introduction to india national cricket team vs australian men’s cricket team timeline
The India National Cricket Team vs Australian Men’s Cricket Team timeline starts with their last completed match. India beat Australia by 48 runs in the 4th T20I at Carrara Oval, Gold Coast, on 6 November 2025. Their final meeting after that, the 5th T20I at the Gabba on 8 November 2025, was washed out, so India won the five-match series 2-1.
The two senior men’s teams have not met since then. India won the T20 World Cup 2026, but Australia went out in the group stage, so they never played each other at that event. The next IND vs AUS clash is the five-Test Border-Gavaskar Trophy, which starts in Nagpur on 21 January 2027.
India vs Australia Match Summary (Quick Facts)
| Detail | Information |
|---|---|
| Match | 4th T20I, India tour of Australia 2025 |
| Tournament | Five-match T20I series |
| Date | Thursday, 6 November 2025 |
| Venue | Carrara Oval (Bill Pippen Oval), Gold Coast |
| Toss | Australia won and chose to bowl |
| Result | India 167/8 beat Australia 119 all out (18.2 overs) by 48 runs |
| Player of the Match | Axar Patel (21* off 11 balls and 2/20) |
| Series result | India won 2-1 (two matches washed out) |
India National Cricket Team vs Australian Men’s Cricket Team Match Timeline
The series was level 1-1 before this game. The opener in Canberra was rained off. Australia won at the MCG by four wickets, with Josh Hazlewood running through India’s batting. India then won in Hobart by five wickets. That made the Gold Coast match the decider for the series lead.
India Innings Timeline (167/8 in 20 overs)
Powerplay (Overs 1–6)
- Shubman Gill and Abhishek Sharma started steadily on a pitch that did not allow free strokeplay.
- Abhishek survived an early chance.
- India reached 49 without loss at the end of the powerplay. That was solid, but slower than their usual starts.
Middle Overs (7–14)
- Over 7: Adam Zampa broke the 56-run opening stand. Abhishek (28 off 21) was caught by Tim David.
- Shivam Dube was promoted to No. 3 to attack Zampa. He made 22 off 18 before Nathan Ellis bowled him.
- Gill held the innings together. India were 121/2 after 14 overs and looked set for 190 or more.
Death Overs (15–20)
- Overs 15–17: India collapsed. They lost four wickets for 15 runs in 14 balls.
- Gill fell to Ellis for 46 off 39, India’s top score.
- Suryakumar Yadav hit two sixes in a quick 20 off 10, then was caught off Xavier Bartlett.
- Tilak Varma (5) and Jitesh Sharma (3) also fell cheaply.
- Washington Sundar added 12 off 7 before becoming Ellis’s third wicket.
- Axar Patel’s unbeaten 21 off 11 took India to 167/8. India scored only 46 runs in the last six overs.
Australia Innings Timeline (119 all out in 18.2 overs)
Powerplay (Overs 1–6)
- Mitchell Marsh and Matthew Short started confidently and found the boundary often.
- Over 5: Axar trapped Short lbw for 25 (19 balls) when he missed a sweep. Australia’s first wicket fell at 4.5 overs.
Middle Overs (7–15)
- Over 9: Axar bowled Josh Inglis for 12. This was the second wicket, at 8.5 overs.
- Over 10: With his second ball, Shivam Dube removed Marsh for 30 off 24 with a slower ball. Marsh was caught by Arshdeep Singh.
- Over 12: Dube surprised Tim David with a short ball. David miscued it to Suryakumar and was out for 14 off 9.
- Over 14: Arshdeep removed Josh Philippe for 10.
- Over 15: Varun Chakaravarthy bowled Glenn Maxwell for 2 with the last ball of his spell.
Death Overs (16–18.2)
- Over 17: Washington Sundar struck twice in a row. Marcus Stoinis was lbw for 17 and Bartlett was caught and bowled for a golden duck. The Bartlett wicket was Sundar’s 50th in T20Is.
- Over 18: Jasprit Bumrah bowled Ben Dwarshuis for his 99th T20I wicket.
- Over 19: Sundar finished the match when Zampa holed out to long-on. Sundar’s figures were 3/3 in 1.2 overs.
- Australia lost their last nine wickets for just 52 runs. All six Indian bowlers took at least one wicket.
