#INDvAUS
The India-Australia ODI series begins on March 17. This series is also important for both the teams because this year is of World Cup and this tournament is to be held in India only. In such a situation, this series is an opportunity to test the preparations. The first match will be played tomorrow at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai.
There have been 143 ODI matches between the two teams so far. Australia has won 80 of these. India won in 53 and 10 matches did not result. However, there is also an interesting fact of ODI history between the two. In the first match, India defeated Australia at their home.
Australia has won 5 of the 12 ODI World Cups held so far. Most of the matches played by India in this tournament were won by Australia. At the beginning of this century the team was said to be almost invincible. Australia dominated us in ODIs in the first decade. But, in the second decade, India changed the story. Read further what, when, where, how happened in this rivalry….
India won the first ODI between the two, Gavaskar was the captain and Sandeep Patil was the hero of the match.
For the first time on 6 December 1980, India and Australia faced each other in ODI cricket. The Indian team, captained by Sunil Gavaskar, defeated the Kangaroos at their home ground, Melbourne. Sandeep Patil was responsible for India's 66-run victory. Sandeep (64 runs and one wicket) gave a crushing defeat to the Kangaroos with a double performance. This victory was also special because it took 30 years for the Indian team to beat the Kangaroos for the first time in Tests on their soil.
Australia's dominance for the first 30 years, India started competing for the last 13 years
The first ODI between India and Australia was played on 6 December 1980. After this, Australia dominated India for the first 30 years. Between 1980 and 2010, 104 ODIs were played between the two teams. Out of this, India could win only 35 matches. At the same time, Australia was victorious in 61 matches. That is, Australia won almost two-thirds of the matches.
Talking about the last 13 years, India gave a tough competition to Australia during this period. A total of 39 ODIs were played. India won 18 and Australia won 19 ODIs. 2 matches could not result.
Now let's go to India-Australia ODI journey...
Now see how India came on par…
India could win only 12 matches in the first 10 years.
In 1980, after the first ODI between India and Australia, a total of 33 ODIs were played between these two teams. Of these, the Indian team could win only 12, ie less than half. Australia, on the other hand, had won 18 matches, more than half. 3 matches were no result. The same situation remained between 1990 and 2000. India won only 11 out of a total of 29 matches. This time our winning percentage was 34 per cent.
