Indian cricket team in Australia in 2018–19

Mitchell Starc was added to Australia's T20I squad for the third match, replacing Billy Stanlake, who was injured.{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/series/18693/preview/1144992/australia-vs-india-3rd-t20i-india-aus-2018-19 |title=Starc replaces injured Stanlake for series decider |work=ESPNcricinfo |date=24 November 2018 |access-date=24 November 2018}} Prithvi Shaw was ruled out of India's Test squad due to injury and was replaced by Mayank Agarwal.{{cite web|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/947012 |title=Prithvi Shaw ruled out of Australia Test series |work=International Cricket Council |access-date=17 December 2018}} Hardik Pandya was also added to India's squad for the last two Test matches.{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/india-in-australia/hardik-pandya-added-to-indian-team-for-final-two-tests-against-australia/articleshow/67128651.cms |title=Hardik Pandya added to Indian team for final two Tests against Australia |work=The Times of India |date=17 December 2018 |access-date=17 December 2018}} Marnus Labuschagne was added to Australia's squad for the fourth Test.{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/25642372/australia-call-labuschagne-mitchell-marsh-slumps |title=Australia call up Labuschagne as Mitchell Marsh slumps |work=ESPNcricinfo |date=30 December 2018 |access-date=30 December 2018}} Jasprit Bumrah was rested for the ODI series and was replaced by Mohammed Siraj in India's squad.{{cite web|url= http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1171019.html |title=Bumrah rested; Siraj, Kaul called-up for Australia, NZ ODIs, T20Is |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=8 January 2019}} Mitchell Marsh was ruled out of Australia's squad for the first ODI due to illness and was replaced by Ashton Turner.{{cite web|url= http://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/25725245 |title=Mitchell Marsh illness opens ODI door for Ashton Turner |work=ESPNcricinfo |date=10 January 2019 |access-date=10 January 2019}}

On 11 January 2019, Hardik Pandya and KL Rahul were suspended by the BCCI following controversial comments they made on the Indian talk show Koffee with Karan earlier in the month.{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/25734587/hardik-pandya-kl-rahul-sit-sydney-odi |title=Hardik Pandya and KL Rahul suspended pending inquiry |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=11 January 2019}} They were ruled out of the ODI series of this tour, and all of the fixtures of India's tour to New Zealand.{{cite web|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/971582 |title=Hardik Pandya and KL Rahul both suspended with immediate effect |work=International Cricket Council |access-date=11 January 2019}} Vijay Shankar was added to India's ODI squad as a replacement.{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/25743086/shubman-gill-vijay-shankar-replace-rahul-pandya |title=Shubman Gill and Vijay Shankar to replace Rahul and Pandya |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=13 January 2019}}

{{Single-innings cricket match

| date = 21 November 2018

| time = 17:50

| daynight = Yes

| team1 = {{cr-rt|AUS}}

| team2 = {{cr|IND}}

| score1 = 4/158 (17 overs)

| runs1 = Glenn Maxwell 46 (24)

| wickets1 = Kuldeep Yadav 2/24 (4 overs)

| score2 = 7/169 (17 overs)

| runs2 = Shikhar Dhawan 76 (42)

| wickets2 = Adam Zampa 2/22 (4 overs)

| result = Australia won by 4 runs (DLS method)

| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1144990.html Scorecard]

| venue = The Gabba, Brisbane

| umpires = Simon Fry (Aus) and Paul Wilson (Aus)

| motm = Adam Zampa (Aus)

| toss = India won the toss and elected to field.

| rain = India were set a revised target of 174 runs in 17 overs due to rain.

| notes =

}}

{{Single-innings cricket match

| date = 23 November 2018

| time = 18:50

| night = Yes

| team1 = {{cr-rt|AUS}}

| team2 = {{cr|IND}}

| score1 = 7/132 (19 overs)

| runs1 = Ben McDermott 32* (30)

| wickets1 = Bhuvneshwar Kumar 2/20 (3 overs)

| score2 =

| runs2 =

| wickets2 =

| result = No result

| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1144991.html Scorecard]

| venue = Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne

| umpires = Gerard Abood (Aus) and Simon Fry (Aus)

| motm =

| toss = India won the toss and elected to field.

