India vs Australia T20I History

India and Australia have played 16 T20 matches, with India leading 11-4 after 2017 bilateral series in India. India won the most crucial first World Cup semifinal and 2014 World Cup group match, while Australia won 2010 World Cup match. While Watson has been the only centurion although in losing cause, Virat Kohli the captain has won 5 and lost 1 match scoring 50s in four and winning 3 MOMs and in the company of Rohit Sharma has dominated Aussies. The pair of Watson/Warner and Yuvraj/Dhoni have hurt opposition the most. After Finch and Smith, Warner is the 7th T20I Australian Captain vs India, Dhoni and Kohli have led India in all the matches.

Ind in Aus: Ind vs Aus Bilateral ODI Series History
Player Performances in 2012/13 T20I series: Ind, Aus
Ind in Aus 2016 Bilateral Series: 3 T20Is

Statistics
Highest Total: Ind 202/4, Aus 201/7, Ind 200/3
Lowest Total: Ind 74, Aus 86
Biggest win: 9 wickets by Aus, 9 wickets by India, 73 runs by India
Narrowest win: 15 runs by Ind
Maximum 6s in a match: 7 by Warner, 6 by Rohit Sharma
Best Bowling in a match: 4/21 Jason Behrendorff, 3/11 Ashwin, 3/21 Tait
Highest Individual Score: 90* Kohli, 81* Kohli, Finch 81, 79* Rohit Sharma
100: Watson 124* (Sydney, 2016)
50s: 18 (Kohli 82*, Rohit Sharma 52, Kohli 50, Rohit Sharma 60, Kohli 59, Finch 74, Kohli 90*, Yuvraj 70, Hayden 62, Ponting 76, Gambhir 63, Warner 72, Watson 54, Rohit Sharma 79, Wade 72, Gambhir 56*, Yuvraj Singh 60, Finch 81, Yuvraj 77*, Watson 72, Warner 63*, Henriques 62*)
100+ Partnership:

1. 133 1st Watson & Warner

 

1. 104 1st Watson & Warner

 

1. 102* 5th Yuvraj & Dhoni

 

1. 134 3rd Kohli & Raina, Adelaide 2016

 

109* 3rd Henriques, Travis Head, Guwahati, 2017

First T20: Durban, 2008, India won by 15 runs
Captains: Dhoni (Ind), Gilchrist (Aus)
Score: Ind 188/5, Aus 173/7
MOM: Yuvraj Singh
6s: Ind 10, Aus 10 (Max 5 by Yuvraj, 4 by Hayden)
Maiden: 1 by Sreesanth
High Score: Yuvraj 70, Hayden 62
Best Bowling: 2/12 Sreesanth, 2 each by Johnson, Irfan Pathan and Joginder Sharma
50-plus partnership

1. 84 3rd Uthappa & Yuvraj

 

66 3rd Hayden & Symonds

2nd T20: Mumbai, 2008, India won by 7 wickets
Captains: Dhoni (Ind), Ponting (Aus)
Score: Aus 166/5, Ind 167/3
MOM: Gautam Gambhir
6s: Ind 5, Aus 2 (3 by Yuvraj, 2 by Hayden)
High Score: Ponting 76, Gambhir 63
Best Bowling: 2/34 Irfan Pathan, 1/17 RP Singh
50-plus partnership

1. 50 3rd Ponting & Symonds

 

82 2nd Gambhir & Uthappa

3rd T20: Melbourne, 2008, Aus won by 9 wickets
Captains: Dhoni (Ind), Clarke (Aus)
Score: Ind 74, Aus 75/1
MOM: Clarke
6s: Ind 0, Aus 2 (1 each by Gilchrist & Clarke)
Maiden: 1 by Bracken
High Score: Clarke 37*
Best Bowling: 11/3 Bracken, 5/2 Voges
50-plus partnership

57 1st Gilchrist & Clarke

4th T20: Bridgetown WI, 2010, Aus won by 49 runs
Captains: Dhoni (Ind), Clarke (Aus)
Score: Aus 184/5, Ind 135
MOM: David Warner
High Score: Warner 72, Watson 54, Rohit Sharma 79
6s:Aus 16, Ind 8 (7 Warner, 6 each Watson & Rohit)
Maiden: RP Singh 1
Best Bowling: 3/21 Tait, 3/25 Nannes
50-plus partnership

104 1st Watson & Warner

5th T20: Sydney, 2012, Aus won by 31 runs

6th T20:, MCG, 2012, India won by 8 wickets

7th T20: Colombo, 2012 (World Cup T20 Group), Aus won by 9 wickets (31 ball remaining)
Captains: Dhoni (Ind), Bailey (Aus)
Score: Ind 140/7, Aus 141/1
MOM: Shane Watson
High Score: Watson 72, Warner 63*, Irfan Pathan 31
6s:Aus 10, Ind 2 (7 Watson, 3 Warner, 1 each by Irfan and Ashwin)
Maiden: 0
Best Bowling: 3/34 Watson
50-plus partnership

133 1st Watson & Warner

8th T20: Rajkot, 2013, India won by 6 wickets
Captains: Dhoni (Ind), Bailey (Aus)
Score: Aus 201/7, Ind 202/4 (2 balls remaining)
MOM: Yuvraj Singh
High Score: Finch 81, Yuvraj 77* (35 balls)
6s:Aus 7, Ind 8 (5 Yuvraj, 4 Haddin)
Maiden: 0
Best Bowling: 3/26 Vinay Kumar, 3/35 Bhuvneshwar Kumar
50-plus partnership

