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India lost the one-day games at Perth and Brisbane despite posting 300 plus runs to provide the third occasion of a team losing consecutive games after posting 300 plus runs. All the three occasions are listed below

No	No	Team	Score	Res	Margin	BR	Bat	Oppn	Ground	Date
1	1	Win	300/5	lost	81 runs		1st	v Ind	Rajkot	12.11.02
	2	Win	324/8	lost	5 wkts	14	1st	v Ind	Ahmedabad	15.11.02
2	1	Aus	336/4	lost	5 wkts	8	1st	v NZl	Auckland	18.02.07
	2	Aus	346/4	lost	1 wkts	3	1st	v NZl	Hamilton	20.02.07
3	1	Ind	309/3	lost	5 wkts	4	1st	v Aus	Perth	12.01.16
	2	Ind	308/8	lost	7 wkts	6	1st	v Aus	Brisbane	15.01.16

RG Sharma scored consecutive centuries against Australia at Perth and Brisbane in the ongoing one day series. At Perth he scored 171 not out and at Brisbane he scored 124. This is the second occasion of his scoring consecutive centuries in his one-day career. He became the thirteenth batsman in the annals of one day games to score consecutive centuries on two or more occasions. The list is led by AB de Villiers of South Africa who has performed the feat on record six occasions. The following table lists the elite thirteen batsmen who have performed the feat.

No	No	Player	Country	Career	100s	From
1	1	de Villiers AB	South Africa	2005-	2	26/08/2007
	2	de Villiers AB	South Africa	2005-	3	24/02/2010
	3	de Villiers AB	South Africa	2005-	2	17/10/2010
	4	de Villiers AB	South Africa	2005-	2	24/02/2011
	5	de Villiers AB	South Africa	2005-	2	22/01/2012
	6	de Villiers AB	South Africa	2005-	2	22/10/2015
2	1	Saeed Anwar	Pakistan	1989-2003	3	30/10/1993
	2	Saeed Anwar	Pakistan	1989-2003	2	10/11/1996
	3	Saeed Anwar	Pakistan	1989-2003	2	11/06/1999
	4	Saeed Anwar	Pakistan	1989-2003	2	08/10/2000
3	1	Gayle CH	West Indies	1999-	2	15/11/2002
	2	Gayle CH	West Indies	1999-	2	28/10/2006
	3	Gayle CH	West Indies	1999-	2	24/08/2008
4	1	Jayasuriya ST	Sri Lanka	1989-2011	2	09/01/2003
	2	Jayasuriya ST	Sri Lanka	1989-2011	2	23/07/2004
	3	Jayasuriya ST	Sri Lanka	1989-2011	2	01/07/2006
5	1	Kohli V	India	2008-	2	20/10/2010
	2	Kohli V	India	2008-	2	28/02/2012
	3	Kohli V	India	2008-	2	18/03/2012
6	1	Lara BC	West Indies	1990-2007	2	19/02/1993
	2	Lara BC	West Indies	1990-2007	2	05/01/1997
	3	Lara BC	West Indies	1990-2007	2	17/09/2002
7	1	Sangakkara KC	Sri Lanka	2000-2015	2	04/04/2003
	2	Sangakkara KC	Sri Lanka	2000-2015	2	29/06/2008
	3	Sangakkara KC	Sri Lanka	2000-2015	4	26/02/2015
8	1	Taylor LR	New Zealand	2006-	2	25/10/2011
	2	Taylor LR	New Zealand	2006-	3	28/01/2014
	3	Taylor LR	New Zealand	2006-	2	12/06/2015
9	1	Amla HM	South Africa	2008-	2	15/10/2010
	2	Amla HM	South Africa	2008-	2	06/07/2014
10	1	Gibbs HH	South Africa	1996-2010	3	20/09/2002
	2	Gibbs HH	South Africa	1996-2010	2	25/08/2007
11	1	Guptill MJ	New Zealand	2009-	2	31/05/2013
	2	Guptill MJ	New Zealand	2009-	2	13/03/2015
12	1	Mohammad Yousuf	Pakistan	1998-2010	2	17/04/2002
	2	Mohammad Yousuf	Pakistan	1998-2010	2	30/01/2008
13	1	Sharma RG	India	2007-	2	28/05/2010
	2	Sharma RG	India	2007-	2	12/01/2016
14	1	Taylor BRM	Zimbabwe	2004-2015	2	20/10/2011
	2	Taylor BRM	Zimbabwe	2004-2015	2	07/03/2015

RG Sharma scored consecutive centuries against Australia at Perth and Brisbane in the ongoing one day series.  At Perth he scored 171 not out and at Brisbane he scored 124. This is the second occasion of his scoring consecutive centuries in his one-day career. He became the second Indian batsman to score consecutive centuries on two or more occasions after V Kohli. V Kohli has performed such a feat on two occasions. The performance of these two Indian batsmen is listed below

No	No	Player	Country	Career	100s	From
1	1	Kohli V	India	2008-	2	20/10/2010
	2	Kohli V	India	2008-	2	28/02/2012
	3	Kohli V	India	2008-	2	18/03/2012
2	1	Sharma RG	India	2007-	2	28/05/2010
	2	Sharma RG	India	2007-	2	12/01/2016

 

 

India won the toss and elected to bat in this game to provide the 220th occasion of India doing so in one-day games and the 31^st occasion against Australia.

India lost its first wicket for 9 runs in this game to provide the 17^th occasion of India losing its first wicket for a single digit {0 to 9 runs} against Australia in Australia. It also provides the second occasion of India losing its first wicket for exact nine runs against Australia in Australia. The first such occasion was at Melbourne on 05.02.13

India lost its first wicket for 9 runs in this game to provide the occasion of India losing its first wicket for a single digit {0 to 9 runs} against Australia at Brisbane. India has lost its first wicket for a single digit {0 to 9 runs} against Australia on seven occasions at Sydney and on four occasions at Brisbane.

RG Sharma and V Kohli added 125 runs for the second wicket in this game to provide the 376^th occasion of Indian batsmen posting a three figure partnership in one-day games. It also provides the 83^nd occasion of Indian batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the second wicket in one-day games. India became the first team in the history of one-day games to post 375 three figure partnerships.

