IND vs AUS Head to Head Records- 3rd Test, India tour of Australia 2024-25

India and Australia will be facing each other in the third Test of the ongoing IND vs AUS five-match series from Saturday (December 14, 2024). The match will be played at the Gabba, Brisbane.

The IND vs AUS Border-Gavaskar Trophy is currently tied at 1-1. India drew the first blood in the series with a stunning win in the first Test in Perth. The visitors thrashed Australia by 295 runs to take the lead in the series. However, the reigning world Test champions bounced back in style and won the second Test by 10 wickets to draw level.

Australia completely dominated the proceedings in Adelaide as India struggled to find their rhythm against the pink ball. Batting first, India scored only 180 runs in the first innings before Australia posted 337 runs thanks to a stunning counterattacking century from Travis Head.

In the second innings, India scored only 175 runs to set Australia a target of 19 runs. Australia chased down the paltry target without any hiccups. With both the teams now gearing up for the third Test, we are taking a look at the head-to-head record between them in the shortest format of the game.

IND vs AUS Head to Head Records- 3rd Test, India tour of Australia 2024-25:

IND vs AUS Head-to-Head Records: Key Statistics

According to India vs Australia head-to-head records in Tests, both teams have played 109 Tests against each other so far.

Australia has the upper hand in the rivalry so far. Of those 109 Tests, Australia have won 46 while India have won 33. 29 Tests ended in a draw while one match was tied.

Both teams have played 54 Tests against each other in Australia. Even though India have done well in Australia in the last decade or so, the hosts still have the upper hand in the rivalry. Of the 54 Tests in Australia, the home side has won a staggering 31 while India have won 10.

IND vs AUS Head-to-Head Records: Last 5 matches

Australia have the upper hand in recent Tests as well. They have won 3 of the last 5 Tests against India while the latter have won only one and the other Test ended in a draw.

IND vs AUS Head-to-Head Records: Best performers

The legendary Sachin Tendulkar holds the record for scoring the most runs in this rivalry. The former India batsman played 39 Tests against Australia and scored 3630 runs with the help of 11 centuries and 16 fifties.

For Australia, the record of scoring the most Test runs against India is held by Ricky Ponting who scored 2555 runs in 29 Tests including 8 centuries and 12 fifties. From active cricketers, Virat Kohli has the most runs in this fixture - 2165 runs from 27 Tests.

Among bowlers, Australia's spin spearhead Nathan Lyon holds the record for most wickets in IND vs AUS Tests. The veteran spinner has taken 123 wickets from 29 games. He is followed by India's Ravichandran Ashwin who has 115 wickets in 23 games.

Conclusion

The aforementioned stats show that Australia have pretty much dominated India in Tests.

However, India have done well in recent years. They have not lost a Test series against Australia since 2014-15 season. Australia will be hoping to end their winless streak against India while the latter will be looking to clinch a third straight series win in Australia.