Australian captain Steve Smith chose to field first in the ICC Champions Trophy semifinal against India. The Indian team wore black armbands to honor Mumbai spinner Padmakar Shivalkar, who died at 84. Shivalkar, a prolific First-Class cricketer with 589 wickets, was honored with the CK Nayudu Lifetime Achievement Award by the BCCI in 2017.
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