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{{short description|International cricket tour}}
{{distinguish|Indian cricket team in Australia in 2018–19}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2020}}
{{Infobox cricket tour
| series_name                  = Australian cricket team in India in 2018–19
| team1_image                  = Flag of India.svg
| team1_name                   = India
| team2_image                  = Flag of Australia.svg
| team2_name                   = Australia
| from_date                    = 24 February
| to_date                      = 13 March 2019
| team1_captain                = [[Virat Kohli]]
| team2_captain                = [[Aaron Finch]]
| no_of_ODIs                   = 5
| team1_ODIs_won               = 2
| team2_ODIs_won               = 3
| team1_ODIs_most_runs         = [[Virat Kohli]] (310)
| team2_ODIs_most_runs         = [[Usman Khawaja]] (383)
| team1_ODIs_most_wickets      = [[Kuldeep Yadav]] (10)
| team2_ODIs_most_wickets      = [[Pat Cummins]] (14)
| player_of_ODI_series         = [[Usman Khawaja]] (Aus)
| no_of_twenty20s              = 2
| team1_twenty20s_won          = 0
| team2_twenty20s_won          = 2
| team1_twenty20s_most_runs    = [[K. L. Rahul]] (97)
| team2_twenty20s_most_runs    = [[Glenn Maxwell]] (169)
| team1_twenty20s_most_wickets = [[Jasprit Bumrah]] (3)
| team2_twenty20s_most_wickets = [[Nathan Coulter-Nile]] (4)
| player_of_twenty20_series    = [[Glenn Maxwell]] (Aus)
}}

The [[Australia national cricket team|Australia cricket team]] toured India from February and March 2019 to play two [[Twenty20 International]] (T20I) and five [[One Day International]] (ODI) matches.<ref name="Fixtures">{{cite web|url=http://icc-live.s3.amazonaws.com/cms/media/about_docs/547c2a4d42a86-Copy%20of%20Copy%20of%20FTP%202015%20to%202019%20as%20at%20Nov%202014.pdf|title=Future Tours Programme|access-date=11 December 2017|work=International Cricket Council}}</ref><ref name="FP">{{cite web|url=http://www.firstpost.com/firstcricket/sports-news/india-set-to-play-63-international-matches-in-2018-19-season-as-they-build-up-to-cricket-world-cup-4355803.html|title=India set to play 63 international matches in 2018-19 season as they build up to Cricket World Cup|access-date=17 February 2018}}</ref><ref name="ToI">{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/news/hyderabad-or-rajkot-may-host-indias-first-ever-day-night-test/articleshow/63345751.cms|title=Hyderabad or Rajkot may host India's first ever Day-Night Test|access-date=17 March 2018|work=Times of India}}</ref> The ODI fixtures were part of both teams' preparation for the [[2019 Cricket World Cup]].<ref name="CI">{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/25726005/australia-begin-india-tour-t20i-bengaluru |title=Australia to begin India tour with T20I in Bengaluru |access-date=10 January 2019 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}}</ref> Australia won the T20I series 2–0, their first T20I series win against India.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cricket.com.au/news/match-report/india-australia-second-t20-international-bengaluru-match-report-live-scores-video-highlights/2019-02-28 |title=Maxwell magic stuns India in second T20I |work=Cricket Australia |access-date=27 February 2019}}</ref>

India won the first two ODIs of the series, and with their victory in the second match, registered their 500th win in the format.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.skysports.com/live-scores/cricket/india-v-australia/33409/11655767/article |title=Virat Kohli scores 40th hundred before superb death bowling sees India beat Australia |work=Sky Sports |access-date=5 March 2019}}</ref> India became the second team, after Australia, to record 500 wins in ODIs.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cricketcountry.com/articles/india-vs-australia-2nd-odi-india-become-second-team-to-register-500-odi-wins-811238 |title=India become second team to register 500 ODI wins |work=Cricket Country |access-date=5 March 2019}}</ref> Despite losing the first two matches, Australia went on to win the ODI series 3–2.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/1105314 |title=Khawaja, bowlers stun India to claim 3–2 series win |work=International Cricket Council |access-date=13 March 2019}}</ref> It was the first time that Australia had won an ODI series in India [[Australian cricket team in India in 2009–10|since 2009]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/sport/2019/03/cricket-australia-defeats-india-to-break-odi-series-drought.html |title=Cricket: Australia defeats India to break ODI series drought |work=News Hub |access-date=13 March 2019 }}{{Dead link|date=June 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> It was also the first series loss for India at home since losing 2–3 to [[South African cricket team in India in 2015–16|South Africa in October 2015]], and [[Virat Kohli]]'s first ODI series loss at home.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/series/19059/report/1168246/india-vs-australia-5th-odi-aus-in-ind-2018-19 |title=From 0-2 down, Khawaja, Zampa, Cummins and Handscomb stun India |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=14 March 2019}}</ref>

