Number crunching: India-Australia Tests

India will take on Australia in a high-voltage four-match Test series beginning in Chennai on February 22.

India have enjoyed a slight edge over Australia at home, winning 15 out of 42 Test matches with the visitors winning 12. But overall, Australia have a much better record with victories from 82 matches, with India winning only 20.

Rajneesh Gupta presents the complete statistical dossier of the India-Australia Test matches:

Series results:

Season	Venue	Tests	Ind	Aus	Tied	Drawn
1947-48	Australia	5	0	4	0	1
1956-57	India	3	0	2	0	1
1959-60	India	5	1	2	0	2
1964-65	India	3	1	1	0	1
1967-68	Australia	4	0	4	0	0
1969-70	India	5	1	3	0	1
1977-78	Australia	5	2	3	0	0
1979-80	India	6	2	0	0	4
1980-81	Australia	3	1	1	0	1
1985-86	Australia	3	0	0	0	3
1986-87	India	3	0	0	1	2
1991-92	Australia	5	0	4	0	1
1996-97	India	1	1	0	0	0
1997-98	India	3	2	1	0	0
1999-00	Australia	3	0	3	0	0
2000-01	India	3	2	1	0	0
2003-04	Australia	4	1	1	0	2
2004-05	India	4	1	2	0	1
2007-08	Australia	4	1	2	0	1
2008-09	India	4	2	0	0	2
2010-11	India	2	2	0	0	0
2011-12	Australia	4	0	4	0	0
	Total in India	42	15	12	1	14
	Total in Australia	40	5	26	0	9
	Grand Total	82	20	38	1	23

Summary of series results:

	Series	Ind	Aus	Drawn
in India	12	6	4	2
in Australia	10	0	7	3
TOTAL	22	6	11	5

Highest team totals:
(India)

Total	Venue	Season
705-7d	Sydney	2003-04
657-7d	Kolkata	2000-01#
633-5d	Kolkata	1997-98
613-7d	Delhi	2008-09
600-4d	Sydney	1985-86

Highest team totals:
(Australia)

Total	Venue	Season
674	Adelaide	1947-48
659-4d	Sydney	2011-12
604-7d	Adelaide	2011-12
577	Delhi	2008-09
575-8d	Melbourne	1947-48

Lowest team totals:
(India)

Total	Venue	Season
58	Brisbane	1947-48
67	Melbourne	1947-48
98	Brisbane	1947-48
104	Mumbai (WS)	2004-05
110	Adelaide	1999-00
125	Melbourne	1947-48

Lowest team totals:
(Australia)

Total	Venue	Season
83	Melbourne	1980-81
93	Mumbai (WS)	2004-05
105#	Kanpur	1959-60
107	Sydney	1947-48
107	Delhi	1969-70
125	Kanpur	1979-80

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Highest individual innings:
(India)

Runs	Batsman	Venue	Season
281	VVS Laxman	Kolkata	2000-01
241*	SR Tendulkar	Sydney	2003-04
233	R Dravid	Adelaide	2003-04
214	SR Tendulkar	Bangalore	2010-11
206	RJ Shastri	Sydney	1991-92
206	G Gambhir	Delhi	2008-09
200*	VVS Laxman	Delhi	2008-09

Highest individual innings:
(Australia)

Runs	Batsman	Venue	Season
329*	MJ Clarke	Sydney	2011-12
257	RT Ponting	Melbourne	2003-04
242	RT Ponting	Adelaide	2003-04
223	JL Langer	Sydney	1999-00
221	RT Ponting	Adelaide	2011-12
213	KJ Hughes	Adelaide	1980-81
210	DM Jones	Chennai	1986-87
210	MJ Clarke	Adelaide	2011-12
204	GS Chappell	Sydney	1980-81
203	ML Hayden	Chennai	2000-01
201	DG Bradman	Adelaide	1947-48

Most runs in India-Australia Tests:
(India)

Player	Mts	Inns	NO	Runs	Hs	Avg	100s	50s
SR Tendulkar	35	67	7	3438	241*	57.30	11	15
VVS Laxman	29	54	5	2434	281	49.66	6	12
R Dravid	32	60	6	2143	233	39.69	2	13
V Sehwag	20	40	1	1711	195	43.87	3	9
SM Gavaskar	20	31	1	1550	172	51.66	8	4
GR Viswanath	18	31	2	1538	161*	53.03	4	9
SC Ganguly	24	44	4	1403	144	35.08	2	7
DB Vengsarkar	24	38	4	1304	164*	38.35	2	7

Most runs in India-Australia Tests:
(India)

