Indian cricket team in Australia in 2015–16
| Indian cricket team in Australia in 2015–16 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | India | ||
| Dates | 8 – 31 January 2016 | ||
| Captains |
Steve Smith (ODIs) Aaron Finch (1st & 2nd T20Is) Shane Watson (3rd T20I) | MS Dhoni | |
| One Day International series | |||
| Results | Australia won the 5-match series 4–1 | ||
| Most runs | Steve Smith (315) | Rohit Sharma (441) | |
| Most wickets | John Hastings (10) | Ishant Sharma (9) | |
| Player of the series | Rohit Sharma (Ind) | ||
| Twenty20 International series | |||
| Results | India won the 3-match series 3–0 | ||
| Most runs | Shane Watson (151) | Virat Kohli (199) | |
| Most wickets | Shane Watson (3) | Jasprit Bumrah (6) | |
| Player of the series | Virat Kohli (Ind) | ||
The Indian cricket team toured Australia from 8 to 31 January 2016 to play two tour matches, five One Day International (ODI) and three Twenty20 International (T20I) matches. The full schedule for the tour was announced by Cricket Australia on 9 July 2015.
Australia won the ODI series 4–1. The series broke the record for the most runs scored in a bilateral ODI series of five matches or fewer, with a total of 3,159. Eleven centuries were also scored in the ODI series, which was also a record. India won the T20I series 3–0 and became the number one ranked team in the ICC T20I Championship.