| rain = Rain during India's innings prevented any further play.

| notes =

}}

{{Single-innings cricket match

| date = 25 November 2018

| time = 18:50

| night = Yes

| team1 = {{cr-rt|AUS}}

| team2 = {{cr|IND}}

| score1 = 6/164 (20 overs)

| runs1 = D'Arcy Short 33 (29)

| wickets1 = Krunal Pandya 4/36 (4 overs)

| score2 = 4/168 (19.4 overs)

| runs2 = Virat Kohli 61* (41)

| wickets2 = Adam Zampa 1/22 (4 overs)

| result = India won by 6 wickets

| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1144992.html Scorecard]

| venue = Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney

|umpires = Gerard Abood (Aus) and Paul Wilson (Aus)

| motm = Krunal Pandya (Ind)

| toss = Australia won the toss and elected to bat.

| rain =

| notes =

}}

{{Two-innings cricket match

| date = 28 November–1 December 2018

| team1= {{cr-rt|IND}}

| team2 = {{cr-Aus|CAXI|R}}

| score-team1-inns1 = 358 (92 overs)

| runs-team1-inns1 = Prithvi Shaw 66 (69)

| wickets-team1-inns1 = Aaron Hardie 4/50 (13 overs)

| score-team2-inns1 = 544 (151.1 overs)

| runs-team2-inns1 = Harry Nielsen 100 (170)

| wickets-team2-inns1 = Mohammed Shami 3/97 (24 overs)

| score-team1-inns2 = 211/2 (43.4 overs)

| runs-team1-inns2 = Murali Vijay 129 (132)

| wickets-team1-inns2 = D'Arcy Short 1/34 (6 overs)

| score-team2-inns2 =

| runs-team2-inns2 =

| wickets-team2-inns2 =

| result = Match drawn

| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1165591.html Scorecard]

| venue = Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney

| umpires = Gerard Abood (Aus) and Paul Wilson (Aus)

| motm = Harry Nielsen (Cricket Australia XI)

| toss = Cricket Australia XI won the toss and elected to field.

| rain = No play was possible on day 1 due to rain.

| notes =

}}

{{main|Border–Gavaskar Trophy}}

Entering the series, India held the Border–Gavaskar Trophy after winning the 2017 series 2–1. Australia won the previous series at home 2–0 in 2014–15.

{{Two-innings cricket match

| date = 6–10 December 2018

| team1 = {{cr-rt|IND}}

| team2 = {{cr|AUS}}

| score-team1-inns1 = 250 (88 overs)

| runs-team1-inns1 = Cheteshwar Pujara 123 (246)

| wickets-team1-inns1 = Josh Hazlewood 3/52 (20 overs)

| score-team2-inns1 = 235 (98.4 overs)

| runs-team2-inns1 = Travis Head 72 (167)

| wickets-team2-inns1 = Jasprit Bumrah 3/47 (24 overs)

| score-team1-inns2 = 307 (106.5 overs)

| runs-team1-inns2 = Cheteshwar Pujara 71 (204)

| wickets-team1-inns2 = Nathan Lyon 6/122 (42 overs)

| score-team2-inns2 = 291 (119.5 overs)

| runs-team2-inns2 = Shaun Marsh 60 (166)

| wickets-team2-inns2 = Mohammed Shami 3/65 (20 overs)

| result = India won by 31 runs

| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1144993.html Scorecard]

| venue = Adelaide Oval, Adelaide

| umpires = Kumar Dharmasena (SL) and Nigel Llong (Eng)

| motm = Cheteshwar Pujara (Ind)

| toss = India won the toss and elected to bat.

| rain =

| notes = Marcus Harris (Aus) made his Test debut.

