Australian cricket team in India in 2017–18
International cricket tour
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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]
| Australian cricket team in India in 2017–18 | |||
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| India | Australia | ||
| Dates | 12 September – 13 October 2017 | ||
| Captains | Virat Kohli |
Steve Smith (ODIs) David Warner (T20Is) | |
| One Day International series | |||
| Results | India won the 5-match series 4–1 | ||
| Most runs | Rohit Sharma (296) | Aaron Finch (250) | |
| Most wickets | Kuldeep Yadav (7) | Nathan Coulter-Nile (10) | |
| Player of the series | Hardik Pandya (Ind) | ||
| Twenty20 International series | |||
| Results | 3-match series drawn 1–1 | ||
| Most runs | Kedar Jadhav (27) | Moises Henriques (70) | |
| Most wickets | Jasprit Bumrah (3) | Jason Behrendorff (4) | |
Squads
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.[citation needed]
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.[29]
- Kedar Jadhav played his last T20I.