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It has been twenty-four matches and three and a half years since Australia Women last lost a 50-over international game. On Tuesday, India Women embark upon their tour of Australia with a three-ODI series against the top-ranked women’s team in limited-overs cricket.
Four years ago, when India last defeated an Australian side in an ODI, Harmanpreet Kaur played one of the greatest knocks in cricket history to pull off an improbable in a World Cup semi-final. An injury ruled her out of the first game.
The spirited young Indian side are up against an outfit that can place a claim for the greatest team in the history of cricket. Indian Women, who have never won a Test match against their Australian counterparts, will also play their first day-night Test on the tour.
Ahead of the full tour (three ODIs, one Test and three T20Is), we take a peek at the history and important numbers.
India Women vs Australia Women – Head to head (Overall)
India Women vs Australia Women – Head to head (in Australia)
India Women vs Australia Women – Head to head (since 2016)
India Women tour of Australia: History
- India tour of Australia 1976/77: Tests: Australia 1-0
- India tour of Australia 1990/91: Tests: Australia 2-0
- India tour of Australia 2005/06: Tests: Australia 1-0 | ODIs: Australia 3-0
- India tour of Australia 2008/09: ODIs: Australia 5-0 | T20Is: Australia 1-0
- India tour of Australia 2015/16: ODIs: Australia 2-1 | T20Is: India 2-1
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India Women vs Australia Women | Test Records
Batting Records
Most Runs
- Sandhya Agarwal (India): 5 Tests | 430 runs | Ave 47.77 | 100s 1
- Peta Verco (Australia): 5 Tests | 393 runs | Ave 65.5 | 100s 1
- Belinda Haggett (Australia): 3 Tests | 339 runs | Ave 84.75 | 100s 1
Highest Scores
- Belinda Haggett (Australia): 144 at Melbourne, February 1991
- Sandhya Agarwal (India): 134 at Mumbai, February 1984
- Jill Kennare (Australia): 131 at Ahmedabad, February 1984
Bowling Records
Most Wickets
- Diana Edulji (India): 8 Tests | 23 wickets | Ave 31.56 | SR 91.4
- Lynette Fullston (Australia): 4 Tests | 20 wickets | Ave 19.75 | SR 72
- Shubhangi Kulkarni (India): 7 Tests | 17 wickets | Ave 36.47 | SR 65.5
Best bowling figures
- Diana Edulji (India): 25.3-5-64-5 at Delhi, January 1984
- Karen Price (Australia): 34-11-72-6 at Lucknow, January 1984
- Shubhangi Kulkarni (India): 22.2 (8-ball overs)-0-99-6 at Perth, January 1977
Wicketkeeping records
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26: Christina Matthews
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India Women vs Australia Women | ODI Records
Batting Records
Most Runs
- Mithali Raj (India): 33 ODIs | 968 runs | Ave 33.37 | 50s 7
- Karen Rolton (Australia): 25 ODIs | 924 runs | Ave 54.35 | 50s 7 | 100s 2
- Alexandra Blackwell (Australia): 28 ODIs | 881 runs | Ave 41.95 | 50s 7 | 100s 2
Highest SR (minimum 200 runs)
- Alyssa Healy (Australia): 265 runs | Ave 44.16 | SR 104
- Smriti Mandhana (India): 297 runs | Ave 41.42 | SR 100
- Meg Lanning (Australia): 489 runs | Ave 44.45 | SR 90
Bowling Records
Most Wickets
- Lisa Sthalekar (Australia): 26 ODIs | 36 wickets | Ave 20.19 | Econ 3.44
- Ellyse Perry (Australia): 17 ODIs | 32 wickets | Ave 19.93 | Econ 4.21
- Cathryn Fitzpatrick (Australia): 16 ODIs | 26 wickets | Ave 17.15 | Econ 2.97
- Jhulan Goswami (India): 29 ODIs | 26 wickets | Ave 36.11 | Econ 3.8
Best bowling figures
- Ellyse Perry (Australia): 8.1-3-19-5 at Mumbai, March 2012
- Jessica Jonassen (Australia): 8.3-0-29-5 at Adelaide, February 2006
- Lisa Keightley (Australia): 6-2-19-4 at Surat, December 2004
Fielding records
- 16: Anju Jain has the most dismissals as a wicketkeeper
- 11: Alexandra Blackwell has most catches as fielders
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India Women vs Australia Women | T20I Records
Batting Records
Most Runs
- Meg Lanning (Australia): 16 T20Is | 435 runs | Ave 33.46 | SR 103
- Harmanpreet Kaur (India): 19 T20Is | 421 runs | Ave 26.31 | SR 97 | 50+ 1
- Smriti Mandhana (India): 11 T20Is | 395 runs | Ave 39.5 | SR 135 | 50+ 4
Highest SR (minimum 200 runs)
- Alyssa Healy (Australia): 356 runs | Ave 29.66 | SR 147
- Smriti Mandhana (India): 395 runs | Ave 39.5 | SR 135
- Ashleigh Gardner (Australia): 229 runs | Ave 28.62 | SR 134
Note: Shafali Varma has 95 runs at an average of 19 and a strike rate of 164.
Highest Scores
- Ashleigh Gardner (Australia): 93 (57) at Melbourne, February 2020
- Alyssa Healy (Australia): 90 (61) at Visakhapatnam, March 2012
- Smriti Mandhana (India): 83 (55) at Providence, November 2018
Bowling Records
Most Wickets
- Ellyse Perry (Australia): 17 T20Is | 22 wickets | Ave 14.09 | Econ 5.23
- Jessica Jonassen (Australia): 15 T20Is | 16 wickets | Ave 14.25 | Econ 5.42
- Jhulan Goswami (India): 12 T20Is | 16 wickets | Ave 16.37 | Econ 5.84
Best bowling figures
- Jhulan Goswami (India): 3.5-1-11-5 at Visakhapatnam, March 2012
- Jessica Jonassen (Australia): 4-0-12-5 at Melbourne, February 2020
- Sarah Coyte (Australia): 4-0-5-4 at Billericay, June 2011
Note: Ellyse Perry has two four-wicket hauls.
Other records
- 11: Taniya Bhatia has the most dismissals as a wicketkeeper
- 4 (2 catches, 2 stumpings): Taniya Bhatia has the most dismissals in an innings
- 10: Nicola Carey, Jessica Duffin, and Veda Krishnamurthy have the most catches as fielders
- 115: The first-wicket stand between Alyssa Healy and Beth Mooney in the 2020 T20 World Cup final is the highest partnership in India-Australia Women’s T20Is
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India Women tour of Australia schedule
- Tuesday, 21 September: 1st ODI, Mackay
- Friday, 24 September: 2nd ODI, Mackay
- Sunday, 26 September: 3rd ODI, Mackay
- Thursday, 30 September - 3 October: Only Test, Carrara
- Thursday, 7 October: 1st T20I, Carrara
- Saturday, 9 October: 2nd T20I, Carrara
- Monday, 11 October: 3rd T20I, Carrara