Australia national cricket team

Australia appear in 942 of the men's internationals in the records used here: 233 Tests, 482 One Day Internationals and 227 Twenty20 Internationals. The earliest of them is dated 26 December 2002 and the most recent 27 October 2026.

Of the 872 matches that produced a winner, Australia won 555 and lost 317, a win rate of 63.6%. Across the 19 national sides on this site that is the 2nd highest overall win rate, although the sides are measured over very different eras and formats.

The latest recorded result is a Test against South Africa on 27 October 2026: South Africa won by 176 runs.

In Tests, Australia have played 233 recorded matches, winning 131 and losing 65, with 37 draws. The first of these is dated 26 December 2002 and the last 27 October 2026, a win rate of 66.8% in decided matches. Among the 10 sides with enough Test matches recorded to compare, that is 1st. Their innings in these matches average 300.7 runs, against 267.5 for opponents. 37 of the 233 Tests ended in a draw.

In One Day Internationals, Australia have played 482 recorded matches, winning 298 and losing 161, with 2 ties and 21 without a result. The first of these is dated 9 January 2003 and the last 30 September 2026, a win rate of 64.9% in decided matches. Among the 19 sides with enough ODI matches recorded to compare, that is 1st. Their innings in these matches average 246.6 runs, against 225.7 for opponents. Batting first Australia have won 166 and lost 94 (63.8%); chasing, 132 won and 67 lost (66.3%).

In Twenty20 Internationals, Australia have played 227 recorded matches, winning 126 and losing 91, with 3 ties and 7 without a result. The first of these is dated 17 February 2005 and the last 21 June 2026, a win rate of 58.1% in decided matches. Among the 19 sides with enough T20I matches recorded to compare, that is 4th. Their innings in these matches average 153.9 runs, against 151.6 for opponents. Batting first Australia have won 47 and lost 40 (54.0%); chasing, 79 won and 51 lost (60.8%).

Since the start of 2024 Australia have played 105 recorded matches across all formats, winning 67 and losing 34. That win rate of 66.3% is above the overall figure of 63.6%.

Australia's first recorded year is 2002, with 1 match. The busiest calendar year is 2009 with 60 matches, and the year with most wins is 2007, with 33 wins and 12 defeats from 47 matches. The heaviest year for defeats is 2018, with 25.

Year by year, the most recent calendar years read as follows: 2019, 30 won and 9 lost from 42; 2020, 12 won and 13 lost from 25; 2021, 15 won and 14 lost from 30; 2022, 29 won and 14 lost from 48; 2023, 23 won and 16 lost from 42; 2024, 30 won and 9 lost from 40; 2025, 23 won and 11 lost from 37; 2026, 14 won and 14 lost from 28.

Earlier calendar years: 2002, 1-0 from 1; 2003, 26-6 from 33; 2004, 20-5 from 29; 2005, 18-5 from 28; 2006, 28-9 from 38; 2007, 33-12 from 47; 2008, 19-10 from 34; 2009, 32-22 from 60; 2010, 32-17 from 52; 2011, 24-13 from 40; 2012, 24-18 from 48; 2013, 17-20 from 43; 2014, 27-12 from 40; 2015, 22-7 from 32; 2016, 28-22 from 52; 2017, 13-14 from 31; 2018, 15-25 from 42.

By decade the recorded record is 2000s, 177 wins and 69 defeats from 270 matches; 2010s, 232 wins and 157 defeats from 422 matches; 2020s, 146 wins and 91 defeats from 250 matches.

In Tests, Australia's highest Test total in the records is 735/6, made against Zimbabwe at WACA, Perth on 9 October 2003; the lowest completed innings is 47 against South Africa on 9 November 2011. The widest recorded Test wins are by 491 runs against Pakistan on 16 December 2004 and by 10 wickets against England on 23 November 2017. The longest run of consecutive recorded wins is 17, between 14 October 2005 and 2 January 2008. The longest losing run is 6, from 22 February 2013 to 18 July 2013.

