The Australia–India cricket rivalry is a rivalry within the sport of cricket. The matches between these countries are known for their intensity and competitiveness and are considered some of the biggest in the world.
Infobox
Sport
Cricket
Teams
mw- India Australia
First meeting
Test: 28 November-4 December 1947 (Australia won by an innings and 226 runs)ODI: 6 December 1980 (India won by 66 runs)T20I: 22 September 2007 (India won by 15 runs)
Latest meeting
Test: 3-5 January 2025 (Australia won by 6 wickets)ODI: 25 October 2025 (India won by 9 wickets)T20I: 8 November 2025 (No result)
Next meeting
Test: January 2027ODI: TBDT20I TBD
Trophy
India: 7 (2 Cricket World Cup, 2 T20 World Cup, 3 Champions Trophy) Australia: 10 (6 Cricket World Cup, 1 T20 World Cup, 2 Champions Trophy, 1 World Test Championship)
Meetings total
Test: 112ODI: 155T20I: 37
Most wins
Test: (Australia 48; India 33)ODI: (Australia 86; India 59)T20I: (India 22; Australia 12)
Tables
· Results
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World heat map
Test
Test
Format
Test
Matches played
112
India won
33
Australia won
48
Draw/No Result
31
ODI
ODI
Format
ODI
Matches played
155
India won
59
Australia won
86
Draw/No Result
10
T20I
T20I
Format
T20I
Matches played
37
India won
22
Australia won
12
Draw/No Result
3
Total
Total
Format
Total
Matches played
304
India won
114
Australia won
146
Draw/No Result
44
Ranked list
Format
Matches played
India won
Australia won
Draw/No Result
Test
112
33
48
31
ODI
155
59
86
10
T20I
37
22
12
3
Total
304
114
146
44
Head to Head results in ICC events· Results › ICC matches
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World Cup
World Cup
Tournament
World Cup
Matches played
14
India won
5
Australia won
9
Draw/No result
0
T20 World Cup
T20 World Cup
Tournament
T20 World Cup
Matches played
6
India won
4
Australia won
2
Draw/No result
0
Champions Trophy
Champions Trophy
Tournament
Champions Trophy
Matches played
5
India won
3
Australia won
1
Draw/No result
1
World Test Championship Finals
World Test Championship Finals
Tournament
World Test Championship Finals
Matches played
1
India won
0
Australia won
1
Draw/No result
0
Total
Total
Tournament
Total
Matches played
26
India won
12
Australia won
13
Draw/No result
1
Ranked list
Tournament
Matches played
India won
Australia won
Draw/No result
World Cup
14
5
9
0
T20 World Cup
6
4
2
0
Champions Trophy
5
3
1
1
World Test Championship Finals
1
0
1
0
Total
26
12
13
1
· ICC tournaments won
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World heat map
ICC Cricket World Cup
ICC Cricket World Cup
Tournament
ICC Cricket World Cup
India
2
Australia
6
ICC T20 World Cup
ICC T20 World Cup
Tournament
ICC T20 World Cup
India
2
Australia
1
ICC Champions Trophy
ICC Champions Trophy
Tournament
ICC Champions Trophy
India
3
Australia
2
ICC World Test Championship
ICC World Test Championship
Tournament
ICC World Test Championship
India
0
Australia
1
ICC U-19 Cricket World Cup
ICC U-19 Cricket World Cup
Tournament
ICC U-19 Cricket World Cup
India
5
Australia
4
Total
Total
Tournament
Total
India
12
Australia
14
Ranked list
Tournament
India
Australia
ICC Cricket World Cup
2
6
ICC T20 World Cup
2
1
ICC Champions Trophy
3
2
ICC World Test Championship
0
1
ICC U-19 Cricket World Cup
5
4
Total
12
14
· ICC tournaments won › ICC ODI World Cups (Head to Head Results)
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1983
1983
Year
1983
Stage
Group Stage
Venue
Trent Bridge, Nottingham, England
Result
Australia won by 162 runs
Player of the match
Trevor Chappell
Scorecard
Scorecard
County Ground, Chelmsford, England
County Ground, Chelmsford, England
Year
County Ground, Chelmsford, England
Stage
India won by 118 runs
Venue
Roger Binny
Result
Scorecard
1987
1987
Year
1987
Stage
Group Stage
Venue
MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai, India
Result
Australia won by 1 runs
Player of the match
Geoff Marsh
Scorecard
Scorecard
Arun Jaitley Cricket Stadium, Delhi, India
Arun Jaitley Cricket Stadium, Delhi, India
Year
Arun Jaitley Cricket Stadium, Delhi, India
Stage
India won by 56 runs
Venue
Mohammad Azharuddin
Result
Scorecard
1992
1992
Year
1992
Stage
Group Stage
Venue
The Gabba, Brisbane, Australia
Result
Australia won by 1 runs
Player of the match
Dean Jones
Scorecard
Scorecard
1996
1996
Year
1996
Stage
Group Stage
Venue
Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai, India
Result
Australia won by 16 runs
Player of the match
Mark Waugh
Scorecard
Scorecard
1999
1999
Year
1999
Stage
Group Stage
Venue
The Oval, London, England
Result
Australia won by 77 runs
Player of the match
Glenn McGrath
Scorecard
Scorecard
2003
2003
Year
2003
Stage
Group Stage
Venue
Centurion Park, Centurion, South Africa
Result
Australia won by 9 wickets
Player of the match
Jason Gillespie
Scorecard
Scorecard
Final
Final
Year
Final
Stage
Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa
Venue
Australia won by 125 runs
Result
Ricky Ponting
Player of the match
Scorecard
2011
2011
Year
2011
Stage
Quarter-Final
Venue
Sardar Patel Stadium, Ahmedabad, India
Result
India won by 5 wickets
Player of the match
Yuvraj Singh
Scorecard
Scorecard
2015
2015
Year
2015
Stage
Semi-Final
Venue
Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, Australia
Result
Australia won by 95 runs
Player of the match
Steven Smith
Scorecard
Scorecard
2019
2019
Year
2019
Stage
Group Stage
Venue
The Oval, London, England
Result
India won by 36 runs
Player of the match
Shikhar Dhawan
Scorecard
Scorecard
2023
2023
Year
2023
Stage
Group Stage
Venue
MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai, India
Result
India won by 6 wickets
Player of the match
KL Rahul
Scorecard
Scorecard
Final
Final
Year
Final
Stage
Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad, India
Venue
Australia won by 6 wickets
Result
Travis Head
Player of the match
Scorecard
Ranked list
Year
Stage
Venue
Result
Player of the match
Scorecard
Ref
1983
Group Stage
Trent Bridge, Nottingham, England
Australia won by 162 runs
Trevor Chappell
Scorecard
County Ground, Chelmsford, England
India won by 118 runs
Roger Binny
Scorecard
1987
Group Stage
MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai, India
Australia won by 1 runs
Geoff Marsh
Scorecard
Arun Jaitley Cricket Stadium, Delhi, India
India won by 56 runs
Mohammad Azharuddin
Scorecard
1992
Group Stage
The Gabba, Brisbane, Australia
Australia won by 1 runs
Dean Jones
Scorecard
1996
Group Stage
Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai, India
Australia won by 16 runs
Mark Waugh
Scorecard
1999
Group Stage
The Oval, London, England
Australia won by 77 runs
Glenn McGrath
Scorecard
2003
Group Stage
Centurion Park, Centurion, South Africa
Australia won by 9 wickets
Jason Gillespie
Scorecard
Final
Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa
Australia won by 125 runs
Ricky Ponting
Scorecard
2011
Quarter-Final
Sardar Patel Stadium, Ahmedabad, India
India won by 5 wickets
Yuvraj Singh
Scorecard
2015
Semi-Final
Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, Australia
Australia won by 95 runs
Steven Smith
Scorecard
2019
Group Stage
The Oval, London, England
India won by 36 runs
Shikhar Dhawan
Scorecard
2023
Group Stage
MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai, India
India won by 6 wickets
KL Rahul
Scorecard
Final
Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad, India
Australia won by 6 wickets
Travis Head
Scorecard
· ICC tournaments won › ICC Men's T20 World Cups (Head to Head Results)
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2007
2007
Year
2007
Stage
Semi-Final
Venue
