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India-Australia cricket rivalry

India–Australia cricket rivalry
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Teams
First meeting
  • Test: 28 November-4 December 1947 (Australia won by an innings and 226 runs)
  • ODI: 6 December 1980 (India won by 66 runs)
  • T20I: 22 September 2007 (India won by 15 runs)
Latest meeting
  • Test: 3-5 January 2025 (Australia won by 6 wickets)
  • ODI: 19 November 2023 (Australia won by 6 wickets)
  • T20I: 22 June 2024 (India won by 24 runs)
Next meeting
Trophy
  • India India: 6 (2 Cricket World Cup, 2 T20 World Cup, 2 Champions Trophy)
  • Australia Australia: 10 (6 Cricket World Cup, 1 T20 World Cup, 2 Champions Trophy, 1 World Test Championship)
Statistics
Meetings total
  • Test: 112
  • ODI: 151
  • T20I: 32
Most wins
  • Test: (Australia 48; India 33)
  • ODI: (Australia 84; India 57)
  • T20I: (Australia 11; India 20)

The India–Australia cricket rivalry is an intense rivaly within the sport of cricket. The matches between these countries are known for their intensity. It is considered as one of the biggest matches in the world, and is among the most-viewed sport games.

History

Australia and India first played Test cricket against each other in 1947, but it's over the last two decades that the rivalry has grown into one of the dominant duels in the game. Ahead of the next instalment of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, a look back on how each series has played out since the turn of the millennium.

Summary of results

The two sides have played a total of 295 times. Australia has won 143 matches compared to India's 110 victories.

Format Matches played India won Australia won Draw/Tie/No Result
Test 112 33 48 31
ODI 151 57 84 10
T20I 32 21 11 1
Total 295 110 143 42
  • Bold indicates most wins.

ICC matches

Australia has the better record in the Cricket World Cup, having faced India 14 times. In the 2003 Cricket World Cup Final, Australia knocked out India tremendously. The last time the two cricket frenzy nations clashed in 2023 Cricket World Cup final match played at the Narendra Modi stadium in Ahmedabad, Australia again dominated India and Australia won by 6 wickets.

In the T20 World Cup, Australia have mostly got the better of India. Australia has won three of five meetings. India won the 2007 T20 World Cup by defeating Pakistan in the final. Australia won the 2021 T20 World Cup by defeating New Zealand.

In the Champions Trophy also, Australia has a little bit of domination on India. Australia won two of the four meetings between the two sides.

In the World Test Championship also, Australia has slight edge against India. India won three of nine meetings while Australia won four matches, which includes 2023 WTC Final which eventually won by Australia.

Tournament Matches played India won Australia won Draw/Tie/No result
World Cup 14 5 9 0
T20 World Cup 5 2 3 0
Champions Trophy 4 1 2 1
World Test Championship 9 3 4 2
Total 32 12 17 3

ICC tournaments won

The two countries have played in World Cups, the Champions Trophy, and the World Test Championship, all of which are organised by the governing body of world cricket, the International Cricket Council. Australia has won 10 ICC tournaments compared to India's 6. At senior-level, Australia has won 10 ICC trophies (6 Cricket World Cups, 1 T20 World Cup, 2 Champions Trophy, 1 World Test Championship), while India has won 6 (2 Cricket World Cup, 2 T20 World Cup, 2 Champions Trophy).

Australia has won the ICC Cricket World Cup six times and India has done so twice. India has won the ICC Men's T20 World Cup twice (in 2007 and 2024) and Australia has won it once (2021). In the ICC Champions Trophy, another ODI tournament, each side has won the trophy twice. Australia has won the World Test Championship, although India finished as runners-up in both the editions, having played in the finals.

Tournament India Australia
ICC Cricket World Cup 2 6
ICC T20 World Cup 2 1
ICC Champions Trophy 2 2
ICC World Test Championship 0 1
ICC U-19 Cricket World Cup 5 4
Total 11 14

List of test series

Series Season Host team Tests AustraliaAustralia India India Drawn Tied Australia Captain India Captain Result Most runs and wkts Player of the series
1 1947–48  Australia 5 4 0 1 0 Don Bradman Lala Amarnath Australia Australia Don Bradman (715 runs)
Ray Lindwall (18 wkts)
2 1956–57  India 3 2 0 1 0 Ian Johnson
Ray Lindwall (2nd test)
Polly Umrigar Neil Harvey (253 runs)
Richie Benaud (23 wkts)
3 1959–60  India 5 2 1 2 0 Richie Benaud Gulabrai Ramchand Nari Contractor (438 runs)
Richie Benaud (29 wkts)
4 1964–65  India 3 1 1 1 0 Bob Simpson Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi Drawn Bob Simpson (292 runs)
Bapu Nadkarni (17 wkts)
5 1967–68  Australia 4 4 0 0 0 Bob Simpson (1st, 2nd tests)
Bill Lawry
Chandu Borde (1st test) Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi AustraliaAustralia Bob Cowper (485 runs)
E.A.S. Prasanna (17 wkts)
6 1969–70  India 5 3 1 1 0 Bill Lawry Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi Keith Stackpole (368 runs)
Ashley Mallett (17 wkts)
7 1977–78  Australia 5 3 2 0 0 Bob Simpson Bishan Singh Bedi Bob Simpson (539 runs)
Bishan Bedi (31 wkts)
8 1979–80  India 6 0 2 4 0 Kim Hughes Sunil Gavaskar IndiaIndia Kim Hughes (594 runs)
Kapil Dev (28 wkts)
9 1980–81  Australia 3 1 1 1 0 Greg Chappell Sunil Gavaskar Drawn Greg Chappell(368 runs)

