India vs Australia Head to Head

India and Australia share a great rivalry across formats in international cricket. The historic competition dates back to November 28, 1947, when the two teams shared center stage for the first time internationally. Both teams have had legendary names in the form of batters, all-rounders, and bowlers and have shared some memorable encounters throughout their match-ups.

India vs Australia Head-to-Head International Records

India and Australia have faced numerous times in Tests, ODIs and T20Is. As of November 22, 2024, both the teams have met each other 107 times in Tests with India winning 32 and the Australians winning 45 Tests. In ODIs as well, Australia have an upper hand over the Men in Blue as they have won 84 ODIs to India’s 57 ODIs in 151 ODIs played between the two countries. Unlike the longer formats, India has an edge over the Australian team in the shortest format of the game with 20 wins over Australia’s 11 wins in 32 T20Is.

India vs Australia Head-to-Head Stats - Tests

India and Australia first locked horns against each other in 1947 when the newly independent nation visited Down Under to face Bradman's "Invincibles".

Australia won that series without breaking a sweat and went on to dominate the rubber for the better part of the next 30 years, winning 6 series out of 7.

India's maiden Test win over the Aussies came in Kanpur in December 1959, and it took them another 20 years (1979/80) to register their first-ever Test series win over the Australians. They won the series by a 2-0 win at home following a heartbreaking 2-3 defeat against the Australian side in 1977/78.

Since then, it's India, that has dominated the Test rubber, winning 10 series out of the next 20, including twice Down Under in 2018/20 and 2019/20. Australia, meanwhile, have won just 6, while 4 series ended in a draw.

The Test rivalry between India and Australia took an interesting turn in 1986 when the two sides played out only the 2nd tied game- at Madras- in the history of the format. Ten years later, the Test series between the two sides was named after the legendary duo of Sunil Gavaskar and Allan Border.

A one-off Test was staged in Delhi in 1996 to commemorate the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. India won the next edition 2-1 in what was billed as the Sachin v Warne series in 1998 before Australia laid its hands on the trophy for the first time via a 3-0 sweep at home in 1999/00.

The turn of the millennium marked the start of India-Australia becoming the must-watch rivalry in the sport, with each and every series throwing up memorable moments, individual feats, heated moments, and sometimes, controversies.

India denied Steve Waugh from breaching the final frontier in 2001 thanks to heroics from VVS Laxman and Harbhajan Singh and nearly came close to beating the Aussies in their own den in 2003/04. Australia staged redemption in 2004 when they clinched their maiden series win in India since 1969. Since then, the Aussies have managed just 1 Test win in India across 4 tours.

India, on the other hand, lost 1-2 in an extremely controversial series Down Under in 2007/08, before getting whitewashed 4-0 in 2011/12. However, under the leadership of Virat Kohli, India finally broke the Aussie barrier in 2018/20 when they became the first Asian side to beat Australia in Australia.

The 2020/21 tour started with the shambles of 36 all-out in Adelaide and a whole host of injuries to India's first-choice cricketers. The visitors bounced back in stunning style to not only breach Australia's fortress at the Gabba but also script one of the greatest overseas Test series wins in history.

Australia toured India for a four-match Test series in February - March 2023. India won the series by a margin of 2-1 with the last Test ending in a draw. Ravichandran Ashwin was adjudged the ‘Player Of The Series’.

India and Australia last faced each other in the final of the ICC World Test Championship (WTC) 2021-23 Cycle at The Oval. Travis Head’s 163 helped Australia clinch their maiden ICC WTC title by defeating India by a margin of 209 runs.

India vs Australia Head-to-Head Stats - ODIs

India and Australia have faced each other in 151 ODIs, with the latter dominating the former with 84 wins.

Both sides first squared off in a One-day international at the MCG in December 1980, which India won by 66 runs.

However, since then, it's been the Australians, who have dominated the proceedings against India in this format. Even in World Cups, the Aussies hold a lead of 9-5 after 14 meetings.

However, India has won 2 out of their last 3 WC games against Australia, including the 2019 one at the Oval. But the Australians defeated the hosts in the final of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023. They handed the tournament favourites their first and final defeat with the Aussies clinching their sixth CWC title under the leadership of Pat Cummins.

India vs Australia Head-to-Head Stats - T20Is

India and Australia kickstarted their T20I rivalry with a blockbuster encounter in the semi-final of the 2007 T20 World Cup. The Men in Blue edged out the Aussies by 15 runs in a high-scoring, thrill-a-second nerve-jangler thanks largely to a majestic 30-ball 70 from Yuvraj Singh.

Since then, India has dominated the proceedings against Australia in the shortest format of the game, winning 20 games out of 32.

Australia is yet to win a T20I series in India, while the Men in Blue have two series in Australia, a 3-0 sweep in 2016 & 2-1 in 2020.

As far as T20 WC games are concerned, India has won 4 times while Australia came out as victors on a couple of occasions. The last WC meeting between these two sides saw India win comfortably by 24 runs in the Super Eights of the ICC T20 World Cup 2024.