Kingsmead Cricket Ground, Durban, South Africa
Result
India won by 15 runs
Player of the match
Yuvraj Singh
Scorecard
Scorecard
2010
2010
Year
2010
Stage
Super 8s
Venue
Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados
Result
Australia won by 49 runs
Player of the match
David Warner
Scorecard
Scorecard
2012
2012
Year
2012
Stage
Super 8s
Venue
R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka
Result
Australia won by 9 wickets
Player of the match
Shane Watson
Scorecard
Scorecard
2014
2014
Year
2014
Stage
Super 10
Venue
Sher-e-Bangla Stadium, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Result
India won by 73 runs
Player of the match
Ravichandran Ashwin
Scorecard
Scorecard
2016
2016
Year
2016
Stage
Super 10
Venue
Inderjit Singh Bindra Stadium, Mohali, India
Result
India won by 6 wickets
Player of the match
Virat Kohli
Scorecard
Scorecard
2024
2024
Year
2024
Stage
Super 8
Venue
Daren Sammy Ground, Gros Islet, Saint Lucia
Result
India won by 24 runs
Player of the match
Rohit Sharma
Scorecard
Scorecard
Ranked list
Year
Stage
Venue
Result
Player of the match
Scorecard
Ref
2007
Semi-Final
Kingsmead Cricket Ground, Durban, South Africa
India won by 15 runs
Yuvraj Singh
Scorecard
2010
Super 8s
Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados
Australia won by 49 runs
David Warner
Scorecard
2012
Super 8s
R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka
Australia won by 9 wickets
Shane Watson
Scorecard
2014
Super 10
Sher-e-Bangla Stadium, Dhaka, Bangladesh
India won by 73 runs
Ravichandran Ashwin
Scorecard
2016
Super 10
Inderjit Singh Bindra Stadium, Mohali, India
India won by 6 wickets
Virat Kohli
Scorecard
2024
Super 8
Daren Sammy Ground, Gros Islet, Saint Lucia
India won by 24 runs
Rohit Sharma
Scorecard
· ICC tournaments won › ICC Champions Trophy (Head to Head Results)
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1998
1998
Year
1998
Stage
Quarter-final
Venue
Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Result
India won by 44 runs
Player of the match
Sachin Tendulkar
Scorecard
Scorecard
2000
2000
Year
2000
Stage
Quarter-final
Venue
Gymkhana Club Ground, Nairobi, Kenya
Result
India won by 20 runs
Player of the match
Yuvraj Singh
Scorecard
Scorecard
2006
2006
Year
2006
Stage
Group stage
Venue
Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali, India
Result
Australia won by 6 wickets
Player of the match
Damien Martyn
Scorecard
Scorecard
2009
2009
Year
2009
Stage
Group stage
Venue
SuperSport Park, Centurion, South Africa
Result
No result
Scorecard
Scorecard
2025
2025
Year
2025
Stage
Semi-final
Venue
Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai, UAE
Result
India won by 4 wickets
Player of the match
Virat Kohli
Scorecard
Scorecard
Ranked list
Year
Stage
Venue
Result
Player of the match
Scorecard
Ref
1998
Quarter-final
Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka, Bangladesh
India won by 44 runs
Sachin Tendulkar
Scorecard
2000
Quarter-final
Gymkhana Club Ground, Nairobi, Kenya
India won by 20 runs
Yuvraj Singh
Scorecard
2006
Group stage
Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali, India
Australia won by 6 wickets
Damien Martyn
Scorecard
2009
Group stage
SuperSport Park, Centurion, South Africa
No result
Scorecard
2025
Semi-final
Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai, UAE
India won by 4 wickets
Virat Kohli
Scorecard
· List of test series
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1
1
Series
1
Season
1947–48
Host team
Australia
Tests
5
Australia
4
India
0
Drawn
1
Tied
0
Australia Captain
Don Bradman
India Captain
Lala Amarnath
Result
Australia
Most runs and wkts
Don Bradman (715 runs)Ray Lindwall (18 wkts)
2
2
Series
2
Season
1956–57
Host team
India
Tests
3
Australia
2
India
0
Drawn
1
Tied
0
Australia Captain
Ian JohnsonRay Lindwall (2nd test)
