ICC World Cup: A look at the significant stats from India vs Australia matches at the showpiece event
India plays its second match against Australia in the 2019 World Cup on 9th June 2019. Previously, these two teams have met 11 times in the World Cup with Australia leading the 8-3 head to head. These two teams have also met once in the finals of the World Cup in 2003, which saw the Aussies beat India by 125 runs to lift their third World Cup trophy.
Let us now take a look at the key stats from India vs Australia matches at the World Cup.
Past Results:
1983 - First match - Australia won by 162 runs. Trevor Chappell was named as the Player of the Match.
1983 - Second match - India won by 118 runs. Roger Binny was named as the Player of the Match.
1987 - First match - Australia won by 1 run. Geoff Marsh was named as the Player of the Match.
1987 - Second match - India won by 56 runs. Mohammad Azharuddin was named as the Player of the Match.
1992 - Australia won by 1 run. Dean Jones was named as the Player of the Match.
1996 - Australia won by 16 runs. Mark Waugh was named as the Player of the Match.
1999 - Australia won by 77 runs. Glenn McGrath was named as the Player of the Match.
2003 - First match - Australia won by 9 wickets. Jason Gillespie was named as the Player of the Match.
2003 - Finals - Australia won by 125 runs. Ricky Ponting was named as the Player of the Match.
2011 - India won by 5 wickets. Yuvraj Singh was named as the Player of the Match.
2015 - Australia won by 95 runs. Steven Smith was named as the Player of the Match.
Batting performances:
359/2 by Australia in the finals of the 2003 World Cup is the highest team total in India vs Australia matches at the World Cup.
125 all out by India in the 2003 World Cup is the lowest team total in India vs Australia matches at the World Cup.
303 runs scored by Ricky Ponting is the most number of runs scored by a player in India vs Australia matches at the World Cup.
140 scored by Ricky Ponting in the Finals of the 2003 World Cup is the highest individual score by a player in India vs Australia matches at the World Cup.
7 centuries have been scored in India vs Australia matches at the World Cup.
2 centuries by Ricky Ponting is the most number of centuries hit by a player in India vs Australia matches at the World Cup.
25 half-centuries have been hit in India vs Australia matches at the World Cup.
2 half-centuries hit by Sachin Tendulkar, Mohammad Azharuddin & Navjot Singh Sidhu each is the most number of half-centuries hit by a player in India - Australia matches at the World Cup.
Bowling performances:
9 wickets taken by Kapil Dev is the most number of wickets taken by a player in India vs Australia matches at the World Cup.
6/39 taken by Kenneth MacLeay in the 1983 World Cup is the best bowling performance by a player in India vs Australia matches at the World Cup.
3 five-wicket hauls have been taken in India vs Australia matches at the World Cup. These have been taken by Kenneth MacLeay (6/39 in 1983), Kapil Dev (5/53 in 1983) & Damien Fleming (5/36 in 1996).
Wicket-keeping performances:
7 dismissals by Adam Gilchrist is the most number of dismissals by a wicket-keeper in India vs Australia matches at the World Cup.
4 dismissals by Adam Gilchrist in 1999 is the most number of dismissals by a wicket-keeper in an innings in India vs Australia matches at the World Cup.
Fielding performances:
5 catches taken by Kapil Dev is the most number of catches taken by a player in India vs Australia matches at the World Cup.
3 catches taken by Zaheer Khan in 2011 is the most number of catches taken by a player in an innings in India vs Australia matches at the World Cup.