Melbourne Cricket Ground is quite big, so the number of fours and sixes on this ground is less as compared to other grounds. Melbourne Cricket Ground is known as the second-largest cricket stadium in the world. The capacity of this ground is around one lakh spectators. Fans enjoy the matches and have great fun in this huge stadium.
Let us remind you that the world’s largest stadium is Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, which has a capacity of 1.32 lakh. MCG hosted the first Test match in cricket history. That historic match was played on 15-19 March 1877, in which Australia defeated England by 45 runs.
Indian team results in Melbourne (all Tests against Australia)
- January 1948: Lost by 233 runs
- February 1948: Lost by an innings and 177 runs
- December-January 1968: Lost by an innings and 4 runs
- December-January 1978: Won by 222 runs
- February 1981: Won by 59 runs
- December 1985: Draw
- December 1991: Lost by 8 wickets
- December 1999: Lost by 180 runs
- December 2003: Lost by 9 wickets
- December 2007: Lost by 337 runs
- December 2011: Lost by 122 runs
- December 2014: Draw
- December 2018: Won by 137 runs
- December 2020: Won by 8 wickets
Australia in Melbourne India’s Test record
- Total Test matches: 116
- Wins: 67
- Losses: 32
- Draws: 17
India-Australia h2h at Melbourne
- Total Test matches: 14
- India won: 4
- Australia won: 8
- Draws: 2
India Test series record in Australia
- Total Test series: 13
- India won: 2
- Australia won: 8
- Draws: 3
India Vs Australia h2h in Test series
- Total Test series: 28
- India won: 11
- Australia won: 12
- Draws: 5
