India vs Australia, 4th ODI statistical preview: History favours tourists at Mohali

Australia clawed back into the series with a win in the fourth ODI, at Ranchi. The margin of 32 runs flattered India, for other than Virat Kohli (123 in 95 balls) nobody went past 35. Usman Khawaja slammed his first ODI hundred, Aaron Finch returned to form with 93, and Adam Zampa bowled magnificently.

But even then, the fact remains that India still lead the series 2-1, and are favourites going into the fourth ODI. Australia have not batted well at the death, and they have to stop an in-form Kohli. As for India, one of their major worries is the repeated failure of their much-famed opening pair of Shikhar Dhawan and Rohit Sharma.

Ahead of the fourth ODI, at Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium, Mohali, Chandigarh, here is a statistical preview.

Statistical preview

1 India’s win-loss ratio against Australia in this decade (14 wins, 14 defeats). However, at home that goes up to 2.75 (11 wins, 4 defeats).

1 defeat in a bilateral ODI series for India in the past three years, in England last year.

2 bilateral home series defeats for India in this decade, against South Africa in 2015-16 and against Pakistan in 2012-13.

2 India’s win-loss ratio at Mohali (10 wins, 5 defeats). However, against Australia they have 1 out of 4 matches including the last 3.

5 Australia’s win-loss ratio at Mohali (5 wins, 1 defeat). Other than beating India thrice, they have also defeated West Indies (1996 World Cup) and New Zealand (2006 Champions Trophy) here.

3 wickets needed by Glenn Maxwell (47) to reach 50 ODI wickets. Maxwell also has 2,418 runs. These 3 wickets will make Maxwell the 9th Australian to the 2,000 run-50 wicket double in ODIs and the 45th Australian to take 50 wickets.

4 matches between India and Australia at Mohali and Australia have won 3. India had won the first match (in 1996 Titan Cup) by 5 runs, but Australia beat them in the 2006 Champions Trophy (by 6 wickets) as well as in 2009-10 and 2013-14.

6 wickets for Yuzvendra Chahal in his last ODI against Australia, for the cost of 42 runs, on January 18. Chahal has not played ODIs against Australia since then despite being in the squad.

8 hundreds for Virat Kohli in India-Australia ODIs. Only Sachin Tendulkar (9) has more, while Rohit Sharma has 7. Ricky Ponting (6) leads the Australian list.

13 fifty-plus scores for Kohli in India-Australia ODIs. One more fifty will take him past MS Dhoni, Matthew Hayden, and Adam Gilchrist. Tendulkar leads the list with 24 fifties while Ponting has 15. In the current Australian squad, Aaron Finch has 9 fifty-plus scores against India.

16 runs needed by Kohli (1,618) to go past Gilchrist (1,622) and Dhoni (1,633) and become the 4th-highest run-getter in India-Australia ODIs. The list is headed by Tendulkar (3,077), Ponting (2,164), and Rohit (1,829).

25 months since Australia last one an ODI series or tournament. Their last win came in early 2017, when they beat Pakistan 4-1 at home. And their last win away from home was back in August 2016.

48.2 overs faced by India in each of the 3 ODIs in this series so far: they scored 240/4 at Hyderabad (in a successful chase) and were bowled out for 250 at Nagpur and 281 at Ranchi.

49 ODI wickets for Adam Zampa. One more will make him the 45th Australian to take 50 wickets.

315 runs for Rohit at Mohali including a double-hundred. Rohit needs 52 to go past Tendulkar (366) and become the highest run-scorer at this ground. Dhoni (363), who is the only other one ahead of Rohit, will not feature in the match. Kohli has 302 runs here.