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Status Full Member
Test Captain Pat Cummins
ODI Captain Pat Cummins
T20I Captain Mitchell Marsh
Test Ranking 1st
ODI Ranking 2nd
T20I Ranking 2nd
Tests Played 866
Test Record Won 414 Lost 232 (2 Tie, 218 Drawn)
First Test vs Flag of England England at Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, 15-19 March 1877
Last Test vs Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand at Hagley Oval, Christchurch, 8-11 March 2024
ODIs Played 1,005
ODI Record Won 612 Lost 350 (9 Tie, 34 No Result)
First ODI vs Flag of England England at Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, 5 January 1971
Last ODI vs Flag of England England at County Ground, Bristol, 29 September 2024
T20Is Played 200
T20I Record Won 109 Lost 84 (3 Tie, 4 No Result)
First T20I vs Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand at Eden Park, Auckland, 17 February 2005
Last T20I vs Flag of England England at Sophia Gardens, Cardiff, 13 September 2024

The Australian cricket team is the national cricket team of Australia. It is the joint oldest team in Test cricket, having played in the first Test match in 1877 (defeating England by 45 runs).

Australia have made eight Cricket World Cup final appearances and have won the tournament six times in total: 1987, 1999, 2003, 2007, 2015 & 2023. Australia have also won the ICC Men's T20 World Cup once in 2021 and the ICC Champions Trophy twice in 2006 and 2009. Australia also have been the ICC U19 Cricket World Cup champions (Under 19 Cricket World Cup) in 1988 and 2002.

Statistics and Records[]

Playing Record
Format M W L T D/NR Inaugural Match
Test Matches 866 414 232 2 218 15 March 1877
One Day Internationals 1,005 612 350 9 34 5 January 1971
Twenty20 Internationals 200 109 84 3 4 17 February 2005

Test Matches[]

Team Records[]

Highest Team Total 758/8d Flag of West Indies West Indies Sabina Park, Kingston 11-17 June 1955
Lowest Team Total 36 Flag of England England Edgbaston, Birmingham 29-31 May 1902
Highest Total Conceded 903/7d Flag of England England The Oval, London 20-24 August 1938
Lowest Total Conceded 36 Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa
Flag of India India
Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
12-15 March 1932
17-19 December 2020

Most Career Runs[]

Player Runs Average Career Span
Ricky Ponting 13,378 51.85 1995-2012
Allan Border 11,174 50.56 1978-1994
Steve Waugh 10,927 51.06 1985-2004
Steve Smith 9,685 56.97 2010-2024
David Warner 8,786 44.59 2011-2024

Most Career Wickets[]

Player Wickets Average Career Span
Shane Warne 708 25.41 1992-2007
Glenn McGrath 563 21.64 1993-2007
Nathan Lyon 530 30.28 2011-2024
Mitchell Starc 358 27.74 2011-2024
Dennis Lillee 355 23.92 1971-1984

Highest Scores[]

Player Score Opponent Venue Date
Matthew Hayden 380 Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Zimbabwe WACA Ground, Perth 9-13 October 2003
David Warner 335* Flag of Pakistan Pakistan Adelaide Oval, Adelaide 29 November-2 December 2019
Mark Taylor 334* Flag of Pakistan Pakistan Arbab Niaz Stadium, Peshawar 15-19 October 1998
Donald Bradman 334 Flag of England England Headingley, Leeds 11-15 July 1930
Michael Clarke 329* Flag of India India Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney 3-6 January 2012

Best Innings Bowling Figures[]

Player Figures Opponent Venue Date
Arthur Mailey 9/121 Flag of England England Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne 11-16 February 1921
Glenn McGrath 8/24 Flag of Pakistan Pakistan WACA Ground, Perth 16-19 December 2004
Frank Laver 8/31 Flag of England England Old Trafford, Manchester 26-28 July 1909
Glenn McGrath 8/38 Flag of England England Lord's, London 19-23 June 1997
Albert Trott 8/43 Flag of England England Adelaide Oval, Adelaide 11-15 January 1895

Best Match Bowling Figures[]

