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The first match of the five-match T20 series between India and Australia will be played in Manuka Oval in Canberra. The two teams have faced each other 12 times in T20Is so far. So, before the 13th match, let’s explore some notable T20I records between India and Australia. In T20Is between India and Australia, legendary Virat Kohli holds the top spot in terms of run-scoring. Kohli has scored a total of 451 runs in 11 innings across 10 matches. Former opener Shikhar Dhawan is second with 271 runs, and Matthew Wade has scored 270 runs. Shane Watson’s record could also be broken in the five-match T20I series between India and Australia. Watson is the only batsman to have scored a century in any T20I between India and Australia, having scored 124 runs off 71 balls in 2016. Virat Kohli is the only batsman to hold the record for scoring fifty-plus scores the most times in T20 matches between India and Australia. No other batsman has achieved this feat more than Kohli. Jasprit Bumrah’s name is also included in this record list. Bumrah is the leading wicket-taker in T20 matches played between India and Australia, having taken a total of 8 wickets in 6 matches so far at an average of 22.75. Ravindra Jadeja is second in this list with 6 wickets. Krunal Pandya’s name is also included in the record list of T20 matches between India and Australia. Pandya is the only bowler to have achieved a four-wicket haul in a match played between these two countries, having taken 4 wickets for 36 runs against Australia in Sydney in 2018.
