defeated India by 95 runs to book a berth in the final. However, this was the second semi-final of that World Cup. In the first semi-final, New Zealand defeated South Africa by 4 wickets using Duckworth Lewis. The only change in the Champions Trophy 2025 is that the first semi-final is between India and Australia. In the second semi-final, South Africa and New Zealand are facing each other.

48 hours are important in Champions Trophy

It is clear that 48 hours are very important in the Champions Trophy. Here 48 hours means 4th and 5th, the day when both the semi-finals are to be played. It will be interesting to see in these two days whether the 10-year-old history really repeats itself completely. Or there seems to be some change in it. By the way, the way India and South Africa have played so far in the Champions Trophy 2025, anything is possible after that.