RG Sharma scored consecutive centuries – 171 not out at Perth on 12.01.16 and 124 at Brisbane on 15.01.16, that is today to provide the 93^rd occasion of a batsman scoring centuries in two or more consecutive innings. His feat provides the ninth occasion of an Indian batsman performing such a feat.

RG Sharma’s consecutive centuries are against Australia. He became the third batsman to score consecutive centuries against Australia. Others are GA Hick of England and VVS Laxman of India.

India posted 308 for 8 in this game to provide the 88^th occasion of India posting a team total of 300 plus runs in one-day games. It also provides the twelfth occasion of India posting a team total of 300 plus runs against Australia in one-day games.

India now holds the record of posting the team total of 300 plus runs on most occasions. It went past Australia which has posted the team total of 300 plus runs on 87 occasions.

RG Sharma was dismissed run out for 124 in this game to provide the 84^th occasion of a batsman dismissed run out after scoring a hundred in the annals of one-day games. It also provides the 17^th occasion of an Indian batsman dismissed run out after scoring a hundred in one-day games and the fourth occasion of an Indian batsman dismissed run out after scoring a hundred against Australia in one-day games. All the four occasions are listed below

No	Player	Runs	Inns	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	SR Tendulkar	141	1	v Australia	Dhaka	28 Oct 1998
2	RG Sharma	124	1	v Australia	Brisbane	15 Jan 2016
3	VVS Laxman	102	1	v Australia	Gwalior	26 Oct 2003
4	SC Ganguly	100	2	v Australia	Melbourne	12 Jan 2000

RG Sharma became the third Indian batsman to be dismissed run out after scoring a fifty in a one-day game at Brisbane. Others are M Azharuddin {93} on 01.03.92 and V Kohli {59} on 15.01.16 in today’s game.

V Kohli was dismissed run out after scoring 59 in this game to provide the 88th occasion of an Indian batsman dismissed run out after scoring a half century in one-day games and also provides the 15^th such occasion against Australia in one-day games.

V Kohli became the second Indian batsman to be dismissed run out after scoring a half century in a one-day game at Brisbane. M Azharuddin was the other batsman to be dismissed run out after scoring 93 at Brisbane on 01.03.92

V Kohli’s run out in this game provide the eleventh occasion of his being dismissed run out in his one-day career, while RG Sharma’s run out in this game provide the ninth occasion of his being dismissed run out in his one-day career.

V Kohli has been dismissed run out after scoring fifty on five occasions {once after scoring a century and on four occasions after scoring a half century}, while RG Sharma has been dismissed run out on three occasions after scoring a fifty {once after scoring a hundred and on two occasions after scoring a half century}

Indian innings witnessed three run outs – RG Sharma, V Kohli and RA Jadeja – to provide the 54^th occasion of three or more batsmen dismissed run out in an Indian innings. It also provides the 12^th such occasion against Australia.

RG Sharma’s 124, V Kohli’s 59 and AM Rahane’s 89 in this game provide the 147^th,148th and 149^th occasion of an Indian batsman scoring a fifty against Australia in one-day games.

RG Sharma and V Kohli scored their seventh fifty against Australia when they scored 124 and 59 respectively in this game. AM Rahane’s 89 represent his first fifty against Australia. AM Rahane became the 39^th Indian batsman to score a fifty against Australia.

RG Sharma’s 124 represent his 37^th  fifty and tenth century of his one-day career. V Kohli’s 91 in this game represent his 59^th fifty and 35^th half century of his one-day career. AM Rahane’s 89 in this game represent his 16^th fifty and 14^th half century of his one-day career,

AM Rahane became the second Indian batsman to score exact 89 against Australia in a one-day game after SR Tendulkar. SR Tendulkar had scored 89 at Bangalore on 12.11.03.

RG Sharma’s 124 in this game was his tenth hundred in one-day games. He became the eighth Indian batsman to score ten or more centuries in one-day games. Others are – SR Tendulkar {49}. V Kohli {23}, SC Ganguly {22}, V Sehwag {15}, Yuvraj Singh {13}, R Dravid {12} and G Gambhir {11}

RG Sharma with his ten centuries became the 40^th batsman in the annals of one-day games to score ten or more centuries.

RG Sharma was dismissed run out for 124 in this game to provide the 48^th occasion of an opening batsman dismissed run out after scoring a century in the annals of one-day games. It also provides the fourth occasion of an opening batsman dismissed run out against Australia after scoring a century in one-day games

No	Player	Runs	Inns	Team	Oppn	Ground	Start Date
1	SR Tendulkar	141	1	Ind	Aus	Dhaka	28 Oct 1998
2	RG Sharma	124	1	Ind	Aus	Brisbane	15 Jan 2016
3	MS Atapattu	101	1	Srl	Aus	Sydney	09 Jan 2003
4	SC Ganguly	100	2	Ind	Aus	Melbourne	12 Jan 2000

RG Sharma became the third Indian opening batsman to be dismissed run out after scoring a century against Australia in one day games

No	Player	Runs	Inns	Team	Oppn	Ground	Start Date
1	SR Tendulkar	141	1	Ind	Aus	Dhaka	28 Oct 1998
2	RG Sharma	124	1	Ind	Aus	Brisbane	15 Jan 2016
3	SC Ganguly	100	2	Ind	Aus	Melbourne	12 Jan 2000

AJ Finch {71} and SE Marsh {71} scored fifties in this game to provide the tenth occasion of Australian openers scoring fifties against India in a one-day game.

