India-Australia ODIs - Head to Head

India-Australia in Limited-Overs Internationals - Head to Head

by Rajesh Kumar
(to 31st October 2003)

Results Summary:

 
Venue         Played   Won by  Won by     No Result
                       India   Australia
In India        26       12        11        3
In Australia    24        5        19        -
Neutral Venues  20        9        11        -
 
Total:          70       26        41        3

Team Records:

Highest Innings Totals: (300 and above)

For India:      315   (49.5) Bangalore      2000-01
                309/5 (50)   Cochin         1997-98
                307/8 (50)   Dhaka          1998-99
 
For Australia:  359/2 (50)   Johannesburg   2002-03
                338/4 (50)   Vishakhapatnam 2000-01
                329/5 (50)   Adelaide       1999-00
                320/9 (60)   Nottingham     1983

Lowest Innings Totals:

 
For India:       63   (25.5) Sydney         1980-81
                100   (36.3) Sydney         1999-00
                125   (41.4) Centurion      2002-03
                145   (42)   Melbourne      1991-92
 
For Australia:  101   (37.5) Perth          1991-92
                129   (38.2) Chelmsford     1983
                139   (42.3) Sharjah        1984-85
                141   (43.3) Ahmedabad      1986-87
                142   (42.1) Melbourne      1980-81

Highest Match aggregate:

593 (89.2) Australia 359/2 (50), India 234 (39.2)
           at Johannesburg in 2002-03.
583 (95)   Australia 338/4 (50), India 245 (45) at
           Vishakhapatnam in 2000-01.
577 (95.5) India 309/5 (50), Australia 268 (45.5)
           at Cochin in 1997-98.

Lowest Match aggregate:

127 (46.5) India  63 (25.5), Australia 64/1 (21)
           at Sydney in 1980-81.

Biggest wins:

India:     118 runs        Chelmsford        1983
           118 runs        Indore            2000-01
           107 runs        Perth             1991-92
             8 wickets     Melbourne         1984-85
             8 wickets     Melbourne         1985-86
 
Australia: 162 runs        Nottingham        1983
           152 runs        Adelaide          1999-00
           125 runs        Johannesburg      2002-03
           100 runs        Sydney            1985-86
             9 wickets     Sydney            1980-81
             9 wickets     Sydney            1980-81
             9 wickets     Sydney            1991-92
             9 wickets     Centurion         2002-03

Narrowest wins:

India:       5 runs        Mohali            1996-97
             2 wickets     Bangalore         1996-97
 
Australia:   1 run         Madras            1987-88
             1 run         Brisbane          1991-92
             6 runs        Sydney            1991-92
             3 wickets     Srinagar          1986-87
             3 wickets     Colombo,SSC       1996-97

Batting records

Highest Individual Innings:

India:        
143 (131 balls) S.R.Tendulkar    Sharjah     1997-98
141 (128 balls) S.R.Tendulkar    Dhaka       1998-99
139 (125 balls) S.R.Tendulkar    Indore      2000-01
134 (131 balls) S.R.Tendulkar    Sharjah     1997-98
110 (130 balls) S.R.Tendulkar    Khettarama  1994-95
 
Australia:
140*(121 balls) R.T.Ponting      Johannesburg 2002-03
133*(138 balls) M.E.Waugh        Poona        2000-01
126 (135 balls) M.E.Waugh        Bombay       1995-96
125 (145 balls) G.R.Marsh        Sydney       1985-86
116 (131 balls) M.E.Waugh        Adelaide     1999-00
115 (121 balls) R.T.Ponting      Melbourne    1999-00

Nervous Nineties:

India:
 94 (104 balls) M.Azharuddin     Mohali       1996-97
 93*(115 balls) K.Srikkanth      Melbourne    1984-85
 93 (103 balls) M.Azharuddin     Brisbane     1991-92
 92*(144 balls) S.M.Gavaskar     Sydney       1985-86
 90 ( 84 balls) S.R.Tendulkar    Bombay       1995-96
 
