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{{Use Australian English|date=October 2011}}
{{Infobox cricket tour
| series_name   = Australian cricket team in India in 2007
| team1_image   = Flag of Australia.svg
| team1_name    = Australia
| team2_image   = Flag of India.svg
| team2_name    = India
| from_date     = 29 September
| to_date       = 20 October 2007
| team1_captain = [[Ricky Ponting]]
| team2_captain = [[MS Dhoni]]
| no_of_ODIs              =  7
| team1_ODIs_won          = 4
| team2_ODIs_won          = 2
| team1_ODIs_most_runs    = [[Andrew Symonds]] (365)
| team2_ODIs_most_runs    = [[Sachin Tendulkar]] (278)
| team1_ODIs_most_wickets = [[Mitchell Johnson (cricketer)|Mitchell Johnson]] (14)
| team2_ODIs_most_wickets = [[S. Sreesanth]] (9)
| player_of_ODI_series    = [[Andrew Symonds]] (Aus)
| no_of_twenty20s           = 1
| team1_twenty20s_won       = 0
| team2_twenty20s_won       = 1
| team1_twenty20s_most_runs = [[Ricky Ponting]] (76)
| team2_twenty20s_most_runs = [[Gautam Gambhir]] (63)
| team1_twenty20s_most_wickets = [[Michael Clarke (cricketer)|Michael Clarke]] (1)
| team2_twenty20s_most_wickets = [[Irfan Pathan]] (2)
| player_of_twenty20_series =  [[Gautam Gambhir]] (Ind)
}}

The [[Australian cricket team]] toured [[Indian cricket team|India]] from 29 September to 20 October 2007. Seven [[One Day International|ODI]]s from 29 September to 17 October were played. The series also included a [[Twenty20 International]] match played on 20 October, at [[Mumbai]]. Australia won the ODI series 4–2, India won the T20I match.

==Squads==

{| border="1" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%; border-collapse:collapse;" width=70%
|- style="background:#C1D8FF;"
! colspan=2|ODI squads
! colspan=2|Twenty20 squads
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
! width=15%|{{cr|IND}}
! width=15%|{{cr|AUS}}
! width=15%|{{cr|IND}}
! width=15%|{{cr|AUS}}
|-
| [[Mahendra Singh Dhoni]] ([[Captain (cricket)|c]]) & ([[Wicket-keeper|wk]]) || [[Ricky Ponting]] ([[Captain (cricket)|c]]) || [[Mahendra Singh Dhoni]] ([[Captain (cricket)|c]]) & ([[Wicket-keeper|wk]]) || [[Ricky Ponting]] ([[Captain (cricket)|c]])
|-
| [[Piyush Chawla]] || [[Adam Gilchrist]] || [[Ajit Agarkar]] || [[Adam Gilchrist]] ([[Wicket-keeper|wk]])
|-
| [[Rahul Dravid]] || [[Nathan Bracken]] || [[Gautam Gambhir]] || [[Nathan Bracken]]
|-
| [[Gautam Gambhir]] || [[Stuart Clark]] || [[Harbhajan Singh]] || [[Stuart Clark]]
|-
| [[Sourav Ganguly]] || [[Michael Clarke (cricketer)|Michael Clarke]] || [[Joginder Sharma]] || [[Michael Clarke (cricketer)|Michael Clarke]]
|-
| [[Harbhajan Singh]] || [[Brad Haddin]] || [[Dinesh Karthik]] || [[Brad Haddin]]
|-
| [[Dinesh Karthik]] || [[Matthew Hayden]] || [[Irfan Pathan]] || [[Matthew Hayden]]
|-
| [[Murali Kartik]] || [[Ben Hilfenhaus]] || [[Yusuf Pathan]] || [[Ben Hilfenhaus]]
|-
| [[Zaheer Khan]]  || [[Brad Hodge]] || [[Virender Sehwag]] || [[Brad Hodge]]
|-
| [[Irfan Pathan]] || [[Brad Hogg]] || [[Rohit Sharma]] || [[Brad Hogg]]
|-
| [[Ramesh Powar]] || [[James Hopes]] || [[R. P. Singh]] || [[James Hopes]]
|-
| [[R. P. Singh]] || [[Mitchell Johnson (cricketer)|Mitchell Johnson]] || [[Shanthakumaran Sreesanth|S. Sreesanth]] || [[Mitchell Johnson (cricketer)|Mitchell Johnson]]
|-
| [[Shanthakumaran Sreesanth|S. Sreesanth]] || [[Brett Lee]] || [[Robin Uthappa]] || [[Brett Lee]]
|-
| [[Sachin Tendulkar]] || [[Andrew Symonds]] || [[Yuvraj Singh]] || [[Andrew Symonds]]
|-
| [[Robin Uthappa]] || [[Adam Voges]]  || ||
|-
| [[Yuvraj Singh]] || || ||
|-
|  {{small|''Source: [http://content-ind.cricinfo.com/indvaus/content/squad/311465.html ESPNcricinfo]''. <br> Published: 18 September 2007.}}
| {{small|''Source: [http://content-ind.cricinfo.com/indvaus/content/squad/302812.html ESPNcricinfo]''. <br> Published: 24 September 2007.}}
| {{small|''Source: [http://content-ind.cricinfo.com/indvaus/content/squad/316117.html ESPNcricinfo]''. <br> Published: 20 October 2007.}}
| {{small|''Source: [http://content-ind.cricinfo.com/indvaus/content/squad/316118.html ESPNcricinfo]''. <br> Published: 19 October 2007.}}
|}