AJ Finch and SE Marsh added 145 plus runs for the first wicket in this game to provide the 348^th occasion of Australian batsmen posting a three figure partnership in one-day games. It also provides the 79th occasion of Australian batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the first wicket in one-day games

AJ Finch and SE Marsh added 145 plus runs for the first wicket in this game to provide the 57^th occasion of Australian batsmen posting a three figure partnership against India in one-day games. It also provides the 16^thoccasion of Australian batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the first wicket in one-day games

India posted 308 for 8 in this game to provide the 12^th occasion of India posting a total of 300 plus runs against Australia in one-day games. It also provides the 38^th occasion of a team posting a total of 300 plus runs against Australia in one-day games

India’s 308 for 8 in this game provide the fourth occasion of a team posting a team total of 300 plus runs in one-day games. All four occasions are listed below

No	Team	Score	Overs	Inns	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	India	308/8	50.0	1	v Australia	Brisbane	15 Jan 2016
2	Sri Lanka	306	49.2	2	v Australia	Brisbane	04 Mar 2012
3	India	303/4	50.0	1	v Australia	Brisbane	18 Jan 2004
4	England	300/8	50.0	1	v Australia	Brisbane	17 Jan 2014

Thus India’s 308 for 8 in this game represent the highest team total by a visiting team at Brisbane against Australia

India’s 308 for 8 in this game provide the second occasion of a India posting a team total of 300 plus runs in one-day games. Both the  occasions are listed below

No	Team	Score	Overs	Inns	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	India	308/8	50.0	1	v Australia	Brisbane	15 Jan 2016
3	India	303/4	50.0	1	v Australia	Brisbane	18 Jan 2004

Thus India’s 308 for 8 in this game represent the highest team total by India at Brisbane against Australia

RG Sharma {124}, V Kohli {59} and AM Rahane {89} scored fifties in India’s innings to provide the 13^th occasion of three or more Indian batsmen scoring fifties against Australia in one-day games. It also provides the second such occasion against Australia at Brisbane. On 18.01.04 – three Indian batsmen – SR Tendulkar {86}, VVS Laxman {103} and R Dravid {74] – had scored fifties against Australia at Brisbane

AJ Finch {71}, SE Marsh {71} and GJ Bailey {76*} scored fifties in Australia’s innings to provide the 16^th occasion of three or more Australian batsmen scoring fifties against India in one-day games.

This match witnessed six fifties – three by Indian batsmen and three by Australian batsmen – to provide the 51^st occasion of a one-day game witnessing six or more fifties in the annals of one day games

This match witnessed six fifties – three by Indian batsmen and three by Australian batsmen – to provide the third occasion of a one-day game witnessing six or more fifties in one day games played between Australia and India. The other two occasions are – Jaipur one-day game on 16.10.13 witnessed eight fifties and Vishakhapatnam game on 20.10.10 witnessed six fifties.

Australia won this game with six balls to spare to provide the 51st occasion of Australia winning a one-day game with single digit balls to spare. It also provides the eleventh such occasion against India in one day games

Australia scored 309 for 3 in this game to provide the 88^th occasion of Australia posting a team total of 300 plus runs in one-day game. Australia now share the record for posting team total of 300 plus runs in a one-day game with India. India has also posted the team total of 300 plus run on 88 occasions.

India posted 308 for 8 and Australia posted 309 for 3 in this game to provide the 89th occasion of both the team posting 300 plus runs in the annals of one day games.

India posted 308 for 8 in this game and ended up in a losing cause to provide the 91st occasion of a team losing a one-day game after posting 300 plus runs. It also provides the 16^th occasion of India losing a one-day game after posting 300 plus runs and third such occasion against Australia.

India lost the one-day game at Perth and Brisbane despite posting 300 plus runs to provide the third occasion of a team losing consecutive games after posting 300 plus runs. All the three occasions are listed below

No	Team	Result	Margin	BR	Bat	Oppn	Ground	Start Date
1	Win	lost	81 runs		1st	Ind	Rajkot	12 Nov 2002
	Win	lost	5 wickets	14	1st	Ind	Ahmedabad	15 Nov 2002
2	Aus	lost	5 wickets	8	1st	NZl	Auckland	18 Feb 2007
	Aus	lost	1 wickets	3	1st	NZl	Hamilton	20 Feb 2007
3	Ind	lost	5 wickets	4	1st	Aus	Perth	12 Jan 2016
	Ind	lost	7 wickets	6	1st	Aus	Brisbane	15 Jan 2016

India had won the toss and elected to bat first and lost this game to provide the 105^th occasion of India losing a one-day game after winning the toss and opted to bat first

India had won the toss and elected to bat first and posted 300 plus runs. India lost this game to provide the seventh occasion of India losing a one-day game after winning the toss ,opted to bat first and after posting a total of 300 plus runs. All the seven occasions are listed below

No	Team	Score	Overs	Inns	Result	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	India	315/6	48.0	1	lost	v Pakistan	Ahmedabad	12 Apr 2005
2	India	309/5	50.0	1	lost	v West Indies	Kuala Lumpur	14 Sep 2006
3	India	321/9	50.0	1	lost	v Pakistan	Mohali	08 Nov 2007
4	India	308/7	50.0	1	lost	v Pakistan	Karachi	02 Jul 2008
5	India	301/7	50.0	1	lost	v Sri Lanka	Nagpur	18 Dec 2009
6	India	309/3	50.0	1	lost	v Australia	Perth	12 Jan 2016
7	India	308/8	50.0	1	lost	v Australia	Brisbane	15 Jan 2016

 

India won the toss and elected to bat in this game to provide the 219th occasion of India doing so against Australia in one day games

Australia capped SM Boland and J Paris for this game. He became the 211^th and 212^th cricketers to represent Australia in one day games. He also became the 19^th and 20^th Australian cricketer to make his one-day debut against India in one day games

India capped BB Sran for this game. He became the 207th cricketer to represent India in one day games. He also became the 20th Indian cricketer to make his one-day debut against Australia in one day games

RG Sharma and V Kohli added 207 runs for the second wicket in this game to provide the 375^th occasion of Indian batsmen posting a three figure partnership in one day games. It also provides the 82^nd occasion of Indian batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the second wicket in one day games. India became the first team in the history of one day games to post 375 three figure partnerships.

