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India vs Australia: How the numbers stack up

September 16, 2017 12:59 IST

Cricketing superpowers clash in an ODI series Sunday onwards.
Rajeesh Gupta gives us all the numbers on India-Australia one day encounters.

IMAGE: Virat Kohli, Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Jasprit Bumrah. Photograph: Michael Steele/Getty Images

It will be a clash of the supergiants when high-flying India take on World champions Australia in a five-match One Day International series.

India recently swept Sri Lanka across all formats, but Australia are a tough challenge even in home conditions.

 

Overall, the two teams have clashed 123 times in ODIs.

Australia enjoys an upper hand with 72 wins. India have only managed 41 wins.

Interestingly, Australia have won more matches in India than the hosts with 25 wins from 51 games.

The last time the two teams faced off in a bilateral contest, Australia romped to a convincing 4-1 victory at home last year.

 

INDIA-AUSTRALIA ODI STATISTICS

 

SUMMARY OF RESULTS

 MatchesIndiaAustraliaNo Result
overall 123 41 72 10
in India 51 21 25 5
in Australia 48 11 35 2
at neutral places 24 9 12 3
         
in bilateral series 41 14 22 5
in tournaments 82 27 50 5



INDIA-AUSTRALIA BILATERAL ODI SERIES

YearVenueMatchesWinnerIndia wonAus wonNo Result
1984 India 5 Australia 0 3 2
1986 India 6 India 3 2 1
2001 India 5 Australia 2 3 0
2007 India 7 Australia 2 4 1
2009 India 6 Australia 2 4 0
2010 India 1 India 1 0 0
2013 India 6 India 3 2 1
2016 Australia 5 Australia 1 4 0

*The 2009 series comprised of seven matches, but one match was abandoned because of rain.
*The 2010 series comprised of three matches, but two matches were abandoned because of rain.
India won the series by winning the only match in which play was possible.
*The 2013 series comprised of seven matches, but one match was abandoned because of rain.

MOST RUNS IN INDIA-AUSTRALIA ODIs

RunsMtsBatsmanTeam
3077 71 Sachin Tendulkar India
2164 59 Ricky Ponting Australia
1622 46 Adam Gilchrist Australia
1450 28 Matthew Hayden Australia
1297 23 Rohit Sharma India
1255 43 MS Dhoni India
1212 29 David Boon Australia
1117 53 Steve Waugh Australia
1104 38 Allan Border Australia
1081 35 Michael Bevan Australia
1067 36 Andrew Symonds Australia
1002 23 Virat Kohli India



HIGHEST SCORES IN INDIA-AUSTRALIA ODIs

RunsBatsmanTeamVenueYear
209 Rohit Sharma India Bengaluru 2013
175 Sachin Tendulkar India Hyderabad 2009
171* Rohit Sharma India Perth 2016
156 George Bailey Australia Nagpur 2013
149 Steve Smith Australia Perth 2016
143 Sachin Tendulkar India Sharjah 1998
141* Rohit Sharma India Jaipur 2013
141 Sachin Tendulkar India Dhaka 1998
140* Ricky Ponting Australia Johannesburg 2003
139* MS Dhoni India Mohali 2013
139 Sachin Tendulkar India Indore 2001
139 Yuvraj Singh India Sydney 2004



MOST HUNDREDS IN INDIA-AUSTRALIA ODIs

100sBatsmanTeam
9 Sachin Tendulkar India
6 Ricky Ponting Australia
5 Rohit Sharma India
5 Virat Kohli India
3 Matthew Hayden Australia
3 Mark Waugh Australia
3 Geoff Marsh Australia
2 MS Dhoni India
2 David Boon Australia
2 Yuvraj Singh India
2 Michael Clarke Australia



MOST WICKETS IN INDIA-AUSTRALIA ODIs

WktsMatchesBowlerTeam
55 32 Brett Lee Australia
45 41 Kapil Dev India
43 27 Mitchell Johnson Australia
43 53 Steve Waugh Australia
36 21 Ajit Agarkar India
34 25 Glenn McGrath Australia
33 29 Javagal Srinath India
32 35 Harbhajan Singh India
31 29 Anil Kumble India
31 24 Irfan Pathan India
30 22 Craig McDermott Australia
28 20 Damien Fleming Australia
27 17 Nathan Bracken Australia
27 31 Ravi Shastri India
26 18 Ishant Sharma India



BEST BOWLING IN INDIA-AUSTRALIA ODIs

FiguresBowlerTeamVenueYear
6/27 Murali Kartik India Mumbai 2007
6/39 Ken MacLeay Australia Nottingham 1983
6/42 Ajit Agarkar India Melbourne 2004
6/43 Mitchell Starc Australia Melbourne 2015
5/15 Greg Chappell Australia Sydney 1981
5/15 Ravi Shastri India Perth 1991
5/26 Mitchell Johnson Australia Vadodara 2007
5/27 Brett Lee Australia Adelaide 2000
5/27 Brett Lee Australia Brisbane 2008
5/32 Terry Alderman Australia Christchurch 1990
5/32 Sachin Tendulkar India Kochi 1998
5/33 Ben Hilfenhaus Australia Brisbane 2012
5/35 Doug Bollinger Australia Guwahati 2009



MOST DISMISSALS BY A WICKETKEEPER IN INDIA-AUSTRALIA ODIs

TotalCtStKeeperTeamMatches
79 73 6 Adam Gilchrist Australia 46
48 36 12 MS Dhoni India 43
19 17 2 Ian Healy Australia 15
18 11 7 Nayan Mongia India 15
16 16 0 Brad Haddin Australia 13
15 15 0 Matthew Wade Australia 9
14 9 5 Kiran More India 15
14 11 3 Wayne Phillips Australia 11
12 4 8 Chandrakant Pandit India 9



MOST CATCHES IN INDIA-AUSTRALIA ODIs

Ct TeamMatches
31 Sachin Tendulkar India 71
18 M Azharuddin India 43
18 Ricky Ponting Australia 59
17 Allan Border Australia 38
16 Rahul Dravid India 29
16 Kapil Dev India 41
16 Steve Waugh Australia 53
15 Andrew Symonds Australia 36
15 Mark Waugh Australia 27

 

Rajneesh Gupta