Australian cricket team in India in 2018–19
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The Australia cricket team toured India from February and March 2019 to play two Twenty20 International (T20I) and five One Day International (ODI) matches.[1][2][3] The ODI fixtures were part of both teams' preparation for the 2019 Cricket World Cup.[4] Australia won the T20I series 2–0, their first T20I series win against India.[5]
Australian cricket team in India in 2018–19 | |||
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India | Australia | ||
Dates | 24 February – 13 March 2019 | ||
Captains | Virat Kohli | Aaron Finch | |
One Day International series | |||
Results | Australia won the 5-match series 3–2 | ||
Most runs | Virat Kohli (310) | Usman Khawaja (383) | |
Most wickets | Kuldeep Yadav (10) | Pat Cummins (14) | |
Player of the series | Usman Khawaja (Aus) | ||
Twenty20 International series | |||
Results | Australia won the 2-match series 2–0 | ||
Most runs | KL Rahul (97) | Glenn Maxwell (169) | |
Most wickets | Jasprit Bumrah (3) | Nathan Coulter-Nile (4) | |
Player of the series | Glenn Maxwell (Aus) |
India won the first two ODIs of the series, and with their victory in the second match, registered their 500th win in the format.[6] India became the second team, after Australia, to record 500 wins in ODIs.[7] Despite losing the first two matches, Australia went on to win the ODI series 3–2.[8] It was the first time that Australia had won an ODI series in India since 2009.[9] It was also the first series loss for India at home since losing 2–3 to South Africa in October 2015, and Virat Kohli's first ODI series loss at home.[10]