RG Sharma and V Kohli added 207 runs for the second wicket in this game to provide the 47th occasion of Indian batsmen posting a three figure partnership against Australia in one day games. It also provides the tenth occasion of Indian batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the second wicket against Australia in one day games

RG Sharma and V Kohli added 207 runs for the second wicket in this game to provide the 23rd occasion of Indian batsmen posting 200 plus runs partnership in one day games. It also provides the eighth occasion of Indian batsmen posting 150 plus partnership for the second wicket in one day games

RG Sharma and V Kohli added 207 runs for the second wicket in this game to provide the second occasion of Indian batsmen posting 200 plus runs partnership against Australia in one day games. It also provides the first occasion of Indian batsmen posting 200 plus partnership for the second wicket against Australia in one day games thus constituting a record partnership by Indian batsmen against Australia for the second wicket. The previous best was the 199 runs partnership between SR Tendulkar and VVS Laxman at Indore on 31.03.01

It is interesting to note thst RG Sharma has been a partner on five occasions when India posted 150 plus runs partnership against Australia which is a record against Australia. SR Tendulkar and VVS Laxman have partnered three 150 plus runs partnerships against Australia

No	Partners	Wkt	Runs	Inns	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	S Dhawan, RG Sharma	1	176	2	v Australia	Jaipur	16 Oct 2013
2	V Kohli, RG Sharma	2	186*	2	v Australia	Jaipur	16 Oct 2013
3	S Dhawan, RG Sharma	1	178	2	v Australia	Nagpur	30 Oct 2013
4	MS Dhoni, RG Sharma	5	167	1	v Australia	Bangalore	02 Nov 2013
5	V Kohli, RG Sharma	2	207	1	v Australia	Perth	12 Jan 2016

RG Sharma scored 171 not out in this game to provide the 234th occasion of an Indian batsman scoring a hundred in one day games. It also provides the 33rd occasion of an Indian batsman scoring a hundred against Australia in one day games.

RG Sharma scored 171 not out in this game to provide the 123rd occasion of an Indian opening batsman scoring a hundred in one day games. It also provides the 18th occasion of an Indian opening batsman scoring a hundred against Australia in one day games.

RG Sharma scored 171 not out in this game to provide the 21^st occasion of an Indian batsman scoring 150 plus runs in one day games. It also provides the third occasion of an Indian batsman scoring 150 plus runs against Australia in one day games.

RG Sharms scored 171 not out in this game to provide the 15th occasion of an Indian opening batsman scoring a hundred in one day games. It also provides the third occasion of an Indian opening batsman scoring a hundred against Australia in one day games.

RG Sharma’s 171 not out in this game represent his fourth score of 150 plus runs. He became the second Indian batsman to score four or more scores of 150 plus runs after SR Tendulkar. SR Tendulkar has scored five scores of 150 plus runs.

No	Player	Runs	Inns	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	RG Sharma	209	1	v Australia	Bangalore	02 Nov 2013
2	RG Sharma	264	1	v Sri Lanka	Kolkata	13 Nov 2014
3	RG Sharma	150	2	v South Africa	Kanpur	11 Oct 2015
4	RG Sharma	171*	1	v Australia	Perth	12 Jan 2016
1	SR Tendulkar	186*	1	v New Zealand	Hyd-RGS	08 Nov 1999
2	SR Tendulkar	152	1	v Namibia	Pietermaritzburg	23 Feb 2003
3	SR Tendulkar	163*	1	v New Zealand	Christchurch	08 Mar 2009
4	SR Tendulkar	175	2	v Australia	Hyd-RGS	05 Nov 2009
5	SR Tendulkar	200*	1	v South Africa	Gwalior	24 Feb 2010

RG Sharma’s 171 not out in this game represent his fourth score of 150 plus runs as an opening batsman.  He became the second Indian opening batsman to score four or more scores of 150 plus runs after SR Tendulkar. SR Tendulkar has scored five scores of 150 plus runs.

RG Sharma’s 171 not out in this game represent his fourth score of 150 plus runs. He became the fourth batsman to score four or more scores of 150 plus runs in the annals of one day games. Others are SR Tendulkar 05}, CH Gayle {05} and ST Jayasuriya {04}

V Kohli scored 91 in this game to provide the 90th occasion of an Indian batsman scoring a ninety in one day games. It also provides the ninth occasion of an Indian batsman scoring a ninety against Australia in one day games. It also reperents the fourth score of ninety for V Kohli.

RG Sharma’s aggregate of boundary sixes at the end of this game read 105. RG Sharma had scored 98 boundary sixes in his one-day career. Two boundary sixes in this game fetched him 100 boundary sixes. He became the seventh Indian batsman to score 100 plus boundary sixes. Others are – SR Tendulkar {195}, SC Ganguly 190}, MS Dhoni {188}, Yuvraj Singh {148}, V Sehwag {136} and SK Raina {120}

RG Sharma’s aggregate of boundary sixes at the end of this game read 105. RG Sharma had scored 98 boundary sixes in his one-day career. Two boundary sixes in this game fetched him 100 boundary sixes. He became the 29th batsman to score 100 plus boundary sixes in the annals of one day games.

India posted 309 for 3 in this game to provide the 86^th occasion of India posting a team total of 300 plus runs in one day games. It also provides the eleventh occasion of India posting a team total of 300 plus runs against Australia in one day games.

India now holds the record of posting the team total of 300 plus runs on most occasions. It went past Australia which has posted the team total of 300 plus runs on 86 occasions.

GJ Bailey and SPD Smith added 242 runs for the third wicket in this game to provide the 347th occasion of Australian batsmen posting a three figure partnership in one day games. It also provides the 71st occasion of Australian batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the third wicket in one day games.

GJ Bailey and SPD Smith added 242 runs for the third wicket in this game to provide the 56th occasion of Australian batsmen posting a three figure partnership against India in one day games. It also provides the tenth occasion of Australian batsmen posting a three figure partnership against India  for the third wicket in one day games.

GJ Bailey and SPD Smith added 242 runs for the third wicket in this game to provide the fourth occasion of Australian batsmen posting a 200 plus runs partnership against India in one day games. It also provides the second occasion of Australian batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the third wicket against India in one day games.

