Stats: Numbers you need to know from the 2016 India-Australia ODI series

The last time India played an ODI series Down Under was in 2016. It was a disappointing series as they lost the five-match series 4-1. But, there were a few good performances by the Indians as two centuries each were scored by Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli each while Ishant Sharma was the second highest wicket-taker in the series with nine wickets. Rohit Sharma was named the Player of the Series. Let us take a quick recap of the stats of the series.

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Match results

First ODI (Perth) - Australia won by five wickets.

Second ODI (Brisbane) - Australia won by seven wickets.

Third ODI (Melbourne) - Australia won by three wickets.

Fourth ODI (Canberra) - Australia won by 25 runs.

Fifth ODI (Sydney) - India won by six wickets.

Batting performance

348/8 scored by Australia in the fourth ODI is the highest innings total of the series.

441 runs scored by Rohit Sharma is the most number of runs scored by a player in the series.

171* by Rohit Sharma in the first ODI is the highest individual score by a player in the series.

11 centuries have been scored in this series.

2 centuries scored by Rohit Sharma & Virat Kohli each is the most number of centuries scored by a player in this series.

14 half-centuries were hit in this series.

14 sixes his by Rohit Sharma is the most number of sixes hit by a player in the series.

7 sixes hit by Rohit Sharma in the first ODI is the most number of sixes hit by a player in an innings in the series.

Bowling performance

10 wickets taken by John Hastings is the most number of wickets taken by a player in this series.

5/68 by Kane Richardson in the fourth ODI is the best bowling performance by a player in the series. It was also the only five-wicket haul in the series.

Wicketkeeping performance

7 dismissals (seven catches) by Matthew Wade is the most number of dismissals by a wicketkeeper in the series.

3 dismissals by MS Dhoni in the third ODI and by Matthew Wade in the fourth ODI is the most number of dismissals by a wicketkeeper in an innings in the series.

Fielding performance

4 catches by Virat Kohli each Steve Smith each is the most number of catches taken by a player in this series.

3 catches taken by Steve Smith in the fourth ODI is the most number of catches taken by a player in an innings in the series.