IND vs AUS Head to Head

Whenever India has a cricket match with any major cricket nation, let alone India vs Australia, each match becomes a festival.

If you go out in the streets during the Ind vs Aus match, you can hear the loud cheer on a boundary or when India takes a wicket from almost any house on every street of all the cities in each state of India. Moreover, the gasps when a wicket falls or the chilling silence during a critical point of a match reflects how seriously cricket is followed in India.

It won’t be wrong if we say that cricket is followed almost as ardently as any religion in India and neither would be terming cricket as a religion.

India and Australia first clashed in the Test format on Nov 28, 1947 at Brisbane after India gained Independence from British rule. Since then, India vs Australia has always been a match to prove dominance over the other team which grew more intense with time. The recent match of India vs Australia was in the T20 format, where Australia team got the better of India during the death overs in what can be said to be a tough match.

IND vs AUS Head to Head Records

The clash of India vs Australia has been occurring for the last 75 years. Perhaps, this is why any match between these two titans is followed devoutly. To date, Australia and India have played a total of 272 matches against each other.

Out of these 272 matches, both teams have competed in 102 test matches, 143 ODIs and 27 T20Is. It is no surprise that the Aussies dominate the Men in Blue in Test and ODI formats since they hold a century of experience over the Indian Cricket team. However, the Men in Blue have dominated them in the Twenty20 International format, which is undoubtedly the modern face of cricket.

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IND vs AUS in World Cups

Cricket fans have witnessed the India vs Australia clash 12 times in the ICC ODI World Cup, 5 times in ICC T20 World Cup and 4 times in the ICC 2019-2021 Test Championship to date.

Out of the 12 times in ICC World Cup, Aus has registered 8 wins against the Indian team.  However, the Men In Blue decimated the Australian Cricket Team in ICC World Cup 2019, the last time both the teams went against each other, getting a psychological advantage against their rivals of 75 years.

Furthermore, the Indian Cricket team holds its sway over the Aussies in the ICC Twenty20 World Cup and Test Championship. India has won 3 out of 5 matches in the Twenty20 World Cup and a test series by 2-1 in ICC Test Championship against the Australian Cricket team.

Thus, proving that even though the Aussies have the experience to exert dominance over any cricket team, they won't be able to do the same with the Indian Cricket team.

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IND vs AUS Batting Records & Stats

The importance of Ind vs Aus, as per cricket fans, is a no brainer.  Both the teams are known for their stellar batting and mesmerising shots, making the spectators go wow. The fact that both the teams have given neck to neck batting performances against each other is remarkably illustrated by the stats, be it for Test, ODI and T20Is.

That being said, let’s look at the below stats and get a better understanding of why the performance from the batsmen of both teams is legendary.

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Most High scores

Most Hundreds

Most fifties

Highest strike rates

India Vs Australia Bowling records & Stats

Most wickets taker

Best bowling figures in an inning

Best Bowling Figures in a Match

Harbhajan Singh has the best bowling figures in the Ind vs Aus clash. He made this record on 18 Mar 2001 at Chennai. His bowling figure for the match was 80.1-26-217-15 with Economy rate of 2.70.

Best Averages

Alan Davidson, the Australian all-rounder, who played from 1956-1960 with 15.76 average has the best average in Test matches. On the other hand, the legendary bowler Brett Lee and Adam Voges with the 15.76 and 2.50 have the best averages in the ODIs and T20 formats, respectively.

Best Economy Rates

Alan Davidson, Kapil Dev and Adam Voges are top bowlers with the economy of 1.76, 3.67, 2.50 in Test, ODI and T20 format of cricket.

Best Strike Rates

 Ernie Toshback, Andrew Symonds, and Adam Zampa top the leaderboard with 3.8, 5.2 and 4.0 strike rates in Test, ODIs and T20Is respectively.

Most four-wickets-in-an-innings

Brett Lee tops the record of four wickets-in-an-innings 4 times in the One-Day Internationals while Jason Behrendorff and Krunal Pandya top the record of four wickets-in-an-innings by achieving this feat one time each.

Most five-wickets-in-an-innings

Legendary spin bowler Anil Kumble tops the list for most five-wickets-in-an-innings in Test format by scalping five wickets ten times in his career. On the other hand, Brett Lee tops the record till date by scalping five wickets 4 four times in his career.

This feat is yet to be achieved in the India vs Australia clash in T20Is.

Most ten-wickets-in-a-match

Harbhajan Singh tops the list of taking ten-wickets-in-a-match for most times by achieving this feat 3 times in his career.

Best Economy rates in an innings

Erapalli Prasanna of India (0.46) and Dennis Lillee (0.60) & David Hussey (2.00) of Australia tops the list for best economy rates in an innings in Test, ODIS and T20Is respectively.

Most runs conceded in an innings

Jason Krejza of Australia (215), and Vinay Kumar (102) & Krunal Pandya (55) of India have conceded most runs in the Test, One-Day Internationals and Twenty20 Internationals respectively.

Most wickets in a series

Harbhajan Singh (32), Pat Cummins (14) and Axar Patel (8) top the leaderboard of taking most wickets in a Test, ODI and T20Is series respectively.

Conclusion

Currently the Ind vs Aus clash is in complete accordance with the gentleman spirit that Cricket is known for. However, the past contains some uneventful incidents which have put a blot on the cricket, making the India vs Australia rivalry more intense.

The controversial incidents between India vs Australia can be dated almost as old as four decades. Moreover, some controversies that irked fans were majorly due to bad umpiring decisions. Although such incidents do not occur now, they did make the game more entertaining and passionate both for players and fans.

The 1981 Melbourne Test match witnessed the first recorded controversy between India and Australia when Aussie pacer Dennis Lillee hurled abusive language at Sunil Gavaskar after he claimed the latter’s wicket during the second innings.  Gavaskar walked off the pitch with his partner Chetan Chauhan in response.

Another incident that stirred controversy happened during the first Test of 1999-2000 series in Adelaide. The incident took place when the Master Blaster Sachin Tendulkar tried to duck a bouncer from Glenn McGrath but got hit on the shoulder.

The Australian umpire Daryl Harper dismissed Tendulkar with leg-before on the said delivery. As a result, an irate controversy followed the Test match and the series.

Subsequent controversies like the David-Slater controversy in 2001 Mumbai Test match, Ganguly’s late arrival for the toss, the famed 2008 Monkeygate scandal during the Sydney test ensured he fans got their worth for money. Moreover, the 2011-12 test match in Sydney when Virat Kohli flipped off the spectators as they hurled profanity further proved the rivalry between India and Australia is as deep as it could be, making it an all-round entertainment for the audience.

Even though such incidents don’t take place as of now, the controversies have been replaced with a more intense display of game skills and flair, proving the game is still an all-round entertainment for the fans.

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