India vs Australia: A statistical preview ahead of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy

India will face Australia in another exhilarating Border-Gavaskar Trophy starting on 9 February in Nagpur which will be the 28^th bilateral Test series between the two nations.

India travelled to Australia immediately after their independence, playing the first-ever Test series Down Under, but they lost 4-0 (5) miserably. However, the Border-Gavaskar Trophy was established only in 1996/97. Prior to that, the teams would travel at irregular intervals and the number of Tests in a series were also largely different.

Despite several defeats at the outset of the rivalry, over a period of time, India have strengthened their performances and now holds the Border-Gavaskar Trophy for six straight years, including back-to-back series wins away from home, in Australia.

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While numbers do not display a complete picture, they do give a comprehensive overview. We take a look at the ever-increasing fire that has now turned into a conflagration.

India vs Australia Head-to-head

Matches played – 102

Won by India – 30

Won by Australia – 43

Matches Drawn – 28

Matches Tied – 1

Series played – 27

Series won by India – 10

Series won by Australia – 12

Series Drawn – 5

Last five Tests (most recent first): India, Draw, India, Australia, Draw

India vs Australia Form Guide:

(Most recent first)

India – W, W, L, W, W

Australia – D, W, W, W, W

India vs Australia biggest win margins

India – innings and 219 runs in March 1998 at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata

Australia – Innings and 226 runs in November 1947 at the Gabba in Brisbane

India vs Australia Highest run-scorers

Sachin Tendulkar – 3,630 runs [11 x 100, 16 x 50]

Ricky Ponting – 2,555 runs [8 x 100, 12 x 50]

VVS Laxman – 2,434 runs [6 x 100, 12 x 50]

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Cheteshwar Pujara and Steve Smith are the highest run-scorers for their sides among the current players

Cheteshwar Pujara – 1,893 runs [5 x 100, 10 x 50]

Steve Smith – 1,742 runs [8 x 100, 5 x 50]

India vs Australia Most centuries

Sachin Tendulkar – 11

Ricky Ponting – 8

Sunil Gavaskar/ Steve Smith – 8

Steve Smith and Virat Kohli have the most number of centuries for their sides among the current players

Virat Kohli – 7

India vs Australia leading wicket-takers

Anil Kumble – 111 wickets [10 x 5w, 2 x 10w]

Harbhajan Singh – 95 wickets [7 x 5w, 3 x 10w]

Nathan Lyon – 94 wickets [7 x 5w, 1 x 10w]

Nathan Lyon and Ravichandran Ashwin are the leading wicket-takers for their sides amongst the current players

Ravichandran Ashwin – 89 wickets [5 x 5w, 1 x 10w]

India vs Australia Highest Individual score

Michael Clarke – 329* in January 2012 at the SCG in Sydney

VVS Laxman – 281 in March 2001 at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata

India vs Australia Best bowling figures

Jasubhai Patel – 9/69 in December 1959 at the Green Park in Kanpur

Nathan Lyon – 8/50 in March 2017 at the Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru

India vs Australia other interesting stats and facts

– Ahmedabad will host its first Test match between India and Australia.
– Sachin Tendulkar is the only player to have received Player of the Series thrice – 1997/98, 1999/00, and 2010/11.
– India’s 329/7 at the Gabba in 2021 is the highest-ever run chase by India against Australia in Test cricket and second highest run chase in the history between the two nations.
– 342/8 by Australia at the WACA in Perth in 1977 is to date the highest successful run chase in the Test history between the two nations.

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