Australian cricket team in India in 2022–23
The Australian cricket team toured India in September 2022 to play three Twenty20 International (T20I) matches as a preparatory series before 2022 ICC Men's T20 World Cup. They later returned in February and March 2023 to play four Test and three One Day International (ODI) matches. The Test matches formed part of the 2021–2023 ICC World Test Championship.
| Australian cricket team in India in 2022–23 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| India | Australia | ||
| Dates | 20 September 2022 – 22 March 2023 | ||
| Captains | Rohit Sharma |
Pat Cummins (Tests) Steve Smith (ODIs) Aaron Finch (T20Is) | |
| Test series | |||
| Result | India won the 4-match series 2–1 | ||
| Most runs | Virat Kohli (297) | Usman Khawaja (333) | |
| Most wickets | Ravichandran Ashwin (25) | Nathan Lyon (22) | |
| Player of the series |
Ravichandran Ashwin (Ind) Ravindra Jadeja (Ind) | ||
| One Day International series | |||
| Results | Australia won the 3-match series 2–1 | ||
| Most runs | K. L. Rahul (116) | Mitchell Marsh (194) | |
| Most wickets | Mohammad Siraj (5) | Mitchell Starc (8) | |
| Player of the series | Mitchell Marsh (Aus) | ||
| Twenty20 International series | |||
| Results | India won the 3-match series 2–1 | ||
| Most runs | Suryakumar Yadav (115) | Cameron Green (118) | |
| Most wickets | Axar Patel (8) |
Nathan Ellis (3) Adam Zampa (3) Josh Hazlewood (3) | |
| Player of the series | Axar Patel (Ind) | ||
Australia won the first T20I by 4 wickets, to lead the series 1–0. The second T20I was reduced to 8 overs per side due to a wet outfield, with India winning the match by 6 wickets. India won the third and final T20I by 6 wickets to win the series 2–1.
India won the Test series 2–1, and retained the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. Australia's win in the third Test secured their place in the World Test Championship final. Results in other matches confirmed that India also qualified for the Championship final after the drawn fourth Test.
India won the first ODI by 5 wickets, to lead the series 1–0. But Australia won the second ODI by 10 wickets, to level the series 1–1. Australia won the third ODI by 21 runs and won the series 2–1.
Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi hosted his counterpart Prime Minister of Australia Anthony Albanese at Narendra Modi stadium on the first day of the fourth test at the 75 Years of Friendship through Cricket Event. The event was organized as a tribute to the 75 years of diplomatic and cricket relations between two the countries. The two PMs visited the "Hall of fame" museum inside the stadium.