Semifinal between India and Australia, ICC Champions Trophy 2025: Travis Head had good fortune early in Tuesday, March 4,’s India vs. Australia first semifinal at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium.

Head headed out to bat with Cooper Connolly after Australia decided to bat first; however his catch was lost in the first over of the game.

Head gave the left-handed hitter an early life on the second ball of the game when he mistimed a straight delivery and hit it just enough to reach Shami, who barely had a hold on it.

The supporters and Indian skipper Rohit Sharma both reacted angrily to the intriguing moment since the camera quickly focused on him.

Playing XIs for the 2025 ICC Champions Trophy against Australia and India

India: Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Mohammed Shami, Kuldeep Yadav, Varun Chakravarthy, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Axar Patel, and KL Rahul (w).

Australia: Alex Carey, Glenn Maxwell, Ben Dwarshuis, Nathan Ellis, Adam Zampa, Tanveer Sangha, Travis Head, Steven Smith (c), Marnus Labuschagne, Josh Inglis (w), and Cooper Connolly