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The India Vs Australia Test Series is one of the greatest rivalries in cricket.It is also called as the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. In the 2022/23 India Vs Australia Test Series that takes place with a schedule from 9th February to 13th March 2023, India come victorious by 2-1. In total, India have won 11 while Australia have won 12 series so far. Sachin Tendulkar holds the record for the most runs and Nathan Lyon for the most wickets in this rivalry.
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India Vs Australia Test Series – History
The First Test Series between India and Australia was played back in 1947/48, in Australia. Australia was the first nation that India toured after the Independence. However,the tours then between both the nations were not fixed like The Ashes.
In the Second Series, Australia toured India in 1956/57. After this,there were 10 test series played taking it to a total of 12 in 1991/92. A total of 50 Tests were played upto the 1991/92 series. Among these, Australia won 7 while India won 1 test series. India’s first test win vs Australia came in the 1959/60 test series while the first test series win against Australia, came in 1979/80.
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Border-Gavaskar Trophy
The India Vs Australia Test Series was renamed as the Border-Gavaskar Trophy in 1996 after the names of former Australian captain Allan Border and Indian captain Sunil Gavaskar .For a drawn series,the country holding the trophy retains it. In First Border-Gavaskar Trophy, Australia toured India in 1996/97 and since then there have been 16 series till 2022/23.
Among the 16 Border-Gavaskar Trophies so far India have won 10 while in 5 Australia have come victorious , with one series ending in a draw. In 56 Tests played in these series India won 24 and Australia won 20 & the 12 ended in a draw. In the Border-Gavaskar Trophy history there have been great captains including Steve Waugh, Sourav Ganguly, Ricky Ponting, Anil Kumble,MS Dhoni, Virat Kohli.
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India Vs Australia Test Series List All Times
| Series | Hosted By | No. Of Matches | India Won | Australia Won | Drawn | Result (Winner) |
| 1947/48 | Australia | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | Australia |
| 1956/57 | India | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | Australia |
| 1959/60 | India | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | Australia |
| 1964/65 | India | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Drawn |
| 1967/68 | Australia | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | Australia |
| 1969/70 | India | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | Australia |
| 1977/78 | Australia | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | Australia |
| 1979/80 | India | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | India |
| 1980/81 | Australia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Drawn |
| 1985/86 | Australia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | Drawn |
| 1986/87 | India | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3(1-Tied) | Drawn |
| 1991/92 | Australia | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | Australia |
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| Series | Hosted By | No. Of Matches | India Won | Australia won | Drawn | Result (Winner) |
| 1996/97 | India | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | India |
| 1997/98 | India | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | India |
| 1999/00 | Australia | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | Australia |
| 2000/01 | India | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | India |
| 2003/04 | Australia | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | Drawn |
| 2004/05 | India | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | Australia |
| 2007/08 | Australia | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | Australia |
| 2008/09 | India | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | India |
| 2010/11 | India | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | India |
| 2011/12 | Australia | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | Australia |
| 2012/13 | India | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | India |
| 2014/15 | Australia | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | Australia |
| 2016/17 | India | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | India |
| 2018/19 | Australia | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | India |
| 2020/21 | Australia | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | India |
| 2022/23 | India | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | India |
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India Vs Australia Test Series – Highlights
In the 28 Test Series till 2022/23, India and Australia faced each other in 106 matches. Out of these, India won 32 and Australia won 44 matches. Also 29 matches ended in a draw while one match tied. In respect of a series win, India won 11 times and Australia won 12 times while 5 series were drawn. India’s first ever series win in Australia came in 2018/19. Below, all the India vs Australia test series have been summarised as –
. 1947/48 India Vs Australia Test Series
1st Test: Australia won by an innings and 226 runs, 2nd Test: Drawn, 3rd Test: Australia won by 233 runs, 4thTest: Australia won by an innings and 16 runs, 5th Test: Australia won by an innings and 177 runs, Series Result: Australia won by 4-0, Most Runs:Don Bradman,Aus (715 runs), Most Wickets: RR Lindwall,Aus(18 wickets).
. 1956/57 India Vs Australia Test Series
1st Test: Australia won by an innings and 5 runs, 2nd Test: Drawn, 3rd Test: Australia won by 94 runs, Series Result: Australia won by 2-0, Most Runs: RN Harvey,Aus(253 runs), Most Wickets: R Benaud,Aus(23 wickets).