Player	Mts	Inns	NO	Runs	Hs	Avg	100s	50s
RT Ponting	29	51	4	2555	257	54.36	8	12
ML Hayden	18	35	3	1888	203	59.00	6	8
MJ Clarke	18	32	2	1628	329*	54.27	5	5
AR Border	20	35	5	1567	163	52.23	4	9
DC Boon	11	20	3	1204	135	70.82	6	2
RB Simpson	11	21	0	1125	176	53.57	4	6
SR Waugh	18	31	5	1090	150	41.92	2	5
SM Katich	14	26	3	1088	125	47.30	2	6
MEK Hussey	14	24	2	1078	150*	49.00	3	4
JL Langer	14	26	0	1047	223	40.27	3	4

Best bowling in an innings:
(India)

Figures	Player	Venue	Season
9-69	JM Patel	Kanpur	1959-60
8-84	Harbhajan Singh	Chennai	2000-01
8-106	Kapil Dev	Adelaide	1985-86
8-141	A Kumble	Sydney	2003-04
7-48	A Kumble	Chennai	2004-05
7-49	Ghulam Ahmed	Kolkata	1956-57
7-98	BS Bedi	Kolkata	1969-70
7-123	Harbhajan Singh	Kolkata	2000-01
7-133	Harbhajan Singh	Chennai	2000-01

Best bowling in an innings:
(Australia)

Figures	Player	Venue	Season
8-215	JJ Krejza	Nagpur	2008-09
7-27	MR Whitney	Perth	1991-92
7-38	RR Lindwall	Adelaide	1947-48
7-43	RR Lindwall	Chennai (Corp)	1956-57
7-66	GD McKenzie	Melbourne	1967-68
7-67	G Dymock	Kanpur	1979-80
7-72	R Benaud	Chennai (Corp)	1956-57
7-93	AK Davidson	Kanpur	1959-60
7-143	JD Higgs	Chennai	1979-80

Best bowling in a match:
(India)

Figures	Player	Venue	Season
15-217	Harbhajan Singh	Chennai	2000-01
14-124	JM Patel	Kanpur	1959-60
13-181	A Kumble	Chennai	2004-05
13-196	Harbhajan Singh	Kolkata	2000-01
12-104	BS Chandrasekhar	Melbourne	1977-78
12-279	A Kumble	Sydney	2003-04
11-122	RG Nadkarni	Chennai (Corp)	1964-65
11-224	Harbhajan Singh	Bangalore	2004-05
10-130	Ghulam Ahmed	Kolkata	1956-57
10-174	EAS Prasanna	Chennai	1969-70
10-194	BS Bedi	Perth	1977-78

Best bowling in a match:
(Australia)

Figures	Player	Venue	Season
12-124	AK Davidson	Kanpur	1959-60
12-126	BA Reid	Melbourne	1991-92
12-166	G Dymock	Kanpur	1979-80
12-358	JJ Krejza	Nagpur	2008-09
11-31	ERH Toshack	Brisbane	1947-48
11-95	MR Whitney	Perth	1991-92
11-105	R Benaud	Kolkata	1956-57
10-91	GD McKenzie	Chennai (Corp)	1964-65
10-103	GD McGrath	Sydney	1999-00
10-144	AA Mallett	Chennai	1969-70
10-151	GD McKenzie	Melbourne	1967-68
10-168	CJ McDermott	Adelaide	1991-92
10-249	GRJ Matthews	Chennai	1986-87

Hat-tricks:

Team	Bowler	Venue	Season	Victims
India	Harbhajan Singh	Kolkata	2000-01	RT Ponting, AC Gilchrist & SK Warne
Australia	None

Most wickets in India-Australia Tests:
(India)

Player	Mts	Wkts	Best	5WI	10WM	Avg	SR
A Kumble	20	111	8-141	10	2	30.32	58.70
Harbhajan Singh	16	90	8-84	7	3	29.36	58.91
Kapil Dev	20	79	8-106	7	0	25.35	60.08
Zaheer Khan	19	61	5-91	3	0	35.59	63.23
EAS Prasanna	13	57	6-74	5	1	28.72	75.98
BS Bedi	12	56	7-98	5	1	24.91	72.02
NS Yadav	13	55	5-99	1	0	28.78	72.64

Most wickets in India-Australia Tests:
(Australia)

Player	Mts	Wkts	Best	5WI	10WM	Avg	SR
B Lee	12	53	5-47	2	0	31.98	57.13
R Benaud	8	52	7-72	5	1	18.38	56.79
GD McGrath	11	51	5-48	2	1	18.65	50.16
GD McKenzie	10	47	7-66	4	2	20.57	54.53
JN Gillespie	10	43	5-56	1	0	25.44	55.60
SK Warne	14	43	6-125	1	0	47.19	91.28