2016 India Tour of Australia January 12-31,2016
India and Australia are set to clash in an ODI and Twenty20
International series beginning on January 12. The series comprises of
five ODIs and 3 Twenty20s. The last time the two teams met on field was
for the 2015 World Cup semifinals.
The schedule
One-Day Internationals
January 12, Tuesday: Australia vs India, 1st ODI - W.A.C.A. Ground, Perth
January 15, Friday: Australia vs India, 2nd ODI - The Gabba, Brisbane
January 17, Sunday: Australia vs India, 3rd ODI - Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
January 20, Wednesday: Australia vs India, 4th ODI - Manuka Oval, Canberra
January 23, Saturday: Australia vs India, 5th ODI - Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
Twenty20 Internationals
January 26, Tuesday: Australia vs India, 1st T20I - Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
January 29, Friday: Australia vs India, 2nd T20I - Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
January 31, Sunday: Australia vs India, 3rd T20I - Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
The teams are
Australia squad: Steve Smith (captain), David Warner, George
Bailey, Scott Boland, Josh Hazlewood, James Faulkner, Aaron Finch, Mitch
Marsh, Shaun Marsh, Glenn Maxwell, Kane Richardson, Joel Paris, Matthew
Wade.
India Squads: One-day: Mahendra Singh Dhoni (C), Shikhar Dhawan,
Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Ajinkya Rahane, Manish Pandey, R. Ashwin,
Ravindra Jadeja, Mohammed Shami, Axar Patel, Ishant Sharma, Umesh Yadav,
Gurkeerat Singh, Rishi Dhawan and Brainder Sran.
Twenty20: Mahendra Singh Dhoni (C), Shikhar Dhawan, Rohit Sharma,
Virat Kohli, Ajinkya Rahane, Yuvraj Singh, Suresh Raina, R. Ashwin,
Ravindra Jadeja, Mohammed Shami, Harbhajan Singh, Umesh Yadav, Hardik
Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Ashish Nehra.
India Vs Australia Head-to-Head in ODIs
India versus Australia total ODIs: 118, India won 40, Australia 68, No result 10
In Australia, total ODIs: 43, Australia won 31, India 10 and NR 2.
In India, total ODIs: 51, India won 21, Australia 25, No result 5
At neutral India and Australia played 24 ODIs. Australia won 12, India 9 and No result 3.
In the first ODI, India won the match by 66 runs with Sandeep Patil
being named the man-of-the-match award. The match was played on December
6, 1980 at MCG
In the 1983 World Cup (60 overs) on June 20, 1983, India
won the match by 118 runs at County Ground, Clemsford. Roger Binny won
the man-of-the-match award.
In the 2011 World Cup quarterfinals, on March 24, 2011, India won the
match by five wickets at Sardar Patel Stadium, Ahmedabad with Yuvraj
Singh being named man-of-the-match. India went on to win the World Cup.
In 2015 World Cup, on March 26, 2015 at the SCG, India lost the
semifinal game by 95 runs. Steve Smith was named the man-of-the-match
for his scintillating 105. Australia lifted its fifth World Cup title
Usman khawaja replaces David Warner for the 2nd and 3rd ODI's
Usman Khawaja has been drafted into the Australian squad for the second and third ODIs against India as cover for David Warner, who goes on paternity leave. Warner and his wife Candice are expecting their second child very soon
Four of Usman Khawaja 's last seven innings in Test and Big Bash League cricket have been hundreds. He hit them back-to-back against New Zealand in Brisbane and Perth, but missed out on the Day-Night Test in Adelaide with a hamstring injury. A century in the BBL on his return proved there was no lingering discomfort and then plundered 144 and 56 in the Melbourne Test against West Indies a few days later.
5-Match ODI Series Result
First ODI @ Perth Tuesday January 12,2016
Scorecard
India 309/3 in 50 Overs
Australia 310/5 in 49.2 Overs
Match Result - Australia won by 5 Wickets
MOM -Steve Smith for his 149(135 Balls 4x11 and 6x2)
Series Result - Australia lead the 5-Match ODI Series 1-0
Second ODI @ Brisbane Friday January 15,2016
Scorecard
India 308/8 in 50 Overs
Australia 309/3 in 49 Overs
Match Result -Australia won by 7 Wickets
MOM - Rohit Sharma for his 124(127 Balls 4x11 and 6x3)10th ODI ton and 5th Vs Australia.
Series Result - Australia lead the 5-Match ODI Series 2-0
Third ODI @ MCG Sunday January 17,2016
Scorecard
India 295/6 in 50 Overs
Australia 296/7 in 48.5 Overs
Match Result - Australia won by 3 Wickets
MOM - Glenn Maxwell for his 96(83 Balls4x8 and 6x3)- 4th fifty vs India and 13th in ODIs.