==Squads==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; margin:auto"
|-
!colspan=2|ODIs
!colspan=2|T20Is
|-
! {{cr|IND}}<ref name="IndSquad">{{cite web |url=https://www.newsnation.in/sports-news/cricket-news/bcci-announces-15-member-squad-for-limited-overs-series-against-australia--article-214250.html| title=BCCI announces 15 member squad for limited overs series against Australia |work=News Nation|access-date=15 February 2019}}</ref>
! {{cr|AUS}}<ref name="AusSquad">{{cite web |url=https://www.cricket.com.au/news/australia-odi-t20-squad-tour-of-india-marsh-short-lyon-stoinis-starc/2019-02-07 |title=Australia name squad for India tour |work=Cricket Australia |access-date=7 February 2019}}</ref>
! {{cr|IND}}<ref name="IndSquad" />
! {{cr|AUS}}<ref name="AusSquad"/>
|- style="vertical-align:top"
|
* [[Virat Kohli]] ([[captain (cricket)|c]])
* [[Rohit Sharma]] ([[captain (cricket)#Vice-captain|vc]]) 
* [[Jasprit Bumrah]]
* [[Yuzvendra Chahal]]
* [[Shikhar Dhawan]]
* [[MS Dhoni]] ([[wicket-keeper|wk]]) 
* [[Ravindra Jadeja]]
* [[Kedar Jadhav]]
* [[Siddarth Kaul]]
* [[Bhuvneshwar Kumar]]
* <s>[[Hardik Pandya]]</s>
* [[Rishabh Pant]]
* [[K. L. Rahul]]
* [[Ambati Rayudu]]
* [[Mohammed Shami]]
* [[Vijay Shankar (cricketer)|Vijay Shankar]]
* [[Kuldeep Yadav]]
|
* [[Aaron Finch]] ([[captain (cricket)|c]])
* [[Alex Carey (cricketer)|Alex Carey]] ([[captain (cricket)#Vice-captain|vc]], [[wicket-keeper|wk]]) 
* [[Pat Cummins]] ([[captain (cricket)#Vice-captain|vc]])
* [[Jason Behrendorff]]
* [[Nathan Coulter-Nile]]
* [[Peter Handscomb]]
* [[Usman Khawaja]]
* [[Nathan Lyon]]
* [[Shaun Marsh]]
* [[Glenn Maxwell]]
* [[Jhye Richardson]]
* <s>[[Kane Richardson]]</s>
* [[D'Arcy Short]]
* [[Marcus Stoinis]]
* [[Ashton Turner]]
* [[Andrew Tye]]
* [[Adam Zampa]]
|
* [[Virat Kohli]] ([[captain (cricket)|c]])
* [[Rohit Sharma]] ([[captain (cricket)#Vice-captain|vc]]) 
* [[Jasprit Bumrah]]
* [[Yuzvendra Chahal]]
* [[Shikhar Dhawan]]
* [[MS Dhoni]] ([[wicket-keeper|wk]]) 
* [[Dinesh Karthik]]
* [[Siddarth Kaul]]
* [[Mayank Markande]]
* <s>[[Hardik Pandya]]</s>
* [[Krunal Pandya]]
* [[Rishabh Pant]]
* [[K. L. Rahul]]
* [[Vijay Shankar (cricketer)|Vijay Shankar]]
* [[Umesh Yadav]]
|
* [[Aaron Finch]] ([[captain (cricket)|c]])
* [[Alex Carey (cricketer)|Alex Carey]] ([[captain (cricket)#Vice-captain|vc]], [[wicket-keeper|wk]]) 
* [[Pat Cummins]] ([[captain (cricket)#Vice-captain|vc]])
* [[Jason Behrendorff]]
* [[Nathan Coulter-Nile]]
* [[Peter Handscomb]]
* [[Usman Khawaja]]
* [[Nathan Lyon]]
* [[Glenn Maxwell]]
* [[Jhye Richardson]]
* <s>[[Kane Richardson]]</s>
* [[D'Arcy Short]]
* [[Marcus Stoinis]]
* [[Ashton Turner]]
* [[Adam Zampa]]
|}

