The Australia cricket team toured India from February and March 2019 to play two Twenty20 International (T20I) and five One Day International (ODI) matches.[1][2][3] The ODI fixtures were part of both teams' preparation for the 2019 Cricket World Cup.[4] Australia won the T20I series 2–0, their first T20I series win against India.[5]
India won the first two ODIs of the series, and with their victory in the second match, registered their 500th win in the format.[6] India became the second team, after Australia, to record 500 wins in ODIs.[7] 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]
Squads
Shaun Marsh was included in Australia's ODI squad, with D'Arcy Short named as cover for Marsh.[11] Andrew Tye replaced Kane Richardson in Australia's ODI squad after Richardson was ruled out due to injury.[12]
Siddarth Kaul was selected for first two ODIs, with Bhuvneshwar Kumar replacing him for remaining three ODIs in India's ODI squad.[13] Ahead of the tour, Hardik Pandya was ruled out of India's squads due to injury. Ravindra Jadeja replaced him in India's ODI squad,[14] but no replacement was made in their T20I squad.[15] MS Dhoni was rested for the final two ODIs of the series, with Rishabh Pant named as the wicket-keeper in India's squad in his place.[16]
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India[13]
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Australia[11]
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T20I series
1st T20I
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- Australia won the toss and elected to field.
- Mayank Markande (Ind) and Peter Handscomb (Aus) both made their T20I debuts.
- Jasprit Bumrah became the second bowler for India to take 50 wickets in T20Is.[17]
2nd T20I
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- Australia won the toss and elected to field.
- Glenn Maxwell became the first batsman for Australia to score three centuries in T20Is.
- This was Mahendra Singh Dhoni's last T20I match
ODI series
1st ODI
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- Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
- Ashton Turner (Aus) made his ODI debut.
- Aaron Finch (Aus) played in his 100th ODI.[19]
2nd ODI
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- Australia won the toss and elected to field.
- Ravindra Jadeja became the third cricketer for India to score 2,000 runs and take 150 wickets in ODIs.[20]
- Virat Kohli (Ind) became the second batsman, after Sachin Tendulkar, to score forty centuries in ODIs.[21]
- Virat Kohli became the fastest player, in terms of innings, to reach 9,000 runs in international cricket as captain (159).[22]
3rd ODI
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- India won the toss and elected to field.
- Usman Khawaja (Aus) scored his first century in ODIs.[23]
- Virat Kohli (Ind) became the fastest player, in terms of innings, to reach 4,000 runs as captain in ODIs (63).[24]
4th ODI
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- India won the toss and elected to bat.
- Pat Cummins (Aus) took his first five-wicket haul in ODIs.[25]
- Peter Handscomb (Aus) scored his first century in ODIs.[26]
- This was Australia's highest successful run chase, and the fifth-highest overall in ODIs.[27]
5th ODI
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- Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
- Rohit Sharma (Ind) became the joint-third fastest batsman, in terms of innings, to score 8,000 runs in ODIs (200).[28]
In popular culture
An Australian docu-series - The Test was produced, following the Australian national cricket team in the aftermath of the Australian ball tampering scandal.[29] The fifth episode of Season 1 featured Australia playing the 5 ODIs against India.
References
- ^ "Future Tours Programme" (PDF). International Cricket Council. Retrieved 11 December 2017.
- ^ "India set to play 63 international matches in 2018-19 season as they build up to Cricket World Cup". Retrieved 17 February 2018.
- ^ "Hyderabad or Rajkot may host India's first ever Day-Night Test". Times of India. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
- ^ "Australia to begin India tour with T20I in Bengaluru". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
- ^ "Maxwell magic stuns India in second T20I". Cricket Australia. Retrieved 27 February 2019.
- ^ "Virat Kohli scores 40th hundred before superb death bowling sees India beat Australia". Sky Sports. Retrieved 5 March 2019.
- ^ "India become second team to register 500 ODI wins". Cricket Country. Retrieved 5 March 2019.
- ^ "Khawaja, bowlers stun India to claim 3–2 series win". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 13 March 2019.
- ^ "Cricket: Australia defeats India to break ODI series drought". News Hub. Retrieved 13 March 2019.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "From 0-2 down, Khawaja, Zampa, Cummins and Handscomb stun India". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 14 March 2019.
- ^ a b c "Australia name squad for India tour". Cricket Australia. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
- ^ "Tye replaces injured Richardson for India ODIs". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 February 2019.
- ^ a b c "BCCI announces 15 member squad for limited overs series against Australia". News Nation. Retrieved 15 February 2019.
- ^ "Hardik Pandya ruled out of Australia T20s and ODIs". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 21 February 2019.
- ^ "Hardik Pandya ruled out of home series against Australia". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 21 February 2019.
- ^ "Dhoni rested for final two ODIs against Australia". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 8 March 2019.
- ^ "India vs Australia: Jasprit Bumrah becomes second Indian to take 50 wickets in T20Is". The Times of India. Retrieved 24 February 2019.
- ^ "India suffer their third T20I whitewash". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 February 2019.
- ^ "Aaron Finch's 100th ODI: His five best innings". Cricket Country. Retrieved 2 March 2019.
- ^ "Ravindra Jadeja third Indian to complete 2000 runs and take 150 wickets in ODIs". Cricket Country. Retrieved 5 March 2019.
- ^ "Virat Kohli 2nd batsman after Sachin Tendulkar to hit 40 ODI hundreds". India Today. Retrieved 5 March 2019.
- ^ "India vs Australia 2019, 2nd ODI – Statistical Highlights". Crictracker. Retrieved 6 March 2019.
- ^ "Usman Khawaja blasts century, Australia stitch record opening stand in Ranchi". News Nation. Retrieved 8 March 2019.
- ^ "Stats: Virat Kohli completes 4000 runs as captain in ODI cricket". Crictracker. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
- ^ "Dhawan ton powers India to 358". SuperSport. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
- ^ "Peter Handscomb maiden century keeps Australia in hunt against India in Mohali". News Nation. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
- ^ "Raging Turner leads Australia to victory". Cricket Australia. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
- ^ "India vs Australia: Rohit Sharma joins MS Dhoni, Virat Kohli in elite list". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 13 March 2019.
- ^ Balachandran, Kanishkaa (18 March 2020). "'The Test' review: Amazon Prime docu-series is all about the Australian cricket team's path to redemption". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
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