• Cheteshwar Pujara (Ind) scored his 5,000th run in Tests.{{cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/cricket/india-vs-australia-cheteshwar-pujara-equals-rahul-dravid-completes-5000-test-runs/story-1CU3kEaVfBqckpVIt9tFBI.html |title=India vs Australia: Cheteshwar Pujara equals Rahul Dravid, completes 5000 Test runs |work=Hindustan Times |access-date=6 December 2018}}
• Rishabh Pant (Ind) equalled the Test record for the most dismissals in a match by a wicket-keeper (11).{{cite web |title=Stats – India savour a high not felt in 50 years |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/25497731 |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=10 December 2018 |language=en |date=10 December 2018}}
• The match saw the most dismissals through catches in Tests (35).
• This was the first time that India had won the opening Test of a series in Australia.{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/46504424 |title=Australia v India: Tourists claim first Test win in Australia since 2008 |work=BBC Sport |date=10 December 2018 |access-date=10 December 2018}}

}}

{{Two-innings cricket match

| date = 14–18 December 2018

| team1 = {{cr-rt|AUS}}

| team2 = {{cr|IND}}

| score-team1-inns1 = 326 (108.3 overs)

| runs-team1-inns1 = Marcus Harris 70 (141)

| wickets-team1-inns1 = Ishant Sharma 4/41 (20.3 overs)

| score-team2-inns1 = 283 (105.5 overs)

| runs-team2-inns1 = Virat Kohli 123 (257)

| wickets-team2-inns1 = Nathan Lyon 5/67 (34.5 overs)

| score-team1-inns2 = 243 (93.2 overs)

| runs-team1-inns2 = Usman Khawaja 72 (213)

| wickets-team1-inns2 = Mohammed Shami 6/56 (24 overs)

| score-team2-inns2 = 140 (56 overs)

| runs-team2-inns2 = Ajinkya Rahane 30 (47)

| wickets-team2-inns2 = Nathan Lyon 3/39 (19 overs)

| result = Australia won by 146 runs

| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1144994.html Scorecard]

| venue = Perth Stadium, Perth

| umpires = Kumar Dharmasena (SL) and Chris Gaffaney (NZ)

| motm = Nathan Lyon (Aus)

| toss = Australia won the toss and elected to bat.

| rain =

| notes = This was the first Test to be played at this venue.{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/25505033/langer-looks-pacemen-hopes-fiery-perth-stadium-debut |title=Langer looks to pacemen and hopes for fiery Perth Stadium debut |access-date=14 December 2018 |work=ESPNcricinfo|date=11 December 2018 }}

• Virat Kohli (Ind) scored his 25th century in Tests.{{cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/cricket/story/india-vs-australia-virat-kohli-25th-test-hundred-equal-sachin-tendulkar-1410436-2018-12-16 |title=Virat Kohli hits 25th Test hundred, equals Tendulkar's record for 6 centuries in Australia |access-date=16 December 2018 |work=India Today|date=16 December 2018 }}
• Tim Paine won his first Test as captain of Australia.{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/series/18693/report/1144994/australia-vs-india-2nd-test-india-in-aus-2018-19 |title=Nathan Lyon, Mitchell Starc blow away lower order to level series for Australia |access-date=2 March 2019 |work=ESPNcricinfo|date=18 December 2018 }}

}}

{{Two-innings cricket match

| date = 26–30 December 2018

| team1 = {{cr-rt|IND}}

| team2 = {{cr|AUS}}

| score-team1-inns1 = 7/443d (169.4 overs)

| runs-team1-inns1 = Cheteshwar Pujara 106 (319)

| wickets-team1-inns1 = Pat Cummins 3/72 (34 overs)

| score-team2-inns1 = 151 (66.5 overs)

| runs-team2-inns1 = Marcus Harris 22 (35)

| wickets-team2-inns1 = Jasprit Bumrah 6/33 (15.5 overs)

| score-team1-inns2 = 8/106d (37.3 overs)

| runs-team1-inns2 = Mayank Agarwal 42 (102)

| wickets-team1-inns2 = Pat Cummins 6/27 (11 overs)

| score-team2-inns2 = 261 (89.3 overs)

| runs-team2-inns2 = Pat Cummins 63 (114)

| wickets-team2-inns2 = Jasprit Bumrah 3/53 (19 overs)

| result = India won by 137 runs

| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1144995.html Scorecard]

| venue = Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne

| umpires = Marais Erasmus (SA) and Ian Gould (Eng)

| motm = Jasprit Bumrah (Ind)

| toss = India won the toss and elected to bat.