[[Shaun Marsh]] was included in Australia's ODI squad, with [[D'Arcy Short]] named as cover for Marsh.<ref name ="AusSquad"/> [[Andrew Tye]] replaced [[Kane Richardson]] in Australia's ODI squad after Richardson was ruled out due to injury.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1176135.html |title=Tye replaces injured Richardson for India ODIs |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=27 February 2019}}</ref>

[[Siddarth Kaul]] was selected for first two ODIs, with [[Bhuvneshwar Kumar]] replacing him for remaining three ODIs in India's ODI squad.<ref name="IndSquad" /> Ahead of the tour, [[Hardik Pandya]] was ruled out of India's squads due to injury. [[Ravindra Jadeja]] replaced him in India's ODI squad,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1175636.html |title=Hardik Pandya ruled out of Australia T20s and ODIs |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=21 February 2019}}</ref> but no replacement was made in their T20I squad.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/1058535 |title=Hardik Pandya ruled out of home series against Australia |work=International Cricket Council |access-date=21 February 2019}}</ref> [[MS Dhoni]] was rested for the final two ODIs of the series, with [[Rishabh Pant]] named as the wicket-keeper in India's squad in his place.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/26191577/ms-dhoni-rested-final-two-odis-australia |title=Dhoni rested for final two ODIs against Australia |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=8 March 2019}}</ref>

==T20I series==
===1st T20I===
{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 24 February 2019
| time = 19:00
| night = Yes
| team1 = {{cr-rt|IND}}
| team2 = {{cr|AUS}}
| score1 = 126/7 (20 overs)
| runs1 = [[K. L. Rahul]] 50 (36)
| wickets1 = [[Nathan Coulter-Nile]] 3/26 (3 overs)
| score2 = 127/7 (20 overs)
| runs2 = [[Glenn Maxwell]] 56 (43)
| wickets2 = [[Jasprit Bumrah]] 3/16 (4 overs)
| result = Australia won by 3 wickets
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1168247.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Dr. Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA–VDCA Cricket Stadium]], [[Visakhapatnam]]
| umpires = [[Nitin Menon]] (Ind) and [[Chettithody Shamshuddin]] (Ind)
| motm = [[Nathan Coulter-Nile]] (Aus)
| toss = Australia won the toss and elected to field.
| rain = 
| notes = [[Mayank Markande]] (Ind) and [[Peter Handscomb]] (Aus) both made their T20I debuts.
* [[Jasprit Bumrah]] became the second bowler for India to take 50 wickets in T20Is.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/australia-in-india/india-vs-australia-jasprit-bumrah-becomes-second-indian-to-take-50-wickets-in-t20is/articleshow/68141039.cms |title=India vs Australia: Jasprit Bumrah becomes second Indian to take 50 wickets in T20Is |work=The Times of India |access-date=24 February 2019}}</ref>
}}

===2nd T20I===
{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 27 February 2019
| time = 19:00
| night = Yes
| team1 = {{cr-rt|IND}}
| team2 = {{cr|AUS}}
| score1 = 190/4 (20 overs)
| runs1 = [[Virat Kohli]] 72[[not out|*]] (38)
| wickets1 = [[Jason Behrendorff]] 1/17 (3 overs)
| score2 = 194/3 (19.4 overs)
| runs2 = [[Glenn Maxwell]] 113[[not out|*]] (55)
| wickets2 = [[Vijay Shankar (cricketer)|Vijay Shankar]] 2/38 (4 overs)
| result = Australia won by 7 wickets
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1168248.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[M. Chinnaswamy Stadium]], [[Bengaluru]]
| umpires = [[Anil Chaudhary]] (Ind) and [[C. K. Nandan]] (Ind)
| motm = [[Glenn Maxwell]] (Aus)
| toss = Australia won the toss and elected to field.
| rain = 
| notes = [[Glenn Maxwell]] became the first batsman for Australia to score [[List of centuries in Twenty20 International cricket|three centuries in T20Is]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/26094402/india-suffer-their-third-t20i-whitewash |title=India suffer their third T20I whitewash |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=27 February 2019}}</ref>
}}