India Captain
Polly Umrigar
Result
Neil Harvey (253 runs)Richie Benaud (23 wkts)
3
3
Series
3
Season
1959–60
Host team
India
Tests
5
Australia
2
India
1
Drawn
2
Tied
0
Australia Captain
Richie Benaud
India Captain
Gulabrai Ramchand
Result
Nari Contractor (438 runs)Richie Benaud (29 wkts)
4
4
Series
4
Season
1964–65
Host team
India
Tests
3
Australia
1
India
1
Drawn
1
Tied
0
Australia Captain
Bob Simpson
India Captain
Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi
Result
Drawn
Most runs and wkts
Bob Simpson (292 runs)Bapu Nadkarni (17 wkts)
5
5
Series
5
Season
1967–68
Host team
Australia
Tests
4
Australia
4
India
0
Drawn
0
Tied
0
Australia Captain
Bob Simpson (1st, 2nd tests)Bill Lawry
India Captain
Chandu Borde (1st test) Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi
Result
Australia
Most runs and wkts
Bob Cowper (485 runs)E.A.S. Prasanna (17 wkts)
6
6
Series
6
Season
1969–70
Host team
India
Tests
5
Australia
3
India
1
Drawn
1
Tied
0
Australia Captain
Bill Lawry
India Captain
Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi
Result
Keith Stackpole (368 runs)Ashley Mallett (17 wkts)
7
7
Series
7
Season
1977–78
Host team
Australia
Tests
5
Australia
3
India
2
Drawn
0
Tied
0
Australia Captain
Bob Simpson
India Captain
Bishan Singh Bedi
Result
Bob Simpson (539 runs)Bishan Bedi (31 wkts)
8
8
Series
8
Season
1979–80
Host team
India
Tests
6
Australia
0
India
2
Drawn
4
Tied
0
Australia Captain
Kim Hughes
India Captain
Sunil Gavaskar
Result
India
Most runs and wkts
Kim Hughes (594 runs)Kapil Dev (28 wkts)
9
9
Series
9
Season
1980–81
Host team
Australia
Tests
3
Australia
1
India
1
Drawn
1
Tied
0
Australia Captain
Greg Chappell
India Captain
Sunil Gavaskar
Result
Drawn
Most runs and wkts
Greg Chappell(368 runs)
Dennis Lillee(21 wkts)
10
10
Series
10
Season
1985–86
Host team
Australia
Tests
3
Australia
0
India
0
Drawn
3
Tied
0
Australia Captain
Allan Border
India Captain
Kapil Dev
Result
Drawn
Most runs and wkts
Sunil Gavaskar(356 runs)
Shivlal Yadav(15 wkts)
11
11
Series
11
Season
1986–87
Host team
India
Tests
3
Australia
0
India
0
Drawn
2
Tied
1
Australia Captain
Kapil Dev
India Captain
Drawn
Result
Dean Jones (371 runs)
Greg Matthews (14 wkts)
12
12
Series
12
Season
1991–92
Host team
Australia
Tests
5
Australia
4
India
0
Drawn
1
Tied
0
Australia Captain
Mohammad Azharuddin
India Captain
Australia
Result
David Boon (556 runs)
Craig McDermott (31 wkts)
13
13
Series
13
Season
1996–97
Host team
India
Tests
1
Australia
0
India
1
Drawn
0
Tied
0
Australia Captain
Mark Taylor
India Captain
Sachin Tendulkar
Result
India
Most runs and wkts
Nayan Mongia (152 runs )
Anil Kumble (9 wkts)
Player of the series
Nayan Mongia
14
14
Series
14
Season
1997–98
Host team
India
Tests
3
Australia
1
India
2
Drawn
0
Tied
0
Australia Captain
Mohd Azharuddin
India Captain
India
Result
Sachin Tendulkar (446 runs)
Anil Kumble (23 wkts)
Most runs and wkts
Sachin Tendulkar
15
15
Series
15
Season
1999–2000
Host team
Australia
Tests
3
Australia
3
India
0
Drawn
0
Tied
0
Australia Captain
Steve Waugh
India Captain
Sachin Tendulkar
Result
Australia
Most runs and wkts
Ricky Ponting (375 runs)
Glenn McGrath (18 wkts)
Player of the series
Sachin Tendulkar
16
16
Series
16
Season
2000–01
Host team
India
Tests
3
Australia
1
India
2
Drawn
0
Tied
0
Australia Captain
Sourav Ganguly
India Captain
India
Result
Matthew Hayden (549 runs)
Harbhajan Singh (32 wkts)
Most runs and wkts
Harbhajan Singh
17
17
Series
17
Season
2003–04
Host team
Australia
Tests
4
Australia
1
India
1
Drawn
2
Tied
0
Australia Captain
Sourav Ganguly
India Captain
Drawn
Result
Ricky Ponting (706 runs)
Anil Kumble (24 wkts)
Most runs and wkts
Rahul Dravid
18
18
Series
18
Season
2004–05
Host team
India
Tests
4
Australia
2
India
1
Drawn
1
Tied
0
Australia Captain
Adam Gilchrist (1-3 Tests)Ricky Ponting (4th Test)