| rain = No play was possible during the first session on day 5 due to rain.

| notes = Mayank Agarwal (Ind) made his Test debut.

• India retained the Border–Gavaskar Trophy as a result of winning this match.{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/25640645/live-report-australia-v-india,-3rd-test,-mcg |title=Bumrah finishes with nine as India retain Border–Gavaskar trophy |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=30 December 2018}}
• India became the fifth side to reach 150 wins in Test cricket.{{cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/cricket/story/india-vs-australia-virat-kohli-equals-sourav-ganguly-most-overseas-test-wins-1419816-2018-12-30|title=Australia vs India, 2018–19: 3rd Test, Day 5 – Statistical Highlights |access-date=30 December 2018 |work=CricTracker|date=30 December 2018 }}
• Virat Kohli equalled Sourav Ganguly's record of most overseas Test wins as India captain.{{cite web|url=https://www.crictracker.com/australia-vs-india-2018-19-3rd-test-day-5-statistical-highlights/|title=Virat Kohli equals Sourav Ganguly's record of most overseas Test wins as India captain |access-date=30 December 2018 |work=India Today|date=30 December 2018 }}

}}

{{Two-innings cricket match

| date = 3–7 January 2019

| team1 = {{cr-rt|IND}}

| team2 = {{cr|AUS}}

| score-team1-inns1 = 7/622d (167.2 overs)

| runs-team1-inns1 = Cheteshwar Pujara 193 (373)

| wickets-team1-inns1 = Nathan Lyon 4/178 (57.2 overs)

| score-team2-inns1 = 300 (104.5 overs)

| runs-team2-inns1 = Marcus Harris 79 (120)

| wickets-team2-inns1 = Kuldeep Yadav 5/99 (31.5 overs)

| score-team1-inns2 =

| runs-team1-inns2 =

| wickets-team1-inns2 =

| score-team2-inns2 = 0/6 (4 overs) (f/o)

| runs-team2-inns2 = Usman Khawaja 4* (12)

| wickets-team2-inns2 =

| result = Match drawn

| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1144996.html Scorecard]

| venue = Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney

| umpires = Ian Gould (Eng) and Richard Kettleborough (Eng)

| motm = Cheteshwar Pujara (Ind)

| toss = India won the toss and elected to bat.

| rain = Bad light and rain prevented any play from 4:25 pm on Day 3 to 1:50 pm on Day 4. Bad light further prevented play during the third session on Day 4 and all of Day 5.

| notes = Rishabh Pant became the first wicket-keeper for India to score a century in Australia.{{cite web|url= http://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/25681103/pant-roars-record-books-second-test-ton| title= Pant roars into record books with second Test ton |work= ESPNcricinfo| access-date= 4 January 2019}}

}}

{{Single-innings cricket match

| date = 12 January 2019

| time = 13:20

| daynight = Yes

| team1 = {{cr-rt|AUS}}

| team2 = {{cr|IND}}

| score1 = 5/288 (50 overs)

| runs1 = Peter Handscomb 73 (61)

| wickets1 = Kuldeep Yadav 2/54 (10 overs)

| score2 = 9/254 (50 overs)

| runs2 = Rohit Sharma 133 (129)

| wickets2 = Jhye Richardson 4/26 (10 overs)

| result = Australia won by 34 runs

| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1144997.html Scorecard]|venue=Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney

| umpires = Michael Gough (Eng) and Paul Wilson (Aus)

| motm = Jhye Richardson (Aus)

| toss = Australia won the toss and elected to bat.

| rain =

| notes = Jason Behrendorff (Aus) made his ODI debut.