==ODI series==
===1st ODI===
{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 2 March 2019
| time = 13:30
| daynight = Yes
| team1 = {{cr-rt|AUS}}
| team2 = {{cr|IND}}
| score1 = 236/7 (50 overs)
| runs1 = [[Usman Khawaja]] 50 (76)
| wickets1 = [[Mohammed Shami]] 2/44 (10 overs)
| score2 = 240/4 (48.2 overs)
| runs2 = [[Kedar Jadhav]] 81[[not out|*]] (87)
| wickets2 = [[Nathan Coulter-Nile]] 2/46 (9 overs)
| result = India won by 6 wickets
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1168242.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium]], [[Hyderabad]]
| umpires = [[Nitin Menon]] (Ind) and [[Joel Wilson (umpire)|Joel Wilson]] (WI)
| motm = [[Kedar Jadhav]] (Ind)
| toss = Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
| rain = 
| notes = [[Ashton Turner]] (Aus) made his ODI debut.
* [[Aaron Finch]] (Aus) played in his 100th ODI.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cricketcountry.com/articles/aaron-finchs-100th-odi-his-five-best-innings-808869 |title=Aaron Finch's 100th ODI: His five best innings |work=Cricket Country |access-date=2 March 2019}}</ref>
}}

===2nd ODI===
{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 5 March 2019
| time = 13:30
| daynight = Yes
| team1 = {{cr-rt|IND}}
| team2 = {{cr|AUS}}
| score1 = 250 (48.2 overs)
| runs1 = [[Virat Kohli]] 116 (120)
| wickets1 = [[Pat Cummins]] 4/29 (9 overs)
| score2 = 242 (49.3 overs)
| runs2 = [[Marcus Stoinis]] 52 (65)
| wickets2 = [[Kuldeep Yadav]] 3/54 (10 overs)
| result = India won by 8 runs
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1168243.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium]], [[Nagpur]]
| umpires = [[Kumar Dharmasena]] (SL) and [[Nitin Menon]] (Ind) 
| motm = [[Virat Kohli]] (Ind)
| toss = Australia won the toss and elected to field.
| rain = 
| notes = [[Ravindra Jadeja]] became the third cricketer for India to score 2,000 runs and take 150 wickets in ODIs.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cricketcountry.com/news/india-vs-australia-2019-ravindra-jadeja-third-indian-to-complete-2000-runs-and-take-150-wickets-in-odis-810981 |title=Ravindra Jadeja third Indian to complete 2000 runs and take 150 wickets in ODIs |work=Cricket Country |access-date=5 March 2019}}</ref>
* [[Virat Kohli]] (Ind) became the second batsman, after [[Sachin Tendulkar]], to score [[List of international cricket centuries by Virat Kohli#One Day International cricket centuries|forty centuries in ODIs]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/cricket/story/india-vs-australia-2nd-odi-virat-kohli-40th-hundred-odi-cricket-1470745-2019-03-05 |title=Virat Kohli 2nd batsman after Sachin Tendulkar to hit 40 ODI hundreds |work=India Today |access-date=5 March 2019}}</ref>
* Virat Kohli became the fastest player, in terms of innings, to reach 9,000 runs in international cricket as captain (159).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://crictracker.com/india-vs-australia-2019-2nd-odi-statistical-highlights/ |title=India vs Australia 2019, 2nd ODI – Statistical Highlights |work=Crictracker |access-date=6 March 2019}}</ref>
}}

===3rd ODI===
{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 8 March 2019
| time = 13:30
| daynight = Yes
| team1 = {{cr-rt|AUS}}
| team2 = {{cr|IND}}
| score1 = 313/5 (50 overs)
| runs1 = [[Usman Khawaja]] 104 (113)
| wickets1 = [[Kuldeep Yadav]] 3/64 (10 overs)
| score2 = 281 (48.2 overs)
| runs2 = [[Virat Kohli]] 123 (95)
| wickets2 = [[Pat Cummins]] 3/37 (8.2 overs)
| result = Australia won by 32 runs
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1168244.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[JSCA International Stadium Complex]], [[Ranchi]]
| umpires = [[Chettithody Shamshuddin]] (Ind) and [[Joel Wilson (umpire)|Joel Wilson]] (WI) 
| motm = [[Usman Khawaja]] (Aus)
| toss = India won the toss and elected to field.
| rain = 
| notes = [[Usman Khawaja]] (Aus) scored his first century in ODIs.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.newsnation.in/sports-news/cricket-news/usman-khawaja-maiden-century-aaron-finch-193-run-opening-stand-india-vs-australia-3rd-odi-at-ranchi-article-216346.html |title=Usman Khawaja blasts century, Australia stitch record opening stand in Ranchi |work=News Nation |access-date=8 March 2019}}</ref>
* [[Virat Kohli]] (Ind) became the fastest player, in terms of innings, to reach 4,000 runs as captain in ODIs (63).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.crictracker.com/stats-virat-kohli-completes-4000-runs-as-captain-in-odi-cricket/|title=Stats: Virat Kohli completes 4000 runs as captain in ODI cricket |work=Crictracker |access-date=9 March 2019}}</ref>
}}

