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India vs Australia: Head to Head Stats in ODI World Cup

India and Australia are the leading contenders in any Cricket World Cups they are involved in. Australia has had a better history when the two teams met in the biggest stage of the 50-overs cricket format, whereas it is India who has dominated in the last few years.

Team India played some really dominating cricket against the Australians across formats thanks to the excellent records of their batting duo Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli, who possess great numbers against the Australian side.

In this article, we look at their head-to-head stats and the match results between India and Australia in the history of the ODI World Cup.

In 12 editions of the quadrennial competition, India and Australia have faced each other in 13 One-Day International (ODI) World Cup matches. With a 61.53% win record in this World Cup matchup, Australia has the upper hand. In India vs. Australia World Cup ODI encounters, the five-time world champions had eight wins to India’s five.

Matches Played13
Australia Won8
India Won5
Tied/No Result0
Highest ScoreAustralia: 359 in 2003 (final)
Lowest ScoreIndia: 125 in 2003 (group game)
Highest Individual ScoreRicky Ponting (140*)
Best Bowling FiguresDamien Fleming (5/36)

Let’s take a look at the results of each match.

India vs Australia: All Results in Cricket World Cup

DateWinnerVenue
June 13, 1983Australia won by 162 runsTrent Bridge, Nottingham
June 20, 1983India won by 118 runsCounty Ground, Chelmsford
October 9, 1987Australia won by 1 runMA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai
October 22, 1987India won by 56 runsFeroz Shah Kotla, Delhi
March 1, 1992Australia won by 1 runThe Gabba, Brisbane
February 27, 1996Australia won by 16 runsWankhede Stadium, Mumbai
June 4, 1999Australia won by 77 runsThe Oval, London
February 15, 2003Australia won by 9 wicketsSuperSport Park, Centurion
March 23, 2003Australia won by 125 runsThe Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg
March 24, 2011India won by 5 wicketsMotera Stadium, Ahmedabad
March 26, 2015Australia won by 95 runsSydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
June 9, 2019India won by 36 runsThe Oval, London
October 8, 2023India won by 6 wicketsMA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai

1983: Trent Bridge and Chelmsford

The two sides first met on June 13, 1983, as part of India’s World Cup victory. In that edition, they played two games in England. Despite losing by 162 runs to Australia in the first league match at Trent Bridge, Kapil Dev’s side bounced back with a 118-run win at Chelmsford in the second league game.

1987: Chennai and Delhi

On October 9, 1987, the two teams played their first match in the 1987 World Cup at Madras (now Chennai). Australia won by one run while defending 270 on a slow track thanks to Craig McDermott’s bowling spell of 4/56.

When the two teams met again in the second league game in Delhi, India won by 56 runs. Sunil Gavaskar, Navjot Singh Sidhu, Dilip Vengsarkar, and Mohammad Azharuddin all scored half-centuries as India finished with a total of 289 for 6 after 50 overs. Azharuddin and left-arm spinner Maninder Singh both took three wickets as Australia were dismissed for 233 in 49 overs.

1992: Brisbane

For the second time in the ICC Cricket ODI World Cup, Australia defeated India by a single run, and it happened in their own backyard in Brisbane, where they co-hosted the event with New Zealand in 1992. Since then, Australia has gone five games unbeaten against India, including a thrashing in the 2003 World Cup final.

1996: Mumbai

The two sides faced each other at the iconic Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. Mark Waugh’s 126 took Australia’s total to 258 runs. In response, India lost quick wickets, but later Sachin Tendulkar and Sanjay Manjrekar stitched a crucial partnership. After Tendulkar’s dismissal on 90 runs, the wickets kept falling at regular intervals, which resulted in India losing the match by 16 runs.

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1999: The Oval

This match saw the only century scored by Ajay Jadeja in his World Cup appearances. However, it wasn’t enough, as India lost the match by 77 runs while chasing the target of 283 set by the Aussies.

2003: Centurion and Johannesburg

India and Australia met twice in the 2003 ODI World Cup. First, both teams faced off in a league-stage match in Centurion, where India posted a meagre 125 runs on the board and Australia chased down with 9 wickets to spare.

The second time, both sides squared off in the final of the tournament. However, the result was the same in the title clash.

India and Australia have only met once in a World Cup final, in 2003 in Johannesburg. Australia rode the explosive performances of captain Ricky Ponting (140*) and Damien Martyn (88) to a huge score of 359/2. India was bowled out for a paltry 234 in the second innings, with Australia retaining their crown with a 125-run victory.

2011: Ahmedabad

India avenged its 2003 World Cup victory eight years later when the two teams clashed in the quarterfinals of the 2011 World Cup at Ahmedabad’s Motera Stadium. The Men in Blue were reduced to 187 for 5 while chasing a reasonable total of 260 before Yuvraj Singh (57*) and Suresh Raina (34*) united forces to easily cross the finish line. This was India’s first World Cup victory over Australia since 1987.

2015: Sydney

Australia eliminated India from the 2015 World Cup in the second semi-final at the Sydney Cricket Ground. The Aussies defeated India by 95 runs and crushed India’s hopes of lifting the trophy consecutively.

2019: The Oval

India won the match between the two teams at the Oval in London during the 2019 World Cup. India posted 352 runs on the board thanks to Shikhar Dhawan’s spectacular hundred. In reply, the Aussies could manage to reach 316 runs, losing the match by 36 runs.

2023: Chennai

The two teams clashed in their respective tournament openers in Chennai. In what was a tricky pitch to bat on, the Aussies were bowled out for 199 runs in 49.3 overs. Later, India also found themselves in trouble as they lost 3 quick wickets; however, the duo of Virat Kohli and KL Rahul steadied the ship and took India home with a 6-wicket win.

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