Series Result - Australia lead the 5-Match ODI Series 3-0
Fourth ODI @ Manuka Oval,Canberra Wednesday January 20,2016
Scorecard
Australia 348/8 in 50 Overs
India 323/10 in 49.2 Overs
Match Result - Australia won by 25 Runs
MOM - Kane Richardson for his 5/68(10 Overs)
Series Result - Australia led the 5-match series 4-0
Squads
Australia: Steve Smith (c), Usman Khawaja, Aaron Finch, George Bailey, John Hastings, Glenn Maxwell, James Faulkner, Matthew Wade (wk), Joel Paris, Scott Boland, Shaun Marsh, Kane Richardson, Mitchell Marsh
India: Mahendra Singh Dhoni (c & wk), Shikhar Dhawan, Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Ajinkya Rahane, Manish Pandey, Gurkeerat Mann, Rishi Dhawan, R Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Ishant Sharma, Umesh Yadav, Barinder Sran
Australia won the toss and chose to bat first
Playing XIs
India
Shikhar Dhawan, Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Ajinkya Rahane, Gurkeerat Singh Mann, MS Dhoni (c/wk), Ravindra Jadeja, Rishi Dhawan, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Ishant Sharma, Umesh Yadav
Australia
Aaron Finch, David Warner, Steven Smith (c), George Bailey, Glenn Maxwell, Mitchell Marsh, Matthew Wade (wk), James Faulkner, Kane Richardson, John Hastings, Nathan Lyon
India bring in Bhuvneshwar Kumar to replace Barinder Sran. Nathan Lyon and David Warner are back for Australia. They have replaced Scott Boland and Shaun Marsh.
Australia scored 348/8 in 50 Overs
Fall of Wickets(Australia)
David Warner 93(92 Balls 4x12 and 6x1) - 13th ODI Fifty
Steve Smith 51(29 Balls 4x4 and 6x3) -9th ODI Fifty
James Faulkner 00(1 Ball)
Mathew Wade 00(2 Balls)
Glenn Maxwell 41(20 Balls 4x6 and 6x1)
John Hastings 00*(0 Ball)
Wicket Takers(India)
Ishant Sharma 4/77(10 Overs)
Umesh Yadav 3/67(10 Overs)
David Warner (93)and Aaron Finch(88) added 187 Runs for the 1st Wicket in 29.3 Overs
Two centuries, 212-run partnership, 9/46 and a dramatic Indian defeat
India scored 323/10 in 49.2 Overs(Target 349 Runs)
Fall of Wickets(India)
Rohit Sharma 41(25 Balls 4x2 and 6x3)
Shikhar Dhawan 126(114 Balls 4x11 and 6x2)-9th ODI Ton
Virat Kihli 106(92 Balls 4x11 and 6x1)-25th ODI Ton
Ajinkya Rahane 02(3 Balls)
Rishi Dhawan 09(8 Balls 4x1)
Bhuvneshwar Kumar 02(6 Balls)
Umesh Yadav 02(11 Balls)
Ishant Sharma 00(3 Balls)
Ravindra Jadeja 24*(27 Balls 4x1)
Wicket Takers(Australia)
Kane Richardson 5/68(10 Overs)
John Hastings 2/50(10 Overs)
Mitchell Marsh 2/55(9.2 Overs)
Nathan Lyon 1/76(10 Overs)
Scorecard
Australia 348/8 in 50 Overs
India 323/10 in 49.2 Overs
Match Result - Australia won by 25 Runs
MOM - Kane Richardson for his 5/68(10 Overs)
Series Result - Australia led the 5-match series 4-0
Chasing 349 for victory, India were cruising at 277 for one before losing their last nine wickets for 46 runs to succumb to their fourth successive defeat in the five-match series
India lost 9 wickets for just 46 Runs after Centuries from Shikhar Dhawan and Virat Kohli who put put on 212 Runs for the 2nd wicket in 29.3 Overs, eclipsing the 207 between Kohli and Rohit Sharma at Perth on January 12, 2016. The said stand is the highest for any wicket vs Australia at Manuka Oval, Canberra in ODIs.
Shikhar Dhawan (127 off 112 balls) has recorded his highest score vs Australia in ODIs, eclipsing the 100 at Nagpur on October 30, 2013. The said knock is his second highest score in ODIs behind the 137 vs South Africa at Melbourne on February 22, 2015
Shikhar Dhawan completes 3000 Runs in ODI's
- Matches 73
- Innings 72
- Runs 3000
- Highest 137
- 100's 09
- 50's 16
Virat Kohli has recorded back-to-back hundreds vs Australia for the first time - 117 at Melbourne on January 17, 2016, and 106 off 92 balls at Canberra on January 20. - Virat Kohli took 162 innings to race to his 25 centuries - the least number of innings for this milestone, surpassing the 234 innings taken by Sachin Tendulkar. Virat Kohli became the fifth batsman to register 25 centuries or more in ODIs, joining Sachin Tendulkar (49), Ricky Ponting (30), Sanath Jayasuriya (28) and Kumar Sangakkara (25)
Virat Kohli became the second Indian batsman to record four consecutive innings of 50-plus vs Australia in ODIs in Australia - 91 at Perth, 59 at Brisbane, 117 at Melbourne and 106 at Canberra. Sunil Gavaskar had scored 59 at Melbourne, 92 not out at Sydney, 77 at Adelaide and 72 at Melbourne - all four innings in January 1986.
