Australian cricket team in India in 2019–20

The Australia cricket team toured India in January 2020 to play three One Day International (ODI) matches.[1][2][3] Normally, Australia would have played the matches at home, but international fixture congestion caused the ODIs to be brought forward.[4] India won the series 2–1, after losing the opening match by ten wickets.[5] During the third and final ODI of the series, Virat Kohli scored his 11,208th run across all formats as a captain in international cricket, the most by a batsman for India.[6]

Australia cricket team in India in 2019–20
 
  India Australia
Dates 14 – 19 January 2020
Captains Virat Kohli Aaron Finch
One Day International series
Results India won the 3-match series 2–1
Most runs Virat Kohli (183) Steve Smith (229)
Most wickets Mohammed Shami (7) Adam Zampa (5)
Player of the series Virat Kohli (Ind)

Squads edit

ODIs
  India[7]   Australia[8]

Ahead of the tour, D'Arcy Short was named as the replacement for Sean Abbott in Australia's squad, after Abbott suffered side-strain.[9] Prior to the second ODI, K. S. Bharat was called up to the Indian squad as a cover for Rishabh Pant, who was ruled out of the match with a concussion.[10]

ODI series edit

1st ODI edit

14 January 2020
13:30 (D/N)
Scorecard
India  
255 (49.1 overs)
v
  Australia
258/0 (37.4 overs)
Shikhar Dhawan 74 (91)
Mitchell Starc 3/56 (10 overs)
David Warner 128* (112)
Australia won by 10 wickets
Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
Umpires: Michael Gough (Eng) and Chettithody Shamshuddin (Ind)
Player of the match: David Warner (Aus)
  • Australia won the toss and elected to field.
  • Marnus Labuschagne (Aus) made his ODI debut.
  • David Warner became the fastest batsman for Australia, and the fourth fastest batsman overall in terms of innings, to score 5,000 runs in ODIs (115).[11]
  • David Warner and Aaron Finch (Aus) made the highest partnership for any wicket against India in ODIs.[12]
  • This was Australia's biggest win, in terms of wickets, against India in ODIs.[13]

2nd ODI edit

17 January 2020
13:30 (D/N)
Scorecard
India  
340/6 (50 overs)
v
  Australia
304 (49.1 overs)
Shikhar Dhawan 96 (90)
Adam Zampa 3/50 (10 overs)
Steve Smith 98 (102)
Mohammed Shami 3/77 (10 overs)
India won by 36 runs
Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Rajkot
Umpires: Richard Kettleborough (Eng) and Virender Sharma (Ind)
Player of the match: KL Rahul (Ind)
  • Australia won the toss and elected to field.
  • KL Rahul (Ind) scored his 1,000th run in ODIs.[14]
  • Kuldeep Yadav became the fastest spin bowler for India, in terms of innings, to take 100 wickets in ODIs (58).[15]

3rd ODI edit

19 January 2020
13:30 (D/N)
Scorecard
Australia  
286/9 (50 overs)
v
  India
289/3 (47.3 overs)
Steve Smith 131 (132)
Mohammed Shami 4/63 (10 overs)
Rohit Sharma 119 (128)
Ashton Agar 1/38 (10 overs)
India won by 7 wickets
M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru
Umpires: Michael Gough (Eng) and Virender Sharma (Ind)
Player of the match: Rohit Sharma (Ind)
  • Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Steve Smith (Aus) scored his 4,000th run in ODIs.[16]
  • Rohit Sharma (Ind) scored his 9,000th run in ODIs.[17]
  • Virat Kohli (Ind) became the fastest batsman to scored 5,000 runs, in terms of innings, as captain of a team in ODIs (82).[18]
  • Virat Kohli also became the fifth batsman to make his hundredth score of 50-plus in ODIs.[19]

References edit

  1. ^ "CA-BCCI dispute shunts New Zealand's tour to late March". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
  2. ^ "Men's Future Tours Programme" (PDF). International Cricket Council. Retrieved 11 January 2019.
  3. ^ "Tests against South Africa and Bangladesh in India's 2019-20 home season". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
  4. ^ "India-Australia ODIs: All you need to know". Cricket Australia. Retrieved 12 January 2020.
  5. ^ "Rohit, Kohli punish Aussie stars as India win series". Cricket Australia. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
  6. ^ "IND vs AUS, 3rd ODI: Virat Kohli joins four other all-time greats, breaks another Dhoni record with 89". India TV News. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
  7. ^ "Jasprit Bumrah, Shikhar Dhawan return for home series against Sri Lanka and Australia". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 23 December 2019.
  8. ^ "Glenn Maxwell dropped, Marnus Labuschagne included for Australia's ODI tour of India". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 17 December 2019.
  9. ^ "D'Arcy Short earns Australia call-up after Sean Abbott injury". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
  10. ^ "KS Bharat called up to ODI squad as cover for Rishabh Pant". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
  11. ^ "Warner shatters 28-year-old Australian record". Cricket Australia. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
  12. ^ "David Warner, Aaron Finch dismantle India with record stand". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
  13. ^ "Records tumble as Australia crush India by 10 wickets". Cricket Australia. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
  14. ^ "All-round India level series in Rajkot". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
  15. ^ "India vs Australia: Kuldeep Yadav Becomes Fastest Indian Spinner to Get 100 ODI Wickets". Network18 Media and Investments Ltd. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
  16. ^ "Steve Smith Smashes 9th Century, Goes Past 4000 Runs In Bangalore ODI Vs India". News Nation. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
  17. ^ "India vs Australia: Rohit Sharma becomes 3rd fastest to 9,000 ODI runs". India Today. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
  18. ^ "Virat Kohli becomes fastest to score 5000 ODI runs as skipper". Times of India. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
  19. ^ "Bengaluru ODI: Virat Kohli joins elite list with 100th 50-plus score". India Today. Retrieved 19 January 2020.

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