India–Australia cricket rivalry

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India–Australia cricket rivalry
Sport Cricket
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
  • Flag of India.svg India: 6 (2 Cricket World Cup, 2 T20 World Cup, 2 Champions Trophy)
  • Flag of Australia (converted).svg 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. [1] 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.

Contents

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. [2]

Summary of results

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

FormatMatches playedIndia wonAustralia wonDraw/Tie/No Result
Test112334831
ODI151578410
T20I3220110
Total29511014342

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, India have mostly got the better of Australia. India has won 4 out of the 6 meetings. India won the 2007 T20 World Cup by defeating Pakistan in the final and 2024 T20 World Cup by defeating South Africa in the final. Australia won the 2021 T20 World Cup by defeating New Zealand.

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

In the World Test Championship , Australia has slight edge against India. India won five of the fourteen meetings while Australia won six matches, which includes 2023 WTC Final which was eventually won by Australia.

TournamentMatches playedIndia wonAustralia wonDraw/Tie/No result
World Cup 14590
T20 World Cup 6420
Champions Trophy 4211
World Test Championship 14563
Total3816184

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.

TournamentIndiaAustralia
ICC Cricket World Cup 26
ICC T20 World Cup 21
ICC Champions Trophy 22
ICC World Test Championship 01
ICC U-19 Cricket World Cup 54
Total1114

ICC ODI World Cups (Head to Head Results)

YearStageVenueResultPlayer of the matchScorecard
1983 Group Stage Trent Bridge, Nottingham, England Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia won by 162 runs Flag of Australia (converted).svg Trevor Chappell Scorecard
Group Stage County Ground, Chelmsford, England Flag of India.svg  India won by 118 runs Flag of India.svg Roger Binny Scorecard
1987 Group Stage MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai, India Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia won by 1 runs Flag of Australia (converted).svg Geoff Marsh Scorecard
1992 Group Stage The Gabba, Brisbane, Australia Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia won by 1 runs Flag of Australia (converted).svg Dean Jones Scorecard
1996 Group Stage Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai, India Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia won by 16 runs Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Waugh Scorecard
1999 Group Stage The Oval, London, England Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia won by 77 runs Flag of Australia (converted).svg Glenn McGrath Scorecard
2003 Group Stage Centurion Park, Centurion, South Africa Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia won by 9 wickets Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jason Gillespie Scorecard
Final Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia won by 125 runs Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ricky Ponting Scorecard
2011 Quarter-Final Sardar Patel Stadium, Ahmedabad, India Flag of India.svg  India won by 5 wickets Flag of India.svg Yuvraj Singh Scorecard
2015 Semi-Final Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, Australia Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia won by 95 runs Flag of Australia (converted).svg Steven Smith Scorecard
2019 Group Stage The Oval, London, England Flag of India.svg  India won by 36 runs Flag of India.svg Shikhar Dhawan Scorecard
2023 Group Stage MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai, India Flag of India.svg  India won by 6 wickets Flag of India.svg KL Rahul Scorecard
Final Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad, India Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia won by 6 wickets Flag of Australia (converted).svg Travis Head Scorecard

ICC Men's T20 World Cups (Head to Head Results)

YearStageVenueResultPlayer of the matchScorecard
2007 Semi-Final Kingsmead Cricket Ground, Durban, South Africa Flag of India.svg  India won by 15 runs Flag of India.svg Yuvraj Singh Scorecard
2010 Super 8s Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia won by 49 runs Flag of Australia (converted).svg David Warner Scorecard
2012 Super 8s R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia won by 9 wickets Flag of Australia (converted).svg Shane Watson Scorecard
2014 Super 10 Sher-e-Bangla Stadium, Dhaka, Bangladesh Flag of India.svg  India won by 73 runs Flag of India.svg Ravichandran Ashwin Scorecard
2016 Super 10 Inderjit Singh Bindra Stadium, Mohali, India Flag of India.svg  India won by 6 wickets Flag of India.svg Virat Kohli Scorecard
2024 Super 8 Daren Sammy Ground, Gros Islet, Saint Lucia Flag of India.svg  India won by 24 runs Flag of India.svg Rohit Sharma Scorecard

