India and Australia meet in the second Test at Adelaide Oval on Friday with India leading 1-0 after a 295-run win in Perth and the pressure will be on Australia to level the series.
The match being day-night pink ball Test will adds another layer of interest. As far as teams are concerned; Rohit Sharma returns after missing the first Test due to personal reasons and Shubman Gill is likely to play after recovering from injury.
Australia have selection headaches after the top order struggled in Perth. Marnus Labuschagne was a particular concern, he scored just 5 runs in the first Test.
India’s bowling looks better with Bumrah’s 8 wickets in Perth. But Australia have a good record with their pace bowlers at Adelaide.
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IND vs AUS Head to Head Records- 2nd Test, India tour of Australia 2024
| Stats | Matches | IND Won | AUS Won | Drawn | Tied |
| Overall | 108 | 33 | 45 | 29 | 1 |
| Adelaide Oval, Adelaide | 13 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 0 |
| In the Pink Ball test, Adelaide | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| In the last 5 matches | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| In ongoing series | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| In Australia | 53 | 10 | 30 | 13 | 0 |
| In 2024 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
IND vs AUS Head-to-Head Records: Key Statistics
Ind vs Aus is one of cricket’s fiercest rivalries which has seen some iconic moments and a history of intense competition in Test matches.
Australia has traditionally held the upper hand, winning 45 of the 108 Tests between the two teams. However, India has fought back to claim 33 wins, while 29 matches ended in draws.
In the initial years of the rivalry, Australia dominated proceedings, including a 4-0 whitewash in the inaugural series in 1947/48.
However, India fought back spiritly with markers such as a first series win at home in 1979/80 (2-0).
The Border-Gavaskar Trophy, introduced in the 1996/97 series, gave the contest prestige.
Since then, India has won the trophy 10 times, while Australia has won the trophy 6 times. India’s famous 2-1 victory in the 2000/01 series, which included the “Miracle of Kolkata,”.
India has been the overall winner in the last four Border-Gavaskar series, including two historic away victories in 2018/19 and 2020/21.
IND vs AUS Head-to-Head Records: Best performers:
Sachin Tendulkar has scored the most runs in Ind vs Aus; the little master has added 3630 runs for India between 1991 and 2013. For Australia, Ricky Ponting leads with 2555 runs during his career from 1996 to 2012.
Of the current players who will be part of the ongoing series, Kohli leads the chart for India with 2147 runs while Smith has 2059 runs vs India.
Nathan Lyon has been the most successful bowler in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy and has taken 123 wickets in 28 matches between 2011 and 2024. For India, Ravichandran Ashwin is the leading wicket-taker with 114 wickets in 22 matches in the same period.
Conclusion
The IND vs AUS head-to-head record is Australia’s way but it was strongly on the back of Australia’s domination in the early phase of the rivalry.
But India has made a strong comeback as the Indian red ball team dominated the Australians in India and Australia starting from the latter part of 2017.