Dennis Lillee(21 wkts)

10 1985–86  Australia 3 0 0 3 0 Allan Border Kapil Dev Drawn Sunil Gavaskar(356 runs)

Shivlal Yadav(15 wkts)

11 1986–87  India 3 0 0 2 1 Kapil Dev Drawn Dean Jones (371 runs)

Greg Matthews (14 wkts)

12 1991–92  Australia 5 4 0 1 0 Mohammad Azharuddin AustraliaAustralia David Boon (556 runs)

Craig McDermott (31 wkts)

13 1996–97  India 1 0 1 0 0 Mark Taylor Sachin Tendulkar IndiaIndia Nayan Mongia (152 runs )

Anil Kumble (9 wkts)

India Nayan Mongia
14 1997–98  India 3 1 2 0 0 Mohd Azharuddin IndiaIndia Sachin Tendulkar (446 runs)

Anil Kumble (23 wkts)

India Sachin Tendulkar
15 1999–2000  Australia 3 3 0 0 0 Steve Waugh Sachin Tendulkar AustraliaAustralia Ricky Ponting (375 runs)

Glenn McGrath (18 wkts)

India Sachin Tendulkar
16 2000–01  India 3 1 2 0 0 Sourav Ganguly IndiaIndia Matthew Hayden (549 runs)

Harbhajan Singh (32 wkts)

India Harbhajan Singh
17 2003–04  Australia 4 1 1 2 0 Sourav Ganguly Drawn Ricky Ponting (706 runs)

Anil Kumble (24 wkts)

India Rahul Dravid
18 2004–05  India 4 2 1 1 0 Adam Gilchrist (1-3 Tests)
Ricky Ponting (4th Test)
Sourav Ganguly (1st, 2nd Tests)
Rahul Dravid (3rd, 4th Tests)
AustraliaAustralia Damien Martyn (444 runs)

Anil Kumble (27 wickets)

Australia Damien Martyn
19 2007–08  Australia 4 2 1 1 0 Ricky Ponting Anil Kumble AustraliaAustralia Sachin Tendulkar (493 runs)

Brett Lee (24 wkts)

Australia Brett Lee
20 2008–09  India 4 0 2 2 0 Anil Kumble (1st and 3rd tests)
MS Dhoni(2nd and 4th tests)
IndiaIndia Gautam Gambhir (463 runs)

Ishant Sharma (15 wkts) Harbhajan Singh (15 wkts)

India Ishant Sharma
21 2010–11  India 2 0 2 0 0 MS Dhoni IndiaIndia Sachin Tendulkar (403 runs)

Zaheer Khan (12 wkts)

India Sachin Tendulkar
22 2011–12  Australia 4 4 0 0 0 Michael Clarke MS Dhoni (1st–3rd Tests)
Virender Sehwag (4th Test)
AustraliaAustralia Michael Clarke (626 runs)

Ben Hilfenhaus (27 wkts)

Australia Michael Clarke
23 2012–13  India 4 0 4 0 0 Michael Clarke
Shane Watson (4th test)
MS Dhoni IndiaIndia Murali Vijay (430 runs)

Ravichandran Ashwin (29 wkts)

India Ravichandran Ashwin
24 2014–15  Australia 4 2 0 2 0 Michael Clarke (1st test)
Steve Smith
Virat Kohli (1st, 4th tests)
MS Dhoni (2nd, 3rd tests)
AustraliaAustralia Steve Smith (769 runs)

Nathan Lyon (23 wkts)

Australia Steve Smith
25 2016–17  India 4 1 2 1 0 Steve Smith Virat Kohli
Ajinkya Rahane (4th test)
IndiaIndia Steve Smith (499 runs)

Ravindra Jadeja (25 wkts)

India Ravindra Jadeja
26 2018–19  Australia 4 1 2 1 0 Tim Paine Virat Kohli IndiaIndia Cheteshwar Pujara (521 runs)

Jasprit Bumrah(21 wkts) Nathan Lyon(21 wkts)

India Cheteshwar Pujara
27 2020–21  Australia 4 1 2 1 0 Tim Paine Virat Kohli (1st test)
Ajinkya Rahane
IndiaIndia Marnus Labuschagne (426 runs)

Pat Cummins (21 wkts)

Australia Pat Cummins
28 2022–23  India 4 1 2 1 0 Pat Cummins
Steve Smith (3rd & 4th tests)
Rohit Sharma IndiaIndia Usman Khawaja (333 runs) Ravichandran Ashwin (25 wkts) India Ravindra Jadeja
India Ravichandran Ashwin
29 2024-25  Australia 5 3 1 1 0 Pat Cummins Rohit Sharma(2nd - 4th test)

Jasprit Bumrah(1st & 5th tests)

AustraliaAustralia Travis Head(448 runs)

Jasprit Bumrah(32 wkts)

India Jasprit Bumrah

References

  1. "India vs Australia: A rivalry of cricket, for cricket and by cricket". Hindistan Times.
  2. "India-Australia rivalry".
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