Indian cricket team in Australia in 2020–21
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The India cricket team toured Australia from November 2020 to January 2021 to play four Tests, three One Day Internationals (ODIs) and three Twenty20 International (T20I) matches.[1][2] The Test series formed part of the inaugural ICC World Test Championship, and the ODI series formed part of the inaugural ICC Cricket World Cup Super League.[3][4]
Indian cricket team in Australia in 2020–21 | |||
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Australia | India | ||
Dates | 27 November 2020 – 19 January 2021 | ||
Captains |
Tim Paine (Tests) Aaron Finch, Matthew Wade (ODIs & T20Is)[n 1] | Virat Kohli, Ajinkya Rahane [n 2] | |
Test series | |||
Result | India won the 4-match series 2–1 | ||
Most runs | Marnus Labuschagne (426) | Rishabh Pant (274) | |
Most wickets | Pat Cummins (21) | Mohammed Siraj (13) | |
Player of the series | Pat Cummins (Aus) | ||
One Day International series | |||
Results | Australia won the 3-match series 2–1 | ||
Most runs | Aaron Finch (249) | Hardik Pandya (210) | |
Most wickets | Adam Zampa (7) |
Jasprit Bumrah (4) Mohammed Shami (4) | |
Player of the series | Steve Smith (Aus) | ||
Twenty20 International series | |||
Results | India won the 3-match series 2–1 | ||
Most runs | Matthew Wade (145) | Virat Kohli (134) | |
Most wickets | Mitchell Swepson (5) | T. Natarajan (6) | |
Player of the series | Hardik Pandya (Ind) |
In February 2020, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) announced that they wanted to play one of the Test matches as a day/night fixture.[5] On 22 October 2020, the tour was approved by the NSW Government,[6] with Sydney and Canberra confirmed as the hosts of the limited overs matches.[7] Four days later, Cricket Australia confirmed the fixtures for the tour.[8] On 9 November 2020, the BCCI announced that India's captain Virat Kohli had been granted paternity leave, and left the tour after the first Test match.[9] Ajinkya Rahane led the Indian team in Kohli's absence.[10]
Australia won the first and second ODI matches to take a lead in the series.[11] India won the third ODI match by 13 runs,[12] with Australia winning the series 2–1.[13] India also won the first and second T20I matches, winning the T20I series with a game to spare, after series victory Virat Kohli becomes first captain to win T20I series in both Australia and England[14] Australia won the third and final match by 12 runs, with India winning the series 2–1.[15]
In the first Test, India were bowled out for 36 runs in the second innings,[16] their lowest team total in a Test match.[17] Australia went on to win the match by eight wickets.[18] India then won the second Test by the same margin to level the series.[19] The third Test ended in a draw, with the series remaining at 1–1.[20] India won the fourth and final Test match by three wickets, to win the series 2–1.[21]