Australia was the first country toured by the first team representing Independence India. It was in 1947 when the Great Don Bradman captained the Australian team.
It was the only time Bradman played against India. He smashed 715 Runs out of that 5-Test matches Series. His average that Series totaled a mighty 178.75.
You should read about the 5 insane cricket records of Don Bradman to understand his greatness! He was undoubtedly the greatest cricketer to have played the game during his time.
In total, 27 Test Series, including 102 Test matches, were played between India and Australia.
Let’s look at the head to head stats between the sides in Test cricket. (You can find the same for the ODI format here).
Series Results (Head to Head)
| PLAYED IN | SERIES | WON BY AUSTRALIA | WON BY INDIA | DRAW |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUSTRALIA | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 |
| INDIA | 14 | 4 | 8 | 2 |
| TOTAL | 27 | 12 | 10 | 5 |
Match Results (Head to Head)
| PLAYED IN | MATCHES | WON BY AUSTRALIA | WON BY INDIA | DRAWN | TIE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 52 | 30 | 9 | 13 | 0 |
| India | 50 | 13 | 21 | 15 | 1 |
| TOTAL | 102 | 43 | 30 | 28 | 1 |
The only Tied Test match between these two sides was held in Chennai in 1986.
Key Stats
The last drawn series between the nation came in 2004. Since then the trophy has always been won by a team.
India won its first away Test series against Australia in 2018/19 and they followed their victory stint in 2020/21. Meanwhile, Australia won their last away Test series in 2004/05, since then they have lost 4 series in the Indian land.
Border Gavaskar Trophy – Head to Head
In 1996 the cricket boards of both teams decided to name the long-format contest between the two sides “The Border-Gavaskar Trophy.” You can find the reason why here. Let’s find out how the results have come out after that.
You can see slight Indian domination in recent years. Especially the two Test series won by Men in Blue down under back to back in the seasons 2018/19 and 2020/21 set a big disappointment among Australian fans.
Series Results (Head to Head)
| PLAYED IN | SERIES | WON BY AUSTRALIA | WON BY INDIA | DRAWN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| India | 9 | 1 | 8 | 0 |
| TOTAL | 16 | 5 | 10 | 1 |
Match Results (Head to Head)
| PLAYED IN | MATCHES | WON BY AUSTRALIA | WON BY INDIA | DRAWN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 28 | 14 | 7 | 7 |
| India | 29 | 6 | 18 | 5 |
| TOTAL | 57 | 20 | 25 | 12 |
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