IND Vs AUS T20 Series: India enjoy 15-10 lead against Australia: Trivia and interesting stats – India vs Australia in Twenty20 Internationals | Cricket News

NEW DELHI: India’s ‘Gen-Next’ cricket team, led by captain Suryakumar Yadav, will face a strong Australian side in a five-match T20 International series, starting Thursday. The series will test young Indian cricketers like Yashasvi Jaiswal, Rinku Singh, Tilak Verma, Jitesh Sharma, and Mukesh Kumar, who have made their international debuts recently.
The Australian T20 side will feature World Cup heroes Travis Head, Glenn Maxwell, Adam Zampa, and former skipper Steve Smith, as well as IPL performers Marcus Stoinis, Nathan Ellis, Tim David, and Matthew Wade.

The next two months will be crucial for these Indian youngsters as they aim to consolidate their spots for the T20 World Cup next year.

Interim coach VVS Laxman’s batting order will be interesting, with Shubman Gill expected to return for the series against South Africa. The T20I side has seven left-handers, including Jaiswal, Kishan, Tilak Varma, Rinku Singh, all-rounders Axar Patel, Shivam Dube, and Washington Sundar.

Bowlers will face significant tests, with Ravi Bishnoi receiving several games and Prasidh Krishna, Avesh Khan, Mukesh Kumar, and Arshdeep Singh being rotated during the series.

Here are some trivia and interesting stats on India vs Australia in Twenty20 Internationals:
# India enjoy a winning % of 60.00 as against 40.00 by Australia, winning fifteen and losing ten out of 26 played (NR 1).
# Of the fifteen wins by India against Australia in Twenty20 Internationals, ten have been while chasing. The last three matches won by India are by six wickets each – at Sydney on December 6, 2020; at Nagpur on September 23, 2022 and at Hyderabad on September 25, 2022.
# Australia’s last two victories vs India have been – by 12 runs at Sydney on December 8, 2020 and by 4 wickets at Mohali on September 20, 2022.
# Of the nine successful targets of 184-plus accomplished by India in Twenty20 Internationals, four have been recorded against Australia – the highest against Australia being 202 for four at Rajkot on October 10, 2013.
# The above successful chase could be possible only with a fifth-wicket partnership of 102 (unbroken) between Yuvraj Singh (77 not out off 35 balls) and Mahendra Singh Dhoni (24 not out). India’s highest for this wicket-position remains 113 between Virat Kohli (82 not out) and Hardik Pandya (40) vs Pakistan at Melbourne on October 23, 2022.
# India’s tally of achieving seven successful targets of 190-plus is a record in the history of Twenty20 Internationals, followed by Australia (6), England (5) & South Africa (4).

# In the Sydney encounter between the two teams on December 8, 2020, captain Virat Kohli had played an outstanding knock of 85 off 61 balls – an innings embellished with four fours and three sixes. However, his innings went in vain.
# Kohli’s 85, as above, remains his highest score in a losing cause away from home in T20Is – his second highest behind 89 not out against West Indies at Wankhede Stadium on March 31, 2016 – a match lost by India by 7 wickets.
# Australia had lost the first four matches against India on Indian soil between October 20, 2007 and October 7, 2017 – one each at Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai, Rajkot, Mohali and Ranchi before winning the next four in India between October 10, 2017 and September 20, 2022 – one each at Guwahati, Visakhapatnam, Bengaluru and Mohali.
# Australia have won two matches by 9 wickets’ margin – at Melbourne on February 1. 2008 and in the ICC World Twenty20 fixture at Colombo (RPS) on September 28, 2012
# India got dismissed for 74 off 17.3 overs at Melbourne on February 1, 2008 – the lowest total on either side in T20Is involving India and Australia. India’s top six batters got out in the single-digit scores – Gautam Gambhir (9), Virender Sehwag (0), Dinesh Kartik (8), Robin Uthappa (1), Rohit Sharma (8) and Mahendra Singh Dhoni (9). Number seven batter Irfan Pathan (26) top scored in the innings.
# India’s aforesaid total of 74 remains their lowest against any opponent in T20Is.
# Virat Kohli has managed 794 runs at an average of 52.93, including eight fifties, in 21 innings at a strike rate of 143.84 – the most by any batsman against Australia in T20Is.
# Aaron Finch has totalled 500 runs at an average of 27.77, including two fifties, in 18 innings – the most by an Australian batsman against India in T20Is.
# Kohli had posted an unbeaten match-winning knock of 90 off 55 balls at Adelaide on January 26, 2016 – the highest by an Indian batsman vs Australia in T20Is.

# Jaspreet Bumrah, with 16 wickets at 23.43 runs apiece in thirteen matches, is the top wicket-taker on either side in India-Australia T20Is.
# Adam Zampa, with 12 wickets at 24.83 runs apiece in fourteen matches, is the top wicket-taker for Australia vs India.
# Two hundreds have been registered in T20Is involving India and Australia – both by Australian batters. Shane Watson posted 124 not out off 71 balls at Sydney on January 31, 2016 and Glenn Maxwell recorded 113 not out off 55 balls at Bengaluru on February 27, 2019.
# Apart from his hundred against India, Maxwell hit 103 not out in a successful chase against England at Hobart on February 7, 2018. His tally of two hundreds (one each vs England & India) in successful chases are the most by a batter for Australia in T20Is. No other Australian batter has posted even one century in a successful chase.
# Maxwell’s strike rate of 150.89 (925 runs in 34 innings at an average of 38.54, including two hundreds and four fifties) is the highest by an Australian batter in successful chases (minimum 500 runs).

# Kohli is averaging 90.05 in successful chases – his tally being 1621, including 16 fifties, in 36 innings (18 times not out) at a strike rate of 135.42 – the best among the batsmen with 500 runs or more in T20Is.
# Mahendra Singh Dhoni has affected 15 dismissals (10 catches plus five stumpings) in 17 innings – the most by a wicketkeeper against Australia.
# Kohli has taken 10 catches in 22 matches – a record by a fielder in T20Is involving India and Australia.
# Virat Kohli and Suresh Raina had shared a partnership of 134 for the third wicket at Adelaide on January 26, 2016 – India’s highest stand for any wicket vs Australia.
# Shane Watson and David Warner put on 133 for the first wicket at Colombo (RPS) on September 28, 2012 – Australia’s highest stand for any wicket vs India.
# Maxwell’s tally of sixes (28 in eighteen innings) is a record in T20Is involving India and Australia. Kohli’s tally of 26 sixes in 21 innings remains an Indian record vs Australia.
# Ravichandran Ashwin’s figures of 4 for 11 in the T20 World Cup at Mirpur on March 30, 2014 are the best by an Indian bowler against Australia.
# Krunal Pandya’s career-best figures of 4 for 36 on November 25, 2018 were accomplished at Sydney. Thanks to his match-winning performance, India won by six wickets.

# Left-arm pacer Jason Behrendorff produced career-best figures of 4 for 21 at Guwahati on October 10, 2017 – the only four-wicket haul by an Australian bowler against India.
# Mahendra Singh Dhoni enjoys success % of 69.23 (the best by any captain in T20Is involving India and Australia), winning nine out of 13.
# Virat Kohli’s tally of 199 runs (ave 199.00), including three fifty-plus innings in 2015-16, is a record by any matter in three innings vs Australia in T20Is.
Stats courtesy – Rajesh Kumar