GJ Bailey and SPD Smith added 242 runs for the third wicket in this game to provide the record partnership for any wicket against India in one day games. The previous best was the 234 runs unfinished partnership for the third wicket between RT Ponting and DR Martyn at Johannesburg on 23.03.03. The four occasions of 200 plus runs partnerships by Australian batsmen against India are listed below

No	Partners	Wkt	Runs	Inns	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	GJ Bailey, SPD Smith	3	242	2	v India	Perth	12 Jan 2016
2	DR Martyn, RT Ponting	3	234*	1	v India	Johannesburg	23 Mar 2003
3	ML Hayden, RT Ponting	2	219	1	v India	Visakhapatnam	03 Apr 2001
4	DC Boon, GR Marsh	1	212	1	v India	Jaipur	07 Sep 1986

GJ Bailey and SPD Smith added 242 runs for the third wicket in this game to provide the record partnership for the third wicket against India in one day games. The previous best was the 234 runs unfinished partnership for the third wicket between RT Ponting and DR Martyn at Johannesburg on 23.03.03. The two occasions of 200 plus runs partnerships by Australian batsmen against India are listed below

No	Partners	Wkt	Runs	Inns	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	GJ Bailey, SPD Smith	3	242	2	v India	Perth	12 Jan 2016
2	DR Martyn, RT Ponting	3	234*	1	v India	Johannesburg	23 Mar 2003

One day cricket witnessed two 200 plus runs partnerships in a one day game for the first time. In Indian innings – RG Sharma-V Kohli posted 207 runs for the second wicket. Australian innings saw GJ Bailey-SPD Smith posting 242 runs for the third wicket.

No	Partners	Wkt	Runs	Inns	Team	Oppn	Ground	Start Date
1	V Kohli, RG Sharma	2	207	1	Ind	Aus	Perth	12 Jan 2016
2	GJ Bailey, SPD Smith	3	242	2	Aus	Ind	Perth	12 Jan 2016

GJ Bailey {112} and SPD Smith {149} scored centuries in this game to provide the 189^thand 190th occasion of Australian batsmen scoring centuries in a one-day game. It also provides the 33^rd and 34th occasion of Australian batsmen scoring centuries in a one-day game against India.

SPD Smith {149} scored hundred in this game to provide the 40th occasion of Australian captain scoring centuries in a one-day game. It also provides the eighth occasion of Australian captain scoring hundred in a one-day game against India.

RG Sharma {171 not out} for India and GJ Bailey {112} and SPD Smith {149} scored centuries in this game to provide the 31^st occasion of three or more batsmen scoring centuries in a one-day game in the history of one day internationals.

The aggregate runs of three centurions worked out to 432 in this game to provide the fifth occasion of aggregate runs exceeding 400 plus runs when a one-day game witnessed three or more centuries

The aggregate runs of three centurions worked out to 432 in this game to provide the third occasion of aggregate runs exceeding 400 plus runs when a one-day game witnessed exact three or more centuries

The aggregate runs of three centurions worked out to 432 in this game to provide the highest aggregate runs when a one-day game witnessed exact three centuries. The previous best was 430 runs in the game between South Africa and West Indies at Johannesburg on 18.01.15.

Australia scored 310 for 5 in this game to provide the 87^th occasion of Australia posting a team total of 300 plus runs in one-day game. Australia now share the record for posting team total of 300 plus runs in a one-day game with India. India has also posted the team total of 300 plus run on 87 occasions.

India posted 309 for 3 and Australia posted 310 for 5 in this game to provide the 88th occasion of both the team posting 300 plus runs in the annals of one day games.

India posted 309 for 3 in this game and ended up in a losing cause to provide the 90th occasion of a team losing a one day game after posting 300 plus runs. It also provides the 15^th occasion of India losing a one-day game after posting 300 plus runs and second such occasion against Australia.

GJ Bailey {112} and SPD Smith {149} scored centuries in this game to provide the 134th occasion of two batsmen scoring two or more centuries in an innings in the annals of one day games. It also provides the 14th such occasion by Australian batsmen in one day games.

GJ Bailey {112} and SPD Smith {149} scored centuries in this game to provide the fifth occasion of two Australian batsmen scoring two centuries in an innings against India in one day games.

Australia won this game with four balls to spare to provide the 50th occasion of Australia winning a one day game with single digit balls to spare. It also provides the tenth such occasion against India in one day games

RG Sharma had an aggregate of 856 runs against Australia. He needed 144 runs for his 1000 runs. He scored 171 not out in this game and at the end of this game his run aggregate against Australia read 1027. He became the third Indian batsman to total 1000 plus runs against Australia. Others are – SR Tendulkar {3077} and MS Dhoni {1187}

RG Sharma had scored 30 boundary sixes against Australia prior to the start of the series. He scored seven boundary sixes which fetched him 37 sixes at the end of this game. He now owns the distinction of scoring most boundary sixes by an Indian batsman against Australia. SR Tendulkar has scored 35 boundary sixes

RG Sharma had scored 30 boundary sixes against Australia prior to the start of the series. He scored seven boundary sixes which fetched him 37 sixes at the end of this game. He now owns the distinction of scoring most boundary sixes by a batsman in Australia-India one-day series. SR Tendulkar has scored 35 boundary sixes and RT Ponting has scored 32 boundary sixes

RG Sharma’s 171 not out and V Kohli’d 91 in this game provide the 145^th and 146th occasion of an Indian batsman scoring a fifty against Australia in one day games.

RG Sharma and V Kohli scored their sixth fifty against Australia when they scored 171 not out and 91 respectively in this game.

RG Sharma’s 171 not out represent his 36^th fifty and ninth century of his one-day career. V Kohli’s 91 in this game represent his 58^th fifty and 35^th half century of his one-day career

GJ Bailey’s 112 in this game represent his 20th fifty and third century of his one-day career. SPD Smith’s 149 represent his 13^th fifty and fifth century of his one-day career

GJ Bailey’s 112 in this game represent his fifth fifty and second century against India. SPD Smith’s 149 represent his second fifty and second century against India

Result summary of the games between the two teams read thus

Team	Span	Mat	Won	Lost	Tied	NR
Australia	1980-2016	119	69	40	0	10
India	1980-2016	119	40	69	0	10

RG Sharma’s 171 not out in this game was in a losing cause to provide the 60^th occasion of an Indian batsman’s century going in vain. It also provides the 15^th such occasion by Indian batsman against Australia.