==ODI series==

===1st ODI===
{{Limited overs international
| date     = 29 September
| daynight = yes
| team1    = {{cr-rt|AUS}}
| score1   = 307/7 (50 overs)
| score2   = 9/1 (2.4 overs)
| team2    = {{cr|IND}}
| runs1    = [[Michael Clarke (cricketer)|Michael Clarke]] 130 (132)
| wickets1 = [[S. Sreesanth]] 3/55 (10 overs)
| runs2    = [[Gautam Gambhir]] 4[[not out|*]] (10)
| wickets2 = [[Mitchell Johnson (cricketer)|Mitchell Johnson]] 1/1 (1 over)
| result   = No result
| report   = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/297793.html Scorecard]
| venue    = [[M. Chinnaswamy Stadium]], [[Bangalore]]
| umpires  = [[Steve Bucknor]] (WI) and [[Suresh Shastri]] (Ind)
| motm     =
| rain     = Match abandoned after 3.2 overs due to rain.
| toss     = Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
| notes    = [[MS Dhoni]] (Ind) [[List of India national cricket captains#ODI|captained India]] for the first time in ODIs.
}}

===2nd ODI===
{{Limited overs international
| date     = 2 October
| team1    = {{cr-rt|AUS}}
| score1   = 306/6 (50 overs)
| score2   = 222 (47.3 overs)
| team2    = {{cr|IND}}
| runs1    = [[Brad Haddin]] 87[[not out|*]] (69)
| wickets1 = [[S. Sreesanth]] 3/67 (9 overs)
| runs2    = [[MS Dhoni]] 58 (78)
| wickets2 = [[Brad Hogg]] 3/40 (9.3 overs)
| result   = Australia won by 84 runs
| report   = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/297794.html Scorecard]
| venue    = [[Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Kochi|Nehru Stadium]], [[Kochi, India|Kochi]]
| umpires  = [[Steve Bucknor]] (WI) and [[Suresh Shastri]] (Ind)
| motm     = [[Brad Haddin]] (Aus)
| rain     = 
| toss     = India won the toss and elected to field.
}}

