IND vs AUS – ODI Head to Head & Individual Stats – CricIndeed

One can expect exciting battles when these two teams play against each other. Be it about Indian bowling legends like Zaheer Khan and Anil Kumble or the fiery Australian pacers Mitchell Johnson, Mitchell Starc, and Brett Lee. One can not forget the spin king Shane Warne.

Two countries have also produced some of the best batting talents: Adam Gilchrist, Steve Smith, and Michael Clarke from Australia. From India, we have the trio – of Sachin Tendulkar, Virat Kohli, and Rohit Sharma, who have been brilliant against their times’ Australian sides.

These two sides have locked horns for 143 matches. Let’s look at the head-to-head stats between the sides in ODI cricket. (You can find the same stats in the Test format here).

India vs Australia – Head to Head in ODIs

Mighty Australia, we call them for a reason. The above stats are just another reason which adds a feather to Australia’s prowess. It’s not like India has been way out of place in the head-to-head; they have started improving their overall record by winning quite consistently in the recent past.

India in Australia:

Let us look at how India has fared in away conditions in the One-day matches against Australia.

Sheer domination is the word here. Aussies have been successful enough to win more than double the matches India has won against them in Australia.

Australia in India:

Tough competition, for real. Australia is still slightly ahead, leading with one match more than India have won. Five of the matches contested resulted in no result.

India vs Australia at neutral venues :

Few matches have been contested between the two sides at neutral venues or other than their home countries. So almost equal like competition, here it is.

Key Individual Records (Top Fives)

We now put our focus on the individual heroics of the players, who contributed to some of the most crucial wins between the two sides, which in turn made us witness some memorable matches.

Most Runs for India against Australia

Master blaster is showing his class here again. There is a reason why everyone refers to him as the “God of Cricket.” The second person on the list is close to 800 runs behind the guy topping the list.

Two modern-day greats, Hitman Sharma and Virat Kohli are among the only players with a 50+ average.

Most Runs for Australia against India

Kind of a similar trend to that of what India’s highest run scorers have had. Two players have an astonishing average of above 50. Unlike India, the players haven’t relied on scoring many hundreds to have a higher number of runs; instead, they have focussed on hitting fifties and contributing well enough as a team.

Highest Individual Scores in India vs Australia ODI matches

Rohit Sharma cutting the following list twice shows his caliber and habit of consistently scoring daddy hundreds. Coincidently two of the scores below are from the same match, the one held in Perth during the 2016 series. Wherein two modern-day greats, Steve Smith and Rohit Sharma, joined hands together to give a thrilling game for fans to remember about.

Most Wickets for Australia against India in ODIs

As stated at the very start of this article, we have some legendary Australian bowlers taking up the best of places in the following list with their scintillating bowling averages. They have picked a good amount of wickets in significantly fewer matches. But somehow, that thing isn’t replicated in the list to follow, though it is always awe-inspiring to possess an average below 30.

Most Wickets for India against Australia in ODIs

The following stats might have indicated the main reason behind the sheer dominance of Australia in the overall matches they have played against India.

Sadly, none of the Indian bowlers could have a significant impact, not even similar to what the top 5 Australian bowlers had on India. Kapil Dev is the pick of the bowlers.

Best Bowling figures in India vs Australia ODI Matches

A good coincidence is what we witness here. Here two of the best spells bowled by against each other have been all about but almost identical. Yuzi and Ajit, both Indian players, have had their personal best bowling figures, and that too against Australia; the fun thing to note is that – even the venue where they too had played was the same.

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