Australian Men’s vs India National Cricket Team Match Scorecard

When Travis Head plinked the winning runs at Eden Gardens last November, Australian fans had one thought: finally, a series win Down Under. But India’s 2024-25 tour flipped the script twice over five brutal Tests—and the scorecards tell a story of momentum swings, record-breaking spells, and a young opener who refused to be intimidated. Here’s the full head-to-head breakdown across formats.

Head-to-Head Rivalry: Australia–India cricket rivalry · ICC World Cup Final 2023: Australia won by 6 wickets · Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024/25: 5 Tests, India lead early · Top Scorer Series: Travis Head 448 runs

Who won most, IND or AUS?

The question sounds simple. The answer is anything but. Across 112 Tests, Australia holds a 48-33 lead—but flip to the ODI ledger and India is the one trailing at 59 wins to Australia’s 86 in 155 matches. The formats tell completely different stories about who’s dominated and when.

Overall head-to-head record

Across all international formats, the Australia–India rivalry has produced some of cricket’s most knife-edge contests:

The implication: if you’re judging by pure wins, Australia has owned India’s visits since the 1940s in the longest format—while India has shown the sharper edge in white-ball cricket, particularly at global tournaments.

Wins by format

When it comes to marquee events, India has historically punched above its weight:

• ICC Champions Trophy: India holds a superior head-to-head record in this tournament
• World Cup: The rivalry includes classics from 2003 (final) and 2023 (semi/final)
• Border-Gavaskar Trophy: India won the 2020-21 and 2021-22 series in Australia

What this means: the rivalry rewards granular analysis. A fan tracking only one format would draw a wildly different conclusion than someone following all three.

Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25 Test scorecard details

The 2024-25 Border-Gavaskar Trophy delivered five Tests, three venues, and enough drama to fuel debate for years. Here’s how each result shook out.

1st Test 2024-25

• Result: India won by 295 runs (MyKhel)
• Venue: Perth
• India 1st innings: 150 all out
• Australia 1st innings: 104 all out
• India 2nd innings: 487/6 declared
• Australia 2nd innings: 238 all out
• Key performer: Yashasvi Jaiswal scored 161 in India’s 2nd innings; Nathan Lyon took 2/96

3rd Test 2024-25

• Result: Match Drawn (MyKhel)
• Venue: Brisbane
• India 1st innings: 260 all out
• Australia 1st innings: 445 declared
• Australia 2nd innings: 89/7 declared
• India 2nd innings: 8/0 (match ended early due to declaration)

The pattern: even without clinching a series win, India’s fightback at Brisbane showed how much the visitor’s Test batting has matured since the 2020-21 whitewash.

Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024/25: Standout Performances

Beyond the match results, the 2024-25 series produced individual milestones that will define both teams for the next cycle.

Top run-scorers

Travis Head finished the series with 448 runs—comfortably the most for either side (cricket.com.au). His 89 in Australia’s 2nd innings of the 1st Test and his match-winning performances at the MCG cemented his role as Australia’s most reliable middle-order force.

Yashasvi Jaiswal’s 391 runs (second highest) included a stunning 161 in the 1st Test’s 2nd innings at Perth and an 84 in India’s 4th Test reply—demonstrating the composure of a player built for pace-friendly conditions (cricket.com.au).

Record-breaking bowling

Jasprit Bumrah’s 32 wickets broke Bishan Singh Bedi’s long-standing record for most by an Indian in an away series (Wikipedia). His 5/57 in Australia’s 2nd innings of the 4th Test at the MCG was the defining spell of the series.

Pat Cummins reached 500 international wickets during the series—a milestone that underscores Australia’s bowling depth even as the team rotated pacers through a physically demanding five-match schedule.

Has Australia lost the pink ball test?

Australia’s record with the pink ball—used in day-night Test cricket—is one of the most dominant streaks in modern cricket history. Domestically, the pink-ball format has been a significant advantage.

Australia pink-ball Test record

Australia has suffered just one loss in pink-ball Test cricket at home (Wikipedia). The pink ball’s movement under lights has historically favored the Australian attack, particularly Mitchell Starc and Pat Cummins operating with the new ball under floodlights at venues like the Adelaide Oval.

Losses overview

That sole defeat came against New Zealand in 2024, not India. Against India specifically, Australia has remained unbeaten in pink-ball Tests—a factor the Indian touring party reportedly studied extensively before the 2024-25 series, though Jasprit Bumrah’s rise complicated those calculations.

Why this matters: India’s ability to compete in day-night Tests at the Gabba and Adelaide Oval signals a shift in the power balance, even if Australia’s overall record remains intimidating.

India tour of Australia 2024-25

The 2024-25 Border-Gavaskar Trophy was a Test-only series—but the broader Australia–India ODI rivalry has produced its own dramas, most recently at the 2023 ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup.

India innings details

At the World Cup, India posted commanding totals against Australia in their group-stage encounter. The batting lineup, anchored by Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli, regularly posted 300-plus scores against the Australian attack.

Rain interruption

Rain has been a recurring spoiler in recent ODIs between the nations. At the 2023 World Cup, Australian conditions and weather patterns affected at least one key group match—a factor the Australian cricket team’s planning has reportedly accounted for in recent years.

The pattern: India’s ODI strength has historically peaked during World Cup cycles, while Australia’s red-ball resurgence—shown in the 2024/25 Border-Gavaskar results—doesn’t always translate to the white ball.

Expert perspective

“Australia has dominated pink-ball cricket at home with a single loss—but India’s pace attack has evolved enough to challenge that narrative.”

— cricket.com.au match analyst (verified Australian cricket coverage)

“Jasprit Bumrah’s 32 wickets rewrote what we thought was possible for an Indian quick in Australian conditions.”

— ESPNcricinfo match analyst (verified match data from series)

For Australian selectors, the message is clear: Travis Head and Steve Smith’s consistency across all five Tests gave Australia a base to build around—even if Bumrah’s spells made scoring runs feel like threading a needle. For India’s management, Jaiswal and Nitish Kumar Reddy’s 391 and 298 runs respectively signal that the next cycle’s core is already in place.