Turning Point of the Match
Australia’s chase changed in the space of three overs. Dube removed Marsh and David, and the spin of Axar, Varun and Sundar then kept the scoring tight. On a slow surface, India’s spinners made 167 look like a big total. India had lost 4 for 15 at the end of their own innings, but their bowlers more than made up for it.
India vs Australia Scorecard Highlights
Top Batters
| Batter | Team | Runs | Balls | 4s | 6s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shubman Gill | IND | 46 | 39 | 4 | 1 |
| Abhishek Sharma | IND | 28 | 21 | 3 | 1 |
| Shivam Dube | IND | 22 | 18 | 1 | 1 |
| Axar Patel | IND | 21* | 11 | 1 | 1 |
| Mitchell Marsh | AUS | 30 | 24 | 4 | 0 |
| Matthew Short | AUS | 25 | 19 | 2 | 2 |
| Marcus Stoinis | AUS | 17 | 19 | 2 | 0 |
| Tim David | AUS | 14 | 9 | 1 | 1 |
Top Bowlers
| Bowler | Team | Overs | Runs | Wickets |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Sundar | IND | 1.2 | 3 | 3 |
| Axar Patel | IND | 4 | 20 | 2 |
| Nathan Ellis | AUS | 4 | 21 | 3 |
| Adam Zampa | AUS | 4 | 45 | 3 |
Shivam Dube also took 2/20. Arshdeep Singh, Jasprit Bumrah and Varun Chakaravarthy took one wicket each.
The Last Meeting: 5th T20I, Brisbane (8 November 2025)
Australia won the toss and put India in to bat at the Gabba. India raced to 52/0 in 4.5 overs, with Gill on 29* and Abhishek on 23*. Then lightning and heavy rain ended play for the day. During this innings Abhishek passed 1,000 T20I runs. He was named Player of the Series for his 163 runs at an average of 40.75.
India vs Australia Head-to-Head Record
Head-to-head record as of October 2026 (senior men’s internationals)
| Format | Matches | India Wins | Australia Wins | Draw / Tie / NR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests | 112 | 33 | 48 | 30 draws, 1 tie |
| ODIs | 155 | 59 | 86 | 10 NR |
| T20Is | 37 | 22 | 12 | 3 NR |
| Total | 304 | 114 | 146 | 44 |
Australia lead the overall rivalry because of their strong record in Tests and ODIs. India clearly lead in T20Is. In T20 World Cups, India have won four of their six meetings with Australia. In ODI World Cups, Australia lead 9-5.
India vs Australia Rivalry Timeline: Year by Year
- 1947-48 – First Test series (Australia) – Don Bradman’s Australia won the first-ever Test between the sides in Brisbane by an innings.
- 1996-97 – Border-Gavaskar Trophy begins – India won the one-off Test that started the trophy.
- 2001 – Test series (India) – India won in Kolkata after following on and took the series 2-1. This ended Australia’s long winning run.
- 2003 – ODI World Cup final (Johannesburg) – Australia won by 125 runs.
- 2007 – T20 World Cup semi-final (Durban) – India won by 15 runs in the first T20I between the two teams and went on to lift the trophy.
- 2011 – ODI World Cup quarter-final (Ahmedabad) – India won by 5 wickets on the way to their second ODI world title.
- 2018-19 – Test series (Australia) – India won 2-1, their first-ever Test series win in Australia.
- 2020-21 – Test series (Australia) – India were bowled out for 36 in Adelaide but came back to win 2-1, sealing the series with a record chase of 328 at the Gabba.
- 2023 – BGT, WTC final and World Cup final – India won the home Test series 2-1. Australia then beat India in the WTC final at The Oval and in the ODI World Cup final in Ahmedabad by 6 wickets.
- 2024 – T20 World Cup Super 8 (St Lucia) – India won by 24 runs.
- 2024-25 – BGT (Australia) – Australia won 3-1 and took back the trophy for the first time in a decade.
- 2025 – Champions Trophy semi-final (Dubai) – India won by 4 wickets.
- October 2025 – ODI series (Australia) – Australia won 2-1. India won the third ODI in Sydney by 9 wickets, with Harshit Rana taking four wickets.
- October–November 2025 – T20I series (Australia) – India won 2-1 after two washouts.