• Bhuvneshwar Kumar (Ind) took his 100th wicket in ODIs.{{cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/cricket/story/india-vs-australia-1st-odi-bhuvneshwar-kumar-100-odi-wickets-sydney-1429242-2019-01-12 |title=India vs Australia: Bhuvneshwar Kumar 4th slowest Indian to reach 100 ODI wickets |work=India Today |date=12 January 2019 |access-date=12 January 2019}}
• MS Dhoni became the fifth cricketer to score 10,000 runs for India in ODIs.{{cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/cricket/story/ms-dhoni-10000-odi-runs-india-vs-australia-1st-odi-1429323-2019-01-12 |title=India vs Australia: MS Dhoni 5th batsman to score 10,000 ODI runs for India |work=India Today |date=12 January 2019 |access-date=12 January 2019}}
• This was Australia's 1,000th win in international cricket.

}}

{{Single-innings cricket match

| date = 15 January 2019

| time = 13:50

| daynight = Yes

| team1 = {{cr-rt|AUS}}

| team2 = {{cr|IND}}

| score1 = 9/298 (50 overs)

| runs1 = Shaun Marsh 131 (123)

| wickets1 = Bhuvneshwar Kumar 4/45 (10 overs)

| score2 = 4/299 (49.2 overs)

| runs2 = Virat Kohli 104 (112)

| wickets2 = Glenn Maxwell 1/16 (4 overs)

| result = India won by 6 wickets

| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1144998.html Scorecard]

| venue = Adelaide Oval, Adelaide

| umpires = Richard Kettleborough (Eng) and Sam Nogajski (Aus)

| motm = Virat Kohli (Ind)

| toss = Australia won the toss and elected to bat.

| rain =

| notes = Mohammed Siraj (Ind) made his ODI debut.

}}

{{Single-innings cricket match

| date = 18 January 2019

| time = 13:20

| daynight = Yes

| team1 = {{cr-rt|AUS}}

| team2 = {{cr|IND}}

| score1 = 230 (48.4 overs)

| runs1 = Peter Handscomb 58 (63)

| wickets1 = Yuzvendra Chahal 6/42 (10 overs)

| score2 = 3/234 (49.2 overs)

| runs2 = MS Dhoni 87* (114)

| wickets2 = Jhye Richardson 1/27 (10 overs)

| result = India won by 7 wickets

| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1144999.html Scorecard]

| venue = Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne

| umpires = Michael Gough (Eng) and Paul Wilson (Aus)

| motm = Yuzvendra Chahal (Ind)

| toss = India won the toss and elected to field.

| rain =

| notes = Vijay Shankar (Ind) made his ODI debut.

• Yuzvendra Chahal (Ind) recorded the joint-best figures by a bowler in ODIs in Australia and the best by a spinner (6/42).{{cite news |title=India vs Australia 3rd ODI: Yuzvendra Chahal records joint-best bowling figures in Australia |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/cricket/yuzvendra-chahal-six-wicket-haul-india-vs-australia-3rd-odi-mcg-5544295/ |access-date=18 January 2019 |work=The Indian Express |date=18 January 2019 |language=en-IN}}

}}

An Australian docu-series – The Test was produced, following the Australian national cricket team in the aftermath of the Australian ball tampering scandal.{{Cite news|last=Balachandran|first=Kanishkaa|url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/the-test-review-the-amazon-prime-cricket-docu-series-is-all-about-the-australian-teams-path-to-redemption/article31097735.ece|title='The Test' review: Amazon Prime docu-series is all about the Australian cricket team's path to redemption|date=2020-03-18|work=The Hindu|access-date=2020-03-25|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X}} The third and fourth episodes of Season 1 featured Australia playing the 4 tests against India.

{{reflist}}

• [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/series/1145097.html Series home at ESPNcricinfo]

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