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Instead, India's Test wicket-keeper, Rishabh Pant, was selected in Dhoni's place. [15] The T20I series was drawn 1–1, after the second match finished in a no result. [16] India won the Test series 2–1, after the fourth match of the series finished as a draw. [17] India became the first Asian team to win a Test series in Australia. [18] [19]
Despite losing the first two matches, Australia went on to win the ODI series 3–2. [8] It was the first time that Australia had won an ODI series in India since 2009. [9] It was also the first series loss for India at home since losing 2–3 to South Africa in October 2015, and Virat Kohli's first ODI series loss at home. [10]
This is borne out by India winning 8 out of 9 series held in India, and Australia winning 4 out of 7 series held in Australia, as of the conclusion of the 2022–23 series. The away wins achieved by Australia and India (2018–19 and 2020–2021) have earned places in cricket folklore. Both teams have achieved similar number of Test and series ...
Australia has the better record in the Cricket World Cup, having faced India 14 times. In the 2003 Cricket World Cup Final, Australia knocked out India tremendously.The last time the two cricket frenzy nations clashed in 2023 Cricket World Cup final match played at the Narendra Modi stadium in Ahmedabad, Australia again dominated India and Australia won by 6 wickets.
Australia and India will contest five Test matches between late November and early January. The schedule for the series is as follows: 1st Test - Optus Stadium, Perth: 22-26 November.
India's first Test series as an independent country was against Australia. [3] They secured their first Test win against England in 1952 at Madras Cricket Club Ground. [4] [A] As of January 31, 2025, India have played 589 Test matches; they have won 181 matches, lost 184 matches, and 223 matches were drawn with one being tied. [5]
The Melbourne Test was usually held over the New Year period, often starting on 1 January. During the 1950–51 Ashes series , the Melbourne Test was played from 22 to 27 December, with the fourth day's play being on Boxing Day, but no Test matches were played on Boxing Day in Melbourne between 1953 and 1967.
Josh Hazlewood was ruled out of Australia's squad, after suffering an injury during the first Test against Bangladesh in August 2017. [14] Kane Richardson was added to Australia's squad as a replacement for Hazlewood. [15] Peter Handscomb was added Australia's ODI squad as a cover for Aaron Finch, who was struggling with a calf injury. [16]