Australian cricket team in India in 2018–19
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]
| Australian cricket team in India in 2018–19 | |||
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| India | Australia | ||
| Dates | 24 February – 13 March 2019 | ||
| Captains | Virat Kohli | Aaron Finch | |
| One Day International series | |||
| Results | Australia won the 5-match series 3–2 | ||
| Most runs | Virat Kohli (310) | Usman Khawaja (383) | |
| Most wickets | Kuldeep Yadav (10) | Pat Cummins (14) | |
| Player of the series | Usman Khawaja (Aus) | ||
| Twenty20 International series | |||
| Results | Australia won the 2-match series 2–0 | ||
| Most runs | KL Rahul (97) | Glenn Maxwell (169) | |
| Most wickets | Jasprit Bumrah (3) | Nathan Coulter-Nile (4) | |
| Player of the series | Glenn Maxwell (Aus) | ||
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
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| India[11] |
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Shaun Marsh was included in Australia's ODI squad, with D'Arcy Short named as cover for Marsh.[12] Andrew Tye replaced Kane Richardson in Australia's ODI squad after Richardson was ruled out due to injury.[13]
Siddarth Kaul was selected for first two ODIs, with Bhuvneshwar Kumar replacing him for remaining three ODIs in India's ODI squad.[11] 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]
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.[18]
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]
References
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- "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.
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- "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.