Former India off-spinner Harbhajan Singh took to X to troll Pakistan after India reached the final of Champions Trophy 2025. "First, Pakistan crashed out of Champions Trophy and now the final crashed out of Pakistan," Harbhajan wrote. Notably, the final would have taken place in Lahore instead of Dubai had India not reached the summit clash.

At least nine people were killed and 25 others were wounded after two suicide bombings at a military base in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on Tuesday, AP reported. A group affiliated with the Pakistani Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack. Clouds of grey smoke were seen rising into the air and gunshots were also heard, said an official.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Tuesday said his clash with US President Donald Trump last week was "regrettable". "It is time to make things right. We would like future cooperation and communication to be constructive," Zelenskyy posted on X. "My team and I stand ready to work under President Trump's strong leadership to get a peace that lasts," he added.

India defeated Australia by four wickets in the Champions Trophy 2025 semi-final in Dubai. With this, they reached the Champions Trophy final for the fifth time. India bowled Australia out for 264 runs in 49.3 overs and chased down the target in 48.1 overs. India will face either South Africa or New Zealand in the final on March 9 (Sunday).

Former India captain Virat Kohli on Tuesday broke the record for taking the most catches by an Indian fielder in international cricket. With his two catches in Australia's innings in India's Champions Trophy 2025 semi-final match, Kohli took his tally of catches in international cricket to 336. He broke the previous record held by Rahul Dravid, who took 334 catches.

India captain Rohit Sharma on Tuesday created history by smashing the most number of sixes in ICC ODI events. With his only six in the Champions Trophy semi-final against Australia, the 37-year-old took his tally of sixes in ICC ODI tournaments to 65. He overtook the previous record held by Chris Gayle, who smashed 64 sixes in ICC ODI events.

Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Industries said the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas has raised a demand of $2.81 billion (over ₹24,500 crore) from the company and its partners BP Exploration and Niko in a gas drilling dispute case. The dispute is related to the extraction of gas in a deepwater field in India's KG-D6 block in the Krishna Godavari basin.

US President Donald Trump's tariffs on its biggest trading partners- China, Mexico, Canada- came into effect on Tuesday. China, hit by 20% tariffs, announced 10%-15% tariffs on various US imports from March 10. Canada announced 25% reciprocal (equivalent) taxes on $20.7-billion US imports. Mexico, also hit with 25% tariffs, said contingency plans were in place, but its response is awaited.

Australia have set a target of 265 for India to chase in Champions Trophy 2025 semi-final in Dubai. The highest target successfully chased by India in a knockout match of an ICC event is 275, which they chased in the ODI World Cup 2011 final. In the 2017 Champions Trophy semi-final against Bangladesh, India chased down a target of 265.

Australia stand-in captain Steve Smith won the toss and elected to bat first in the first Champions Trophy 2025 semi-final against India. This is the 14th straight time that India have lost a toss in ODI cricket. India have announced an unchanged playing XI for the semi-final, which is taking place in Dubai.

The India-Australia Champions Trophy 2025 semi-final in Dubai will begin at 2.30 pm (IST). The temperature during the match hours is expected to range between 23°C and 30°C, as per AccuWeather. The chance of rain is 0%, AccuWeather data showed. The air quality will be poor, however, there will be some cloud cover.