Player Figures Opponent Venue Date
Bob Massie 16/137 Flag of England England Lord's, London 22-26 June 1972
Fred Spofforth 14/90 Flag of England England The Oval, London 28-29 August 1882
Clarrie Grimmett 14/199 Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa Adelaide Oval, Adelaide 29 January-2 February 1932
Monty Noble 13/77 Flag of England England Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne 1-4 January 1902
Fred Spofforth 13/110 Flag of England England Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne 2-4 January 1879

Win/Loss Record[]

Opponent M W L T D First Match First Win
Flag of Bangladesh.svg Bangladesh 6 5 1 0 0 18 July 2003 20 July 2003
Flag of England England 361 152 112 0 97 15 March 1877 19 March 1877
Flag of India India 107 45 32 1 29 28 November 1947 4 December 1947
Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand 62 36 8 0 28 29 March 1946 30 March 1946
Flag of Pakistan Pakistan 72 37 15 0 20 11 October 1956 18 November 1959
Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa 101 54 26 0 21 11 October 1902 21 October 1902
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Sri Lanka 33 20 5 0 8 22 April 1983 26 April 1983
Flag of West Indies West Indies 120 61 33 1 25 12 December 1930 16 December 1930
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Zimbabwe 3 3 0 0 0 14 October 1999 17 October 1999

One Day Internationals[]

Team Records[]

Highest Team Total 434/4 Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg 12 March 2006
Lowest Team Total 70 Flag of England England
Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand
Edgbaston, Birmingham
Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
4 June 1977
27 January 1986
Highest Total Conceded 481/6 Flag of England England Trent Bridge, Nottingham 19 June 2018
Lowest Total Conceded 45 Flag of Namibia.svg Namibia Senwes Park, Potchefstroom 27 February 2003

Most Career Runs[]

Player Runs Average Career Span
Ricky Ponting 13,589 41.81 1995-2012
Adam Gilchrist 9,595 35.93 1996-2008
Mark Waugh 8,500 39.35 1988-2002
Michael Clarke 7,981 44.58 2003-2015
Steve Waugh 7,569 32.90 1986-2002

Most Career Wickets[]

Player Wickets Average Career Span
Glenn McGrath 380 21.98 1993-2007
Brett Lee 380 23.36 2000-2012
Shane Warne 291 25.82 1993-2003
Mitchell Starc 241 23.44 2010-2024
Mitchell Johnson 239 25.26 2005-2015

Highest Scores[]

Player Score Opponent Venue Date
Glenn Maxwell 201* Flag of Afghanistan.svg Afghanistan Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai 7 November 2023
Shane Watson 185* Flag of Bangladesh.svg Bangladesh Shere Bangla National Stadium, Dhaka 11 April 2011
Matthew Hayden 181* Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand Seddon Park, Hamilton 20 February 2007
David Warner 179 Flag of Pakistan Pakistan Adelaide Oval, Adelaide 26 January 2017
David Warner 178 Flag of Afghanistan.svg Afghanistan WACA Ground, Perth 4 March 2015

Best Bowling Figures[]

Player Figures Opponent Venue Date
Glenn McGrath 7/15 Flag of Namibia.svg Namibia Senwes Park, Potchefstroom 27 February 2003
Andy Bichel 7/20 Flag of England England St George's Park, Port Elizabeth 2 March 2003
Gary Gilmour 6/14 Flag of England England Headingley, Leeds 18 June 1975
Mitchell Starc 6/28 Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand Eden Park, Auckland 28 February 2015
Mitchell Johnson 6/31 Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Sri Lanka Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Kandy 10 August 2011

Win/Loss Record[]

Opponent M W L T NR First Match First Win
vs Full Members
Flag of Afghanistan.svg Afghanistan 4 4 0 0 0 25 August 2012 25 August 2012
Flag of Bangladesh.svg Bangladesh 22 20 1 0 1 30 April 1990 30 April 1990
Flag of England England 161 91 65 2 3 5 January 1971 5 January 1971
Flag of India India 151 84 57 0 10 6 December 1980 18 December 1980
Ireland flag Ireland 5 4 0 0 1 13 April 2007 13 April 2007
Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand 142 96 39 0 7 30 March 1974 30 March 1974
Flag of Pakistan Pakistan 108 70 34 1 3 7 June 1975 7 June 1975
Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa 110 51 55 3 1 26 February 1992 14 December 1993
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Sri Lanka 103 64 35 0 4 11 June 1975 11 June 1975
Flag of West Indies West Indies 146 79 61 3 3 14 June 1975 20 December 1975
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Zimbabwe 33 29 3 0 1 9 June 1983 16 June 1983
vs Associate Members
Flag of Canada.svg Canada 2 2 0 0 0 16 June 1979 16 June 1979
Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya 5 5 0 0 0 23 February 1996 23 February 1996
Flag of Namibia.svg Namibia 1 1 0 0 0 27 February 2003 27 February 2003
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands 3 3 0 0 0 20 February 2003 20 February 2003
Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland 5 5 0 0 0 16 May 1999 16 May 1999
Flag of the United States United States 1 1 0 0 0 13 September 2004 13 September 2004

