Top 5 stats: RCB star only bowler to claim 4-wicket haul in AUS vs IND T20Is Down Under

Team India will take on Australia at the Manuka Oval in Canberra on Wednesday, October 29 in the first T20I of the five-match series. Earlier, the two sides clashed in three one-day matches, with the hosts clinching the series 2-1. The T20I series will be crucial for both sides as they build a squad for the 2026 T20 World Cup.

While the opening match of the T20I series will be played in Canberra on Wednesday, the subsequent games will be held in Melbourne (October 31), Hobart (November 2), Gold Coast (November 6) and Brisbane (November 8).

The Men in Blue have a pretty impressive record against Australia in Australia in the T20I format. The two sides have clashed in 12 T20Is Down Under, with India winning seven matches and Australia four. One game ended in no result. Ahead of the T20I series, we look at some important stats related to India vs Australia T20Is played Down Under.

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#1 Only one batter has scored 450-plus runs in AUS vs IND T20Is in Australia

Virat Kohli is the only batter with 450-plus runs in Australia vs India T20Is played Down Under. In 11 matches (10 innings), he scored 451 runs at an average of 64.42 and a strike rate of 144.55. Former India opener Shikhar Dhawan (271) is the second-leading run-getter in Australia vs India T20Is in Australia followed by keeper-batter Matthew Wade (270).

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#2 Shane Watson is the only batter to have scored a ton

Former Australian all-rounder Shane Watson is the only player to have notched up a three-figure score in Australia vs India T20Is held Down Under. He smashed an unbeaten 124 off 71 balls in Sydney in January 2016. The blazing knock, featuring 10 fours and six sixes, however, went in vain as India chased down 198.

Kohli's unbeaten 90 off 55 balls in Adelaide in January 2016 is the second highest score in Australia vs India T20Is in Australia. The knock featured nine fours and two sixes as India beat Australia by 37 runs. Wade's 80 off 53 in Sydney in December 2020 is third on the list. The knock featured seven fours and two sixes.

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#3 Only one bowler has claimed a four-wicket haul

Krunal Pandya has an unexpected record to his name. The RCB all-rounder is the only player to have claimed a four-wicket haul in Australia vs India T20Is Down Under. He registered figures of 4-36 against Australia in Sydney in November 2018. The left-arm spinner dismissed D'Arcy Short, Ben McDermott, Glenn Maxwell and Alex Carey as India registered a six-wicket victory.

Former left-arm seamer Nathan Bracken's 3-11 from 2.3 overs are the second-best bowling figures registered in Australia vs India T20Is in Australia. His excellent spell came in Melbourne in February 2008 as the hosts thumped the Men in Blue by a comprehensive margin of nine wickets.

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#4 Virat Kohli holds the record for most 50-plus scores

Indian batting superstar Kohli holds the record for having notched up the most number of 50-plus scores in Australia vs India T20Is Down Under. In 10 innings, Kohli crossed the half-century mark five times.

Apart from his 90*, he scored 59* off 33 in Melbourne (January 2016) and three fifties in Sydney - 50 off 36 (January 2016), 61* off 41 (November 2018) and 85 off 61 (December 2020). Kohli apart, Wade has three fifties to his name in Australia vs India T20Is in Australia. Dhawan and Rohit Sharma hit two each.

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#5 Jasprit Bumrah is the leading wicket-taker in AUS vs IND T20Is Down Under

Team India's lead pacer Jasprit Bumrah is the top wicket-taker in Australia vs India T20Is Down Under. In six matches, he has picked up eight wickets at an average of 22.75 and an economy rate of 8.08, with a best of 3-23.

Three players have claimed six wickets each in Australia vs India T20Is in Australia. Ravindra Jadeja has six wickets in six matches (average 22.16), T Natarajan six scalps in three matches (average 13.83) and Adam Zampa six wickets in six T20Is (average 20.16).