Widely known as the Gabba, the Brisbane Cricket Ground is viewed as a fortress for the Australian cricket team in the Test format. This is because of the fact, the Aussies rarely losses at this venue and have a 63.64 win percentage. In the 66 Test played here since 1931, the home side has won 42 of these fixtures, while losing just the 10.
Here’s a blog on Australia’s overall Test record at home in all venues.
The Gabba will always be historic when it comes to India-Australia Test rivalry as it was the first venue to host a Test match between these sides back in 1947 and the ground has witnessed a further 6 games.
India’s Test Record at the Gabba
| Span | 1947-Present |
| Matches | 7 |
| Won | 1 |
| Lost | 5 |
| Tied | 0 |
| Drawn | 1 |
| Win % | 14.28 |
| Highest Team Score | 409 |
| Lowest Team Score | 58 |
Key Stats:
1 – Number of times India won at this venue and it came in the 2020/21 BGT series where they became the first touring to win at Gabba in over 32 years.
329 – This is the highest fourth innings chase achieved by a team and India famously chased down the target with 3 wickets to spare.
58 – India’s third lowest total in Test cricket happened here in the 1947 tour and the second in Australian soil after their 36 all out at Adelaide in 2020.
409 – On the other extreme, India amassed 409 runs in the drawn Test at Gabba in 2003 and this was the game where Sourav Ganguly (144) made his only century in Australia. The only other time India made more than 400 at this venue was in 2014 when the visitors scored 408 runs but ended up losing the Test match.
Innings & 226 runs – In the very first meeting between the sides in 1947, India succumbed to their heaviest loss at this venue. They got bowled out for scores of 98 and 58 in the two innings respectively after allowing Australia to pile up a massive 382.
175 – In the only game he played at this venue, M L Jaisimha has amassed the most runs at venue for an Indian batter. He made 101 & 74 in the 1968 Test match that India lost by a mere 39 runs.
4- Apart from Ganguly and Jaisimha, only Murali Vijay and Sunil Gavaskar have scored centuries for India at the Gabba.
8 – In terms of bowling, former spinner Erapalli Prasanna 8 wickets in 2 games at the venue followed by Shardul Thakur who picked a 7 wickets in the only he Test he played here at 2020/21.
5 – Number of Indian bowlers to have taken 5-wicket hauls here, including Prasanna. The others are Bishen Singh Bedi, Mohammed Siraj, Madan Lal and Kapil Dev.