In One Day Internationals, Australia's highest ODI total in the records is 434/4, made against South Africa at Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg on 12 March 2006; the lowest completed innings is 74 against Sri Lanka on 18 January 2013. The widest recorded ODI wins are by 309 runs against Netherlands on 25 October 2023 and by 10 wickets against India on 14 January 2020. Among individual efforts, the highest individual score is 185 by SR Watson against Bangladesh on 11 April 2011 and the best bowling is 7 for 15 by GD McGrath against Namibia on 27 February 2003. The longest run of consecutive recorded wins is 17, between 11 January 2003 and 17 May 2003. The longest losing run is 7, from 28 January 2018 to 4 November 2018.

In Twenty20 Internationals, Australia's highest T20I total in the records is 263/3, made against Sri Lanka at Pallekele International Cricket Stadium on 6 September 2016; the lowest completed innings is 62 against Bangladesh on 9 August 2021. The widest recorded T20I wins are by 134 runs against Sri Lanka on 27 October 2019 and by 10 wickets against Pakistan on 8 November 2019. Among individual efforts, the highest individual score is 172 by AJ Finch against Zimbabwe on 3 July 2018 and the best bowling is 6 for 30 by AC Agar against New Zealand on 3 March 2021. The longest run of consecutive recorded wins is 9, between 14 November 2024 and 10 August 2025. The longest losing run is 5, from 27 March 2009 to 8 June 2009.

The leading Test run scorer for Australia in the records is SPD Smith with 11,003 runs from 127 matches at an average of 55.29, ahead of DA Warner (8,786) and MJ Clarke (8,146). The most successful bowler is NM Lyon with 577 wickets at 30.37, followed by MA Starc (460) and PJ Cummins (329).

The leading ODI run scorer for Australia in the records is MJ Clarke with 6,988 runs from 217 matches at an average of 43.40, ahead of RT Ponting (6,979) and DA Warner (6,623). The most successful bowler is B Lee with 257 wickets at 23.89, followed by MA Starc (239) and MG Johnson (226).

The leading T20I run scorer for Australia in the records is DA Warner with 3,254 runs from 108 matches at an average of 33.20, ahead of AJ Finch (3,120) and GJ Maxwell (2,785). The most successful bowler is A Zampa with 149 wickets at 20.56, followed by MA Starc (79) and JR Hazlewood (77).

In One Day Internationals, Australia players have passed 100 on 157 occasions and 50 (without reaching 100) on 635 occasions; the most centuries are DA Warner (21), AJ Finch (16) and RT Ponting (16). A bowler has taken five wickets in an innings 55 times, most often MA Starc (9), B Lee (7) and JR Hazlewood (3). The most recorded appearances are MJ Clarke (217), RT Ponting (198), MEK Hussey (175) and SPD Smith (167).

In Twenty20 Internationals, Australia players have passed 100 on 13 occasions and 50 (without reaching 100) on 154 occasions; the most centuries are GJ Maxwell (5), AJ Finch (2) and JP Inglis (2). A bowler has taken five wickets in an innings 6 times, most often AC Agar (2), A Zampa (1) and MW Short (1). The most recorded appearances are GJ Maxwell (128), A Zampa (116), DA Warner (108) and AJ Finch (103).

In One Day Internationals, the highest total Australia have chased down is 359, against India on 10 March 2019, one of 132 recorded wins batting second; the lowest total they have successfully defended is 183, against South Africa on 19 October 2011, among 166 wins batting first.

In Twenty20 Internationals, the highest total Australia have chased down is 245, against New Zealand on 16 February 2018, one of 79 recorded wins batting second; the lowest total they have successfully defended is 93, against Pakistan on 14 November 2024, among 47 wins batting first.

The Tests milestones in the records: match 1 was against England on 26 December 2002 (Australia won by 5 wickets); match 10 was against India on 14 October 2004 (Match drawn); match 25 was against South Africa on 16 March 2006 (Australia won by 7 wickets); match 50 was against South Africa on 26 December 2008 (South Africa won by 9 wickets); match 100 was against India on 22 March 2013 (India won by 6 wickets).

The One Day Internationals milestones in the records: match 1 was against Sri Lanka on 9 January 2003 (Sri Lanka won by 79 runs); match 10 was against Zimbabwe on 24 February 2003 (Australia won by 7 wickets); match 25 was against New Zealand on 29 October 2003 (Australia won by 8 wickets); match 50 was against West Indies on 21 January 2005 (No result); match 100 was against England on 2 February 2007 (England won by 92 runs).

