India National Cricket Team vs England Cricket Team Timeline – Year Wise Data

The Indian cricket team and the England Cricket team have a very long cricket history that even a day won’t be enough to explain them all. As a cricket fan, one doesn’t need an introduction to the history of the cricket rivalry between the Indian cricket team and the England cricket team.

Notably, India and England started playing cricket even before India’s independence in 1947. Thus the clashes between these two teams are considered more than a cricket match.

India played their first international cricket match against England in 1932 and registered their first international victory in 1952 by winning the fifth test of the England tour of India 1951/52 played in Chennai.

Following multiple close games and heated moments, the India national cricket team vs England cricket team has become one of the most iconic rivals of the cricket community. Though few can remember the data of the recent clashes, many will search for the complete India national cricket team vs England cricket team timeline.

For those die-hard cricket fans, we have listed the India national cricket team vs England cricket team timeline with detailed explanations and key moments that happened.

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India national cricket team vs England cricket team timeline

The India national cricket team vs England cricket team timeline highlights the intense India vs England rivalry, from 1932 to iconic moments like the 1983 WC win.

1932 – India in England Test Match: The rivalry between India and England roots back to 1932. The Indian cricket team played their first international cricket match against England on June 25, 1932. India under C.K.Nayudu toured England to play their only test match at Lord’s between June 25 and 28 and eventually lost the game by 158 runs.

1933/34 – England in India Test Series: After defeating India in their first meetup, the England cricket team toured India to play a three-match test series between 15 December 1933 and 13 February 1934. The England cricket team again defeated India by winning the first and third matches of the series while the second game resulted in a draw.

1936 – India in England Test Series: After facing a defeat on home soil, India again toured England to play three test match series but failed to even register a victory and lost the series by 2-0 with the second match resulting in a draw.

1946 – India in England Test Series: After the 1936 defeat, India toured England a decade later only to face another series defeat. But team India got a positive note on this trip as they managed to draw a couple of matches in the three-match test series.

1951/52 – England in India Test Series: This series grabbed the attention of many as England toured India to play a five-match test series for the first time after India’s Independence in 1947. India scripted a record by registering their first international win against England in the fifth test of the series played at Chennai. With the victory, India drawn the five-match test series by 1-1 after the first three matches resulted in a draw.

1952 – India in England Test Series: After registering a victory in the home venue, India was expected to maintain the same in their next tour to England in 1952. But Vijay Hazare led the Indian cricket team lost the four-match test series by 3-0 with the final match resulting in a draw.

1959 – India in England Test Series: Team India faced a whitewash defeat in their next tour to England in 1959. India failed to register a single victory in the five math test series and returned home.

1961/62 – England in India Test Series: After a decade gap, England again toured India to play a five-match test series. The Indian cricket team scripted history by registering their first series victory against England by beating the visitors by 2-0. Notably, Gujarat-born Nari Contractor was the captain of the Indian cricket team that registered the series victory against England.

1963/64 – England in India Test Series: In their next outing to India, England was expected to regain their pride by winning the five-match test series but the hosts scattered their dream and didn’t allow the visitors to register a single victory in the series.

1967 – India in England Test Series: Though India had won a series against England in home condition, their away victory was left unticked in their checklist. The 1967 tour was expected to bring a change in history but the hosts dominated India by whitewashing the visitors in the three-match test series.

1971 – India in England Test Series: After multiple failures, finally India managed to register their first series victory in England in the 1971 tour by beating the hosts by 0-1. Ajit Wadekar led Indian cricket team won the third and last test match by 4 wickets and won the series after the first two matches resulted in a draw.

1972/73 – England in India Test Series: The Indian cricket team who registered a series victory in England registered the second series victory at home by beating the England cricket team by 2-1 in the five-match test series.

1974 – India in England Test Series: After registering back-to-back series victories, Indian cricket was expected to move in an inclining angle but the Englishmen showed their potential by whitewashing India in the three-match test series.

1974 – Prudential Trophy (India in England): The first ever One Day International(ODI) series between India and England was played in 1974 but was not ended in favour of the Indian cricket team. A total of two matches was played in the series with England emerging victorious in both.

