India and Australia have played many matches against each other in various formats of cricket. Here are some of the notable records:
- Test matches: India and Australia have played 101 Test matches against each other. Australia has won 43 matches, India has won 31 matches, and 27 matches have been drawn.
- One Day Internationals (ODIs): India and Australia have played 142 ODIs against each other. Australia has won 78 matches, India has won 52 matches, and 2 matches have ended in a tie and no result.
- Twenty20 Internationals (T20Is): India and Australia have played 23 T20Is against each other. India has won 13 matches, while Australia has won 9 matches, and one match has ended in a tie.
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- Highest run-scorer in Test matches: Sachin Tendulkar (India) is the highest run-scorer in Test matches between India and Australia with 3,630 runs.
- Highest run-scorer in ODIs: Sachin Tendulkar (India) is also the highest run-scorer in ODIs between India and Australia with 3,077 runs.
- Highest run-scorer in T20Is: Virat Kohli (India) is the highest run-scorer in T20Is between India and Australia with 793 runs.
- Highest wicket-taker in Test matches: Anil Kumble (India) is the highest wicket-taker in Test matches between India and Australia with 111 wickets.
- Highest wicket-taker in ODIs: Glenn McGrath (Australia) is the highest wicket-taker in ODIs between India and Australia with 58 wickets.
- Highest wicket-taker in T20Is: Yuzvendra Chahal (India) and Adam Zampa (Australia) are the joint highest wicket-takers in T20Is between India and Australia with 14 wickets each.
Achievements
India and Australia have had many achievements in cricket over the years, both individually and in their contests against each other. Here are some notable achievements:
- India won their first Test match against Australia in 1959 at Kanpur.
- India won their first Test series against Australia in 1979-80, winning two of the six matches.
- India won their first Test series in Australia in 2018-19, winning two of the four matches.
- Australia has won the ICC Cricket World Cup five times, while India has won it twice.
- India won the ICC Champions Trophy in 2013, while Australia won it twice in 2006 and 2009.
- Australia has won the ICC World T20 tournament once in 2010, while India won it once in 2007.
- India won their first Test match at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) in 1977.
- India won their first Test series in Australia without the services of captain Virat Kohli in 2020-21.
- Sachin Tendulkar (India) is the only player to score 100 international centuries in cricket, with 51 in Tests and 49 in ODIs. He has scored many of those centuries against Australia.
- Steve Smith (Australia) holds the record for the most runs in a four-match Test series between India and Australia, scoring 769 runs in 2014-15.
- Nathan Lyon (Australia) holds the record for the most wickets in a four-match Test series between India and Australia, taking 23 wickets in 2018-19.
- Virat Kohli (India) holds the record for the most runs scored by a captain in a bilateral ODI series, scoring 558 runs against Australia in 2018.
