Test matches are considered the highest level of Cricket. India has been excellent in the present years in Test Cricket. They are unbeaten at their home for quite some time. The IND vs AUS 4 match Test series is going to start from 9th February in Maharashtra, India. Let's go through India's performance in the Last 10 Home Test Series.
IND vs AUS: India in the last 10 Home Test Series
1. IND vs BAN | 2016-17 | 1-0 Won
India played a one-match test series against Bangladesh on home soil. Indian skipper Virat Kohli won the toss & elected to bat first at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad. Indian opener KL Rahul got out early but Murali Vijay & Pujara's partnership took India to a brilliant start. Pujara got out at 83 while Vijay made a Century. Coming into the bat as no 4, Indian skipper Virat Kohli broke the backbone of Bangladesh's bowling lineup. He made an incredible double century. Rahane & Wriddhiman Saha's partnership took India to a mammoth total of 687 runs in the first Innings. Rahane made 82 while Saha made an impressive century. India Bowled out Bangladesh for 388 runs. Bangladesh's skipper Mushfiqur Rahim made a century & carried his team to a respected total.
India declared their 2nd Innings score of 159 runs. Coming into bat for the chase Bangladesh bowled out for 250 runs as Jadeja & Ashwin both shared 4-4 wickets. India won the match & the series by 209 runs.
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2. IND vs AUS | 2016-17 | 2-1 Won
1st Test:
India met Australia for the 4-match Test series, Border Gavaskar Trophy on home soil. Australia started the series on a high note by beating India by 333 runs. Australia thrashed down the Indian batting lineup with the help of steve O'Keefe as he took 6 wickets in the first innings. Steven Smith made a superb century in the 2nd innings & almost made an obvious win for Australia. Steve O'Keefe took another 6 wickets haul in the 2nd innings as India bowled out for 107 runs while chasing 441 runs.
2nd Test:
Australia started the 2nd test of IND vs AUS in a brilliant way as Nathan Lyon took 8 wickets in the first innings. Jadeja took 6 wickets and restricted the Australian side to an average total. Pujara's 92 & Rahul's 51 runs knock helped India to reach 274 runs and gave Australia a Target of 188. Ashwin did the rest for them as he took 6 wickets and made sure the victory of India.
3rd Test:
Steven Smith made 178 runs in the first innings of the 3rd Test of IND vs AUS as Australia made 451 runs. Ravindra Jadeja took 6 wickets for India. Coming down to bat, Pujara's Double Century set the tone for his team. India declared for 603 runs. Australia made 204 runs losing 6 wickets in the second innings but the match ended in a Tie as the day period ended.
4th Test:
The IND vs AUS series got interesting as they met for the series decider. Australia started well as Steven Smith scored a century but eventually, the Indian bowlers restricted them to 300 runs. India scored 332 runs and got a slight lead of 32 runs for the second innings. Umesh Yadav, Jadeja & Ashwin did the rest for India. They shared 3 wickets each and bowled out Australia for only 1327 runs. India chased down the 105 runs target easily and won the match & the series by 2-1.
3. IND vs SL | 2017-18 | 1-0 Won
The first test match resulted in a Tie. Virat Kohli made a century in the second innings and Bhuveneshwar Kumar took 4-4 wickets in both innings for India.
Srilanka batted first in the first innings of the 2nd Test. Indian bowlers do the magic once again as Sri Lanka bowled out for only 205 runs. Murali Vijay, Pujara & Rohit Sharma contributed with centuries as the skipper Virat Kohli made a double century & ended the first innings with a total of 610 runs. Sri Lanka struggled again in the second innings and bowled out for 166 runs. India didn't have to come to bat as they won by an inning.
The third test also ended in a Tie. Virat Kohli scored another double-century and Murali Vijay scored a century in the first Innings. skipper Dinesh Chandimal and Angelo Mathews both made centuries in the first innings and went down head-to-head. India gave a mammoth target of 441 runs. Dhananjaya de Silva scored a century but he got injured and eventually, the 5-day period ended.
4. IND vs AFG | 2018 | 1-0 Won
Ajinkya Rahane led India to a 1-match Test series against Afghanistan. India batted first and scored 474 runs in the first innings with the help of their both openers - Dhawan & Vijay, as they both scored centuries. Ashwin took 4 wickets & restricted Afg to only 109 runs. Ravindra Jadeja got 4 wickets in the second innings and Afghanistan was unable to get past the trailing score. As a result, India won by an inning & 262 runs.
5. IND vs WI | 2018-19 | 2-0 Won
The youngster Prithvi Shaw made a hundred in the first innings of the first Test. Pujara contributed 86 runs as the skipper Virat Kohli made 139 runs. Later in the inning, Ravindra Jadeja also scored a century and India posted a mammoth total of 649 runs. West Indies was unable to challenge India and broke down to totals of only 181 & 196 runs in both innings. India won by an inning & 272 runs.