List of test series

SeriesSeasonHost teamTests Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia Flag of India.svg IndiaDrawnTiedAustralia CaptainIndia CaptainResultMost runs and wktsPlayer of the series
1 1947–48 Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
5
4
0
1
0
Don Bradman Lala Amarnath Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia Don Bradman (715 runs)
Ray Lindwall (18 wkts)
2 1956–57 Flag of India.svg  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 Flag of India.svg  India
5
2
1
2
0
Richie Benaud Gulabrai Ramchand Nari Contractor (438 runs)
Richie Benaud (29 wkts)
4 1964–65 Flag of India.svg  India
3
1
1
1
0
Bob Simpson Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi Drawn Bob Simpson (292 runs)
Bapu Nadkarni (17 wkts)
5 1967–68 Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
4
4
0
0
0
Bob Simpson (1st, 2nd tests)
Bill Lawry
Chandu Borde (1st test) Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia Bob Cowper (485 runs)
E.A.S. Prasanna (17 wkts)
6 1969–70 Flag of India.svg  India
5
3
1
1
0
Bill Lawry Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi Keith Stackpole (368 runs)
Ashley Mallett (17 wkts)
7 1977–78 Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
5
3
2
0
0
Bob Simpson Bishan Singh Bedi Bob Simpson (539 runs)
Bishan Bedi (31 wkts)
8 1979–80 Flag of India.svg  India
6
0
2
4
0
Kim Hughes Sunil Gavaskar Flag of India.svg India Kim Hughes (594 runs)
Kapil Dev (28 wkts)
9 1980–81 Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
3
1
1
1
0
Greg Chappell Sunil Gavaskar Drawn Greg Chappell(368 runs)

Dennis Lillee(21 wkts)

10 1985–86 Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
3
0
0
3
0
Allan Border Kapil Dev Drawn Sunil Gavaskar(356 runs)

Shivlal Yadav(15 wkts)

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

Greg Matthews (14 wkts)

12 1991–92 Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
5
4
0
1
0
Mohammad Azharuddin Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia David Boon (556 runs)

Craig McDermott (31 wkts)

13 1996–97 Flag of India.svg  India
1
0
1
0
0
Mark Taylor Sachin Tendulkar Flag of India.svg India Nayan Mongia (152 runs )

Anil Kumble (9 wkts)

Flag of India.svg Nayan Mongia
14 1997–98 Flag of India.svg  India
3
1
2
0
0
Mohd Azharuddin Flag of India.svg India Sachin Tendulkar (446 runs)

Anil Kumble (23 wkts)

Flag of India.svg Sachin Tendulkar
15 1999–2000 Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
3
3
0
0
0
Steve Waugh Sachin Tendulkar Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia Ricky Ponting (375 runs)

Glenn McGrath (18 wkts)

Flag of India.svg Sachin Tendulkar
16 2000–01 Flag of India.svg  India
3
1
2
0
0
Sourav Ganguly Flag of India.svg India Matthew Hayden (549 runs)

Harbhajan Singh (32 wkts)

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

Anil Kumble (24 wkts)

Flag of India.svg Rahul Dravid
18 2004–05 Flag of India.svg  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)
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia Damien Martyn (444 runs)

Anil Kumble (27 wickets)

Flag of Australia (converted).svg Damien Martyn
19 2007–08 Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
4
2
1
1
0
Ricky Ponting Anil Kumble Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia Sachin Tendulkar (493 runs)

Brett Lee (24 wkts)

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

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

Flag of India.svg Ishant Sharma
21 2010–11 Flag of India.svg  India
2
0
2
0
0
MS Dhoni Flag of India.svg India Sachin Tendulkar (403 runs)

Zaheer Khan (12 wkts)

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

Ben Hilfenhaus (27 wkts)

Flag of Australia (converted).svg Michael Clarke
23 2012–13 Flag of India.svg  India
4
0
4
0
0
Michael Clarke
Shane Watson (4th test)
MS Dhoni Flag of India.svg India Murali Vijay (430 runs)

Ravichandran Ashwin (29 wkts)

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

Nathan Lyon (23 wkts)

Flag of Australia (converted).svg Steve Smith
25 2016–17 Flag of India.svg  India
4
1
2
1
0
Steve Smith Virat Kohli
Ajinkya Rahane (4th test)
Flag of India.svg India Steve Smith (499 runs)

Ravindra Jadeja (25 wkts)

Flag of India.svg Ravindra Jadeja
26 2018–19 Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
4
1
2
1
0
Tim Paine Virat Kohli Flag of India.svg India Cheteshwar Pujara (521 runs)

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

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

Pat Cummins (21 wkts)

Flag of Australia (converted).svg Pat Cummins
28 2022–23 Flag of India.svg  India
4
1
2
1
0
Pat Cummins
Steve Smith (3rd & 4th tests)
Rohit Sharma Flag of India.svg India Usman Khawaja (333 runs) Ravichandran Ashwin (25 wkts) Flag of India.svg Ravindra Jadeja
Flag of India.svg Ravichandran Ashwin
29 2024-25 Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 53110 Pat Cummins Rohit Sharma(2nd - 4th test)

Jasprit Bumrah(1st & 5th tests)

Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia Travis Head(448 runs)

Jasprit Bumrah(32 wkts)

Flag of India.svg Jasprit Bumrah

See also

References

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