The Australia cricket team toured India in September and October 2017 to play five One Day Internationals (ODIs) and three Twenty20 International (T20I) matches.[1][2][3][4] The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) confirmed the full dates in September 2017.[5][6] Ahead of the ODIs, Australia played a 50-over warm-up match against India's Board President XI, with Australia winning by 103 runs.[7] India won the ODI series 4–1 and returned to the top of the ICC ODI Championship.[8] In accordance with the International Cricket Council's (ICC) new playing conditions, the Decision Review System (DRS) was used for the first time in a T20I match in this series.[9] The T20I series was drawn 1–1, with the third match called off due to a wet outfield.[10]
Squads
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 India[11]
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 Australia[12]
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India[13]
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Australia[12]
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Josh Hazlewood was ruled out of Australia's squad, after suffering an injury during the first Test against Bangladesh in August 2017.[14] Kane Richardson was added to Australia's squad as a replacement for Hazlewood.[15] Peter Handscomb was added Australia's ODI squad as a cover for Aaron Finch, who was struggling with a calf injury.[16] Ashton Agar fractured a finger during the third ODI, therefore ruling him out of the rest of the series.[17]
Shikhar Dhawan was not available for the first three ODIs, as he took leave to attend to his wife, who was unwell.[18] After the third ODI, he was not named in India's squad for the final two ODI matches, with no replacement named.[19] Ravindra Jadeja was added to India's ODI squad for the first three matches, as a replacement for Axar Patel who injured his ankle.[20] Patel was included for the last two ODIs, replacing Jadeja.[21]
Ahead of the T20I series, Australia rested Pat Cummins, due to his increased workload schedule.[22] Andrew Tye was named as his replacement.[23] While fielding during the fifth ODI, Steve Smith picked up a shoulder injury, and was sidelined for the T20I series, with Marcus Stoinis being called up as a replacement, and David Warner given the captaincy.[24]
Tour match
One-day: India Board President XI vs Australia
ODI Series
1st ODI
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- India won the toss and elected to bat.
- Rain during the innings break set Australia a revised target of 164 runs from 21 overs.
- Hilton Cartwright (Aus) made his ODI debut.
2nd ODI
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- India won the toss and elected to bat.
- Steve Smith (Aus) played in his 100th ODI.[25]
- Kuldeep Yadav (Ind) became the third bowler for India to take a hat-trick in an ODI.[26]
3rd ODI
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- Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
4th ODI
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- Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
- David Warner (Aus) played in his 100th ODI and became the first batsman for Australia to score a century in his 100th ODI.[27][28]
- Umesh Yadav (Ind) took his 100th wicket in ODIs.[29]
5th ODI
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- Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
T20I Series
1st T20I
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- India won the toss and elected to field.
- Rain during Australia's innings set India a revised target of 48 runs from 6 overs.
- Jason Behrendorff (Aus) made his T20I debut.
2nd T20I
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- Australia won the toss and elected to field.
- This was the first international cricket match to be played at this venue.[30]
- Kedar Jadhav played his last T20I.
3rd T20I
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- No toss.
- No play was possible due to a wet outfield.
References
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- ^ "Australia to kick off limited-overs tour of India on September 17". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 5 September 2017.
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- ^ "Stoinis stars in Aussie warm-up win". Cricket Australia. Retrieved 12 September 2017.
- ^ "India finish Australia series as No. 1 ODI side". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 1 October 2017.
- ^ "Australia denied advantage of new rules". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
- ^ "Hyderabad T20I called off, India-Australia series tied". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 13 October 2017.
- ^ "Umesh, Shami return to India ODI squad". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 10 September 2017.
- ^ a b "Starc out, Faulkner and Christian in for India series". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 18 August 2017.
- ^ "India pick Nehra, Karthik for Australia T20s; Dhawan back". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 1 October 2017.
- ^ "Hazlewood out of Bangladesh and India tours". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
- ^ "Redback Kane Richardson to use shock Australian one-day call-up to push Test claims". Adelaide Now. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
- ^ "Handscomb added to Australia ODI squad". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 15 September 2017.
- ^ "Agar out of ODIs with broken finger". Cricket Australia. Retrieved 25 September 2017.
- ^ "Dhawan sidelined from first three ODIs against Australia". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
- ^ "Dhawan not named in India's squad for last two ODIs". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 24 September 2017.
- ^ "Jadeja returns to India's ODI squad". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 16 September 2017.
- ^ "Axar included in India Squad for last 2 ODIs". Times of India. Retrieved 24 September 2017.
- ^ "Cummins to skip India T20Is". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 22 September 2017.
- ^ "Tye to replace Cummins in T20 squad". Cricket Australia. Retrieved 26 September 2017.
- ^ "Steven Smith returns home with injury, David Warner to lead". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
- ^ "Smith's growth underlined by 100th game". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 21 September 2017.
- ^ "Kuldeep Yadav becomes third Indian bowler to pick up an ODI hat-trick". The Indian Express. 21 September 2017. Retrieved 21 September 2017.
- ^ "India eye record winning streak against wilting Australia". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 28 September 2017.
- ^ "David Warner becomes first Australia player to score century in 100th ODI". Indian Express. Retrieved 28 September 2017.
- ^ "Umesh Yadav completes 100 ODI wickets in Bengaluru ODI". Zee News. Retrieved 28 September 2017.
- ^ "Australia scrambling to keep series alive". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 10 October 2017.