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Australia and India have forged one of the greatest rivalries in international cricket history. Australian men’s Cricket Team Vs India National Cricket Team Players always deliver high-intensity matches filled with passion, skill, and determination, captivating fans worldwide and making every encounter a thrilling contest.
Jasprit Bumrah has been reinstated into India’s squad as Shubman Gill takes over captaincy while teenager Nitish Kumar Reddy makes his debut.
Australia have suffered with injury concerns with Josh Hazlewood and Sean Abbott both having to be excused from some of the series, likely as they prepare for Sheffield Shield duties prior to next summer’s Ashes series.
| Match | Format | Venue | India Key Players | Australia Key Players | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5th Match | T20I | Bengaluru | Axar Patel, Shreyas Iyer, Ravi Bishnoi | Ben McDermott, Mitchell Marsh | India won by 6 runs (NDTV Sports) |
| 4th Match | T20I | Gold Coast | Suryakumar Yadav, Rinku Singh, Arshdeep Singh | Travis Head, Glenn Maxwell, Adam Zampa | Australia won |
| 3rd Match | T20I | Hobart | Washington Sundar, Tilak Varma, Arshdeep Singh | Tim David, Marcus Stoinis | India won (Reddit) |
| 2nd Match | T20I | Melbourne | Abhishek Sharma, Harshit Rana, Jasprit Bumrah | Mitchell Marsh, Travis Head | Australia won (Reddit) |
| 1st Match | T20I | Canberra | Shubman Gill, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav | Mitchell Marsh, Josh Hazlewood | India won |
India vs. Australia
India’s men’s national cricket team represents India internationally on the field. This side participates in Test matches, one-day internationals (ODIs) and Twenty20 internationals (T20Is).
There has long been an intense rivalry between Australia and India that can be witnessed when both nations face each other on cricket pitches.
India and Australia share many common cultural and historical elements, making their proximity an attraction. Furthermore, India boasts the best team in both Test and ODI cricket; their national teams often compete against each other and enjoy competing national team tournaments like World Cup or Champions Trophy tournaments with great fervor from their fans in both nations. India men’s cricket team is widely considered the world’s premier Test/ODI side; their fan following in India remains large even when major victories against archrival Pakistan occur or when triumphing at major ICC tournaments like World Cup or Champions Trophy are celebrated with great vigor by both countries’ respective publics.
Sourav Ganguly took on regular captaincy of India’s men’s Test and ODI teams in 2000, leading India to many successes under his leadership: winning 21 out of 49 Test matches he managed, as well as 76 of 132 ODIs played, three consecutive ICC final appearances, four World Cup wins, and three Champions Trophies for each year of service he led his teams.
Rohit Sharma has taken over as men’s national cricket team captain following Ganguly’s retirement and has led them to victory in five consecutive ODI series and nine of ten Test matches played so far. Additionally, he is three-time ICC T20 World Cup Champion with over 10,000 runs scored during that format.
India has also won several Twenty20 internationals in a row from 2022-2024, propelled them to the top of ICC T20I rankings and cementing India’s place as a dominant side. Overall, 266 T20 international matches have been played involving men’s team; winning 179 matches while losing 73 and 10 ending up as draws or ties.
Australia A cricket team is an under-23 side from Australia which serves primarily to develop younger cricketers for inclusion into Australia national cricket team. Additionally, this second-tier side often tours alongside it.
Australia vs. India ODI Series
Indian Cricket quickly came back from being two tests down after an exciting final over in Mumbai to win by 72 runs the second Test at Kolkata and retain the Border-Gavaskar Trophy for Australia for only the second time since 1981.
Australian batting held strong up until Damien Martyn scored his century. India were then unable to make quick enough runs and fell 10 wickets short of reaching their target, giving Australia victory and keeping it.
The third Test was much closer, with India scoring 161 runs before they were dismissed for only 267 in reply. Australia then managed a comprehensive victory by an innings and 37 runs, regaining the Border-Gavaskar Trophy – marking India’s first defeat in Australia since 1981 and ending a run of 16 consecutive victories by their hosts.
India’s top order struggled so severely against Australia, with only Virender Sehwag and Rahul Dravid reaching 50 in Australia’s second innings – their win target set by Australia of over 200 runs!
Australia were led by opener David Warner’s century, as well as strong contributions from Michael Clarke, Ian Bell, and Shaun Tait amongst their lower order batsmen.
Australia batted first again and scored 398 runs in their first innings, although Indian batting performance was again poor; Rohit Sharma and KL Rahul did reach half-centuries; Australian bowlers then closed in on them to complete an emphatic victory and take the series 5-0.
Jasprit Bumrah will likely return to India’s One Day International squad for their forthcoming series in Australia, alongside Washington Sundar and Mohammad Siraj from Titans duo Washington Sundar-Mohammad Siraj as well as spinner Prasidh Krishna, all-rounders Harshit Rana-Nitish Kumar Reddy as well as wicketkeeper-batsmen KL Rahul-Dhruv Jurel completing India’s ODI squad.
Australia vs. India T20I Series
Australia and India will begin their five-match Twenty20 International series against each other beginning Wednesday at Manuka Oval in Canberra.
The second game will take place at Melbourne Cricket Ground followed by Bellerive Oval in Hobart for Game 3, while matches four and five take place at Bill Pippen Oval Gold Coast before culminating with their series finale taking place at Brisbane Cricket Ground.
India will look to rebound from their 2-1 loss in ODI series by winning all five T20Is. Their T20I captain and talisman, Suryakumar Yadav will lead his side. Abhishek Sharma could potentially reach 10,000 runs this season alone!
Indian team’s batting lineup features some excellent talent such as Shivam Dube, Axar Patel, Nitish Kumar Reddy and Washington Sundar.
Sanju Samson and Rinku Singh provide all-round depth while Travis Head is back from injury to add some more punch to Australia batsman Travis Head will look to make up his lost ground from missing first three ODIs due to injury.
Australia will field an impressive bowling squad led by all-rounder Mitchell Marsh and featuring several experienced pacers such as Josh Hazlewood, Matt Renshaw and Sean Abbott for the initial three T20Is; Glenn Maxwell will return for all five matches while Tim David and pacer Marcus Stoinis also feature throughout this tournament.
Australia vs. India Test Series
No matter where your cricketing interests lie – from Lord’s and its Ashes series to South Africa beer gardens or cheering on Australia women at 2026 World Cup – there will be something exciting going on this summer. Take a look at the full ICC Men’s Future Tours Programme for more details!
India will return to Australia this month for their inaugural Test series since sandpaper-gate, so make sure you secure tickets to watch Rohit Sharma take on Shikhar Dhawan! Australia A squad members include Test players Sam Konstas, Nathan McSweeney and Cooper Connolly as well as young fast bowlers Tom Straker and Callum Vidler – so don’t miss this incredible contest.
Shreyas Iyer will lead India A’s one-day team, while Abhimanyu Easwaran, Devdutt Padikkal, Ayush Badoni, Gurnoor Brar and Prasidh Krishna also form part of its 15-man squad.