The India National Cricket Team versus England Cricket Team timeline illustrates one of the iconic and ever-developing rivalries in cricket. The history goes back to 1932, when India played its first Test match against England at Lord’s. Since that time, this encounter has transformed into a great struggle, an eternal fight, between tradition and evolution. Over the years, both teams have undergone great transitions from England’s superiority in the early years of cricket to India’s ascent as a leading force in cricket across the globe in every format.
This rivalry has witnessed many memories: India’s series victory in England in 1971 was a historic first. There have been multiple iconic contests with the likes of Kapil Dev, Ian Botham, Sachin Tendulkar, and James Anderson. This timeline presents the chronicles of two of the greatest cricketing nations, entrenched in their history, forever passionate.
India National Cricket Team vs England Cricket Team Timeline
The Beginning of Clashes: 1932 to the 1970s
- 1932: India and England played their first international cricket match at Lord’s in 1932. Under C.K. Nayudu’s leadership, India struggled to win, but England prevailed by 158 runs. India was dismissed for 189 runs in the first innings, while England scored 259 runs. Douglas Jardine scored 85 runs to help England reach 275 in their second innings. India lost to England by 158 runs on Day 3 despite needing 346 runs to win.
- 1951–52 “Inaugurated Anthony de Mello Trophy”: Twenty years after their debut, India defeated England in their first Test match in India, earning them the Anthony de Mello Trophy. At the MA Chidambaram Stadium, India’s historic turning point came when they won the fifth and final game of the series by an innings and eight runs. To this day, Pankaj Roy’s 111-run pursuit and Polly Umrigar’s 130-run chase are legendary.
- 1959 England vs India: In the third Test match of the series, England defeated India by an innings and 173 runs in Leeds. England scored 483 runs with 8 declared wickets while holding India to 161 in the first innings. India lost by 149 runs in the second innings. Colin Cowdrey scored 160 to give his team the victory.
- 1967 England v India: The English team put up a strong show and defeated their Indian opponents in a clean sweep of the three-match Test series played in England. The series’ highest run total by an English batter was 246*, recorded by Geoff Boycott.
- 1971 England vs India: India triumphed in its first-ever historic Test series played in England. India secured its first victory on English soil at Kennington Oval by four wickets with 205 minutes remaining after the first two games of the series ended in a tie. India won the series thanks to the deliberate batting of Sardesai (40) and Viswanath (33). India won this match thanks in part to the 45 runs and captaincy of Ajit Wadekar.
- 1974 England v India: The first ODI series between England and India took place in England in 1974. Both games were won by the Three Lions, first by four wickets and then by six. For their performances in the first and second games of the series, John Edrich (90 runs) and Keith Fletcher (55 runs) were selected as the best players.
- 1975 Prudential World Cup: The tournament’s opening match took place at Lord’s between England and India. Indian cricket players were given a run target of 335 by the English players, but they were only able to score 132. Dennis Amiss scored 137 runs to help his team.
- 1976-1977 India v England: Although England won the first, second, and third matches in this five-match Test series played in India, India won four of them, and the final game ended in a draw. Among the main players that helped England win were Dennis Amiss, Alan Knott, Tony Greig, Bob Willis, John Lever, and Derek Underwood.
- 1979-1980 India vs England: The opening test of the series was played at Wankhede Stadium between the two sides. In the first innings, India scored 242 runs after choosing to bat. England responded with 296 runs, led by Ian Botham’s 114 runs. In addition, Ian Botham claimed six wickets in the opening innings. After India’s dismal performance in the second innings resulted in their elimination at 149, Ian Botham claimed seven wickets once more, giving England a 10-wicket victory.
1980-2000: The Era of New Legends
- 1981-1982 India vs England: India won the next two ODI matches in the series by 6 and 5 wickets, respectively, while England won the opening match by 5 wickets. Because of Dilip Vengsarkar and Sandeep Patil’s outstanding performances, India won their first ODI match against England. In the third match, Indian captain Sunil Gavaskar’s 71 from 87 balls was as impressive.
- 1983 Prudential World Cup: India advanced to the finals with the West Indies, where they also proved their mettle and won their first Cricket World Cup, after defeating England in the semi-finals at England’s home ground under Kapil Dev’s captaincy. India won thanks in large part to the efforts of Yashpal Sharma, Sunil Gavaskar, Sandeep Patil, Mohinder Amarnath, and Kapil Dev.
- 1987-1988 Reliance World Cup – Semi-Final: England won this match against India, which was played at Wankhede Stadium. Graham Gooch’s 115 helped England win the game by 35 runs.
- 1990 England vs India: The Tests and ODIs between India and England were both held in England. England won the Test Series against India 1-0, while India won the ODI series 2-0. For cricket lovers, captain Graham Gooch’s 333 runs in the first Test match will forever be remembered. Along with outstanding play from Indian players such as Ravi Shastri, Mohammad Azharuddin and Sanjay Manejrekar.
