Indian cricket team in Australia in 2020–21
The India cricket team toured Australia from November 2020 to January 2021 to play four Tests, three One Day Internationals (ODIs) and three Twenty20 International (T20I) matches. The Test series formed part of the inaugural ICC World Test Championship, and the ODI series formed part of the inaugural ICC Cricket World Cup Super League.
| Indian cricket team in Australia in 2020–21 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | India | ||
| Dates | 27 November 2020 – 19 January 2021 | ||
| Captains |
Tim Paine (Tests) Aaron Finch (ODIs & T20Is) | Virat Kohli | |
| Test series | |||
| Result | India won the 4-match series 2–1 | ||
| Most runs | Marnus Labuschagne (426) | Rishabh Pant (274) | |
| Most wickets | Pat Cummins (21) | Mohammed Siraj (13) | |
| Player of the series | Pat Cummins (Aus) | ||
| One Day International series | |||
| Results | Australia won the 3-match series 2–1 | ||
| Most runs | Aaron Finch (249) | Hardik Pandya (210) | |
| Most wickets | Adam Zampa (7) |
Jasprit Bumrah (4) Mohammed Shami (4) | |
| Player of the series | Steve Smith (Aus) | ||
| Twenty20 International series | |||
| Results | India won the 3-match series 2–1 | ||
| Most runs | Matthew Wade (145) | Virat Kohli (134) | |
| Most wickets | Mitchell Swepson (5) | T. Natarajan (6) | |
| Player of the series | Hardik Pandya (Ind) | ||
In February 2020, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) announced that they wanted to play one of the Test matches as a day/night fixture. On 22 October 2020, the tour was approved by the NSW Government, with Sydney and Canberra confirmed as the hosts of the limited overs matches. Four days later, Cricket Australia confirmed the fixtures for the tour. On 9 November 2020, the BCCI announced that India's captain Virat Kohli had been granted paternity leave, and left the tour after the first Test match. Ajinkya Rahane led the Indian team in Kohli's absence.
Australia won the first and second ODI matches to take a lead in the series. India won the third ODI match by 13 runs, with Australia winning the series 2–1. India also won the first and second T20I matches, winning the T20I series with a game to spare, after series victory Virat Kohli becomes first captain to win T20I series in both Australia and England Australia won the third and final match by 12 runs, with India winning the series 2–1.
In the first Test, India were bowled out for 36 runs in the second innings, their lowest team total in a Test match. Australia went on to win the match by eight wickets. India then won the second Test by the same margin to level the series. The third Test ended in a draw, with the series remaining at 1–1. India won the fourth and final Test match by three wickets, to win the series 2–1.