The Twenty20 Internationals milestones in the records: match 1 was against New Zealand on 17 February 2005 (Australia won by 44 runs); match 10 was against Sri Lanka on 20 September 2007 (Australia won by 10 wickets); match 25 was against Pakistan on 5 February 2010 (Australia won by 2 runs); match 50 was against Pakistan on 5 September 2012 (Pakistan won by 7 wickets); match 100 was against New Zealand on 21 February 2018 (Australia won by 19 runs (D/L method)).

The side Australia have met most often in the records is England: 174 matches, 96 won and 63 lost, the latest on 4 January 2026.

Other regular opponents are India (73 won, 75 lost from 171), South Africa (59 won, 58 lost from 121), Sri Lanka (60 won, 37 lost from 102), Pakistan (61 won, 31 lost from 97) and New Zealand (66 won, 19 lost from 93).

Against opponents met at least five times, the strongest record is against New Zealand (77.6% of decided matches won) and the weakest against India (49.3%).

Against the other sides met at least three times the recorded results are West Indies (64 won, 21 lost from 92, last met 28 July 2025), Bangladesh (32 won, 9 lost from 42, last met 22 August 2026), Zimbabwe (17 won, 4 lost from 22, last met 20 September 2026), Ireland (7 won, 0 lost from 8, last met 11 February 2026), Scotland (6 won, 0 lost from 6, last met 7 September 2024) and ICC World XI (3 won, 0 lost from 3, last met 14 October 2005).

The grounds used most often are Sydney Cricket Ground (83 matches, 53 won and 17 lost), Melbourne Cricket Ground (73 matches, 49 won and 20 lost), Adelaide Oval (52 matches, 36 won and 13 lost) and Brisbane Cricket Ground (51 matches, 35 won and 8 lost).

Further grounds with the most recorded matches are WACA, Perth (34, 23-10), Bellerive Oval, Hobart (25, 20-5), R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo (23, 12-10) and Dubai International Cricket Stadium (20, 10-8).

By competition, the largest groups of recorded matches are The Ashes (45 matches, 21 won, 16 lost), Australia tour of India (37 matches, 14 won, 21 lost), India tour of Australia (36 matches, 14 won, 14 lost), VB Series (31 matches, 23 won, 6 lost) and Commonwealth Bank Series (31 matches, 18 won, 12 lost).

Smaller groups of matches are Australia tour of South Africa (27, 13-14), Chappell-Hadlee Trophy (24, 11-11), ICC Cricket World Cup (24, 18-5), Border-Gavaskar Trophy (24, 7-11), ICC Champions Trophy (21, 11-6), ICC World Cup (21, 21-0) and Bilateral series (21, 11-9).

Across the last 10 recorded matches, most recent first, the sequence is L L W W L L W W W W (W won, L lost, T tied, D drawn, N no result): 6 wins and 4 defeats.

In order, those matches were South Africa on 27 October 2026 (Test, South Africa won by 176 runs); South Africa on 18 October 2026 (Test, South Africa won by 31 runs); South Africa on 9 October 2026 (Test, Australia won by 214 runs); South Africa on 30 September 2026 (ODI, Australia won by 45 runs (D/L method)); South Africa on 27 September 2026 (ODI, South Africa won by 32 runs).

Every count on this page comes from the recorded matches only. For Australia the earliest dates are Test 2002, ODI 2003 and T20I 2005, so no figure here is an all-time total.

Of the 942 matches counted for Australia, 555 were won, 317 were lost and 70 ended tied, drawn or without a result; the win rate in the tables leaves that last group out.

Australia won the toss in 491 of 942 recorded matches (52.1%) and chose to field 187 times and to bat 304 times. They went on to win 283 of the 456 of those matches that produced a winner (62.1%).

Australia batters hit 27,236 fours and 4,255 sixes in the recorded innings, one boundary every 12.0 balls; 50.1% of the runs came in boundaries.

Batters were dismissed caught 59%, bowled 19%, lbw 12%, run out 5% and caught and bowled 3% of the 8,168 times.

Wickets credited to bowlers fell caught 66%, bowled 18%, lbw 12%, caught and bowled 3% and stumped 2% of the 8,931 times.