India win a thriller in Dubai

Test Match Special

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🗓️ 4 March 2025

⏱️ 39 minutes

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Summary

Henry Moeran presents reaction to India beating Australia to reach the Champions Trophy final. He’s alongside England World Cup winner Alex Hartley and TMS commentator Aatif Nawaz for analysis of India’s win in Dubai.

Former Australia ODI & T20 captain Aaron Finch gives his thoughts on the Aussies’ loss.

Hear from both captains, Rohit Sharma and Steve Smith, as well as player of the match, Virat Kohli.

Plus, Simon Mann, Jonathan Agnew, and Vic Marks are in Lahore as they look ahead to the second semi-final between New Zealand and South Africa.

Full coverage of New Zealand against South Africa starts on Wednesday at 8:45am on BBC Sounds, 5 Sports Extra & the BBC Sport app and website.

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0:00.0	he was one of the most enigmatic owners in football
0:04.4	can you describe Vladimir Romanoff in one word mysterious
0:07.7	his roller coaster reign of hearts had incredible highs
0:11.7	heart made by Wengold O'Nell and remarkable lows
0:15.4	he fires the coach right there on the bus in front of all the team
0:19.1	so who was Vladimir Romanov?
0:21.8	And where is he now?
0:22.9	If you gave this storyline to a Hollywood filmmaker,
0:25.8	get rejected too incredulous.
0:28.3	I'm Martin Geisler,
0:29.6	and this is Romanov, Tsar of Hearts.
0:32.4	Listen on BBC Sounds.
0:35.7	BBC Sounds, music, radio podcasts.
0:39.3	You're listening to the TMS podcast from BBC Radio 5 Live.
0:44.9	Hello, I'm Henry Moran.
0:46.6	Welcome to the Test Match Special podcast from Dubai, where India win a thriller to seal a spot in the Champions Trophy final.
0:55.0	Here's Maxwell into Kiel Raoul, who comes down the track.
0:57.6	He's hit this high, he's hit this long, he's hit it for six.
1:01.3	India win here in Dubai.
1:04.5	India are through to the semi-final.
1:06.8	They have defeated Australia and put to rest the ghosts of Eamabad from a couple of years ago.
1:15.6	So with India reaching the Champions Trophy final, we now know it will take place here in Dubai on Sunday.
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