IND vs AUS Head-to-Head Record in ODI World Cup: Check India vs Australia match stats in World Cup Finals and ODI series
IND vs AUS Head-to-Head Record in ODI World Cup: This is the fourth time that India has qualified for the ODI World Cup final, whereas for Australia, it is their eighth time.
IND vs AUS Head-to-Head Record in ODI World Cup: It feels like a call back from the past, as two decades ago, these two goliaths—India and Australia—of the cricketing world faced each other in the final of the ICC Men's ODI World Cup in Johannesburg, South Africa.
Once again, we are at the same stage as the two-time World Champions India will be locking horns against the five-time World Champions Australia for the finale of the ICC Men's ODI World Cup 2023 on Sunday, November 19, at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad.
This is the fourth time that India has qualified for the ODI World Cup final, whereas for Australia, it is their eighth time. India faced Australia a total of 13 times in the ODI World Cups, with the Aussies dominating with eight wins. However, India has won the last two matches, most recently in the league fixture of the 2023 World Cup in Chennai.
Plenty of wounds are still to be healed for India, as the defeat in the 2003 final against Australia still feels fresh. It is only time to tell if the Aussies will repeat history or if it will be India who will write history by winning their third ODI World Cup.
Here are all the details you need to know about India vs Australia head-to-head in the ODI World Cups—
1983, Match 11, Prudential World Cup, Nottingham
India met with Australia for the very first time in this World Cup and lost the match by 162 runs. Australia posted a target of 321 runs courtesy of a brilliant 110 runs off 131 balls by Trevor Chappell. Kapil Dev took a fifer in that innings. India crumbled within 158 runs, with Ken MacLeay picking up six wickets for Australia.
1983, Match 23, Prudential World Cup, Chelmsford
India got their revenge in the very same World Cup, as they defeated the Australian side by 118 runs. India set a target of 248 runs after being bowled out in 55.5 overs. Yashpal Sharma scored 40 off 40 for India in that innings. Jeff Thompson and Rodney Hogg picked up three wickets each for Australia.
Australia crumbled within 129 runs, with Roger Binny and Madan Lal picking up four wickets for India. India went on to win their first-ever ODI World Cup, defeating the West Indies in the final.
1987, Match 3, Reliance World Cup, Chennai
This was the first time the World Cup was hosted outside of England. This was one of the closest matches that have been played between these two sides, as Australia won the match by just one run. After batting first, Australia posted a target of 271 runs courtesy of a 110-run off-141-ball knock by Geoff Marsh. India fought well, courtesy of two well-made 70s by Krishnamachari Srikkanth and Navjot Singh Sidhu. Unfortunately, India was bowled out in 49.5 overs with 269 runs on the board. Craig McDermott took four wickets for Australia.
1987, Match 15, Reliance World Cup, Delhi
This is the second time India has met Australia in this World Cup, with India winning this one by 56 runs. India batting first set a target of 290 runs courtesy of four half-centuries by Sunil Gavaskar, Navjot Singh Sidhu, Dilip Vengsarkar, and Mohammad Azharuddin. Australia was bowled out within 233 runs, with David Boon scoring 62 off 59 balls. Mohammad Azharuddin and Maninder Singh picked up three wickets for India.
1992, Match 12, Benson & Hedges World Cup, Brisbane
The game in which the rain spoiled not just the match but India's winning chances as they lost by just one run as revised target. Australia set a target of 237 runs in 50 overs, losing nine wickets in the process. Dean Jones scored 90 runs off 108 balls for Australia. Kapil Dev and Manoj Prabhakar picked up three wickets each for India. In the second innings, rain interrupted play after 16.2 overs. The revised target was recalculated to 236 off 47 overs. India needed 5 runs off 4 balls. However, India was bowled out due to two run-outs on the very last ball. Mohammad Azharuddin scored a brilliant 93 runs off 102 balls for India.
1996, Match 19, Wills World Cup, Mumbai
This match can be considered one of the most exciting matches played between these two sides. Australia batted first and posted a target of 259 runs in 50 overs, courtesy of a brilliant 126 runs off 135 balls by Mark Waugh. Venkatesh Prasad and Venkatapathy Raju picked up two wickets each for India.
India batted well courtesy of Sachin Tendulkar, who made a brilliant 90 runs off 84 balls, along with Sanjay Manjrekar, who scored 62 runs off 91 balls. However, India was bowled out within 242 runs in 48 overs. Damien Fleming took five wickets for Australia as Australia won the match by 16 runs.
