India entered the Champions Trophy 2025 final after a sweet victory over Australia in the semi-final. The side chased down a target of 265 - the highest against Australia in ICC ODI events - thanks to significant contributions by a number of their batters. While Virat Kohli (84) and Shreyas Iyer (45) had laid the platform, the pressure to finish the game was on the shoulders of Hardik Pandya and KL Rahul. Pandya hit three big sixes in a crucial cameo, helping India get over the line.
Hardik Pandya Reveals Why He Was Smiling Despite Getting Out In Champions Trophy 2025 Semifinal
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India left till the second-last over to seal victory in the Champions Trophy 2025 semi-final vs Australia.
Hardik Pandya in action during Champions Trophy 2025.© AFP
Pandya played a valuable cameo of 28 off 24 balls, hitting one boundary and three sixes. KL Rahul stayed unbeaten till the end on 42 off 34.
Axar Patel then elaborated on the nervousness inside the dressing room, and what people inside were thinking.
"You (Pandya) didn't think about what would happen inside? People were thinking, 'hey, run twos, run singles'," Axar told Pandya.
"But I knew. I had trust in you. I was just observing the environment around me," Axar added.
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India will take on New Zealand in the Champions Trophy 2025 final on Sunday, March 9. Should they win, it would be a record third title for them.
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