India and Australia played two games each in 1983 and 1987 World Cup and won one each. After that for the third win India has to wait for their 10th match in World Cup when in the 2011 World Cup India defeated Australia in the Quarterfinal. From 1992 to 2003 Australia defeated India in 5 consecutive matches including the final of the 2003 World Cup. Australia avenged the defeat of 2011 WC in 2015 World Cup semifinal.
World Cup 2015: Schedules and Results
India vs Australia Rivalry in World Cup: Australia 8, India 3
1983
- Australia def India by 162 runs, MOM: Trevor Chappell
Score: Aus 320/9, Ind 158
India def Australia by 118 runs, MOM: Roger Binny
Score: Ind 247, Aus 129
1987
- Aus def India by 1 run, MOM: Geoff Marsh
Scores: Aus 270/6, Ind 269
Ind def Aus by 56 runs, MOM: Mohammad Azharuddin
Score: Ind 289/6, Aus 233
1992
- Aus def Ind by 1 run, MOM: Dean Jones
Score: Aus 237/9, Ind 234
1996
- Aus def Ind by 16 runs, MOM: Mark Waugh
Score: Aus 258, Ind 242
1999
- Aus def Ind by 77 runs, MOM: Glenn McGrath
Score: Aus 282/6, Ind 205
2003
- Aus def Ind by 9 wkts, MOM: Gillespie
Score: Ind 125, Aus 128/1
Final: Aus def Ind by 125 runs, MOM: Ponting
Score: Aus 359/2, Ind 234
2011
- Quarterfinal
India def Australia by 5 wickets
Score: Aus 260, INdia 261/5, MOM: Yuvraj Singh
2015
- Semifinal
Australia def India by 95 runs
Score: Aus 328/7, Ind 233 (46.5), MOM: Steven Smith (105)
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