Dubai, March 2 -- Australia and South Africa are reaching Dubai early to train for the Champions Trophy semi-final, slated for Tuesday. One of the teams however will have to return to Pakistan for the second semi-final, to be played on Wednesday.
These travel arrangements have been made to ensure that the Group B teams making the knockout rounds have at least a day in hand to practice before playing their semi-final. Who will play against India in Dubai will be known after the India-New Zealand final Group A match on Sunday.
The toppers of each group will face the team that finishes second in the other group. The team facing India will play in Dubai as the Indian board did not secure permission from its government to travel to Pakistan fo...