Twenty20 Internationals[]

Team Records[]

Highest Team Total 263/3 Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Sri Lanka Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Kandy 6 September 2016
Lowest Team Total 62 Flag of Bangladesh.svg Bangladesh Shere Bangla National Stadium, Dhaka 9 August 2021
Highest Total Conceded 243/6 Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand Eden Park, Auckland 16 February 2018
Lowest Total Conceded 72 Flag of Namibia.svg Namibia Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, North Sound 11 June 2024

Most Career Runs[]

Player Runs Average Career Span
David Warner 3,277 33.43 2009-2024
Aaron Finch 3,120 34.28 2011-2022
Glenn Maxwell 2,600 29.88 2012-2024
Mitchell Marsh 1,629 31.94 2011-2024
Shane Watson 1,462 29.24 2006-2016

Most Career Wickets[]

Player Wickets Average Career Span
Adam Zampa 111 21.77 2016-2024
Mitchell Starc 79 23.81 2012-2024
Josh Hazlewood 67 22.10 2013-2024
Pat Cummins 66 23.57 2011-2024
Ashton Agar 49 23.04 2016-2024

Highest Scores[]

Player Score Opponent Venue Date
Aaron Finch 172 Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Zimbabwe Harare Sports Club, Harare 3 July 2018
Aaron Finch 156 Flag of England England The Rose Bowl, Southampton 29 August 2013
Glenn Maxwell 145* Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Sri Lanka Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Kandy 6 September 2016
Shane Watson 124* Flag of India India Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney 31 January 2016
Glenn Maxwell 120* Flag of West Indies West Indies Adelaide Oval, Adelaide 11 February 2024

Best Bowling Figures[]

Player Figures Opponent Venue Date
Ashton Agar 6/30 Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand Wellington Regional Stadium, Wellington 3 March 2021
Adam Zampa 5/19 Flag of Bangladesh.svg Bangladesh Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai 4 November 2021
Matthew Short 5/22 Flag of England England Sophia Gardens, Cardiff 13 September 2024
Ashton Agar 5/24 Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg 21 February 2020
James Faulkner 5/27 Flag of Pakistan Pakistan Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali 25 March 2016

Win/Loss Record[]

Opponent M W L T NR First Match First Win
vs Full Members
Flag of Afghanistan.svg Afghanistan 2 1 1 0 0 4 November 2022 4 November 2022
Flag of Bangladesh.svg Bangladesh 11 7 4 0 0 16 September 2007 16 September 2007
Flag of England England 26 12 12 0 2 13 June 2005 9 January 2007
Flag of India India 32 11 20 0 1 22 September 2007 1 February 2008
Ireland flag Ireland 2 2 0 0 0 19 September 2012 19 September 2012
Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand 19 13 5 1 0 17 February 2005 17 February 2005
Flag of Pakistan Pakistan 25 11 12 1 1 18 September 2007 5 February 2010
Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa 25 17 8 0 0 9 January 2006 9 January 2006
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Sri Lanka 26 15 10 1 0 20 September 2007 20 September 2007
Flag of West Indies West Indies 22 11 11 0 0 20 June 2008 21 February 2010
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Zimbabwe 3 2 1 0 0 12 September 2007 3 July 2018
vs Associate Members
Flag of Namibia.svg Namibia 1 1 0 0 0 11 June 2024 11 June 2024
Flag of Oman Oman 1 1 0 0 0 5 June 2024 5 June 2024
Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland 4 4 0 0 0 15 June 2024 15 June 2024
Flag of United Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates 1 1 0 0 0 22 October 2018 22 October 2018
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