Australia defeated India 3-0 and retained the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, led by Damien Martyn’s score of 114 in Australia’s opening inning compared to India’s inability to have any batsmen reach fifty, as highlighted in the Australian Men’s Cricket Team Vs India National Cricket Team Match Scorecard.
India was in trouble after an unfortunate start on Day 2, succumbing to 191 runs before Virender Sehwag and Murali Vijay formed an impressive fourth wicket partnership.
| Match | Venue | Result | Australia Score | India Score | Key Highlight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Test (2023) | Nagpur | India won by innings & 132 runs | 177 & 91 | 400 | Ashwin & Jadeja dominated bowling |
| 2nd Test (2023) | Delhi | India won by 6 wickets | 263 & 113 | 262 & 118/4 | Khawaja 81, India chased successfully |
| 3rd Test (2023) | Indore | Australia won by 9 wickets | 197 & 78/1 | 109 & 163 | Australia spin dominance |
| 4th Test (2023) | Ahmedabad | Match Drawn | 480 & 175/2 | 571 | Kohli 186, Gill 128 |
| Border-Gavaskar Series 2023 (summary match context) | Sydney (tour context) | Australia won series 3-2 | — | — | Damien Martyn 114, Australia 3-0 early dominance (series narrative) |
India vs Australia
India and Australia share one of the fiercest rivalries in world cricket. Their rivalry has produced many outstanding cricketers like Sachin Tendulkar, Rahul Dravid, and Michael Clarke while providing some memorable matches that define this sport.
In 2022-23, India and Australia competed in a four-match Test series to decide the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. India took an early advantage with two victories before Australia staged an incredible comeback victory at Adelaide to even up the series 1-1.
India won the toss and elected to bat first, reaping immediate dividends as Jaffer and Sehwag recorded an opening partnership of more than 50 in this series. Pathan returned with real pace bowling early wickets for India while Australia’s top order collapsed from 5-63 to 5-62 before Symonds and Gilchrist found success reversing it by creating an opening stand of 100 runs, helping Australia recover to 212 before losing five wickets for 8 runs in just 31 balls, with Harbhajan Singh taking three for each.
Australia declared their innings at 237/9, setting India a target of over 500 in their second innings. Unfortunately for India, they were unable to meet it and were bowled out for 171.
Ravichandran Ashwin and Hanuma Vihari both took six wickets for Australia as they took control back of this Border-Gavaskar Trophy match by an innings and 37 runs to claim victory and take back control in the series 2-1.
The third Test at Nagpur proved to be another intense and close contest. India were forced to follow on after being dismissed for 185 in their first innings, but were poised for victory until Virender Sehwag and Cheteshwar Pujara both succumbed.
While India struggled in their second innings as well, Murali Vijay and Cheteshwar Pujara’s brilliant partnership of 202 runs helped India surpass their required total and level the series at 2-2.
The fourth and final Test at Sydney was an entertaining contest, with both sides producing some breathtaking cricket.
Australia emerged victorious by an innings and 123 runs to take 3-2 win in series and retain Border-Gavaskar Trophy.
Australia had not won in India since 2006 and recorded their seventh overall triumphant series win there. Meanwhile, India finally made an impressionful statement of intent by winning their sixth Test win there since almost 24 years.
This match was the most-watched international match of 2018 in both countries, broadcast on Fox Sports and Seven Network in Australia and Star Sports, Disney+ Hotstar, and All India Radio in India respectively. Fans flocked to watch it with hundreds of spectators lining streets around them.
Tony Abbott was present along with both captains of both teams – Rohit Sharma and Steve Smith. He applauded the quality of the match and noted that it will long be remembered.
Australia vs India T20 Series
Australia-India cricket rivalry is one of the fiercest and most intense in world cricket, having played in over 300 matches between them and winning 114 (Iranian) to 95 for Australia (and vice versa). Australia have competed in ten ICC tournaments such as World Cup, Champions Trophy and World Test Championship – winning 10 while India have taken home 7 trophy prizes each time!
Australia and India first faced off in the 2003 Cricket World Cup final, where Australia defeated India by 125 runs. Australia leads their ODI series 9-6; however India have won their last four T20I meetings between both nations – including winning their 2023 World Cup semifinal appearance!
Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli have each scored over 5000 runs in One-Day Internationals for their respective nations, passing the 40 wicket mark.
Both players also reached 100 catches apiece – something no other pair in history has accomplished. Furthermore, Matt Renshaw and Travis Head became the first Australian batsmen ever to pass 3000 runs while Kuldeep Yadav and Mohammad Amir both achieved 50 wickets for their countries in T20Is.