1. 56 1st Finch, Maddinson

 

102* 5th Yuvraj, Dhoni

9th T20: Mirpur (World Cup T20 Group), 2014, India won by 73 runs
Captains: Dhoni (Ind), Bailey (Aus)
Score: Ind 159/7, Aus 86 (16.2)
MOM: Ashwin
High Score: Yuvraj Singh 60, Dhoni 24, Maxwell 23
6s:Aus 5, Ind 6 (4 Yuvraj, 3 Maxwell)
Maiden: 0
Best Bowling: 4/11 (3.2) Ashwin
50-plus partnership

84 5th Yuvraj, Dhoni

10th T20I: Bilateral Series in Australia, Jan 26, 2016 Adelaide, India won by 37 runs
Result

11th T20I: Bilateral Series in Australia, Jan 29, 2016 Adelaide, India won by 27 runs

Captains:

1. Kohli (Ind), Finch (Aus)

Score:

1. Ind 184/3, Aus 157/8

MOM:

1. Virat Kohli (33-ball 59*)

High Score:

1. Rohit Sharma 60, Kohli 59*, Finch 74

6s:

1. Ind 5, Aus 4

Maiden:

1. 0

Best Bowling:

1. 2/37 Bumrah, 2/32 Jadeja, 1/7 (2) Yuvraj

High partnership

1. 97 1st Dhawan, Rohit Sharma

 

1. 94 1st Finch, Shaun Marsh

 

84 5th Yuvraj, Dhoni

12th T20I: Bilateral Series in Australia, Jan 31, 2016 Sydney, India won by 7 wickets (on last ball)

Captains:

1. Kohli (Ind), Finch (Aus)

Score:

1. Aus 197/5, Ind 200/3 (20)

MOM:

1. Shane Watson (71-ball 124* 6 6s 10 4s and 1/30)

 

1. Player of the Series: Virat Kohli (3 consecutive 50s)

High Score:

1. 124* Watson, Rohit Sharma 52, Kohli 50, Raina 25-ball 49*)

6s:

1. Aus 7, Ind 5

Maiden:

1. 0

Best Bowling:

1. 2/28 Boyce, 1/30 Watson

High partnership

1. 1. 53 2nd Watson, Shaun Marsh

 

1. 1. 93 4th Watson, Travis Head

 

1. 1. 78 2nd Rohit Sharma, Kohli

 

1. 53* 4th Raina, Yuvraj

13th T20I: World T20 at Chandigarh, Mar 27 2016 Super 10 Group 2, India won by 6 wickets

Captains:

1. Kohli (Ind), Smith (Aus)

Score:

1. Aus 160/6, Ind 161/4 (19.1)

MOM:

1. Kohli (51-ball 81* with 9 4s 2 6s)

High Score:

1. Kohli 82, Finch 43

6s:

1. Aus 4, Ind 4

Maiden:

1. 0

Best Bowling:

1. 1/20 Nehra, 2/36 Pandya, 2/23 Watson

High partnership

1. 1. 53 1st Finch, Khawaja

 

1. 1. 67* 5th Kohli, Dhoni</ol>

14th T20I: at Ranchi, Oct 7 2017 1st Match of Bilateral series, India won by 9 wickets

Captains:

1. 1. Kohli (Ind), Warner (Aus)

Score:

1. 1. Aus 118/8 (18.4), Ind 49/1 (5.3, target 48 in 6 D/L)

MOM:

1. 1. Kuldeep Yadav (2/16 in 4)

High Score:

1. 1. Finch 42, Kohli 22*

6s:

1. 1. Aus 2, Ind 1

Maiden:

1. 1. 0

Best Bowling:

1. 1. 2/16 Kuldeep Yadav, 1/23 Chahal

Records

1. 1. 1. 50th T20I win for India (3rd team to reach milestone)

 

1. 1. 1. 1. India’s 7th consecutive T20I win vs Aussies</ol>

15th T20I: at Guwahati, Oct 10 20177 2nd Match of Bilateral series, Australia won by 8 wickets

Captains:

1. 1. 1. Kohli (Ind), Warner (Aus)

Score:

1. 1. 1. Ind 118 (20), Aus 122/2 (15.3)

MOM:

1. 1. 1. Jason Behrendorff (4/21 in 4)

High Score:

1. 1. 1. Henriques 62*, Head 48*

6s:

1. 1. 1. Aus 5, Ind 2

Maiden:

1. 1. 1. 0

Best Bowling:

1. 1. 1. 4/21 Jason Behrendorff, 2/19 Zampa, 1/20 Stoinis, 1/9 (3) Bhuvneswar Kumar, 1/25 Bumrah

Records

1. 1. 1. 1. 1st T20I win for Australia vs India in India

 

1. 1. 1. 1. 4/21 by Jason Behrendorff is the best bowling in IND vs AUS T20I records

 

1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1st T20I for Guwahati, 18th venue in India</ol>

16th T20I: at Hyderabad, Oct 13 20177 3rd Match of Bilateral series, Abandoned

17th – 19th T20I India in Australia Bilateral T20I series