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jwin7 Shreyas Iyer's 79 and some brilliant knocks from Axar Patel and Hardik Pandya took India's score to 249 as the spinners took centre stage in Dubai on Sunday. Kane Williamson fought alone but Varun Chakravarty's five-wicket knock kept New Zealand out of the top spot. The Blue Jackets will face Australia in the first semi-final on Tuesday. Here is a quick recap of India’s advance to the semi-finals.

India's road to semi-finals:

First match: India vs Bangladesh

Date and venue: 20 February 2025, Dubai International Cricket Stadium

Toss: Bangladesh won the toss and elected to bat

Result: India won by 6 wickets

Match summary: Bangladesh scored 228 runs with Towhid Hridoy scoring 100 runs. India chased down the target in 46.3 overs, led by Shubman Gill's unbeaten knock of 101 runs.

Match 2: India vs Pakistan

Date and Venue: 23 February 2025, Dubai International Cricket Stadium

Toss: Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat

Result: India won by 6 wickets

Match Summary: Pakistan scored 241 runs. India chased the target in 42.3 overs, with Virat Kohli scoring an unbeaten hundred.

Match 3: India vs New Zealand

Date and Venue: 2nd March 2025, Dubai International Cricket Stadium

Toss: New Zealand won the toss and chose to field

Result: India won by 44 runs

Game Summary: India scored 249/9 with Shreyas Iyer contributing 79 runs. Varun Chakaravarthy took 5 wickets and scored 42 runs to restrict New Zealand to 205 runs.