===4th ODI===
{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 10 March 2019
| time = 13:30
| daynight = Yes
| team1 = {{cr-rt|IND}}
| team2 = {{cr|AUS}}
| score1 = 358/9 (50 overs)
| runs1 = [[Shikhar Dhawan]] 143 (115)
| wickets1 = [[Pat Cummins]] 5/70 (10 overs)
| score2 = 359/6 (47.5 overs)
| runs2 = [[Peter Handscomb]] 117 (105)
| wickets2 = [[Jasprit Bumrah]] 3/63 (8.5 overs)
| result = Australia won by 4 wickets
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1168245.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium]], [[Mohali]]
| umpires = [[Anil Chaudhary]] (Ind) and [[Kumar Dharmasena]] (SL)
| motm = [[Ashton Turner]] (Aus)
| toss = India won the toss and elected to bat.
| rain = 
| notes = [[Pat Cummins]] (Aus) took his first [[five-wicket haul]] in ODIs.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.supersport.com/cricket/india-v-australia-201819/news/190310_Dhawan_ton_powers_India_to_358 |title=Dhawan ton powers India to 358 |work=SuperSport |access-date=10 March 2019}}</ref>
* [[Peter Handscomb]] (Aus) scored his first century in ODIs.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.newsnation.in/sports-news/cricket-news/peter-handscomb-maiden-century-usman-khawaja-91-192-run-stand-india-vs-australia-4th-odi-in-mohali-article-216582.html |title=Peter Handscomb maiden century keeps Australia in hunt against India in Mohali |work=News Nation |access-date=10 March 2019}}</ref>
* This was Australia's [[List of Australia One Day International cricket records#Largest successful run chases|highest successful run chase]], and the [[List of One Day International cricket records#Highest run chases|fifth-highest]] overall in ODIs.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cricket.com.au/news/match-report/australia-india-match-report-fourth-odi-mohali-video-highlights-aaron-finch-virat-kohli/2019-03-11 |title=Raging Turner leads Australia to victory |work=Cricket Australia |access-date=10 March 2019}}</ref>
}}

===5th ODI===
{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 13 March 2019
| time = 13:30
| daynight = Yes
| team1 = {{cr-rt|AUS}}
| team2 = {{cr|IND}}
| score1 = 272/9 (50 overs)
| runs1 = [[Usman Khawaja]] 100 (106)
| wickets1 = [[Bhuvneshwar Kumar]] 3/48 (10 overs)
| score2 = 237 (50 overs)
| runs2 = [[Rohit Sharma]] 56 (89)
| wickets2 = [[Adam Zampa]] 3/46 (10 overs)
| result = Australia won by 35 runs
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1168246.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Arun Jaitley Cricket Stadium|Feroz Shah Kotla Ground]], [[Delhi]]
| umpires = [[C. K. Nandan]] (Ind) and [[Joel Wilson (umpire)|Joel Wilson]] (WI) 
| motm = [[Usman Khawaja]] (Aus)
| toss = Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
| rain = 
| notes = [[Rohit Sharma]] (Ind) became the joint-third fastest batsman, in terms of innings, to score 8,000 runs in ODIs (200).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/cricket/india-vs-australia-rohit-sharma-joins-ms-dhoni-virat-kohli-in-elite-list/story-liDSAffWBpmVkWT9Ye3i7J.html |title=India vs Australia: Rohit Sharma joins MS Dhoni, Virat Kohli in elite list |work=Hindustan Times |access-date=13 March 2019}}</ref>
}}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/series/1168237.html Series home at ESPN Cricinfo]

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{{2018–19 in Indian cricket}}

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