===3rd ODI===
{{Limited overs international
| date     = 5 October
| team1    = {{cr-rt|AUS}}
| score1   = 290/7 (50 overs)
| score2   = 243 (47.4 overs)
| team2    = {{cr|IND}}
| runs1    = [[Andrew Symonds]] 89 (67)
| wickets1 = [[Irfan Pathan]] 2/57 (10 overs)
| runs2    = [[Yuvraj Singh]] 121 (115)
| wickets2 = [[Brett Lee]] 3/37 (8 overs)
| result   = Australia won by 47 runs
| report   = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/297795.html Scorecard]
| venue    = [[Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium]], [[Hyderabad]]
| umpires  = [[Steve Bucknor]] (WI) and [[Suresh Shastri]] (Ind)
| motm     = [[Andrew Symonds]] (Aus)
| rain     = 
| toss     = Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
| notes    = Ricky Ponting (Aus) became the fifth [[Captain (cricket)|captain]] to lead his team in 150 ODIs.<ref>{{cite news|title=Prolific partnerships, and Ponting's captaincy record|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/story/313826.html|access-date=12 July 2017|work=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref>
}}

===4th ODI===
{{Limited overs international
| date     = 8 October
| team1    = {{cr-rt|IND}}
| score1   = 291/4 (50 overs)
| score2   = 283/7 (50 overs)
| team2    = {{cr|AUS}}
| runs1    = [[Sachin Tendulkar]] 79 (119)
| wickets1 = [[James Hopes]] 2/43 (9 overs)
| runs2    = [[Matthew Hayden]] 92 (92)
| wickets2 = [[Harbhajan Singh]] 2/43 (10 overs)
| result   = India won by 8 runs
| report   = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/297796.html Scorecard]
| venue    = [[Sector 16 Stadium]], [[Chandigarh]]
| umpires  = [[Steve Bucknor]] (WI) and [[Suresh Shastri]] (Ind)
| motm     = [[MS Dhoni]] (Ind)
| rain     = 
| toss     = India won the toss and elected to bat.
| notes    = This was India's first ODI win against Australia in 12 matches, their last win coming in [[2003–04 VB Series|January 2004]].<ref name="stats3">{{cite news|title=Hayden's run-glut, and the end of an Aussie streak|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/story/314530.html|access-date=12 July 2017|work=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref>
*''[[Sachin Tendulkar]] (Ind) reached 1,000 runs for a year for the seventh time.''<ref name="stats3"/>
*''[[Matthew Hayden]] (Aus) reached 1,500 runs for the year, and became the seventh batsman to do so.''<ref name="stats3"/>
}}

===5th ODI===
{{Limited overs international
| date     = 11 October
| team1    = {{cr-rt|IND}}
| score1   = 148 (39.4 overs)
| score2   = 149/1 (25.5 overs)
| team2    = {{cr|AUS}}
| runs1    = [[Sachin Tendulkar]] 47 (74)
| wickets1 = [[Mitchell Johnson (cricketer)|Mitchell Johnson]] 5/26 (10 Overs)
| runs2    = [[Adam Gilchrist]] 79[[not out|*]] (77)
| wickets2 = [[RP Singh]] 1/15 (2 Overs)
| result   = Australia won by 9 wickets
| report   = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/297797.html Scorecard]
| venue    = [[IPCL Sports Complex Ground]], [[Vadodara]]
| umpires  = [[Aleem Dar]] (Pak) and [[Amiesh Saheba]] (Ind)
| motm     = [[Mitchell Johnson (cricketer)|Mitchell Johnson]] (Aus)
| rain     = 
| toss     = India won the toss and elected to bat.
| notes    = It was India's lowest total against Australia at home.<ref>{{cite news|title=Johnson and Gilchrist combine to flatten India|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/story/314919.html|access-date=12 July 2017|work=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref>
}}