1999, 1st Super, ICC World Cup, The Oval
The Australian dominance continued in this World Cup as well, as they defeated India by 77 runs. Australia posted a target of 283 runs in 50 overs courtesy of a brilliant 83 of 99 balls by Mark Waugh.
India had an early batting collapse but was stabilised by a sensible 100 off 138 balls by Ajay Jadeja. Robin Singh also scored 75 runs off 94 balls. However, India was bowled out within 205 runs in 48.2 overs. Glenn McGrath picked up three wickets for Australia, with Damien Fleming and Steve Waugh picking up two each.
2003, Match 11, ICC World Cup, Centurion
This was India's biggest batting collapse in the history of the ODI World Cup. India, winning the toss, chose to bat first but crumbled within 125 runs in 41.4 overs. Brett Lee and Jason Gillespie picked up three wickets each for Australia.
Matthew Hayden and Adam Gilchrist gave Australia a fiery start in the second innings as they reached the target in 22.2 overs, losing just one wicket. Australia won the match by nine wickets, with 166 balls remaining.
2003, Final, ICC World Cup, Johannesburg
A memory that is still fresh in the minds of many Indians is the final of the 2003 World Cup. India, winning the toss, chose to bowl first, which turned out to be a big mistake as Australia posted a target of 360 runs in 50 overs. Australian captain Ricky Ponting played a brilliant knock of 140 runs in 121 balls, along with Damien Martyn, who scored 88 runs in 84 balls. This innings, by Ponting, had famously created the conspiracy that he had Spring in his bat.
India gave up a tough fight, with Virender Sehwag making 82 runs off 81 balls and Rahul Dravid also scoring 47 runs off 57 balls. However, the lack of support from the other batters led to India being bowled out within 234 runs. Brett Lee and Andrew Symonds took two wickets each as Australia lifted the World Cup for the third time.
2011, 2nd Quarter-Final, ICC Cricket World Cup, Ahmedabad
After so much dominance by the Australian side in the World Cups against India, India finally got their revenge in this World Cup as they defeated them by five wickets. Australia batted first and posted a target of 261 runs courtesy of a 104-run knock of 118 balls by their captain, Ricky Ponting, with the loss of six wickets in the process.
In the second innings, Sachin Tendulkar, Yuvraj Singh, and Gautam Gambhir scored three half-centuries as India changed down the target within 47.4 overs, losing 5 wickets in the process.
India went all the way to lift their second ODI World Cup trophy, defeating Sri Lanka in the finals.
2015, 2nd Semi-Final, ICC Cricket World Cup, Sydney
Australia got their revenge for the 2011 quarterfinals in this World Cup as they defeated India by 95 runs. Australia posted a target of 329 runs, losing seven wickets in the process. Steven Smith scored a brilliant 105 runs off 93 balls, with Aaron Finch supporting the innings with an 81-run knock of 116 balls. Umesh Yadav picked up four wickets for India. India crumbled within 233 runs in 46.5 overs. MS Dhoni was the highest scorer for the Indian side in that match, with 65 runs off 65 balls.
James Faulkner picked up three wickets for Australia, with Mitchell Johnson and Mitchell Stark taking two wickets each.
Australia went all the way to lift their fifth ODI World Cup trophy, defeating New Zealand in the final.
2019, Match 14, ICC Cricket World Cup, The Oval
India took their revenge in this World Cup as they annihilated the Australian bowlers by posting a target of 353 runs in 50 overs. Shikhar Dhawan scored a blistering 117 runs off 109 balls, with Virat Kohli joining in with 82 runs off 77 balls. In the second innings, Indian bowlers bowled out the Australian side within 316 runs, with Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Jasprit Bumrah picking up three wickets and Yuzvendra Chahal picking two as India won the match by 36 runs.
2023, 5th Match, ICC Cricket World Cup, Chennai
The most recent clash between these two sides happened in this World Cup. Australia won the toss, chose to bat first, and posted a target of 200 runs as they were bowled in 49.3 overs. David Warner scored 41 runs off 52 balls, and Steven Smith scored 46 runs off 71 balls in that innings. For India, Ravindra Jadeja picked up three wickets, along with Kuldeep Yadav and Jasprit Bumrah picking up two each.
India was in a terrible position at the start of the second innings as both of the openers got out for a duck, and India lost three wickets for just two runs.
However, two brilliant and sensible innings by KL Rahul and Virat Kohli, where they scored 97 runs off 115 balls and 85 runs off 116 balls, took India to shore as India won the match by six wickets.
Also Read: 2023 ICC World Cup: Virat Kohli vs Australia; know the ODI batting records and stats
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