# Australian cricket team in India in 2009–10

The Australia Cricket Team toured India from 25 October to 11 November 2009. The tour consisted of seven One Day International matches and the series was won by Australia with a final tally of 4-2 (one match was abandoned due to rain).

## Squads

| India | Australia |
| MS Dhoni (c) (wk) | Ricky Ponting (c) |
| Virendar Sehwag (vc) | Michael Hussey (vc) |
| Gautam Gambhir | Doug Bollinger |
| Sachin Tendulkar | Nathan Hauritz |
| Yuvraj Singh | Ben Hilfenhaus |
| Suresh Raina | Jon Holland |
| Ravindra Jadeja | James Hopes |
| Praveen Kumar | Mitchell Johnson |
| Harbhajan Singh | Brett Lee |
| Ishant Sharma | Shaun Marsh |
| Ashish Nehra | Tim Paine (wk) |
| Virat Kohli | Peter Siddle |
| Munaf Patel | Adam Voges |
| Sudeep Tyagi | Shane Watson |
| Amit Mishra | Cameron White |
| Dinesh Karthik (wk) | |
* ^ James Hopes flew home after suffering a hamstring injury in the first ODI. Victorian Bowler Clint McKay took Hopes' place in the squad.
* ^ Brett Lee flew home after suffering an elbow injury in the first ODI. New South Wales all-rounder Moises Henriques took Lee's place in the squad.
* ^ Wicket-keeper Tim Paine flew home after seriously breaking his finger in the second ODI. South Australian wicket-keeper Graham Manou took Paine's place in the squad.
* ^ Peter Siddle flew home after suffering soreness in the left side of his body in the fourth ODI. New South Wales bowler Burt Cockley took Siddle's place in the squad.
* ^ Moises Henriques flew home after suffering a damaged hamstring in the fourth ODI. Victorian all-rounder Andrew McDonald took Henriques' place in the squad.

## ODI series
### 1st ODI

* 25 October 09:00 IST Scorecard
| Australia 292/8 (50 overs) | v | India 288/8 (50 overs) |
| Ricky Ponting 74 (85) Ishant Sharma 3/50 (10 overs) | | Gautam Gambhir 68 (85) Mitchell Johnson 2/59 (10 overs) |
* Australia won by 4 runs Reliance Stadium, Vadodara Umpires: Mark Benson (Eng) and Shavir Tarapore (Ind) Player of the match: Michael Hussey (Aus)
* Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
* Praveen Kumar and Harbhajan Singh's partnership of 84 runs for the eighth wicket was the highest for India, before it was surpassed by MS Dhoni and Bhuvneshwar Kumar's stand of 100 in 2017.

### 2nd ODI

* 28 October 14:30 IST (D/N) Scorecard
| India 354/7 (50 overs) | v | Australia 255 (48.3 overs) |
| Mahendra Singh Dhoni 124 (107) Mitchell Johnson 3/75 (10 overs) | | Michael Hussey 53 (60) Ravindra Jadeja 3/35 (6.3 overs) |
* India won by 99 runs Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, Nagpur Umpires: Amish Saheba (Ind) and Shavir Tarapore (Ind) Player of the match: MS Dhoni (Ind)
* Australia won the toss and elected to field.
* This was the First ODI at this venue

### 3rd ODI

* 31 October 14:30 IST (D/N) Scorecard
| Australia 229/5 (50 overs) | v | India 230/4 (48.2 overs) |
| Michael Hussey 81* (82) Ravindra Jadeja 2/41 (9 overs) | | Yuvraj Singh 78 (96) Mitchell Johnson 1/43 (9.2 overs) |
* India won by 6 wickets Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi Umpires: Amiesh Saheba (Ind) and Shavir Tarapore (Ind) Player of the match: Yuvraj Singh (Ind)
* Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
* Moisés Henriques and Graham Manou (Aus) made their ODI debuts.

### 4th ODI

* 2 November 14:30 IST (D/N) Scorecard
| Australia 250 (49.2 overs) | v | India 226 (46.4 overs) |
| Cameron White 62 (71) Ashish Nehra 3/37 (8 overs) | | Sachin Tendulkar 40 (68) Shane Watson 3/29 (7.4 overs) |
* Australia won by 24 runs PCA Stadium, Mohali Umpires: Asoka de Silva (SL) and Amiesh Saheba (Ind) Player of the match: Shane Watson (Aus)
* India won the toss and elected to field.

### 5th ODI

* 5 November 14:30 IST (D/N) Scorecard
| Australia 350/4 (50 overs) | v | India 347 (49.4 overs) |
| Shaun Marsh 112 (112) Praveen Kumar 2/68 (9 overs) | | Sachin Tendulkar 175 (141) Shane Watson 3/47 (8.4 overs) |
* Australia won by 3 runs Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad Umpires: Asoka de Silva (SL) and Shavir Tarapore (Ind) Player of the match: Sachin Tendulkar (Ind)
* Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
* Clint McKay (Aus) made his ODI debut.
* Sachin Tendulkar (Ind) became the first batsman to reach 17,000 runs in ODIs.
* Sachin Tendulkar equalled the record for the highest individual score against Australia in ODIs (175), before it was surpassed by Rohit Sharma in 2013.

### 6th ODI

* 8 November 08:30 IST Scorecard
| India 170 (47 overs) | v | Australia 172/4 (41.5 overs) |
| Ravindra Jadeja 57 (103) Doug Bollinger 5/35 (10 overs) | | Shane Watson 49 (49) Harbhajan Singh 2/23 (10 overs) |
* Australia won by 6 wickets Nehru Stadium, Guwahati Umpires: Asoka de Silva (SL) and Shavir Tarapore (Ind) Player of the match: Doug Bollinger (Aus)
* India won the toss and elected to bat.

### 7th ODI

* 11 November 14:30 IST (D/N) Scorecard
| India | v | Australia |
* Match abandoned due to Cyclone Phyan DY Patil Stadium, Navi Mumbai Umpires: Asoka de Silva (SL) and Amiesh Saheba (Ind)
* No toss made.