Hardik Pandya will open the bowling from the opposite end.

Well, the first over certainly delivered drama. How crucial will that Travis Head drop prove?

Cooper Connolly gets his Champions Trophy campaign under way with a trio of dots.

Alex Hartley
Former England bowler on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

That was a chance. It's one of those as a bowler, they either stick or they don't. It looped back to Shami as Head tried to hit into the leg-side.

You think that he has to be taking that.

Head dropped on 0published at 0.1 overs

0.1 overs

Aus 1-0

Disastrous start for India!

Travis Head pops a thick edge back towards bowler Mohammed Shami but he can't take the one-handed grab to his right. Head looks down at his bat with relief.

Remember that for later.

Deja vu? Mohammed Shami opens with a wide.

It's time to get started.

Travis Head and Cooper Connolly, making just his fourth ODI appearance, are out in the middle for Australia.

We're expecting a lot of spin bowling today but it's right-arm quick Mohammed Shami who will get this first semi-final under way.

England's Sam Billings is an onlooker today. He won the ILT20 earlier this year, here in Dubai.

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Daniel Norcross
Test Match Special commentator on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

The pitch tends to turn more as the day goes on, but you also need strong spinners along with that. Australia don't have a huge firepower of spinners. They have brought in Tanveer Sangha, but apart from that it is make do and mend with the likes of Maxwell, Labuschagne and Connolly.

Matthew Henry
BBC Sport journalist in Dubai

Here's the view from the TMS box for this semi-final. The ground has filled up a little since but is expected to be close to full later on.

He's not playing in this game but Arshdeep Singh was getting the ball to hoop in the warm-ups.

It's warm but there's a bit of cloud cover around. I wonder...

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Matthew Henry
BBC Sport journalist in Dubai

Three games, three comprehensive wins.

India have reinforced the view they are the world's best white-ball side at the Champions Trophy over the past 11 days, not that it should be a surprise.

In the aftermath of their victory over New Zealand on Sunday, Black Caps bowler Matt Henry was asked by a journalist whether their opponents should admit India were "smart" in selecting five spinners for this tournament.

Henry did well to hide any bemusement. No other team has had the chance.

That India, after their decision not to travel to Pakistan in this tournament, are playing all of their matches in Dubai is a significant advantage.

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India captain Rohit Sharma: "I was prepared to do both. The wickets here have played very differently and when you're in two minds, it's better to lose the toss.

"We've played three games here and each time, it had something different in it. The pitch keeps changing it's nature and at the end of the day, you have to play good cricket and that's what we're focused on. Every time we've come here, you know it's going to be challenging and the slower bowlers have come into play a lot."

On the fast turnaround from their final group match: "You need to have that momentum with you. We played a couple of days [ago] and we want to continue from where we left [against New Zealand]. We have to come out and bowl well and try and restrict them."

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Australia captain Steve Smith: "It looks a dry surface so I'd like to get some runs on the board. The guys have had a couple of training sessions and are ready to go. It looks a lot drier this pitch so we expect it to take turn. We want to put runs on the board and apply the pressure later on."

The Champions Trophy final is scheduled for Sunday, 9 March. It will start at 09:00 GMT.

However, the venue for the final will only be decided once the participants are known.

If India reach the final it will take place in Dubai, but if Rohit Sharma's side fail to qualify it will remain in Pakistan and be held at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore.

India and New Zealand both won their opening two games in Group A to confirm their progression, while India beat the Kiwis on Sunday to secure top spot.

South Africa topped Group B with five points. They had wins over Afghanistan and England and a washed-out game against Australia.

They were joined by Australia who beat England in their opener before washed-out matches against South Africa and Afghanistan.

India are playing all of their games in Dubai after they refused to play in Pakistan because of political tensions between the two countries. That meant they were always going to play in the first semi-final if they qualified.

Australia have made two changes, with Cooper Connolly replacing injured opener Matt Short and spinner Tanveer Sangha coming in for Spencer Johnson.

Australia XI: Cooper Connolly, Travis Head, Steve Smith (c), Marnus Labuschagne, Josh Inglis (wk), Alex Carey, Glenn Maxwell, Ben Dwarshuis, Nathan Ellis, Adam Zampa, Tanveer Sangha.

India have named an unchanged XI from Sunday's win over New Zealand.

India XI: Rohit Sharma (c), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Axar Patel, KL Rahul (wk), Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Mohammed Shami, Kuldeep Yadav, Varun Chakravarthy.

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Australia captain Steve Smith calls correctly and opts to bat first in Dubai.

Rohit Sharma has lost four tosses from four in the Champions Trophy.

Good morning! The Champions Trophy group stage is over and it's time for the semi-finals.

First up, it's India versus Australia.

Can tournament favourites India, who marched through the group stages with three wins, book their spot in Sunday's trophy match or will Australia, who defeated them in the 2023 World Cup final, break their hearts once again?

Let's get cracking!