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. 1959/60 India Vs Australia Test Series
1st Test: Australia won by an innings and 127 runs,2nd Test: India won by 119 runs, 3rd Test: Drawn, 4th Test: Australia won by an innings and 55 runs, 5thTest: Drawn, Series Result: Australia won by 2-1, Most Runs: N J Contractor,Ind(438 runs), Most Wickets: AK Davidson,Aus(29 wickets).
. 1964/65 India Vs Australia Test Series
1st Test: Australia won by 139 runs, 2nd Test: India won by 2 wickets, 3rd Test: Drawn, Series Result: Drawn(1-1), Most Runs: RB Simpson,Aus(292 runs), Most Wickets: RG Nadkarni,Ind(17 wickets).
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. 1967/68 India Vs Australia Test Series
1st Test: Australia won by 146 runs, 2nd Test: Australia won by an innings and 4 runs, 3rd Test: Australia won by 39 runs, 4th Test: Australia won by 144 runs, Series Result: Australia won by 4-0, Most Runs: RM Cowper,Aus(485 runs), Most Wickets: EAS Prasanna (25 wickets).
. 1969/70 India Vs Australia Test Series
1st Test: Australia won by 8 wickets, 2nd Test: Drawn, 3rd Test: India won by 7 wickets, 4th Test: Australia won by 10 wickets, 5th Test: Australia won by 77 runs, Series Result: Australia won by 3-1, Most Runs: KR Stackpole,Aus(368 runs), Most Wickets: AA Mallett,Aus(28 wickets).
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. 1977/78 India Vs Australia Test Series
1st Test: Australia won by 16 runs, 2nd Test: Australia won by 2 wickets, 3rd Test: India won by 222 runs, 4th Test: India won by an innings and 2 runs, 5th Test: Australia won by 47 runs, Series Result: Australia won by 3-2, Most Runs: RR Simpson,Aus(539 runs), Most Wickets: BS Bedi,Ind(31 wickets).
. 1979/80 India Vs Australia Test Series
1st Test: Drawn, 2nd Test: Drawn, 3rd Test: India won by 153 runs, 4th Test: Drawn, 5th Test: Drawn, 6th Test: India won by an innings and 100 runs, Series Result: India won by 2-0, Most Runs: KJ Hughes,Aus(594 runs), Most Wickets: Kapil Dev,Ind(28 wickets).
. 1980/81 India Vs Australia Test Series
1st Test: Australia won by an innings and 4 runs, 2nd Test: Drawn, 3rd Test: India won by 59 runs, Series Result: Drawn (1-1), Most Runs: Greg Chappell,Aus(368 runs), Most Wickets: Denis Lillee,Aus(21wickets).
. 1985/86 India Vs Australia Test Series
1st Test: Drawn, 2nd Test: Drawn, 3rd Test: Drawn, Series Result: Drawn(0-0), Most Runs: Sunil Gavaskar,Ind(352 runs), Most Wickets: NS Yadav,Ind(15 Wickets).
. 1986/87 India Vs Australia Test Series
1st Test: Tied, 2nd Test: Drawn, 3rd Test: Drawn, Series Result: Drawn (0-0), Most Runs: DM Jones,Aus(371 runs), Most Wickets: GRJ Mathews,Aus(14 wickets).
. 1991/92 India Vs Australia Test Series
1st Test: Australia won by 10 wickets, 2nd Test: Australia won by 8 wickets, 3rd Test: Drawn, 4th Test: Australia won by 38 runs, 5th Test: Australia won by 300 runs, Series Result: Australia won by 4-0, Most Runs: David Boon,Aus(556 runs), Most Wickets: CJ McDermott,Aus(31 wickets).
. Border-Gavaskar Trophy – 1996/97
Only Test: India won by 7 wickets, Series Result: India won by 1-0, Most Runs: Nayan Mongia,Ind(152 runs), Most Wickets: Anil Kumble,Ind(9 wickets).
. Border-Gavaskar Trophy – 1997/98
1st Test: India won by 179 runs, 2nd Test: India won by an innings and 219 runs, 3rd Test: Australia won by 8 wickets, Series Result: India won by 2-1, Most Runs: Sachin Tendulkar,Ind(446 runs), Most Wickets: Anil Kumble,Ind(23 wickets).
. Border-Gavaskar Trophy – 1999/00
1st Test: Australia won by 285 runs, 2nd Test: Australia won by 180 runs, 3rd Test: Australia won by an innings and 141 runs, Series Result: Australia won by 3-0, Most Runs: Ricky Ponting,Aus(375 runs), Most Wickets: Glen McGrath,Aus(18 wickets).
