India–Australia cricket rivalry

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India-Australia cricket rivalry

India–Australia cricket rivalrySport| Cricket

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Teams|

* India
* Australia

First meeting|

* Test:
* ODI
* T20I:

Latest meeting|

* Test: 7-11 June 2023
* ODI: 19 November 2023
* T20I: 22 June 2024

Next meeting|

* Test: 22 November 2024
* ODI: TBD
* T20I: TBD

Trophy|

* India: 6 (2 Cricket World Cup, 2 T20 World Cup, 2 Champions Trophy)
* Australia: 9 (6 Cricket World Cup, 1 T20 World Cup, 2 Champions Trophy)

Statistics
Meetings total|

* Test:
* ODI:
* T20I:

Most wins|

* Test:
* ODI:

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.

## History

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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

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The two sides have played a total of 289 times. Australia has won 140 matches compared to India's 108 victories.

Format  | Matches played  | India won  | Australia won  | Draw/Tie/No Result

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Test  | 107 | 32 | 45 | 30
ODI  | 151 | 57 | 84 | 10
T20I  | 31 | 19 | 11 | 1
Total | 289 | 108 | 140 | 41

* Bold indicates most wins.

### ICC matches

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Australia has the better record in the Cricket World Cup, having faced Indian 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 T20 World Cup, India has a little bit of domination on Australia. India 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, India has a little bit of domination on Australia. Australia won only one of the four meetings between the two sides.

In the World Test Championship also, India slight edge against Australia. India won four of nine meetings, which includes 2023 WTC Final, but it won by Australia.

Tournament | Matches played | India won | Australia won | Draw/Tie/No result

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World Cup | 14 | 5 | 9 | 0
T20 World Cup | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0
Champions Trophy | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1
World Test Championship | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2
U-19 Cricket World Cup |  |  |  |
Total | 32 | 14 | 15 | 3

## ICC tournaments won

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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

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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

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Series  | Season  | Host team  | Tests  | Australia  |  India  | Drawn  | Tied  | Australia Captain  | India Captain  | Result  | Most runs and wkts  | Player of the series

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1  | 1947–48 |  Australia |

| Don Bradman | Lala Amarnath |  Australia  | Don Bradman (715 runs)
Ray Lindwall (18 wkts)
2  | 1956–57 |  India |

| Ian Johnson
Ray Lindwall (2nd test)  | Polly Umrigar | Neil Harvey (253 runs)
Richie Benaud (23 wkts)  |
3  | 1959–60 |  India |

| Richie Benaud | Gulabrai Ramchand | Nari Contractor (438 runs)
Richie Benaud (29 wkts)
4  | 1964–65 |  India |

| Bob Simpson | Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi | Drawn  | Bob Simpson (292 runs)
Bapu Nadkarni (17 wkts)
5  | 1967–68 |  Australia |

| Bob Simpson (1st, 2nd tests)
Bill Lawry | Chandu Borde (1st test) Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi | Australia  | Bob Cowper (485 runs)
E.A.S. Prasanna (17 wkts)
6  | 1969–70 |  India |

| Bill Lawry | Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi | Keith Stackpole (368 runs)
Ashley Mallett (17 wkts)
7  | 1977–78 |  Australia |

| Bob Simpson | Bishan Singh Bedi | Bob Simpson (539 runs)
Bishan Bedi (31 wkts)  |
8  | 1979–80 |  India |

| Kim Hughes | Sunil Gavaskar | India  | Kim Hughes (594 runs)
Kapil Dev (28 wkts)  |
9  | 1980–81 |  Australia |

| Greg Chappell | Sunil Gavaskar | Drawn  |
10  | 1985–86 |  Australia |

| Allan Border | Kapil Dev | Drawn  |
11  | 1986–87 |  India |

| Kapil Dev | Drawn  |
12  | 1991–92 |  Australia |

| Mohammad Azharuddin | Australia  |
13  | 1996–97 |  India |

| Mark Taylor | Sachin Tendulkar | India  |  |  Nayan Mongia
14  | 1997–98 |  India |

| Mohd Azharuddin | India  |  |  Sachin Tendulkar
15  | 1999–2000 |  Australia |

| Steve Waugh | Sachin Tendulkar | Australia  |  |  Sachin Tendulkar
16  | 2000–01 |  India |

| Sourav Ganguly | India  |  |  Harbhajan Singh
17  | 2003–04 |  Australia |

| Sourav Ganguly | Drawn  |  |  Rahul Dravid
18  | 2004–05 |  India |

| Adam Gilchrist (1-3 Tests)
Ricky Ponting (4th Test)  | Sourav Ganguly (1st, 2nd Tests)
Rahul Dravid (3rd, 4th Tests)  | Australia  |  |  Damien Martyn
19  | 2007–08 |  Australia |

| Ricky Ponting | Anil Kumble | Australia  |  |  Brett Lee
20  | 2008–09 |  India |

| Anil Kumble (1st and 3rd tests)
MS Dhoni(2nd and 4th tests)  | India  |  |  Ishant Sharma
21  | 2010–11 |  India |

| MS Dhoni | India  |  |  Sachin Tendulkar
22  | 2011–12 |  Australia |

| Michael Clarke | MS Dhoni (1st–3rd Tests)
Virender Sehwag (4th Test)  | Australia  |  |  Michael Clarke
23  | 2012–13 |  India |

| Michael Clarke
Shane Watson (4th test)  | MS Dhoni | India  |  |  Ravichandran Ashwin
24  | 2014–15 |  Australia |

| Michael Clarke (1st test)
Steve Smith | Virat Kohli (1st, 4th tests)
MS Dhoni (2nd, 3rd tests)  | Australia  |  |  Steve Smith
25  | 2016–17 |  India |

| Steve Smith | Virat Kohli
Ajinkya Rahane (4th test)  | India  |  |  Ravindra Jadeja
26  | 2018–19 |  Australia |

| Tim Paine | Virat Kohli | India  |  |  Cheteshwar Pujara
27  | 2020–21 |  Australia |

| Tim Paine | Virat Kohli (1st test)
Ajinkya Rahane | India  |  |  Pat Cummins
28  | 2022–23 |  India |

| Pat Cummins
Steve Smith (3rd, 4th tests)  | Rohit Sharma | India  |  |  Ravindra Jadeja
Ravichandran Ashwin

## References

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