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India Vs Australia 2023
India vs Australia Cricket Match 2023
IND vs AUS 2023: Australia visited India in 2023 for a multi-format series. They visited India for four Tests and three ODIs in February and March. The India vs Australia 2023 series got underway with the four-match Border-Gavaskar Test series.
The first Test was played in Nagpur and India won it by an innings and 132 runs. The hosts won the second Test in Delhi by 6 wickets to take an unassailable lead in the series. Australia won the third Test in Indore by 9 wickets to keep the series alive. With the fourth Test in Ahmedabad ending in a draw, India won the series 2-1.
India started the ODI series on a winning note too by winning the first game by 5 wickets. Australia, however, bounced back in style and won the next two matches to win the series 2-1.
IND vs AUS Schedule 2023:
| Date | Match Details | Venue |
| Feb 9 – Feb 13 | India vs Australia, 1st Test | Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, Nagpur |
| Feb 17 – Feb 21 | India vs Australia, 2nd Test | Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi |
| Mar 1 – Mar 5 | India vs Australia, 3rd Test | Holkar Cricket Stadium, Indore |
| Mar 9 -Mar 13 | India vs Australia, 4th Test | Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad |
| Mar 17 | India vs Australia, 1st ODI | Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai |
| Mar 19 | India vs Australia, 2nd ODI | Dr. Y S Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium, Visakhapatnam |
| Mar 22 | India vs Australia, 3rd ODI | MA Chidambaram Stadium – Chepauk, Chennai |
IND vs AUS Squads 2023:
India Test Squad:
Rohit Sharma (Captain), K L Rahul, Shubman Gill, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli, KS Bharat (wk), Ishan Kishan (wk), Ravichandran Ashwin, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Ravindra Jadeja, Mohd. Shami, Mohd. Siraj, Shreyas Iyer, Suryakumar Yadav, Umesh Yadav, Jaydev Unadkat.
Australia Test squad:
Travis Head, Usman Khawaja, Marnus Labuschagne, Steven Smith(c), Peter Handscomb, Cameron Green, Alex Carey(w), Mitchell Starc, Nathan Lyon, Todd Murphy, Matthew Kuhnemann, Scott Boland, Matt Renshaw, Mitchell Swepson, Lance Morris
India ODI squad:
Rohit Sharma (Captain), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Suryakumar Yadav, K L Rahul, Ishan Kishan (wk), Hardik Pandya (Vice-captain), Ravindra Jadeja, Kuldeep Yadav, Washington Sundar, Yuzvendra Chahal, Mohd. Shami, Mohd. Siraj, Umran Malik, Shardul Thakur, Axar Patel, Jaydev Unadkat.
Australia ODI squad:
Travis Head, Mitchell Marsh, Steven Smith(c), Marnus Labuschagne, Josh Inglis(w), Cameron Green, Glenn Maxwell, Marcus Stoinis, Sean Abbott, Mitchell Starc, Adam Zampa, David Warner, Ashton Agar, Alex Carey, Nathan Ellis
IND vs AUS Stats 2023:
Most runs in the Test series:
| Player | Matches | Inns | Runs | Avg | Sr | 4s | 6s |
| Usman Khawaja | 4 | 7 | 333 | 47.57 | 46.19 | 39 | 1 |
| Virat Kohli | 4 | 6 | 297 | 49.5 | 50.94 | 28 | – |
| Axar Patel | 4 | 5 | 264 | 88 | 55.7 | 25 | 9 |
| Marnus Labuschagne | 4 | 8 | 244 | 40.67 | 40.13 | 34 | – |
| Rohit Sharma | 4 | 6 | 242 | 40.33 | 58.31 | 26 | 5 |
Most wickets in the Test series:
| Player | Matches | Overs | Balls | Wkts | Avg | Runs | 4-fers | 5-fers |
| Ravichandran Ashwin | 4 | 166.3 | 999 | 25 | 17.28 | 432 | – | 2 |
| Ravindra Jadeja | 4 | 161.1 | 967 | 22 | 18.86 | 415 | 1 | 2 |
| Nathan Lyon | 4 | 189.5 | 1139 | 22 | 22.36 | 492 | – | 2 |
| Todd Murphy | 4 | 137.3 | 825 | 14 | 25.21 | 353 | – | 1 |
| Matthew Kuhnemann | 3 | 78.3 | 471 | 9 | 31.11 | 280 | – | 1 |
Most runs in ODI series:
| Player | Matches | Inns | Runs | Avg | Sr | 4s | 6s |
| Mitchell Marsh | 3 | 3 | 194 | 97 | 131.08 | 24 | 12 |
| KL Rahul | 3 | 3 | 116 | 58 | 75.82 | 10 | 2 |
| Virat Kohli | 3 | 3 | 89 | 29.67 | 76.72 | 7 | 1 |
| Travis Head | 3 | 3 | 89 | 44.5 | 125.35 | 15 | 2 |
| Ravindra Jadeja | 3 | 3 | 79 | 39.5 | 56.03 | 7 | – |
Most wickets in ODI series:
| Player | Matches | Overs | Balls | Wkts | Avg | Runs | 4-fers | 5-fers |
| Mitchell Starc | 3 | 27.5 | 167 | 8 | 21.12 | 169 | – | 1 |
| Mohammed Siraj | 3 | 15.4 | 94 | 5 | 20.6 | 103 | – | – |
| Sean Abbott | 3 | 25 | 150 | 4 | 26 | 104 | – | – |
| Adam Zampa | 3 | 18 | 108 | 4 | 22 | 88 | 1 | – |
| Kuldeep Yadav | 3 | 19 | 114 | 4 | 29 | 116 | – | – |
India Australia Cricket 2023 FAQs:
Who won the Test series between India and Australia in 2023?
India won the four-match Test series 2-1.
Who was the captain of India's Test team against Australia in 2023?
Rohit Sharma was the captain of India during the four-match Test series against Australia in 2023.
Who scored the most number of runs during the IND vs AUS 2023 Test series?
Australia's Usman Khawaja finished the IND vs AUS 2023 Test series as the highest run-scorer, scoring 333 runs in 4 games.