Team India whitewashed West Indies by winning the second test by 10 wickets. West Indies tried their best as Roston Chase scored a century & Holder took a 5-wicket haul in the first innings. But India proved themselves way better with the deadly bowling lineup. Umesh Yadav took a total of 10 wickets in the match and made it so hard for the West Indies side & they ended up losing the match and the series.
6. IND vs SA | 2019-20 | 3-0 Won
India invited South Africa for the Freedom Trophy in 2019-20 & whitewashed them by 3-0.
India started like a champion as Rohit Sharma & Mayank Agarwal both contributed with 176 & 215 runs. Although Ashwin got 7 wickets, Dean Elger & De Kock made centuries & challenge India at the same level of intensity. The Hitman scored another century in the second innings & with the help of that South Africa got a target of 395 runs. Jadeja and Shami did the rest for the team as they took 4 & 5 wickets each. South Africa ended up losing by 203 runs in the First Test.
Virat Kohli scored another double century of his career & Mayank Agarwal also scored a century in the second test and scored a total of 601 runs. South Africa failed to compete and lost the match due to India's brilliant bowling attack.
The Hitman scored a double century in the Third Test & Rahane scored 115 runs. Once again South Africa's batting line-up looked very thin and bowled out for 162 & 133 runs in both innings. India won the match by an inning & 202 runs.
7. IND vs BAN | 2019-20 | 2-0 Won
India witnessed their peak level at Test Cricket under Virat Kohli. India whitewashed Bangladesh by 2-0.
Mayank Agarwal scored another double-century & his innings helped India to win the First test as Bangladesh's Batsmen didn't look sharp to go against the Indian Bowlers.
Ishant Sharma took his 10th five-wicket haul which helped India to restrict Bangladesh to only 106 runs. Coming down to bat, skipper Virat Kohli made his 20th ton in Test Cricket & India ended up scoring 347 runs in the first innings. Mushfiqur Rahim tried his best but Bangladesh failed to get past the trailing score. India won by an inning & 46 runs.
8. IND vs ENG | 2020-21 | 3-1 Won
India invited England for the 4-match test series Anthony de Mello Trophy 2020/21.
Joe Root went all in and scored a double century in the first innings of the first Test. India struggled against the English bowling lineup. Although Pant scored 91 runs India wasn't able to get past England's first-inning score. Ashwin took 6 wickets and tried to bring India on the right track but India failed to chase 420 runs. England won the match by 227 runs.
In the second Test, Rohit Sharma made a brilliant 161 runs in the first innings. Rahane & Pant contributed by scoring half-centuries. Ashwin took 5 wickets & England bowled out for 134 runs. Ashwin also impressed with the bat, by scoring a brilliant century in the second innings. Axar Patel picked 5 wickets and England lost the match by 317 runs.
Axar Patel continued to perform for his team as he took 6 wickets in the first innings. England scored 112 & 81 runs in the first & second innings. India also struggled with the batting as Joe root surprised and impressed everyone by picking 5 wickets. Axar Patel picked another 5 wicket haul in the second innings. India won the match by 10 wickets and got the lead of 2-1.
Axar Patel again stunned the English batting lineup by picking 4 wickets in the first innings. Pant scored a brilliant century & Washington Sundar played an undefeated 96 runs inning which helped India to take the lead in the first innings. Axar Patel and Ashwin both ended the hopes for England by taking 5-5 wickets individually. India won by an inning & 25 runs.
9. IND vs NZ | 2021 | 1-0 Won
IND vs NZ 1st Test is a perfect example of a Test match.
India batted first. Shreyas Iyer scored an important century. Shubman Gill & Jadeja contributed with half-centuries. Tom Latham fought against the Indian bowling side by scoring 95 runs. Axar Patel once again impressed everyone by picking 5 wickets. Shreyas Iyer and Wriddhiman Saha scored half-centuries in the second innings and gave a target of 284 runs. Tom Latham once again gave his best by scoring a half-century but eventually, he got out and India almost came to an edge to win the match. Rachin Ravindra & Azaz Patel stood tall for NZ and the match ended in a tie.
Mayank Agarwal made an impressive 150 runs in the first innings of the series decider match. Azaz Patel's name included in the history when he took 10 wickets in a single inning. Ashwin and Siraj started with a different flow in the bowling. They took 4 & 3 wickets individually and bowled out NZ for only 62 runs. Mayank Agarwal scored 62 runs in the second inning and Pujara, Gill both contributed with 47 runs. India won the match by 372 runs & the series by 1-0.
10. IND vs SL | 2022 | 2-0 Won
Ravindra Jadeja scored a massive 175 runs with helped them to reach 574 runs. Jadeja also impressed the fans by taking 5 wickets. Jadeja and Ashwin took 4 wickets each to beat Sri Lanka by 222 runs.
Shreyas Iyer scored 92 runs and Bumrah picked 5 wickets in the first inning. Dimuth Karunaratne scored a superb 107 runs but Ashwin got the important wickets and made sure the win for India. India won the match and series by 238 runs.