RG Sharma’s 171 not out in this game was in a losing cause to provide the 12th occasion of a batsman’s 150 plus runs going in vain. It also provides the third occasion of an Indian batsman’s 150 plus runs in a losing cause in one day games. They are as furnished below

No	Player	Runs	Inns	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	SR Tendulkar	175	2	v Australia	Hyd-RGS	05 Nov 2009
2	RG Sharma	171*	1	v Australia	Perth	12 Jan 2016
3	RG Sharma	150	2	v South Africa	Kanpur	11 Oct 2015

RG Sharma became the second batsman in the annals of one day games to witness two of his knocks of 150 plus runs going in vain. The other batsman to undergo such an ignominy is TM Dilshan of Sri Lanka. The following table lists out the 150 plus runs knocks of these two batsmen which could not fetch a win for their teams

No	Player	Runs	Inns	Team	Oppn	Ground	Start Date
1	TM Dilshan	160	2	Srl	Ind	Rajkot	15 Dec 2009
2	TM Dilshan	160*	1	Srl	Ind	Hobart	28 Feb 2012
1	RG Sharma	150	2	Ind	RSA	Kanpur	11 Oct 2015
2	RG Sharma	171*	1	Ind	Aus	Perth	12 Jan 2016

RG Sharma had scored 23 boundary sixes against Australia in a bilateral series. He needed two more boundary sixes for his 25 boundary sixes. He scored seven boundary sixes in his game and his aggregate of boundary sixes read 30 at the end of this game. He became the first Indian batsman to score 25 boundary sixes against Australia in a bilateral series.

RG Sharma had scored 23 boundary sixes against Australia in a bilateral series. He needed two more boundary sixes for his 25 boundary sixes. He scored seven boundary sixes in his game and his aggregate of boundary sixes read 30 at the end of this game. He became the third batsman to score 25 boundary sixes against Australia in a bilateral series. The other two are – EJG Morgan of England {31} and KA Pollard of West Indies {24}.

RG Sharma also became the second batsman to score 30 plus boundary sixes against Australia in a bilateral series after EJG Morgan. EJG Morgan has scored 31 boundary fours

RG Sharma is one of the three batsmen to score 30 plus boundary sixes against Australia in one day games. SR Tendulkar {35}, EJG Morgan {34} and RG Sharma {30} are the batsmen who have scored 30 plus sixes against Australia.  He scored seven boundary sixes in this game and his aggregate of boundary sixes read 37 at the end of this game. RG Sharma now owns the record for most boundary sixes by a batsman against Australia in one day games. He went past SR Tendulkar who had scored 35 boundary sixes against Australia and held the record previously.

RG Sharma had an aggregate of 492 runs against Australia in a bilateral series. He needed eight more runs for his 500 runs. He scored 171 not out in this game and his run aggregate read 663 at the end of this game. He became the fourth Indian batsman to score 500 runs in a bilateral series against Australia. Others are – SR Tendulkar {833}, MS Dhoni {706} and V Kohli {502}

MS Dhoni had played 99 innings as wicket keeper batsman on away soil. His first one-day game’s innings at Perth was his 100^th innings. He becomes the third batsman in the annals of one-day game to play 100 innings on away soil as a wicket keeper batsman. Others are – KC Sangakkara {132} and AC Gilchrist {102}

RG Sharma’s 171 not out in this game represent the highest individual innings by a visiting batsman against Australia in Australia. The previous best was 153 not out by IVA Richards of West Indies at Melbourne on 09.12.79. RG Sharma and IVA Richards are the only two visiting batsmen to score 150 plus runs against Australia in Australia.

RG Sharma’s 171 not out in this game provide the 50^th occasion of a visiting batsman scoring a hundred against Australia in Australia.

RG Sharma’s 171 not out in this game provide his second century against Australia in Australia. Prior to this knock he had scored 139 at Melbourne on 18.01.15. He became the ninth batsman in the annals of one day games to score two or more centuries against Australia in Australia. The following table lists the performance of these nine batsmen

No	No	Player	Runs	Inns	Team	Oppn	Ground	Start Date
1	1	DL Haynes	108*	1	Win	Aus	Sydney	17 Jan 1984
	2	DL Haynes	123*	2	Win	Aus	Melbourne	6 Jan 1985
2	1	GA Hick	108	1	Eng	Aus	Sydney	17 Jan 1999
	2	GA Hick	109	2	Eng	Aus	Adelaide	26 Jan 1999
3	1	ST Jayasuriya	122	1	Srl	Aus	Sydney	09 Jan 2003
	2	ST Jayasuriya	114	1	Srl	Aus	Sydney	22 Jan 2006
4	1	BC Lara	102	2	Win	Aus	Brisbane	05 Jan 1997
	2	BC Lara	116*	2	Win	Aus	Sydney	17 Jan 2001
5	1	VVS Laxman	103*	1	Ind	Aus	Brisbane	18 Jan 2004
	2	VVS Laxman	106*	1	Ind	Aus	Sydney	22 Jan 2004
6	1	EJG Morgan	106	1	Eng	Aus	Brisbane	17 Jan 2014
	2	EJG Morgan	121	1	Eng	Aus	Sydney	16 Jan 2015
7	1	IVA Richards	153*	1	Win	Aus	Melbourne	09 Dec 1979
	2	IVA Richards	106	1	Win	Aus	Melbourne	22 Jan 1984
	3	IVA Richards	103*	2	Win	Aus	Sydney	15 Jan 1985
8	1	RG Sharma	138	1	Ind	Aus	Melbourne	18 Jan 2015
	2	RG Sharma	171*	1	Ind	Aus	Perth	12 Jan 2016
9	1	IJL Trott	102	1	Eng	Aus	Adelaide	26 Jan 2011
	2	IJL Trott	137	1	Eng	Aus	Sydney	02 Feb 2011

