Australian national cricket team in India for the 2012/13 season
The Australian national cricket team's tour to India in the 2012/13 season took place from February 22nd to March 26th, 2013. The international cricket tour was part of the 2012/13 international cricket season and comprised four tests . India won all games and won the series 4-0.
prehistory
India last played a tour against Pakistan , Australia against the West Indies . The last tour of the two teams against each other took place in the 2011/12 season in Australia .
Stages
Tour venues |
The following stages were designated as the venue for the tour and announced on December 28, 2012. The third test was originally supposed to be held in Kanpur , but was then awarded to Hyderabad . The order was also swapped again in January.
| Stadion | city | capacity | Games |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chennai | MA Chidambaram Stadium | 46,000 | 1st test |
| Hyderabad | Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium | 55,000 | 2nd test |
| Mohali | Punjab Cricket Association Stadium | 35,000 | 3rd test |
| New Delhi | Feroz Shah Kotla | 48,000 | 4th test |
Squad lists
Australia named their squad on January 31, 2013. India named their squad on February 10, 2013.
| test | |
|---|---|
 India
|
 Australia
|
Tour matches
| February 12-13 Scorecard |
Chennai |
Australians 241 (88.3) & 15-0 |
- |
Board President's XI 230 (68.3) |
| draw | ||||
| February 16-18 Scorecard |
Chennai |
India A 451 (128.4) & 195-3 (55) |
- |
Australians 235 (62.3) |
| draw | ||||
Testing
First test in Chennai
| February 22-26 Scorecard |
Chennai |
Australia 380 (133) & 241 (93) |
- |
India 572 (154.3) & 50-2 (11.3) |
| India wins with 8 wickets | ||||
Second test in Hyderabad
| June 22-26 scorecard |
Hyderabad |
Australia 237-9d (85) & 131 (67) |
- |
India 503 (154.1) |
| India wins with one innings and 135 runs | ||||
Third test in Mohali
| March 14-18 Scorecard |
Mohali |
Australia 408 (141.5) & 223 (89.2) |
- |
India 499 (132.1) & 136-4 (33.3) |
| India wins with 6 wickets | ||||
Fourth test in New Delhi
| March 22-26 Scorecard |
New Delhi |
Australia 262 (112.1) & 164 (46.3) |
- |
India 272 (70.2) & 158-4 (31.2) |
| India wins with 6 wickets | ||||
statistics
The following cricket statistics were obtained on this tour.
| Testing | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batting | ||||||||
| player | team | Games | Innings | Runs | Average | HS | 100s | 50s |
| Murali Vijay |
India
|
4th | 7th | 430 | 61.42 | 167 | 2 | 1 |
| Cheteshwar Pujara |
India
|
4th | 7th | 419 | 83.80 | 204 | 1 | 2 |
| MS Dhoni |
India
|
4th | 6th | 326 | 81.50 | 224 | 1 | 0 |
| Michael Clarke |
Australia
|
3 | 6th | 286 | 47.66 | 130 | 1 | 1 |
| Virat Kohli |
India
|
4th | 6th | 284 | 56.80 | 107 | 1 | 1 |
| bowling | ||||||||
| player | team | Games | Overs | Wickets | Average | BBI | 5W | 10W |
| Ravichandran Ashwin |
India
|
4th | 241.2 | 29 | 20.10 | 7/103 | 4th | 1 |
| Ravindra Jadeja |
India
|
4th | 193.2 | 24 | 17.45 | 5/58 | 1 | 0 |
| Nathan Lyon |
Australia
|
3 | 127.1 | 15th | 37.33 | 7/94 | 1 | 0 |
| James Pattinson |
Australia
|
3 | 79 | 9 | 27.77 | 5/96 | 1 | 0 |
| Peter Siddle |
Australia
|
4th | 110.4 | 9 | 33.88 | 5/71 | 1 | 0 |
Player of the Series
The following players were honored as Player of the Series .
| series | Player of the Series |
|---|---|
| test |
 Ravichandran Ashwin
|
Player of the Match
The following players were recognized as Player of the Match .
| game | Player of the Match |
|---|---|
| 1st test |
MS Dhoni
|
| 2nd test |
Cheteshwar Pujara
|
| 3rd test |
Shikhar Dhawan
|
| 4th test |
Ravindra Jadeja
|
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ http://www.espncricinfo.com/india-v-australia-2013/content/story/598827.html . Cricinfo. December 28, 2012. Retrieved April 23, 2016.
- ↑ Chennai to host first India-Australia Test ( English ) Cricinfo. January 14, 2013. Retrieved April 23, 2016.
- ↑ Doherty, Henriques in Test squad for India ( English ) Cricinfo. January 31, 2013. Accessed April 23, 2016.
- ↑ Gambhir dropped for Dhawan ( English ) Cricinfo. February 10, 2013. Retrieved April 23, 2016.
- ↑ Border-Gavaskar Trophy, 2012/13 / Records / Most runs ( English ) Cricinfo. Retrieved April 27, 2016.
- ↑ Border-Gavaskar Trophy, 2012/13 / Records / Most wickets ( English ) Cricinfo. Retrieved April 27, 2016.