Watch: Shreyas Iyer hits bullseye with rocket throw to dismiss Alex Carey in CT 2025 semi-final
Published - 04 Mar 2025, 06:35 PM | Updated - 04 Mar 2025, 06:38 PM
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India National Cricket Team star player Shreyas Iyer displayed a brilliant piece of fielding in the first semi-final of the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 against Australia National Cricket Team.
Shreyas Iyer produced a rocket throw to send the star Australia National Cricket Team wicketkeeper-batsman Alex Carey packing at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Tuesday, March 4.
Shreyas Iyer all but seals him fielding medal
After every major game, a fielding medal is awarded to an Indian player by the fielding coach T Dilip. This keeps the players motivated and they always remain charged up to contribute their best for the team on the field.
Shreyas Iyer all but sealed him the medal for India vs Australia ICC Champions Trophy 2025 semi-final match with his sensational direct hit to end the innings of Alex Carey.
On the first ball of the 48th over, Hardik Pandya bowled a slower delivery to Alex Carey into the deck. The Aussie batter pulled it around the corner and took off for a run.
Varun Chakravarthy came in running across the short fine leg but stopped as he saw Shreyas Iyer attacking the ball. Iyer quickly collected the ball and hit a bullseye with an insane throw to catch Alex Carey well short of his ground.
He celebrated aggressively after producing the wicket for his team, and the Aussie wicketkeeper-batsman was back in the hut after scoring 61 runs off 57 balls, with 8 fours, and 1 six.
Watch: Shreyas Iyer hits the bullseye to dismiss Alex Carey
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How did Australia make it to the semi-finals?
Australia made it to the semi-finals by winning just one match in the group stage against England while their remaining two matches against Afghanistan and South Africa were washed out.
Talking about their only completed match in the ICC Champions Trophy 2025, Australia delivered a brilliant performance and bagged a five-wicket victory over England in Lahore.
Batting first, England posted a huge total of 351/8 on the board. Opener Ben Duckett led the charge with a stellar 165 off 143 balls, supported by Joe Root’s composed 68 runs.
Despite early breakthroughs by Ben Dwarshuis and Adam Zampa, England maintained a strong scoring rate and ended up with a huge score on the board.
While chasing the target, Australia suffered early setbacks, losing Travis Head and Steve Smith cheaply. However, Matthew Short and Marnus Labuschagne steadied the ship with brilliant knocks.
Meanwhile, the best performance came from Josh Inglis' bat as he smashed an unbeaten 120 runs off just 86 balls. He found excellent support from Alex Carey (69 runs off 63 balls) and Glenn Maxwell (32 runs off 15 balls) and Australia crossed the finish line comfortably in 47.3.
It was the biggest successful run-chase in the history of ICC ODI events and Josh Inglis won the Player of the Match award for his iconic knock.