Three batsmen - Virat Kohli, Shikhar Dhawan and Aaron Finch - struck centuries in the 671-run match between the world's top two ODI teams, but it was Richardson's 5 for 68 that clinched the contest.
Kane Richardson (5 for 68) has recorded his best bowling figures in ODIs, eclipsing the 2 for 36 vs Pakistan at Abu Dhabi on October 12, 2014.
Kane Richardson became the first bowler to capture five wickets in an innings at Manuka Oval, Canberra, eclipsing the 4 for 21 by Kyle Abbott (South Africa) vs Ireland on March 3, 2015
The match aggregate of 671 is the third highest in any ODI in Australia - the highest being 688 between Australia and Sri Lanka at Sydney on March 8, 2015.
Australia fast bowler Kane Richardson claimed his maiden five-wicket haul to script India's spectacular collapse and bowl Australia to a 25-run victory in the high-scoring fourth ODI at Canberra on Wednesday January 20,2016
Steve Steven Smith's ninth fifty (51 off 29 balls) in ODIs is his first against India. In six successive innings vs India, Smith has posted forty-plus - his sequence of scores are 47, 105, 149, 46, 41 & 51
Also Steve Smith has completed his 2,000 runs in ODIs — his aggregate being 2013 in 68 matches at an average of 41.93
Australia have registered wins in all three ODIs played at Manuka Oval, Canberra - by 39 runs vs West Indies on February 6, 2013; by 73 runs vs South Africa on November 19, 2014; and by 25 runs vs India on January 20, 2016.
Australia (348 for 8) have posted their highest total at Manuka Oval, Canberra, surpassing the 329 for 7 against West Indies on February 6, 2013. The said score is the third highest at this ground - the highest two being South Africa's 411 for 4 vs Ireland on March 3, 2015, and West Indies' 372 for 2 vs Zimbabwe on February 24, 2015.
Aaron Finch has posted five hundreds in Australia - two each at Melbourne and Canberra and one at Perth. In the course of his innings, Finch has completed his 2,000 runs in ODIs in Australia - his aggregate being 2072 (average 39.09) in 56 matches.
- Aaron Finch enjoys superb record in ODIs at Canberra - his tally being 254 in three innings at an average of 84.66. He became the second batsman after South Africa's Hashim Amla to record two centuries at this venue - his first being 109 off 127 balls vs South Africa on November 19, 2014. Amla had managed 159 vs Ireland on March 3, 2015, and 102 vs Australia on November 19, 2014.
Aaron Finch and David Warner were associated in a stand of 187 - the highest first-wicket partnership by any pair in ODIs at Manuka Oval, Canberra, eclipsing the 118 by the same pair vs South Africa on November 19, 2014. The said partnership is Australia's highest for any wicket in ODIs at Manuka Oval, Canberra. Finch-Warner pair became the first to share two century stands for the opening wicket at Canberra.
- The above partnership is the fourth highest in ODIs at Canberra behind the 372 for the second wicket between Chris Gayle and Marlon Samuels for the West Indies vs Zimbabwe on February 24, 2015; 247 for the second wicket between Hashim Amla and Faf du Plessis for South Africa vs Ireland on March 3, 2015; and 212 for the second wicket between Shikhar Dhawan and Virat Kohli on January 20, 2016.
- The 187 for the second wicket is Australia's second highest for the first wicket in ODIs vs India, next only to the 212 between David Boon and Geoff Marsh at Jaipur on September 7, 1986
Ishant Sharma has conceded 77 runs - the most runs by an Indian bowler in an ODI in Australia, surpassing Debasis Mohanty (10-0-76-2) vs Pakistan at Hobart on January 21, 2000
Ishant Sharma 4/77 is the first Indian bowler to take four wickets in an innings at this venue. Ishant's figures are his second best vs Australia in ODIs behind the 4 for 38 at Melbourne on February 10, 2008. Irfan Pathan had conceded 75 runs while capturing two wickets vs Australia at Sydney on February 8, 2004.
India (323) have posted their third highest losing total in ODIs, next only to the 347 vs Australia at Hyderabad on November 5, 2009, and 328 vs Pakistan at Peshawar on February 6, 2006. The said total is their highest score in ODIs in Australia, surpassing the 321 for 3 vs Sri Lanka at Hobart on February 28, 2012
4 ODI's, 5 Tons, but no change in India's fortunes as the visitors once again lost a closely-contested encounter on their tour of Australia.
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