- 1999 ICC World Cup: In the 25th match of the World Stage group of matches, India and England faced off. Every player contributed, and India set a run goal of 233 for the English players. England was bowled out for 169 despite their best efforts to pursue the mark.
- During this time, notable individuals and significant contributors to the Indo-English cricket rivalry included Anil Kumble, Sachin Tendulkar, Ravi Shastri, Sourav Ganguly, Rahul Dravid, Manoj Prabhakar, Kapil Dev, Graeme Hick, Graham Gooch, Allan Lamb, Mark Nicholas, Michael Atherton, Robin Smith, John Lever, and Chris Lewis.
2000- 2015: The Period of Intense Battles
- 2002 India vs England Test series: India and England played an exciting Test series in England, which ended in a draw at 1-1. England won the first Test and India won the third Test, with the second and fourth Tests drawn. The series had many memorable and historic performances by many players such as Rahul Dravid, Ajit Agarkar, Anil Kumble, Nasser Hussain, Matthew Hoggard, and Michael Vaughan.
- 2002 Natwest series: The final of the NatWest series saw India needing to chase 326 runs at Lord’s and Sourav Ganguly’s shirt waving celebrations. After winning the series in a 2-1 win in the series, India demonstrated a commendable winning attitude and aggression in its cricketers, which highlighted a new current of confidence in the Indian cricketers. Yuvraj Singh and Mohammad Kaif’s performances in the final are still well remembered by cricket fans.
- 2007 England vs India ODI series: After 21 years, India won the series in England. The first and third Test matches were drawn, and India won the series during the second Test, when two vital cogs, Sourav Ganguly (79) and Sachin Tendulkar (91), who contributed in a significant way, were included. Zaheer Khan took 4 wickets in the first innings and then 5 wickets in the second innings to earn the Man of the Match award. Zaheer Khan and James Anderson of England were awarded Player of the Series.
- 2007-2008 ICC Twenty20 World Cup: On September 19, 2007, India and England played their first Twenty20 International match. India triumphed by 18 runs in a group stage match led by captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni as cricket fans continued to marvel over Yuvraj Singh’s record of six sixes in an over, against Stuart Broad.
- 2011 England vs India Test series: England solidified their ranking as the number one-ranked world team with a 4-0 Test series victory over India in 2011. The four best performers were Graeme Swann, Tim Bresnan, James Anderson, and Alistair Cook.
- 2012-13: England defeated India 2-1 in the 2012–13 Test series played in India, further establishing England’s dominance in all forms of Test cricket, while India further established their dominance in T20I cricket, winning the first match against the English players. Yuvraj Singh won the Player of the Match award, and Cook’s batting, along with Anderson’s reverse swing, were key contributors to England’s Test matches.
- 2013 ICC Champions Trophy: The final of the 2013 Champions Trophy featured India beating England by just five runs, with India reaching 129 and England scoring 124/8 with seven wickets down. India would win the championship in 2013 after Sri Lanka and India split it in 2002.
2016 to Recent Encounters
- 2019 ICC World Cup: In Edgbaston, England claimed their first World Cup trophy by beating India in the World Cup of 2019 match. Further, they had restricted India to a mere 306 runs in their chase of 378. Rohit Sharma and captain Virat Kohli had scored 102 and 66 runs respectively in that match.
- 2021 England vs India: The five-match Test series was drawn 2-2 between India and England. In the same year, the two countries played a five-match Twenty20 International series in India, which India won 3-2. India also won the ODI series against England in 2020-2021, winning 2-1. Rohit Sharma, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul, Mohammed Siraj, Mohammed Shami, and Jasprit Bumrah all played well for India’s strong team this year.
- 2024 ICC T20 World Cup: India won in the 2nd semifinal by 68 runs against England. India batted first and made 171 runs and bowled England out for 103. Suryakumar Yadav (47), and the captain Rohit Sharma (57) were both influential in the innings. Axar Patel made his mark with three wickets.
- 2025: During the 2025 ODI and T20I series between India and England, India played very well, and completely outplayed England as it currently stands 3-0 in the ODI series in favour of India and 4-1 in the T20I series, again completely in favour of India. New players such as Varun Chakravarthy, Abhishek Sharma, Tilak Varma, and Shivam Dube became household names in international cricket because of their performances in the T20I series.
