The Border-Gavaskar Trophy is an infamous Test cricket series played between India and Australia. It was first time introduced in 1996 to honor two legendary cricketers – Allan Border from Australia and legendary batter Sunil Gavaskar from India.
In 2022-23 its 16th season was played in India where India won the series by 2-1 in a four-match series.
In the inaugural session back in 1196, the Australian team visited India for the only Test match against the Sachin Tendulkar-led team. The match was played at the then Feroz Shah Kotla Stadium, New Delhi where Indian bowlers showed their dominance in the first inning and then Indian batters took it head on with the superb century of wicket-keeper Nayan Mongia who scored 156 runs and Sourav Ganguly got 66 runs.
India won the match by seven wickets against the Australians who were then captained by Mark Taylor. Nayan Mongia was then picked as the man of the match.
From here the rivalry between the two teams started and it has become one of the most popular Test Series after Ashes, which is played between England and Australia.
Total Matches
If we talk about the number of matches, to date both the teams have clashed 56 times in which India slightly has the upper hand. The men in blue have won 24 matches, whereas Australia has been victorious 20 times. 12 matches have ended at a draw for both teams.
Largest And Smallest Victories
Australia holds the record for having the highest winning margin where they won a match in 2004 against India by 342 runs. This match was played in Nagpur. On the other hand, India holds the record for the smallest victory in the history of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. They have won against Australia by 13 runs. This match was played in 2024 at Wankhede Cricket Stadium, Mumbai.
Most Runs In Border-Gavaskar Trophy
Who else rather than the god of cricket should keep this place? Sachin Tendulkar here as well conquers the list with his dynamic 3262 runs in 65 innings of 34 matches. During this, he has smashed nine centuries and 16 half-centuries with his highest score of 241* runs.
The second batter on the list is former Australia captain and legendary cricketer Ricky Ponting. Ponting has amassed 2555 runs in 51 innings of 29 matches. Here he has got eight hundred and twelve half-centuries with a high score of 257 runs.
Most Wickets In Border-Gavaskar Trophy
Nathan Lyon of Australia holds the record for the most wickets in the history of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, with 116 wickets in 47 innings. His best figure is 8/50. The second place is held by star Indian off-spinner R Ashwin who has grabbed 114 wickets in the history of the Border-Gavaskar trophy. His best bowling figure is 7/103.
Most Hundreds In Border- Gavaskar Trophy
Sachin Tendulkar has got nine hundred in the history of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. Steve Smith has got eight hundred in the history of this event.