===6th ODI===
{{Limited overs international
| date     = 14 October
| team1    = {{cr-rt|AUS}}
| score1   = 317/8 (50 overs)
| score2   = 299/7 (50 overs)
| team2    = {{cr|IND}}
| runs1    = [[Andrew Symonds]] 107[[Not out|*]] (88)
| wickets1 = [[Zaheer Khan]] 2/62 (10 overs)
| runs2    = [[Sourav Ganguly]] 86 (111)
| wickets2 = [[Brad Hogg]] 4/49 (10 overs)
| result   = Australia won by 18 runs
| report   = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/297798.html Scorecard]
| venue    = [[Vidharba Cricket Association Ground]], [[Nagpur]]
| umpires  = [[Aleem Dar]] (Pak) and [[Amiesh Saheba]] (Ind)
| motm     = [[Andrew Symonds]] (Aus)
| rain     = 
| toss     = Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
}}

===7th ODI===
{{Limited overs international
| date     = 17 October
| daynight = yes
| team1    = {{cr-rt|AUS}}
| score1   = 193 (41.3 overs)
| score2   = 195/8 (46 overs)
| team2    = {{cr|IND}}
| runs1    = [[Ricky Ponting]] 57 (78)
| wickets1 = [[Murali Kartik]] 6/27 (10 overs)
| runs2    = [[Robin Uthappa]] 47 (59)
| wickets2 = [[Mitchell Johnson (cricketer)|Mitchell Johnson]] 3/30 (10 overs)
| result   = India won by 2 wickets
| report   = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/297799.html Scorecard]
| venue    = [[Wankhede Stadium]], [[Mumbai]]
| umpires  = [[Aleem Dar]] (Pak) and [[Amiesh Saheba]] (Ind)
| motm     = [[Murali Kartik]] (Ind)
| rain     = 
| toss     = Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
| notes    = This was India's first win against Australia [[wikt:run chase|batting second]], since [[1997–98 Coca-Cola Cup|April 1998]].<ref name="stat7">{{cite news|title=A field day for left-arm bowlers|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/story/315919.html|access-date=12 July 2017|work=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref>
*''[[Murali Kartik]] (Ind) returned the third best figures by an India bowler in ODIs, and the best against Australia.''<ref name="stat7"/>
*''[[Adam Gilchrist]] (Aus) went past 450 [[Dismissal (cricket)|dismissals]] in ODIs.''<ref name="stat7"/>
}}

Murali Karthik took 6 wickets to blow Australia away for just 193, after they got to a good start. India faltered at the start of their reply and fell to 64/6. Robin Uthappa scored 47 but was dismissed LBW to [[Michael Clarke (cricketer)|Michael Clarke]]. In the end, [[Zaheer Khan]] and Murali Karthik held their nerves to guide India to victory.

==Only T20==
{{Limited overs international
| date     = 20 October
| team1    = {{cr-rt|AUS}}
| score1   = 166/5 (20 overs)
| score2   = 167/3 (18.1 overs)
| team2    = {{cr|IND}}
| runs1    = [[Ricky Ponting]] 76 (53)
| wickets1 = [[Irfan Pathan]] 2/34 (4 overs)
| runs2    = [[Gautam Gambhir]] 63 (52)
| wickets2 = [[Michael Clarke (cricketer)|Michael Clarke]] 1/14 (2 overs)
| result   = India won by 7 wickets
| report   = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/297800.html Scorecard]
| venue    = [[Brabourne Stadium]], [[Mumbai]]
| umpires  = [[Amiesh Saheba]] (Ind) and [[Suresh Shastri]] (Ind)
| motm     = [[Gautam Gambhir]] (Ind)
| toss     = Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
| rain     =
| notes    = [[Murali Kartik]] (Ind) made his T20I debut.
}}

==See also==
* [[Australian cricket team in 2007–08]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/series/297424.html Series home at ESPNcricinfo]
* [https://bottomlessmind.com Cricket] blogs

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{{International cricket tours of India}}

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