RG Sharma’s 171 not out in this game provide his second century against Australia in Australia. Prior to this knock he had scored 139 at Melbourne on 18.01.15. He became the second Indian batsman to score two centuries against Australia in Australia after VVS Laxman. The following table lists the performance of these two batsmen

No	No	Player	Runs	Inns	Team	Oppn	Ground	Start Date
1	1	VVS Laxman	103*	1	Ind	Aus	Brisbane	18 Jan 2004
	2	VVS Laxman	106*	1	Ind	Aus	Sydney	22 Jan 2004
2	1	RG Sharma	138	1	Ind	Aus	Melbourne	18 Jan 2015
	2	RG Sharma	171*	1	Ind	Aus	Perth	12 Jan 2016

The three centuries scored in this game – RG Sharma {171 not out}, GJ Bailey {112} and SPD Smith {149} bear the numbers 196th, 197th and 198^th hundreds scored by batsmen on Australian soil. RG Sharma’s 171 not out represent the fifth highest individual score by a batsman on Australian soil. All the five centuries are listed below

No	Player	Runs	Inns	Team	Oppn	Ground	Start Date
1	CH Gayle	215	1	Win	Zim	Canberra	24 Feb 2015
2	DA Warner	178	1	Aus	Afg	Perth	04 Mar 2015
3	ME Waugh	173	1	Aus	Win	Melbourne	09 Feb 2001
4	AC Gilchrist	172	1	Aus	Zim	Hobart	16 Jan 2004
5	RG Sharma	171*	1	Ind	Aus	Perth	12 Jan 2016

RG Sharma’s 171 not out in this game represent the second highest individual score in a one-day game played at Perth. The best score is 178 by DA Warner of Australia against Afghanistan on 04.03.15

The following table lists the sixteen occasions of batsman scoring 150 plus runs on Australian soil

No	Player	Runs	Inns	Team	Oppn	Ground	Start Date
1	CH Gayle	215	1	Win	Zim	Canberra	24 Feb 2015
2	DA Warner	178	1	Aus	Afg	Perth	04 Mar 2015
3	ME Waugh	173	1	Aus	Win	Melbourne	09 Feb 2001
4	AC Gilchrist	172	1	Aus	Zim	Hobart	16 Jan 2004
5	RG Sharma	171*	1	Ind	Aus	Perth	12 Jan 2016
6	DA Warner	163	1	Aus	Srl	Brisbane	04 Mar 2012
7	AB de Villiers	162*	1	RSA	Win	Sydney	27 Feb 2015
8	SR Watson	161*	2	Aus	Eng	Melbourne	16 Jan 2011
9	TM Dilshan	161*	1	Srl	Ban	Melbourne	26 Feb 2015
10	TM Dilshan	160*	1	Srl	Ind	Hobart	28 Feb 2012
11	HM Amla	159	1	RSA	Ire	Canberra	03 Mar 2015
12	DI Gower	158	1	Eng	NZl	Brisbane	15 Jan 1983
13	BC Lara	156	1	Win	Pak	Adelaide	28 Jan 2005
14	AC Gilchrist	154	1	Aus	Srl	Melbourne	07 Feb 1999
15	IVA Richards	153*	1	Win	Aus	Melbourne	09 Dec 1979
16	A Symonds	151	1	Aus	Srl	Sydney	12 Feb 2006

AC Gilchrist, DA Warner are the two Australian batsmen to score 150 plus runs on Australian soil on two occasions, while TM Dilshan of Sri Lanka is the only visiting batsman to perform such a feat of scoring 150 plus runs on two occasions on Australian soil

No	Player	Runs	Inns	Team	Oppn	Ground	Start Date
1	AC Gilchrist	154	1	Aus	Srl	Melbourne	07 Feb 1999
	AC Gilchrist	172	1	Aus	Zim	Hobart	16 Jan 2004
2	DA Warner	163	1	Aus	Srl	Brisbane	04 Mar 2012
	DA Warner	178	1	Aus	Afg	Perth	04 Mar 2015
3	TM Dilshan	160*	1	Srl	Ind	Hobart	28 Feb 2012
	TM Dilshan	161*	1	Srl	Ban	Melbourne	26 Feb 2015

There are seven occasions of Australian batsmen scoring 150 plus runs on Australian soil and nine occasions of visiting batsmen scoring 150 plus runs on Australian soil. The details are furnished below

No	Player	Runs	Inns	Team	Oppn	Ground	Start Date
1	DA Warner	178	1	Aus	Afg	Perth	04 Mar 2015
2	ME Waugh	173	1	Aus	Win	Melbourne	09 Feb 2001
3	AC Gilchrist	172	1	Aus	Zim	Hobart	16 Jan 2004
4	DA Warner	163	1	Aus	Srl	Brisbane	04 Mar 2012
5	SR Watson	161*	2	Aus	Eng	Melbourne	16 Jan 2011
6	AC Gilchrist	154	1	Aus	Srl	Melbourne	07 Feb 1999
7	A Symonds	151	1	Aus	Srl	Sydney	12 Feb 2006
1	CH Gayle	215	1	Win	Zim	Canberra	24 Feb 2015
2	RG Sharma	171*	1	Ind	Aus	Perth	12 Jan 2016
3	AB de Villiers	162*	1	RSA	Win	Sydney	27 Feb 2015
4	TM Dilshan	161*	1	Srl	Ban	Melbourne	26 Feb 2015
5	TM Dilshan	160*	1	Srl	Ind	Hobart	28 Feb 2012
6	HM Amla	159	1	RSA	Ire	Canberra	03 Mar 2015
7	DI Gower	158	1	Eng	NZl	Brisbane	15 Jan 1983
8	BC Lara	156	1	Win	Pak	Adelaide	28 Jan 2005
9	IVA Richards	153*	1	Win	Aus	Melbourne	09 Dec 1979

RG Sharma’s 171 not out is the second highest individual score by a visiting batsman on Australian soil. The best score is CH Gayle’s 215 against Zimbabwe at Canberra on 24.02.15