India vs England Head to Head Records
Head to Head in Test
- Total Matches: 139
- England Wins: 53
- India Wins: 36
- Drawn: 50
- Tied: 0
Head to Head in ODIs
- Total Matches: 110
- England Wins: 61
- India Wins: 44
- No Results: 3
- Tied: 2
Head to Head in T20I
- Total Matches: 29
- England Wins: 12
- India Wins: 17
- No Results: 0
- Tied: 0
Current Series: India tour of England 2025 | Full Schedule, Results
1st Test
Dates: June 20 (Fri) – June 24 (Tue)
Venue: Headingley, Leeds
Result: England won by 5 wickets
2nd Test
Dates: July 2 (Wed) – July 6 (Sun)
Venue: Edgbaston, Birmingham
Result: India won by 336 runs
3rd Test
Dates: July 10 (Thu) – July 14 (Mon)
Venue: Lord’s, London
Result: England won by 22 runs
4th Test
Dates: July 23 (Wed) – July 27 (Sun)
Venue: Emirates Old Trafford, Manchester
Current Status: Day 2, 3rd Session – England trail by 138 runs
5th Test
Dates: July 31 (Thu) – August 4 (Mon)
Venue: Kennington Oval, London
Status: Starts July 31 at 3:30 PM IST
Series Results: England vs India in Tests
| Season | Series/Tournament | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy (India in England) | – | – |
| 2023/24 | Anthony de Mello Trophy (England in India) | India | 4-1 (5) |
| 2021–2022 | Pataudi Trophy (India in England) | Drawn | 2-2 (5) |
| 2020/21 | Anthony de Mello Trophy (England in India) | India | 3-1 (4) |
| 2018 | Pataudi Trophy (India in England) | England | 4-1 (5) |
| 2016/17 | England in India Test Series | India | 4-0 (5) |
| 2014 | Pataudi Trophy (India in England) | England | 3-1 (5) |
| 2012/13 | England in India Test Series | England | 2-1 (4) |
| 2011 | Pataudi Trophy (India in England) | England | 4-0 (4) |
| 2008/09 | England in India Test Series | India | 1-0 (2) |
| 2007 | Pataudi Trophy (India in England) | India | 1-0 (3) |
| 2005/06 | England in India Test Series | Drawn | 1-1 (3) |
| 2002 | India in England Test Series | Drawn | 1-1 (4) |
| 2001/02 | England in India Test Series | India | 1-0 (3) |
| 1996 | India in England Test Series | England | 1-0 (3) |
| 1992/93 | England in India Test Series | India | 3-0 (3) |
| 1990 | India in England Test Series | England | 1-0 (3) |
| 1986 | India in England Test Series | India | 2-0 (3) |
| 1984/85 | England in India Test Series | England | 2-1 (5) |
| 1982 | India in England Test Series | England | 1-0 (3) |
| 1981/82 | England in India Test Series | India | 1-0 (6) |
| 1979/80 | Golden Jubilee Test (England in India) | England | – |
| 1979 | India in England Test Series | England | 1-0 (4) |
| 1976/77 | England in India Test Series | England | 3-1 (5) |
| 1974 | India in England Test Series | England | 3-0 (3) |
| 1972/73 | England in India Test Series | India | 2-1 (5) |
| 1971 | India in England Test Series | India | 1-0 (3) |
| 1967 | India in England Test Series | England | 3-0 (3) |
| 1963/64 | England in India Test Series | Drawn | 0-0 (5) |
| 1961/62 | England in India Test Series | India | 2-0 (5) |
| 1959 | India in England Test Series | England | 5-0 (5) |
| 1952 | India in England Test Series | England | 3-0 (4) |
| 1951/52 | England in India Test Series | Drawn | 1-1 (5) |
| 1946 | India in England Test Series | England | 1-0 (3) |
| 1936 | India in England Test Series | England | 2-0 (3) |
| 1933/34 | England in India Test Series | England | 2-0 (3) |
| 1932 | India in England Test Match | England | 1-0 (1) |
England tour of India, 2025 – Full Schedule & Match Results
IND vs ENG T20I Series
1st T20I
Date: January 22 (Wednesday)
Venue: Eden Gardens, Kolkata
Time: 7:00 PM IST
Result: India won by 7 wickets
2nd T20I
Date: January 25 (Saturday)
Venue: MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai
Time: 7:00 PM IST
Result: India won by 2 wickets
3rd T20I
Date: January 28 (Tuesday)
Venue: Niranjan Shah Stadium, Rajkot
Time: 7:00 PM IST
Result: England won by 26 runs
4th T20I
Date: January 31 (Friday)
Venue: Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Pune
Time: 7:00 PM IST
Result: India won by 15 runs
5th T20I
Date: February 2 (Sunday)
Venue: Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
Time: 7:00 PM IST
Result: India won by 150 runs
IND vs ENG ODI Series
1st ODI
Date: February 6 (Thursday)
Venue: Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, Nagpur
Time: 1:30 PM IST
Result: India won by 4 wickets
2nd ODI
Date: February 9 (Sunday)
Venue: Barabati Stadium, Cuttack
Time: 1:30 PM IST
Result: India won by 4 wickets
3rd ODI
Date: February 12 (Wednesday)
Venue: Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad
Time: 1:30 PM IST
Result: India won by 142 runs
Conclusion
With the series between India and England to come in the future, more thrilling viewing will follow, aided by evolving game plans, new players, and a fun atmosphere. Still, while the teams will re-adjust in the future, to the world of modern, elite cricket, regardless of their differing approaches, the rivalry between India and England will always offer intensity, mystery, and draw for cricket fans across borders.
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