1976/77 – England in India Test Series: The struggles in the longest format continued for India as they lost another five-match series by 3-1 when England visited India in 1976/77. India registered a victory out of the five games and managed to draw a game.

1979 – India in England Test Series: In this four-match test series after losing the first game, India was expected to bounce back but failed to win a single game and lost the series by 1-0.

1979/80 – Golden Jubilee Test (England in India): England travelled to India to play the only test in Wankhede in February 1980, trashed India by 10 wickets, and won the match. The defeat marks India’s fifth consecutive defeat against England.

1981/82 – England in India Test Series: Neraly after nine years, India managed to register a series victory against England in the 1981/82 test series by beating the visitors by 1-0 in the six-match test series. India won the first match by 138 runs and drawn the remaining five matches of the series.

1981/82 – England in India ODI Series: In the 1981/82 ODI series, India registered their first ODI series victory against England by beating the visitors by 2-1 in the three-match ODI series. England won the first match of the series but India made a bounce back and won the remaining two games.

1982 – India in England Test Series: Though India registered few victories against England, they failed to continue their momentum in beating the English side in the cricket games. India lost this series by 1-0 after the last two games resulted in a draw.

1982 – Prudential Trophy (India in England): Though India was facing a struggle in the longest format of the game, they were expected to shine in the limited format games but the team India turned down the expectations by losing the series by 2-0. Notably, India failed to reach the 200-run mark in their two games of this series.

1984/85 – England in India Test Series: India kick-started their campaign on a positive note by winning the first test of the series. But the Indian side failed to maintain their momentum in the remaining games and lost the five-match series by 2-1.

1984/85 – England in India ODI Series: Though India won the 1983 Cricket World Cup their struggle against England in the ODI format continued as the side again lost the five-match ODI series by 4-1. India’s only victory of the series came in the 4th ODI played at Nagpur on 23 January 1985.

1986 – India in England Test Series: Post-winning the 1983 Cricket World Cup, India was expected to dominate the English cricket team but their back-to-back defeats in Test and ODI formats questioned India’s victory in the global event. India who were under pressure to prove their worth put a lot of effort into this 1986 test series and won the three-match series by 2-0 as the last game resulted in a draw.

1986 – Texaco Trophy (India in England): After facing a defeat in the Test series, England failed to suppress the Indian side in the ODI series played in the same year. The two-match ODI series resulted in a draw after each side won a game.

1990 – India in England Test Series: Nearly after a gap of four years, both teams faced off in a three-match Test series which England won by 1-0. Legendary cricketer Sachin Tendulkar who scored 100 centuries registered his maiden in this test series. Sachin Tendulkar at the age of just 17, scored his maiden Test century (119*) and saved India from defeat in the second test played at Old Trafford.

1990 – Texaco Trophy (India in England): The 1990 ODI series becomes a turning point for the Indian cricket team in the ODI format. Team India under Mohammad Azharuddin whitewashed England in the two-match ODI series and emerged victorious in away condition.

1992/93 – England in India Test Series: This series turned out to be a milestone in the Indian cricket team’s history. For the first time, India whitewashed England in the three-match test series and stunned the entire cricket world. With a total of 21 wickets from three games, Indian spinner Anil Kumble won the Player of the Series.

1992/93 – England in India ODI Series: Following a back-to-back whitewash series, the England cricket team were under pressure to win this ODI series. But the Indian cricket team with a couple of victories in the final two games, levelled the series after the first game was cancelled.

1996 – India in England Test Series: England cricket team finally broke the jinx by winning the three-match test series by 1-0. England won the first test by eight wickets while the second and third games of the series resulted in a draw.

1996 – Texaco Trophy (India in England): Though the Indian cricket team started their 90s cricketing journey with flying colours, they ended the century with back-to-back series defeats. After losing a Test series against England, India lost a three-match ODI series by 2-0 the same year.

2001/02 – England in India Test Series: In the long run Indis vs England history, though India had multiple defeats in the past they kick-started the 21st century with a victory. India won the three-match test series by 1-0 and registered their first victory of the century against England.

