South Africa and Australia have secured their spots in the semifinals from Group B of the ICC Champions Trophy 2025. India and New Zealand, with their final group match on Sunday, will determine the semifinal pairings from Group A.

India, New Zealand, South Africa and Australia are the four semifinalists in the ICC Champions Trophy 2025. India will be playing their semifinal in Dubai on March 4.

The scheduling is such that India are assured of playing its semi-final in Dubai, regardless of which team they take. Group A's other semi-finalists New Zealand will play its last four match in Lahore. The match-ups and venues of the Champions Trophy 2025 semi-finals will be confirmed after India vs New Zealand final Group A game on Sunday.

In case India beats New Zealand and tops the table, it will take on Australia - the second-placed team in the other group. On the other hand, if the Men in Blue lose to the Kiwis, they will face Group B table-topper South Africa in the first semifinal.

Both Uthappa and former india head coach Lalchand Rajput, who attended the launch of the book ‘Life Lessons From Cricket’ in Dubai, felt that India had “definitely” had an advantage of being the only team to play all of their matches at a single venue.

South Africa bowled England out for 179 in their Champions Trophy Group B clash in Karachi to secure their place in the semi-finals whatever the final result at the National Stadium on Saturday. They join Australia,

The Champions Trophy semifinal resembles the one from the 2023 ODI World Cup. South Africa, Australia, New Zealand, and India made it to the tournament's final four.

The ICC Champions Trophy 2025 has reached its crucial stage, with the semi-final lineup now confirmed. India and New Zealand from Group A had already booked their spots in the final four (Champions Trophy 2025 semifinals) after winning their first two league matches.