Australia vs India – First T20I at Adelaide on 26 Jan 2016 – India won by 37 runs
India capped JJ Bumrah and HH Pandya for this game. They became the 57th and 58th cricketers to represent India in T20Is. They also became the sixth and seventh Indian cricketers to make their T20I debut against Australia
Australia capped TM Head for this game. He became the 74th cricketer to represent Australia in T20Is. They also became the sixth Australian cricketer to make his T20I debut against India
Australia won the toss and inserted the opposition to provide the 16th occasion of Australia doing so against various oppositions in T20Is. It also provides the second such occasion against India. The first occasion was at Dhaka on 30.03.14
V Kohli scored 90 not out in this game to provide the 21st occasion of a batsman scoring an individual ninety in T20Is. It also provides the first occasion of an Indian batsman scoring an individual ninety in T20Is. It also provides the fourth occasion of a batsman scoring a ninety against Australia in T20Is
V Kohli’s 90 not out in this game was his tenth fifty of his T20I career. It also represents his best score in T20Is. The previous best was 78 not out against Pakistan at Col-RPS on 30.09.12
V Kohli became the ninth batsman in the history of T20Is to score ten or more fifties. He also became the first Indian batsman to earn the distinction of scoring ten fifties
| No | Player | Team | Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | C | HC | 0 | 4s | 6s |
| 1 | BB McCullum | NZl | 71 | 70 | 10 | 2140 | 123 | 35.66 | 2 | 13 | 3 | 199 | 91 |
| 2 | MJ Guptill | NZl | 57 | 55 | 7 | 1666 | 101* | 34.70 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 154 | 68 |
| 3 | TM Dilshan | Srl | 68 | 67 | 10 | 1618 | 104* | 28.38 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 191 | 27 |
| 4 | M Jayawardene | Srl | 55 | 55 | 8 | 1493 | 100 | 31.76 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 173 | 33 |
| 5 | DA Warner | Aus | 54 | 54 | 3 | 1465 | 90* | 28.72 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 139 | 67 |
| 6 | CH Gayle | Win | 45 | 43 | 3 | 1406 | 117 | 35.15 | 1 | 13 | 2 | 122 | 87 |
| 7 | H Masakadza | Zim | 44 | 44 | 2 | 1320 | 93* | 31.42 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 120 | 46 |
| 8 | SR Watson | Aus | 50 | 48 | 3 | 1176 | 81 | 26.13 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 90 | 70 |
| 9 | V Kohli | Ind | 31 | 29 | 6 | 1106 | 90* | 48.08 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 115 | 25 |
V Kohli’s aggregate of boundary sixes at the end of this game read 25. He became the 44th batsman in the history of T20Is to total 25 or more sixes. He also became the fifth Indian batsman to score 25 or more sixes in T20Is. Others are – Yuvraj Singh {63}, SK Raina {37}, RG Sharma {33} and MS Dhoni {26}
V Kohli and SK Raina added 134 runs for the third wicket in this game to provide the 89th occasion of batsmen posting a three figure partnership in T20Is. It also provides the 18th occasion of batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the third wicket in T20Is
V Kohli and SK Raina added 134 runs for the third wicket in this game to provide the sixth occasion of Indian batsmen posting a three figure partnership in T20Is. It also provides the first occasion of Indian batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the third wicket in T20Is
V Kohli and SK Raina added 134 runs for the third wicket in this game to provide the record stand by Indian batsmen for the third wicket in T20Is. The previous best was the 88 runs partnership against South Africa at Gros Islet on 02.05.10
India posted 188 for 3 in this game which represent the highest team total by India against Australia in Australia. The previous best was 140 for 6 at Sydney on 01.02.12
India posted 188 for 3 in this game which represent the fifth occasion of India posting a total of 150 plus against Australia
SK Raina completed 1000 runs in T20Is when he was on 17 during his knock of 41 in this game. At the end of this game his run aggregate in T20Is read 1024. He became the second Indian batsman to total 1000 runs in T20Is after V Kohli. V Kohli’s run aggregate at the end of this game 1106
SK Raina completed 1000 runs in T20Is when he was on 17 during his knock of 41 in this game. At the end of this game his run aggregate in T20Is read 1024. He became the 22nd batsman to total 1000 runs in the history of T20Is
SR Watson was making his 50th appearance in T20Is. He became the 29th cricketer in the history of T20Is to play 50 T20Is. He also became the second Australian cricketer to achieve this distinction after DA Warner. DA Warner has played 54 T20Is.
JJ Bumrah returned with figures of 3 for 23 to provide the 51st occasion of a bowler capturing three or more wickets on debut in T20Is. It also provides the fourth occasion of an Indian bowler capturing three or more wickets on T20I debut. All the four occasions are listed below
| No | Player | O | M | R | W | Inns | Oppn | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | PP Ojha | 4.0 | 0 | 21 | 4 | 2 | Ban | Nottingham | 06 Jun 2009 |
| 2 | B Kumar | 4.0 | 0 | 09 | 3 | 2 | Pak | Bangalore | 25 Dec 2012 |
| 3 | AR Patel | 4.0 | 0 | 17 | 3 | 2 | Zim | Harare | 17 Jul 2015 |
| 4 | JJ Bumrah | 3.3 | 0 | 23 | 3 | 2 | Aus | Adelaide | 26 Jan 2016 |
Australia was dismissed all out for 151 in this game to provide the 12th occasion of Australia dismissed all out in T20Is. It also provides the seventh occasion of Australia dismissed all out while batting second – that is while chasing the target.
Australia was dismissed all out for 151 in this game to provide the third occasion of Australia dismissed all out against India in T20Is. It also provides the second occasion of Australia dismissed all out while batting second against India – that is while chasing the target. The first such occasion was at Dhaka on 30.03.14 when Australia was dismissed all out for 86 by India.
India won this game by 37 runs to provide the 32nd occasion of India winning a T20I game. It also provides India’s sixth win against Australia
V Kohli’s 90 not out in this game provide the 41st occasion of an Indian batsman scoring a fifty against various oppositions in T20Is. It also provides the seventh occasion of an Indian batsman scoring a fifty against Australia in T20Is. It also represents the highest individual score by an Indian batsman against Australia in T20Is. The previous best was 79 not out by RG Sharma at Bridgetown on 07.05.10
The Result summary between the two teams at the end of this game read thus
| Team | Mat | Won | Lost | Tied | Tie+W | Tie+L | NR |
| Australia | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| India | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
R Ashwin captured two wickets conceding 28 runs in this game and took his tally of wickets to 31 in T20Is. He became the first Indian bowler to capture 30 plus wickets in T20Is. He also became the 39th bowler in the history of T20Is to capture 30 plus wickets.