. Border-Gavaskar Trophy – 2000/01
1st Test: Australia won by 10 wickets, 2nd Test: India won by 171 runs, 3rd Test: India won by 2 wickets, Series Result: India won by 2-1, Most Runs: Mathew Hayden,Aus(549 runs), Most Wickets: Harbhajan Singh,Ind(32 wickets).
. Border-Gavaskar Trophy – 2003/04
1st Test: Drawn, 2nd Test: India won by 4 wickets, 3rd Test: Australia won by 9 wickets, 4thTest: Drawn, Series Result: Drawn (1-1), Most Runs: Ricky Ponting,Aus(706 runs), Most Wickets: Anil Kumble,Ind(24 wickets).
. Border-Gavaskar Trophy – 2004/05
1st Test: Australia won by 217 runs, 2nd Test: Drawn, 3rd Test: Australia won by 342 runs, 4thTest: India won by 13 runs, Series Result: Australia won by 2-1, Most Runs: Damien Martyn,Aus(444 runs), Most Wickets: Anil Kumble,Ind(27 wickets).
. Border-Gavaskar Trophy – 2007/08
1st Test: Australia won by 337 runs, 2nd Test: Australia won by 122 runs, 3rd Test: India won by 72 runs, 4th Test: Drawn, Series Result: Australia won by 2-1, Most Runs: Sachin Tendulkar,Ind(493 runs), Most Wickets: Brett Lee,Aus(24 wickets).
. Border-Gavaskar Trophy – 2008/09
1st Test: Drawn, 2nd Test: India won by 320 runs, 3rd Test: Drawn, 4thTest: India won by 172 runs, Series Result: India won by 2-0, Most Runs: Gautam Gambhir,Ind(463 runs), Most Wickets: Ishant Sharma,Ind(15 wickets).
. Border-Gavaskar Trophy – 2010/11
1st Test: India won by 1 wicket, 2nd Test: India won by 7 wickets, Series Result: India won by 2-0, Most Runs: Sachin Tendulkar,Ind(403 runs), Most Wickets: Zaheer Khan,Ind(12 wickets).
. Border-Gavaskar Trophy – 2011/12
1st Test: Australia won by 122 runs, 2nd Test: Australia won by an innings and 68 runs, 3rd Test: Australia won by an innings and 37 runs, 4th Test: Australia won by 298 runs, Series Result: Australia won by 4-0, Most Runs: Michael Clarke,Aus(626 runs), Most Wickets: Ben Hilfenhaus,Aus(27 wickets).
. Border-Gavaskar Trophy – 2012/13
1st Test: India won by 8 wickets, 2nd Test: India won by an innings and 135 runs, 3rd Test: India won by 6 wickets, 4th Test: India won by 6 wickets, Series Result: India won by 4-0, Most Runs: Murali Vijay,Ind(430 runs), Most Wickets: R Ashwin,Ind(29 wickets).
. Border-Gavaskar Trophy – 2014/15
1st Test: Australia won by 48 runs, 2nd Test: Australia won by 4 wickets, 3rd Test: Drawn, 4th Test: Drawn, Series Result: Australia won by 2-0, Most Runs: Steve Smith,Aus(769 runs), Most Wickets: Nathan Lyon,Aus(23 wickets).
. Border-Gavaskar Trophy – 2016/17
1st Test: Australia won by 333 runs, 2nd Test: India won by 75 runs, 3rd Test: Drawn, 4th Test: India won by 8 wickets, Series Result: India won by 2-1, Most Runs: Steve Smith,Aus(499 runs), Most Wickets: R Jadeja,Ind(25 wickets).
. Border-Gavaskar Trophy – 2018/19
1st Test: India won by 31 runs, 2nd Test: Australia won by 146 runs, 3rd Test: India won by 137 runs, 4th Test: Drawn, Series Result: India won by 2-1, Most Runs: Cheteshwar Pujara,Ind(521 runs), Most Wickets: Jasprit Bumrah,Ind & Nathan Lyon,Aus (21 wickets).
. Border-Gavaskar Trophy – 2020/21
1st Test: Australia won by 8 wickets, 2nd Test: India won by 8 wickets, 3rd Test: Drawn, 4th Test: India won by 3 wickets, Series Result: India won by 2-1, Most Runs: Marnus Labuschagne,Aus(426 runs), Most Wickets: Pat Cummins,Aus(21 wickets).