Australia:
 99 ( 90 balls) M.L.Hayden       Bangalore    2000-01
 98*(155 balls) G.M.Wood         Melbourne    1980-81
 92 (102 balls) A.C.Gilchrist    Adelaide     1999-00
 91*( 88 balls) A.R.Border       Rajkot       1986-87
 90*(106 balls) A.R.Border       Srinagar     1986-87
 90 (109 Balls) D.M.Jones        Brisbane     1991-92

Leading Run-getters:

India:  1766 runs(ave.49.06) in 36 matches by S.R.Tendulkar
 
Aust.:  1212 runs(ave.46.62) in 29 matches by D.C.Boon

Most Centuries:

Best Partnerships:

India:     199 (2nd wkt.) S.R.Tendulkar & V.V.S.Laxman
               at Indore in 2000-01
 
Australia: 234*(3rd wkt.) D.R.Martyn & R.T.Ponting
               at Johannesburg in 2002-03

Bowling Records:

5 wickets or more in an innings:

India:
5/15  R.J.Shastri        Perth        1991-92
5/32  S.R.Tendulkar      Cochin       1997-98
5/43  Kapil Dev          Nottingham   1983
 
Australia:
6/39  K.H.Macleay        Nottingham   1983
5/15  G.S.Chappell       Sydney       1980-81
5/27  B.Lee              Adelaide     1999-00
5/32  T.M.Alderman       Christchurch 1989-90
5/36  D.W.Fleming        Bombay       1995-96
5/53  B.A.Reid           Adelaide     1985-86

Leading wicket-takers:

India:    45 wickets (ave.27.69) in 41 matches by Kapil Dev
 
Australia:43 wickets (ave.29.53) in 53 matches by S.R.Waugh

Fielding Records:

Most catches in an innings:

India:      3 by R.S.Dravid    Adelaide       1999-00
            
Australia:  3 by A.R.Border    Adelaide        1985-86
            3 by M.R.Whitney   Sydney          1991-92
            3 by S.R.Waugh     Colombo,SSC     1996-97
            3 by S.K.Warne     Vishakhapatnam  2000-01

Most catches in career:

India:     18 in 43 matches by M.Azharuddin
 
Australia: 17 in 38 matches by A.R.Border

Wicketkeeping Records:

Most dismissals in an innings:

 
India:     4 (2 ct.+ 2 st.) C.S.Pandit    Srinagar 1986-87
           4 (3 ct.+ 1 st.) K.S.More      Perth    1991-92
           4 (all caught)   N.R.Mongia    Sharjah  1997-98
 
Australia: 4 (all caught)   R.W.Marsh     Sydney   1980-81
           4 (3 ct.+ 1 st.) W.B.Phillips  Delhi    1984-85
           4 (all caught)   A.C.Gilchrist The Oval 1999

Most dismissals in career:

India:     18 (11 ct.+7st.) in 15 matches by N.R.Mongia
Australia: 37 (35 ct.+2st.) in 22 matches by A.C.Gilchrist

Highest Scores by wicket-keepers:

 
India:     51 ( 39 balls)  V.Dahiya      Bangalore 2000-01
Australia: 92 (102 balls)  A.C.Gilchrist Adelaide  1999-00

All-Round Records

Best allround performance in a match:

India:      141 + 4/38  by S.R.Tendulkar  Dhaka    1998-99
 
Australia:   33*+ 5/15  by G.S.Chappell   Sydney   1980-81

Best career performances:

India:      654 runs (ave.20.44), 45 wickets (ave.27.69)
            + 16 catches in 41 matches by Kapil Dev.
 
            1666 runs (ave.47.60), 18 wickets (ave.36.94)
            + 17 catches in 35 matches by Sachin Tendulkar
 
Australia:  1117 runs (ave.29.39), 43 wickets (ave.29.53) +
            16 catches in 53 matches by S.R.Waugh
 
            1104 runs (ave.42.46), 8 wickets (ave.35.25) +
            17 catches in 38 matches by A.R.Border