Check out the records and stats of India and Australia in the pink ball test match
Prior to the pink-ball Test, India will play a two-day practice pink-ball match against the Australian Prime Minister’s XI. Canberra will host the practice match on November 30 and December 1.
India’s attention will now turn to the pink-ball Test after defeating Australia handily in the opening Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024–25 encounter. The second Test will be played in Adelaide day and night starting on December 6, 2024. Let’s have a look at Australia’s and India’s pink-ball Test match records as India gets ready for the Adelaide test.
What is the record of Australia and India in pink-ball cricket test matches, match stats, wins and losses records, most runs and wickets list
Australia has a very strong pink-ball Test record. With all 12 games played at home, they have played the most day-night Tests to date.
| Match Result | Margin | Opposition | Ground | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Won | 3 wickets | New Zealand | Adelaide | 2015 |
| Won | 7 wickets | South Africa | Adelaide | 2016 |
| Won | 39 runs | Pakistan | Brisbane | 2016 |
| Won | 120 runs | England | Adelaide | 2017 |
| Won | Innings & 40 runs | Sri Lanka | Brisbane | 2019 |
| Won | Innings & 48 runs | Pakistan | Adelaide | 2019 |
| Won | 296 runs | New Zealand | Perth | 2019 |
| Won | 8 wickets | India | Adelaide | 2020 |
| Won | 275 runs | England | Adelaide | 2021 |
| Won | 146 runs | England | Hobart | 2022 |
| Won | 419 runs | West Indies | Adelaide | 2022 |
| Lost | 8 runs | West Indies | Brisbane | 2024 |
Australia has only dropped one of those pink-ball Test matches, against the West Indies in Brisbane earlier this year. However, in Adelaide, where they will next play India, the Australians have never lost a day-night Test match.
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India in pink-ball Test matches
India has only played four pink-ball Test matches so far, and their most recent encounter was in 2022 against Sri Lanka. Three of those matches were played at home, and India easily prevailed. However, when the Men in Blue faced Australia in 2020, they lost after setting a measly 90 run target.
| Result | Opposition | Venue | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Won by inns & 46 runs | Bangladesh | Eden Gardens | 2019 |
| Lost by 8 wickets | Australia | Adelaide | 2020 |
| India won by 10 wickets | England | Ahmedabad | 2021 |
| India won by 238 runs | Sri Lanka | Bengaluru | 2022 |
India record in day-night Tests (pink-ball Tests)
Matches: 4
Wins: 3
Losses: 1
Highest Score: 347/9d vs Bangladesh (Kolkata 2019)
Lowest Score: 36 all out vs Australia (Adelaide 2020)
Most runs for India in day-night Tests
Virat Kohli – 277 runs in 4 matches @46.16
Rohit Sharma – 173 in 3 matches @43.25
Shreyas Iyer – 155 runs in 1 match @79.50
Most wickets for India in day-night Tests
Ravichandran Ashwin – 18 wickets in 4 matches @13.83
Axar Patel – 14 wickets in 2 matches @9.14
Umesh Yadav – 11 wickets in 2 matches @15.54
Where to watch pink-ball Test match practice?
On Saturday, November 30, at 9 AM IST, the two-day pink-ball practice match will begin at Canberra’s Manuka Oval. The game will be televised by Star Sports, the Border-Gavaskar Trophy’s official broadcaster, on November 30 and Sunday, December 1. The game will stream live on the Disney+ Hotstar app and website in addition to being shown on television.
The Prime Minister’s XI includes Lloyd Pope, Matthew Renshaw, Jem Ryan, Aidan O’Connor, Ollie Davies, Jayden Goodwin, Sam Harper, Hanno Jacobs, Sam Konstas, Charlie Anderson, Mahli Beardman, Scott Boland, Jack Clayton, and Jack Edwards (c).
Team India includes Abhimanyu Easwaran, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Devdutt Padikkal, KL Rahul, Rishabh Pant, Sarfaraz Khan, Dhruv Jurel, Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Mohammed Siraj, Deep Akash, Prasidh Krishna, Harshit Rana, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Washington Sundar, and Rohit Sharma (c).