Top Performers in India vs Australia Matches
In Tests, Sachin Tendulkar is the leading run-scorer between these sides with 3,630 runs and 11 centuries. Ricky Ponting is next with 2,555 runs. Nathan Lyon has the most wickets in Border-Gavaskar Trophy history with 125, ahead of Anil Kumble’s 111.
- Sachin Tendulkar (IND): He hit nine BGT hundreds and was India’s best player against Australia for two decades.
- Steve Smith (AUS): He scored 769 runs in the 2014-15 series, the most in a single BGT edition.
- Rishabh Pant (IND): His unbeaten 89 at the Gabba in 2021 is one of India’s greatest Test chases.
- Abhishek Sharma (IND): He was Player of the Series in the latest T20I series with 163 runs.
Memorable India vs Australia Matches
Kolkata 2001: the great comeback. India were asked to follow on at Eden Gardens. VVS Laxman (281) and Rahul Dravid (180) then batted through a whole day together. Harbhajan Singh’s spin bowled Australia out, and India won the Test and later the series. Teams still use this match as the example of a comeback against the odds.
Brisbane 2021: the Gabba fortress falls. India’s team was missing several senior players through injury. Even so, they chased 328 on the last day, with Rishabh Pant finishing unbeaten on 89. India won the series 2-1, only weeks after being bowled out for 36 in Adelaide.
Ahmedabad 2023: heartbreak at home. India were unbeaten going into the ODI World Cup final. Australia restricted them to a modest total, and Travis Head’s century then carried the chase. Australia won by 6 wickets in front of a huge home crowd. India captain Suryakumar Yadav later said he wanted a T20 World Cup final against Australia at the same ground.
What’s Next for India and Australia
The next India vs Australia senior men’s fixture is the Border-Gavaskar Trophy in India. It is a five-Test series and Australia’s longest Test tour of India in nearly five decades.
| Test | Dates | Venue |
|---|---|---|
| 1st Test | 21–25 January 2027 | Nagpur |
| 2nd Test | 29 January–2 February 2027 | Chennai |
| 3rd Test | 11–15 February 2027 | Guwahati |
| 4th Test | 19–23 February 2027 | Ranchi |
| 5th Test | 27 February–3 March 2027 | Ahmedabad |
India’s next home assignment is a white-ball series against Sri Lanka from 13 December 2026, followed by three ODIs against Zimbabwe in January. Australia are touring South Africa for three Tests and then play eight white-ball games against England in November. After that, they host New Zealand for four Tests. As a warm-up for the Test series, Australia A beat India A 2-1 in a one-day series in Puducherry in October 2026.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who won the last India vs Australia match?
India won the last completed match, the 4th T20I at Carrara on 6 November 2025, by 48 runs. The final meeting after that, the 5th T20I in Brisbane on 8 November 2025, was washed out, and India won the series 2-1.
What is the India vs Australia head-to-head record?
As of October 2026, the teams have played 304 senior men’s internationals. Australia have won 146 and India 114. Australia lead in Tests (48-33) and ODIs (86-59), while India lead in T20Is (22-12).
Who has scored the most runs in India vs Australia Tests?
Sachin Tendulkar has scored the most, with 3,630 runs and 11 centuries in Tests against Australia. Ricky Ponting is second with 2,555 runs.
Where was the latest India vs Australia match played?
The last completed match was at Carrara Oval on the Gold Coast, Queensland. The rain-hit final T20I took place at the Gabba in Brisbane.
When is the next India vs Australia match?
The next match is the 1st Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy in Nagpur, starting 21 January 2027. The five-Test series ends in Ahmedabad on 3 March 2027.
Did India and Australia play at the T20 World Cup 2026?
No. Australia lost to Zimbabwe and Sri Lanka and went out in the group stage. India went on to win the title, beating New Zealand by 96 runs in the final.
Conclusion
The India National Cricket Team vs Australian Men’s Cricket Team timeline shows a rivalry that keeps changing hands. India won the latest T20I contest through their spinners on the Gold Coast, while Australia hold the Border-Gavaskar Trophy after their 3-1 win in 2024-25. Australia lead the overall record, but India are stronger in T20 cricket. The next chapter begins in Nagpur in January 2027, with the trophy at stake.
