India Tour of Australia 2018 - Schedule, Venues, Expected XIs, Match Timings -

India Tour of Australia 2018 – The Indian down under series is just round the corridors whispering its arrival. The Indian fans, which have the habit waking up late in the morning, will set the alarm clock in early 5 AM. It is a full 2 months action packed extravaganza waiting to explode. Sledging, eye to eye contact and some aggressive brand of cricket is ready to give a new meaning 80 years long cricket rivalry.

It would not be wrong to say that it is the most awaited series of the year. Let’s have a look at the India and Australia head to head records across all the formats and schedule for the 2018-19 tour to Australia.

India Tour of Australia – Match Schedule and Venues

T20 Series

November 21 – Australia v India, The Gabba, 1st T20I
November 23 – Australia v India, MCG, 2nd T20I
November 25 – Australia v India, SCG, 3rd T20I

Test Series

December 6-10 – Australia v India, Adelaide Oval, 1st Test
December 14-18 – Australia v India, Perth Stadium, 2nd Test
December 26-30 – Australia v India, MCG, 3rd Test
January 3-7 – Australia v India, SCG, 4th Test

ODI Series

January 12 – Australia v India, SCG, 1st ODI
January 15 – Australia v India, Adelaide Oval, 2nd ODI
January 18 – Australia v India, MCG, 3rd ODI

India vs. Australia head to head record in Test Cricket

India and Australia have clashed 94 times in test cricket, where India managed to demolish the Aussies only 26 times, whereas Australia proved their domination by winning 41 tests in total, 26 tests resulted in a draw. The winning ratio of India faces a steep decline, when India tours Australia.
India has played 47 test matches in Australia and managed to win only 6 tests, home team Australia always had a firm grip over India’s neck. They won 31 tests of 47 test matches played till date, rest 10 test matches resulted in a draw.
Sachin Tendulkar is the leading scorer in the Border Gavaskar series till date. He scored 2380 runs in 38 test innings with the help of 20 centuries. His highest score is 241 not out.
Anil Kumble has taken most number of wickets (111) wickets against Australia in the border Gavaskar series till date.
Rahul Dravid holds the record for most number of catches (46) by a non-wicketkeeper in 32 test matches and 60 innings
Adam Gilchrist holds the record for the most dismissals (75) by a wicketkeeper during the Border Gavskar series
The record for the lowest team total is held by Australia when they were all out for 93 in Mumbai in the year 2004
Ricky Ponting and Michael Clarke hold the record for the highest partnership by runs (386) for any wicket, which they achieved in Adelaide in 2012
The record for the highest team total in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy is held by India. They scored 705/7d at a run-rate of 3.76 in Sydney in the season 2003-04. The highest team total for Australia is 659/4d, which they scored in Sydney in 2011-12.

India vs. Australia head to head record in One Day Internationals

India and Australia have played each other on 128 occasions, where Australia emerged as victorious in every department, winning 73 matches out of 128. India managed to win only 45 matches combined both in India and Australia.
Both the teams have gone loggerheads 43 times on Australian soil. Statistics suggest that it is next to impossible to beat Aussies in their home den. They won 31 matches out of 43, where just managed to touch the double figures, winning just 10 matches. Rest 2 matches resulted in a draw.
India has never won any bilateral one day series in Australia, although they won Common Wealth Bank series in 2008 and World Series in 1986, but both included more than 2 teams in the tournament.
Sachin Tendulkar is the leading scorer in the Indo-Australia one day cricket rivalry. He scored 3077 runs with the help of 9 hundreds and 15 fifties at a healthy average of 44.59. Although, he scored only a single century in Australia during his prolonged 24 year long career.
Bret Lee is the highest wicket taker against India, he took 55 wickets in 32 matches at an average of 21. He took 4 wicket five wicket hauls during the intense rivalry.
Adam Gilchrist holds the record for most number of dismissals as a wicketkeeper. He dismissed 79 batsmen in 46 matches, which includes 73 catches and 6 stumpings.
Sachin Tendulkar holds the record for most number of catches against Australia. He took 31 catches in 71 matches he played.
Aaron Finch and David Warner hold the record for the highest partnership (231 runs) in Indo- Australia ODI rivalry.
Mahendra Singh Dhoni holds the record for captaining the side for most number of matches against Australia. He captained India on 40 occasions against Australia.

India vs. Australia head to head records in T20 Internationals

Both the teams have played 15 T20 matches till date, where India emerged as champions in the 11 year long rivalry. India won 10 out of 15 matches.
India has played 6 T20 matches in Australia against Australia and won 4 of them, showing why they are called the T20 kings.
Virat Kohli is the leading run scorer against Australia. He scored 423 runs at a staggering average of 60.42. He had a dream run against Australia in Australia till date, he has scored 230 runs with the help of 3 fifties and at a healthy average of 58.
Jasprit Bumrah and Shane Watson jointly hold the record of taking the most number of wickets (10) in Indo- Australia T20 rivalry.
MS Dhoni has dismissed most number of batsmen (14) as a wicketkeeper, which includes 9 catches and 5 stumpings.
Shane Watson and David Warner hold the record for the highest partnership (133 runs) by a wicket.
MS Dhoni has played the most number of matches as a captain (13 matches).

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