Australian Men’s Cricket Team vs India National Cricket Team Match Scorecard

India was in danger of suffering an embarrassing defeat after their ineffective opening session with the bat, but an unexpected surge of energy saw two late wickets taken to keep their hopes of taking home the Border-Gavaskar trophy alive.

Bumrah coaxes Usman Khawaja into an edge-gully off his final ball of the day and ignites an exchange between Sam Konstas and Usman Khawaja that proves heated.

In this article, we will discuss the main points of Australian Men’s Cricket Team vs India National Cricket Team Match Scorecard.

As of February 26, 2025, the Indian and Australian cricket teams are participating in the ICC Champions Trophy 2025. Below are the squads for both teams:

India Squad

Australia Squad

These squads have been officially announced for the ICC Champions Trophy 2025.

Scorecard of India vs Australia

Sam Konstas was Australia’s youngest Test opener since 1953 and went on to hit an astonishing half-century on debut – earning himself a standing ovation after smashing 60 off 65 balls with six fours and two sixes, before Usman Khawaja reached his maiden half century since 12 innings before being caught lbw by Ravindra Jadeja. On day one at The Gabba Australia amassed 445 all out before declaring on day two.

Australia’s fast bowlers were outstanding on the field, with Pat Cummins and Mitchell Starc both taking three wickets each. India’s batsmen struggled mightily as four wickets fell quickly as their home side slumped towards another loss.

Virat Kohli and Marnus Labuschagne both fell to Smith, leading India’s collapse to 193-3 at stumps. Yashasvi Jaiswal and Rishabh Pant performed valiantly but faced an impossible task to save the game in the final session.

With the series tied at 2-2 and both teams level on points, the winner of this Test will take over top spot in Test rankings while its loser must play off against India at Mumbai for supremacy in Test play. Australia currently hold top place worldwide while India are third.

First innings

The Australia men’s national cricket team is Australia’s national cricket team. Administered by the Board of Control for Cricket in India and recognized as an affiliate member by the International Cricket Council with Test, One Day International (ODI), and Twenty20 International (T20I) status. Over its history it has proven itself as the superior side, winning more matches than its peers over time.

Australia fell behind India by 295 runs in the first innings, yet showed tremendous resilience by making an impressive comeback in the second innings. This match featured action and drama galore with some of Australia’s greatest names making their debuts.

The match started at 2:30 PM in Perth and was broadcast live on FOX SPORTS and Sky Sports Australia. The weather was beautiful and sunny, providing the ideal atmosphere for cricket matches. The pitch had some moisture as well as seam movement that provided excellent conditions for fast bowlers.

Australia was led by Pat Cummins who made an unbeaten 71 in 149 balls with six fours and two sixes – an outstanding effort given that other batsmen struggled to make meaningful scores against an impossible target.

Usman Khawaja also made an impactful debut for Australia with a half century on his first ball, taking just 57 balls to reach this landmark and earning himself a standing ovation from fans at Adelaide Oval. Khawaja will no doubt play an instrumental role when Ashes commence later in 2017.

Spencer Johnson has taken to bowling the new ball at the other end and his line has been slightly off. Marcus Stonis decided to join Johnson and bowl it, although this might not be an advantageous move for them both.

Australians are in jeopardy of losing the match after they recently lost some wickets and look poised to be bowled out for under 300 runs. Therefore, the next few overs are key – either they get quick wickets quickly or risk being bowled out for under 300.

Second innings

On day two of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, Australia found themselves struggling to make an early breakthrough and were reduced to 107-2 at stumps after having to work hard for their runs. Lower order batsmen failed to contribute significantly and India took full advantage of their misfiring effort by scoring at an aggressive pace.

Rohit Sharma made an important contribution with the bat, and was joined by Hardik Pandya and Shivam Dube. However, none of them managed to score a hundred on Manuka Oval’s final day of cricket action.

Australia struggled to find their footing on the pitch and lost wickets regularly, as Nathan Lyon, Josh Hazlewood and Mitchell Starc were not at their best. Australia’s top order was also costly with only Travis Head and Webster passing 20 runs in their innings.

Adam Zampa appeared unsteady at first but found some stability with the bounce and seam movement. Unfortunately, on his next delivery attempt to cut a ball but unfortunately got an edge back into play and into point fielder’s hands instead of cutting properly.

Rizwan Khan took over for Adam Zampa for his opening spell and bowled well – creating pressure for Jos Inglis to play an aggressive shot, forcing top edge from him for point fielder to collect easily, then inducing an edge from Kohli that review failed on.

Kohli faced an early duck appeal upon entering the field. But he persevered and soon got his reward off Lyon’s ball at long on by hitting it for three runs to score a boundary off his last ball before lunch.

Jaiswal was cheered into his first over by the crowd and promptly displayed why, striking a stunning four off his opening ball and hitting another four with his second delivery over backward point for another four fours in quick succession. Jaiswal has proven himself very dangerous thus far and should continue his excellent form into day three of this contest.

Third innings

Australian men’s cricket team have an outstanding track record in T20 internationals. Over their 203 matches played so far, they have amassed 112 wins while only losing 84 and drawing three or tying three (four were no result). Australia are currently second in ICC Men’s T20I Team Rankings; winning all three T20I series against India while also dominating two T20ODI series involving India as well as one T20 series hosted in New Zealand.

Australia has defeated India twice in both ODI and T20I series; leading 2-0 in each one; but lost the Test series 3-0. Even though India won all three series against Australia, Australia still stands a chance at taking home the Border-Gavaskar Trophy.

After Australia had scored its first innings run-rate, India struggled to keep up, falling far behind. Rohit Sharma stepped up and scored an unbeaten 92 in India’s second innings to help push them ahead and put India back into contention.

Australian bowlers have struggled on a dry Sydney wicket, yet have entered the final day with momentum thanks to an excellent start by Mitchell Marsh and Adam Gilchrist – two openers who hit quick half-centuries to help their hosts establish an early advantage in their first innings.

Australian spinners were put through more work than expected during this Sydney Test matchup, bowling just nine overs of spin bowling on both days. Washington Sundar was forced to shoulder an extra burden.

Nitish Kumar Reddy swung the ball both ways during his final over before the break. A delicate delivery landed on the leg side and Head quickly made an impactful shot against extra cover for four runs.

Marsh and Siraj shared in an unbroken partnership of 77 before Marsh was caught by Siraj on his pads and trapped. After tracking and reviewing, this decision stands and provides Australia a massive victory against India.

Few overs later, the same pair were once again dominating proceedings and brought up the score to 177-3 before Usman Khawaja made his move, smashing an unbeaten 75 off 43 balls for England against Sri Lanka – marking his maiden fifty in an international against Sri Lanka and possibly sealing his Ashes spot next year.