The India vs Australia cricket rivalry is one of the most intense rivalries in the sport.
The two teams first met in 1947 when India toured Australia for a five-match Test series. The hosts won the series 4-0. Since then, both countries have engaged in several Test, ODI and T20I matches.
India and Australia have locked horns on 290 occasions at the international level to date with Australia having a better head-to-head record over India in Tests and ODIs.
However, India holds a better head-to-head record against Australia in T20 international cricket history.
With that being said, let’s have a look at India vs Australia head-to-head in cricket.
India vs Australia head-to-head in cricket
|
Format |
Matches |
India won |
Australia won |
Draw/Tie/NR |
|
Test |
107 |
32 |
45 |
30 |
|
ODI |
151 |
57 |
84 |
10 |
|
T20I |
32 |
20 |
11 |
1 |
|
Total |
290 |
109 |
140 |
41 |
India vs Australia in World Cups
|
Tournament |
Matches |
India won |
Australia won |
Draw/Tie/NR |
|
50-over World Cup |
14 |
5 |
9 |
0 |
|
T20 World Cup |
6 |
4 |
2 |
0 |
|
Total |
19 |
8 |
11 |
0 |
India vs Australia cricket records and stats
India vs Australia in Tests
Highest team total in a Test innings: India scored 705/7d against Australia in the fourth Test in Sydney in 2003/04.
Lowest team total in a Test innings: Australia bowled India out for 36 in the first Test in Adelaide in 2020/21.
Highest individual score in Tests: Former Australia captain Michael Clarke scored 329 not out against India in the second Test at Sydney Cricket Ground in 2012.
Best bowling figures in Tests: India’s Harbhajan Singh picked up 15/217 against Australia in the third Test at M. A. Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai in 2001.
India vs Australia in ODIs
Highest team total in ODIs: India posted 399/5 against Australia in the second ODI in Indore in 2023.
Lowest team total in ODIs: Australia bowled India out for 63 in a Benson & Hedges World Series Cup clash in Sydney in 1981.
Highest individual score in ODIs: India opener Rohit Sharma scored 209 against Australia in the seventh ODI at M.Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru in 2013.
Best bowling figures in ODIs: India’s Murali Kartik picked up 6/27 against Australia in the seventh ODI of Australia’s tour of India at Wankhede in 2007.
India vs Australia in T20Is
Highest team total in T20Is: India scored 235/4 against Australia in the second T20I in Thiruvananthapuram in 2023.
Lowest team total in T20Is: Australia bowled India out for 74 in the only T20I at Melbourne Cricket Ground in 2008.
Highest individual score in T20Is: Australia opener Shane Watson's unbeaten 124 is the highest individual score registered in this fixture in the third and final T20I in Sydney.
Best bowling figures in T20Is: India’s Ravichandran Ashwin picked up 4/11 against Australia in a Group 2 match of the 2014 T20 World Cup at Mirpur.
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