No	Player	Runs	Inns	Team	Oppn	Ground	Start Date
1	CH Gayle	215	1	Win	Zim	Canberra	24 Feb 2015
2	RG Sharma	171*	1	Ind	Aus	Perth	12 Jan 2016

 

One day Internationals
ODI	Teams	Ground	Date	Day	Time
1st ODI	Australia v India	Perth	12.01.16	Tuesday	08:50 IST
2nd ODI	Australia v India	Brisbane	15.01.16	Friday	08:50 IST
3rd ODI	Australia v India	Melbourne	17.01.16	Sunday	08:50 IST
4th ODI	Australia v India`	Canberra	20.01.16	Wednesday	08:50 IST
5th ODI	Australia v India	Sydney	23.01.16	Saturday	13:08 IST
Twenty20 Internationals
1st T20I	Australia v India	Adelaide	26.01.16	Tuesday	14:08 IST
2nd T20I	Australia v India	Melbourne	29.01.16	Friday	14:08 IST
3rd T20I	Australia v India	Sydney	31.01.16	Sunday	14.08 IST

The following table furnishes the performance of Australia in one day games on the five selected grounds on the ensuing tour against India.

Australia’s performance at the five grounds on this tour
Team	Ground	Mat	Won	Lost	Tied	NR
Australia	Perth	44	27	17	0	0
Australia	Brisbane	39	21	14	0	4
Australia	Melborune	119	72	43	1	3
Australia	Canberra	2	2	0	0	0
Australia	Sydeny	126	83	37	0	6

www.hrgcristats.com brings some more stats on the first ever bilateral one day series to be played in Australia between Australia and India. Here is the performance of both the teams at each venue on the ensuing tour

Venue	Perth
Matches Played	03
Won by Australia	02
Won by India	01
Tied games	00
No Result games	00

 

Team	Result	Margin	BR	Toss	Bat		Opposition	Ground	Start Date
Australia	won	004 wkts	3	lost	2nd		v India	Perth	30 Jan 2000
Australia	won	005 wkts	108	lost	2nd		v India	Perth	01 Feb 2004
Australia	lost	107 runs		lost	2nd		v India	Perth	08 Dec 1991

 

Venue	Brisbane
Matches Played	06
Won by Australia	03
Won by India	02
Tied games	00
No Result games	01

 

Team	Result	Margin	BR	Toss	Bat	Oppn	Ground	Start Date
Australia	won	001 run		won	1st	v India	Brisbane	01 Mar 1992
Australia	won	004 wkts	28	won	2nd	v India	Brisbane	12 Jan 1986
Australia	won	110 runs		won	1st	v India	Brisbane	19 Feb 2012
Australia	lost	019 runs		lost	2nd	v India	Brisbane	18 Jan 2004
Australia	lost	009 runs		lost	2nd	v India	Brisbane	04 Mar 2008
Australia	No Res	–		lost	2nd	v India	Brisbane	03 Feb 2008

 

Venue	Melbourne
Matches Played	13
Won by Australia	08
Won by India	05
Tied games	00
No Result games	00

 

Team	Result	Margin	BR	Toss	Bat		Opposition	Ground	Start Date
Australia	Won	007 wkts	16	won	2nd		v India	Melbourne	11 Jan 1981
Australia	Won	007 wkts	16	won	2nd		v India	Melbourne	09 Feb 1986
Australia	Won	088 runs		won	1st		v India	Melbourne	18 Jan 1992
Australia	Won	028 runs		won	1st		v India	Melbourne	12 Jan 2000
Australia	Won	018 runs		won	1st		v India	Melbourne	09 Jan 2004
Australia	Won	007 wkts	59	lost	2nd		v India	Melbourne	06 Feb 2004
Australia	Won	065 runs		lost	1st		v India	Melbourne	05 Feb 2012
Australia	Won	004 wkts	6	lost	2nd		v India	Melbourne	18 Jan 2015
Australia	Lost	066 runs		won	2nd		v India	Melbourne	06 Dec 1980
Australia	Lost	008 wkts	28	lost	1st		v India	Melbourne	16 Jan 1986
Australia	Lost	006 wkts	7	won	1st		v India	Melbourne	31 Jan 1986
Australia	Lost	008 wkts	83	lost	1st		v India	Melbourne	03 Mar 1985
Australia	Lost	005 wkts	25	won	1st		v India	Melbourne	10 Feb 2008

 

Venue	Canberra
Matches Played	00
Won by Australia	00
Won by India	00
Tied games	00
No Result games	00

 

Australia and India have not played any one day games at Manuka Oval, Canberra earlier. The one-day game scheduled for 20^th Jan 2016 will be the first ever encounter between the two teams at Canberra

 

Venue	Sydney
Matches Played	15
Won by Australia	03
Won by India	01
Tied games	00
No Result games	01

 

Team	Result	Margin	BR	Toss	Bat		Opposition	Ground	Start Date
Australia	won	009 wkts	40	won	2nd		v India	Sydney	18 Dec 1980
Australia	won	009 wkts	174	won	2nd		v India	Sydney	08 Jan 1981
Australia	won	027 runs		lost	1st		v India	Sydney	15 Jan 1981
Australia	won	100 runs		lost	1st		v India	Sydney	21 Jan 1986
Australia	won	011 runs		lost	1st		v India	Sydney	05 Feb 1986
Australia	won	009 wkts	64	lost	2nd		v India	Sydney	14 Jan 1992
Australia	won	006 runs		won	1st		v India	Sydney	20 Jan 1992
Australia	won	005 wkts	139	lost	2nd		v India	Sydney	14 Jan 2000
Australia	won	002 wkts	1	lost	2nd		v India	Sydney	22 Jan 2004
Australia	won	208 runs		won	1st		v India	Sydney	08 Feb 2004
Australia	won	018 runs		won	1st		v India	Sydney	24 Feb 2008
Australia	won	087 runs		won	1st		v India	Sydney	26 Feb 2012
Australia	won	095 runs		won	1st		v India	Sydney	26 Mar 2015
Australia	lost	06 wkts	25	won	1st		v India	Sydney	02 Mar 2008
Australia	No Res	——		won	2nd		v India	Sydney	26 Jan 2015