India and Australia are perhaps the cricketing giants of today's world. The two national teams faced each other for the first time back in 1947 for a Test match. That match was won by Australia. Over the years India and Australia have faced each other many times. India vs Australia head to head statistics has been given under.
India vs Australia head to head statistics in Tests are given below :
| First Bilateral Series | 1947/48 | Won by Australia |
| Last Bilateral Series | 2018/19 | Won by India |
The first Test series was played between India and Australia in 1947/48 and was won by Australia.
Till date, India and Australia played a total of 26 series against each other. (These were not all bilateral series).Out of the 26 series played so far, Australia have dominated with 12 series wins with India only managing 9 Test series victories. There have been five series which have been drawn so far.
| Total No. of Series | Won by India | Won by Australia | Drawn |
| 26 | 9 | 12 | 5 |
| First Match | 1947 | Won by Australia |
| Last Match | 2019 | Match was Drawn |
In terms of the number of Test matches played, again Australia has dominated. Of the 98 Test matches played between these two nations, only 28 have been won by India and Australia have come out on top on 42 occasions. The remaining 27 games have ended in a draw with one tie.
| Total No. of Matches | Won by India | Won by Australia | Drawn | Tied |
| 98 | 28 | 42 | 27 | 1 |
*Last updated on 16 Dec 2019
Given below, are IND vs AUS head to head numbers in ODI:
| First Bilateral Series | 1984/85 | Won by Australia |
| Last Bilateral Series | 2020 | Won by India |
With the first ODI match being played between these two teams in 1980, India and Australia played their first ODI series in 1984/85. It was won by Australia.
Till date, India and Australia played a total of 58 ODI series against each other. (These were not all bilateral series).
Out of the 58 series played so far, only 15 have been won by India and Australia have been able to win on 26 occasions. Out of the remaining, one has been shared between the two and 16 have been won by another country.
| Total No. of Series | Won by India | Won by Australia | Shared | Won by Another Team (Non-bilateral Series) |
| 58 | 15 | 26 | 1 | 16 |
| First Match | 1980 | Won by India |
| Last Match | 2020 | Won by India |
In terms of the number of ODI matches played, again Australia National cricket team has won more number of matches. Of the 145 ODI matches played between these two nations, 78 have been won by Australia and India have managed to win only 52 games. While 10 games ended in No Result, five games were either abandoned or cancelled.
| Total No. of Matches | Won by India | Won by Australia | No Result | Abandoned/Cancelled |
| 145 | 52 | 78 | 10 | 5 |
*Last updated on 21 Jan 2020
Find below India vs Australia head to head record in T20 International games:
| First Bilateral Series | 2008 | Won by India |
| Last Bilateral Series | 2019 | Won by Australia |
The first T20 series was played between Australia and India in 2008/09 and was won by India.
Till date, India and Australia played a total of 14 T20 series against each other. (These were not all bilateral series).Out of the 14 series played so far, four have been won by India and Australia have managed to win only two. The remaining 8 were won by other nations being non-bilateral series.
| Total No. of Series | Won by India | Won by Australia | Won by Another Team (Non-bilateral Series) |
| 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 |
| First Match | 2007 | Won by India |
| Last Match | 2019 | Won by Australia |
In terms of the number of T20 matches played, again India national cricket team have won more number of matches. Of the 21 T20 matches played between these two nations, 11 have been won by India and Australia have managed to win only 8 games. One match each have ended with No result and Abandonment.
| Total No. of Matches | Won by India | Won by Australia | No Result | Abandoned |
| 21 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 1 |
*Last updated on 16 Dec 2019
| First ODI World Cup Match | 1983 | Won by Australia |
| Last ODI World Cup Match | 2019 | Won by India |
India and Australia have faced each other for a total of twelve occasions at the ODI World Cup. They met at the centre for the first time at the World Cup in 1983. That game was won by Australia.
Out of the total 12 times these two teams have faced each other in the World Cup, Australia have come out victorious 8 times while India has been able to manage a win only 4 times.
| Total No. of Matches | Won by India | Won by Australia |
| 12 | 4 | 8 |
*Last updated on 16 Dec 2019