. Border-Gavaskar Trophy – 2022/23
1st Test(Nagpur) : India won by an innings & 132 runs, 2nd Test(Delhi) : India won by 6 wickets, 3rd Test(Indore) : Australia won by 9 wickets, 4th Test(Ahmedabad) : Drawn, Series Result: India won by 2-1, Most Runs: Usman Khwaja,Aus(333 runs), Most Wickets: Ravichandran Ashwin,Ind(25 wickets).
This series of 4 matches was scheduled for October-November,2022 but was rescheduled to be played in February – March,2023 because of the T-20 World Cup 2022. This series also had a great importance in respect of the World Test Championship – 2023.
World Test Championship 2023
With the results of – Sri Lanka’s loss in the 1st test of Sri Lanka-New Zealand Test Series 2023 & India’s win by 2-1 in India Vs Australia Test Series 2022/23, Australia and India made it to the final of the Test Championship.
The 2023 World Test Championship Final was played at Oval( June 7-11) that Australia won by 209 runs to become the new Champions. This was the 45th win for Australia in 107 test matches against India. Travis Head was elected as the player of the match for his 163 runs in the first innings.
India Vs Australia Test Series Records All Times – Overview
Ind Vs Aus Test Series Batting Records : Sachin Tendulkar Most Runs In India-Australia Tests
- Most Runs – In the list of most runs, Sachin Tendulkar is on the top. He has scored 3630 runs against Australia.
- Highest Score – Michael Clarke holds the record for the highest score in this rivalry. He scored 329* against India,at Sydney in 2012.
- Most Hundreds – This list is also topped by Sachin Tendulkar with 11 hundreds.
- Most Fifties – Again, Sachin Tendulkar tops the list with 16 fifties against his name.
- Most Runs in a Series – Here, Steve Smith obtains the top position who scored 769 runs against India, in the 2014/15 Test-series.
- Highest Partnership – 386 runs, by Ricky Ponting & Michael Clarke in Adelaide, in 2012 is on the top in the list of highest partnerships.
Ind Vs Aus Test Series Bowling Records : Nathan Lyon Most Wickets In India-Australia Tests
- Most Wickets – In the column of the most wickets, Nathan Lyon comes first having 116 wickets in the India Vs Australia Test Series & 5 wickets in the World Test Championship Final, to make a total of 121 wickets versus India.
- Best figures in an innings – This record is held by Jasubhai Motibhai Patel with figures of 9-69 against India, in1959.
- Best figures in a match – Harbhajan Singh took 15 Australian wickets in a match,in 2001.
- Most 5-Wicket Hauls – 10 times, Anil Kumble taking 5- wickets in an innings versus Australia.
- Most 10-Wicket Hauls – 3 times, by Harbhajan Singh against Australia.
Ind Vs Aus Test Series Team Records:
- Highest Total – 705/7d, which India scored in 2004, in Sydney.
- Lowest Total – India has the lowest total between these two, scoring 36 in 2020.
- Highest Match Aggregates – 1747 runs in total were scored in a match in 2004, in Sydney.
- Lowest Match Aggregates : For it, 538 runs were scored in a match in 1947, in Brisbane.
- Largest Victory (By Runs) – By 342 runs for Australia in Nagpur, in 2004.
- Largest Victory (By Innings) – By an innings & 226 runs for Australia in Brisbane, in 1947.
- Largest Victory (By Wickets) – There was a 10 wickets victory for Australia, 3 times in – 1969,1991,2001.
- Smallest Victory (By Runs) – By 13 runs for India in Wankhede, in 2004.
- Smallest Victory (By Wickets) – By 1 wicket , India beating Australia in Mohali, in 2010.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
What is IND vs AUS series called?
The India Vs Australia test series is called as the Border-Gavaskar series, after the names of two great batters – Allan Border(Australia) & Sunil Gavaskar(India). The 1st Border-Gavaskar series was played in 1996/97.
Has Australia ever won a Test series in India?
Yes, Australia have won 4 Test series so far in India as – 1956/57, 1959/60, 1969/70, 2004/05 India Vs Australia test series.
Who won most Border Gavaskar Trophy?
India have won more(10) Border-Gavaskar trophies than Australia (5) so far.
How many times Australia won in India?
Australia recorded it’s 14th test win against India (in India), after victory in the 3rd test of 2022/23 India Vs Australia test series.
How many times India beat Australia in Test?
32 times India beat Australia in Tests, till the 2022/23 India Vs Australia Test series.