One of the sport’s most captivating rivalries is that between England and India in cricket.
When the Indian cricket team visited England for a one-off Test in 1932, the two sides played each other for the first time.
C.K. Nayudu led India under the “All-India” banner, and Douglas Jardine headed England. At the storied Lord’s, the home team won the Test by 158 runs.
The first-ever one-day international (ODI) between the cricket teams of India and England took place in Leeds later in 1974. Mike Denness led England to a four-wicket victory over India, who were headed by Ajit Wadekar.
Nearly thirty years later, at the first T20 World Cup in Durban in 2007, India and England faced off in their first Twenty20 International match.
In the 2007 T20 World Cup group match, India, led by MS Dhoni, defeated England, captained by Paul Collingwood, by a margin of 18 runs. Both nations have since played a number of Test, ODI, and T20I matches.
To date, India and England have faced off 267 times at the international level, with England’s head-to-head record in Test cricket being superior.
But in the history of ODI and T20I cricket, India has a stronger head-to-head record against England.
Having stated that, let’s examine the cricket match between India and England.
India vs England head-to-head in cricket
| Format | Matches | India won | England won | Draw/Tie/NR |
| Test | 136 | 35 | 51 | 50 |
| ODI | 107 | 58 | 44 | 5 |
| T20I | 24 | 13 | 11 | 0 |
| Total | 267 | 106 | 106 | 55 |
India vs England in World Cups
| Tournament | Matches | India won | England won | Draw/Tie/NR |
| 50-over World Cup | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| T20 World Cup | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Total | 14 | 7 | 6 | 1 |
Cricket history and statistics between India and England
England vs India in Test matches
India’s 759/7d against England in the fifth Test in Chennai in 2016 was the highest team total in a Test innings.
In the second Test at Lord’s in 1974, England bowled India out for 42, the lowest team total in a Test innings.
Highest Test individual score: In the opening innings of the first Test at Lord’s in 1990, former England batsman Graham Gooch struck 333 against India.
Best Test bowling statistics: In the one Test held at Wankhede in 1980, former England all-rounder Ian Botham recorded 13/106 against India.
England vs India in ODIs
India scored 387/5 against England in the opening ODI of a seven-match series in Rajkot in 2008, the highest team total in ODI history.
India knocked England out for 110 in the opening ODI of a three-match series in 2022, the lowest team total in ODI history.
In a 2011 ICC ODI World Cup match in Bengaluru, former England captain Andrew Strauss hit 158, the highest individual score in ODI history.
Best ODI bowling stats: In the opening ODI at The Oval in 2022, India’s Jasprit Bumrah took 6/19 against England
England vs India in T20Is
India’s 224/2 against England in the fifth Twenty20 International in a series at Ahmedabad in 2021 is the highest team total in Twenty20 Internationals.
In a T20 World Cup 2012 group encounter in Colombo, India bowled England out for 80, the lowest team total in T20Is.
Highest T20I individual score: In the third and final Twenty20 International in Nottingham in 2022, India’s great batsman Surykumar Yadav scored 117 off 55 balls, the highest individual score ever recorded.
Top bowling stats in Twenty20 Internationals: Yuzvendra Chahal, an Indian leg-spinner, took 6/25 against England in the last Twenty20 International in a three-match series played in Bengaluru in 2017.
