Tour matches[edit]

Two three-day tour matches were played in Sydney, [85] with both

matches having first-class status.[86] The second match was
a day/night fixture in preparation for the first Test.[87]

6–8 December
2020
Scorecard
India  v  Australia A
9/247d (93 overs) 9/306d (95 overs)
Ajinkya Rahane 117* (242) Cameron Green 125* (202)
James Pattinson 3/58 (19 overs) Umesh Yadav 3/48 (20 overs)
9/189d (61 overs) 1/52 (15 overs)
Wriddhiman Saha 54* (100) Marcus Harris 25* (42)
Mark Steketee 5/37 (15 overs) Umesh Yadav 1/14 (4 overs)
Match drawn
Drummoyne Oval, Sydney
Umpires: Shawn Craig (Aus)
and Bruce Oxenford (Aus)
Player of the match: Cameron
Green (Australia A)

 India won the toss and elected to bat.

11–13 December
2020 (D/N)
Scorecard
India  v  Australia A
194 (48.3 overs) 108 (32.2 over)
Jasprit Bumrah 55* (57) Alex Carey 32 (38)
Jack Wildermuth 3/13 (8 Navdeep Saini 3/19 (5.2 overs)
overs)
4/386d (90 overs) 4/307 (75 overs)
Hanuma Vihari 104* (194) Jack Wildermuth 111* (119)
Mark Steketee 2/54 (16 overs) Mohammed Shami 2/58 (13
overs)
Match drawn
Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
Umpires: Gerard Abood (Aus)
and Bruce Oxenford (Aus)

 India won the toss and elected to bat.

 Patrick Rowe (Australia A) made his first-class debut.
 Cameron Green (Australia A) was replaced by Patrick Rowe on
day 1, after suffering a concussion.[88]
 Harry Conway (Australia A) was replaced by Mark Steketee on
day 2, after suffering a concussion.[89]
ODI series[edit]
1st ODI[edit]
27 November
2020
14:40 (D/N)
Scorecard
Australia  v  India
6/374 (50 overs) 8/308 (50 overs)
Aaron Finch 114 (124) Hardik Pandya 90 (76)
Mohammed Shami 3/59 (10 Adam Zampa 4/54 (10 overs)
overs)
Australia won by 66 runs
Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
Umpires: Sam Nogajski (Aus) and Rod
Tucker (Aus)
Player of the match: Steve Smith (Aus)

 Australia won the toss and elected to bat.

 Aaron Finch (Aus) scored his 5,000th run in ODIs.[90]
 Hardik Pandya (Ind) scored his 1,000th run in ODIs,
[91]
 becoming the fastest batsman for India to score 1,000 runs in
ODIs.[92]
 World Cup Super League points: Australia 10, India 0.[93][n 3]
2nd ODI[edit]
29 November
2020
14:40 (D/N)
Scorecard
Australia  v  India
4/389 (50 overs) 9/338 (50 overs)
Steve Smith 104 (64) Virat Kohli 89 (87)
Hardik Pandya 1/24 (4 overs) Pat Cummins 3/67 (10 overs)
Australia won by 51 runs
Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
Umpires: Gerard Abood (Aus)
and Paul Reiffel (Aus)
Player of the match: Steve Smith (Aus)

 Australia won the toss and elected to bat.

 Virat Kohli (Ind) played in his 250th ODI.[94]
 This was the highest total for Australia against India in ODIs.[95]
 World Cup Super League points: Australia 10, India 0.
3rd ODI[edit]
2 December 2020
14:40 (D/N)
Scorecard
India  v  Australia
5/302 (50 overs) 289 (49.3 overs)
Hardik Pandya 92* (76) Aaron Finch 75 (82)
Ashton Agar 2/44 (10 overs) Shardul Thakur 3/51 (10 overs)
India won by 13 runs
Manuka Oval, Canberra
Umpires: Bruce Oxenford (Aus)
and Paul Wilson (Aus)
Player of the match: Hardik
Pandya (Ind)

 India won the toss and elected to bat.

 Cameron Green (Aus) and T. Natarajan (Ind) both made their
ODI debuts.
 Virat Kohli (Ind) scored his 12,000th run in ODI cricket,
breaking Sachin Tendulkar's record for the fastest to 12,000 runs
in ODIs.[96]
 World Cup Super League points: India 10, Australia 0.

T20I series[edit]
1st T20I[edit]
4 December 2020
19:10 (N)
Scorecard
India  v  Australia
7/161 (20 overs) 7/150 (20 overs)
K. L. Rahul 51 (40) Aaron Finch 35 (26)
Moises Henriques 3/22 (4 Yuzvendra Chahal 3/25 (4
overs) overs)
India won by 11 runs
Manuka Oval, Canberra
Umpires: Shawn Craig (Aus) and Rod
Tucker (Aus)
Player of the match: Yuzvendra
Chahal (Ind)

 Australia won the toss and elected to field.

 T. Natarajan (Ind) made his T20I debut.
 Ravindra Jadeja was replaced by Yuzvendra
Chahal after suffering a concussion during India's batting
innings.[97]
 Yuzvendra Chahal (Ind) was the first concussion substitute to be
named man of the match in an international cricket match.[98]
2nd T20I[edit]
6 December 2020
19:10 (N)
Scorecard
Australia  v  India
5/194 (20 overs) 4/195 (19.4 overs)
Matthew Wade 58 (32) Shikhar Dhawan 52 (36)
T. Natarajan 2/20 (4 overs) Mitchell Swepson 1/25 (4 overs)
India won by 6 wickets
Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
Umpires: Sam Nogajski (Aus)
and Paul Wilson (Aus)
Player of the match: Hardik
Pandya (Ind)

 India won the toss and elected to field.

 Daniel Sams (Aus) made his T20I debut.
 Matthew Wade captained Australia for the first time in T20Is.[99]
3rd T20I[edit]
8 December 2020
19:10 (N)
Scorecard
Australia  v  India
5/186 (20 overs) 7/174 (20 overs)
Matthew Wade 80 (53) Virat Kohli 85 (61)
Washington Sundar 2/34 (4 Mitchell Swepson 3/23 (4
overs) overs)
Australia won by 12 runs
Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
Umpires: Gerard Abood (Aus)
and Rod Tucker (Aus)
Player of the match: Mitchell
Swepson (Aus)

 India won the toss and elected to field.