2001/02 – England in India ODI Series: In the six-match ODI series, India kickstarted the series with a victory and had the upper hand but England bounced back in the last two games and drawn the series.

This ODI series still remains one of the most discussed events among the cricket community for the famous “Flitoff t-shirt celebration” in the last ODI at Wankhede. In the six-match ODI series, the hosts were in the lead with 3-2. A win in the final would have meant a series victory for India.

With 11 needed off the final over, England successfully defended it and won the game by 5 runs. Flintoff who bowled the final over erupted in joy and removed his t-shirt in front of thousands of Indian fans, which hurt the Indian team and fans.

2002 – India in England Test Series: After team India failed to showcase their strength in their home soil in the limited-over format series, India was widely criticised. India was under pressure to register a victory in this test series but failed and managed to level the series 1-1.

2004 – NatWest Challenge (England, India, Wales in England): In the three-match ODI series, England won the series 2-1 by winning the first two games. India managed to pull a victory in the final ODI played at The Lord’s to avoid a whitewash.

Notably, Sourav Ganguly executed the famous “T-shirt off celebration” in the same venue when India pulled out a close victory in their 325-run chase game in the final of the NatWest Tri-series 2002.

2005/06 – England in India Test Series: India was expected to win this three-match test series but failed abruptly. After the first match of the series resulted in a draw, India won the second game and took the lead. But England with their impressive bowling attack won the last game and levelled the series 1-1.

2005/06 – England in India ODI Series: After nearly a gap of four years, England toured India to play a seven-match ODI series in 2005/06. Unlike their last meetup, India made an exceptional performance under Rahul Dravid and won the series by 5-1 after the fifth match was abandoned due to damp conditions at Guwahati.

2007 – Pataudi Trophy (India in England): The Indian cricket team under Rahul Dravid toured England to play a three-match test series and won the series by 1-0 with a victory in the second test at Nottingham. With a victory in the 2007 Pataudi Trophy, India finally ended a long drought by winning their first Test series in England since 1986.

2007 – NatWest Series (India in England): India won their seven-match ODI series in India but failed to execute the same in the away condition. India lost the series by 4-3 after England pulled out a victory in the must-win game at the “mecca of cricket”.

2008/09 – England in India Test Series: In the two-match test series, India won the first game and drawn the second game resulting in a series victory for the hosts.

2008/09 – England in India ODI Series: A total of seven matches has been scheduled to be played during the series but the last two games were scheduled to be played in Guwahati on November 29 and Delhi on December 2 cancelled due to the Mumbai attacks on November 26, 2008. With the win in the first five games, India won the series by 5-0.

2011 – Pataudi Trophy (India in England): The England cricket team completely dominated the India side in the 2011 Pataudi Trophy by whitewashing the visitors in the four-match test series.

2011 – India in England T20I Match: India and England played their first-ever T20I bilateral series in 2011. Before this bilateral series, both teams faced off in the ICC T20 World Cup 2007/08 and 2009. In the only T20I match, England emerged victorious by beating India by six runs.

2011 – NatWest Series (India in England): Following a whitewash in the longest format and a defeat in the only T20I match, the Indian cricket team was expected to register a victory in the followed ODI series. But the hosts won the five-match ODI series by 3-0 after the first and fourth matches ended in “no result” and a “tie” respectively.

The defeat marks a complete whitewash for the Indian side in their England tour in 2011. India hasn’t registered a single victory in this tour and returned home heartbroken.

2011/12 – England in India ODI Series: Indian cricket who trashed with back-to-back defeats in the away condition against England, managed to pull up a five-match ODI series victory in the home condition. MS Dhoni and Co. completely dominated the England side by whitewashing the visitors.

2011/12 – England in India T20I Match: In the only test match played at Eden Garden, England won the match by beating the hosts by six wickets. Though India won the 2007 ICC T20 World Cup, they failed to register a series victory in the shortest format of the game against England.

2012/13 – England in India Test Series: India kick-started the four-match test series with a victory in the first game but failed to continue the momentum in the remainder of the series. England won the second and third games of the series and had an upper hand in the game. After India’s must-win game at Nagpur resulted in a draw, England won the series by 2-1.

2012/13 – England in India ODI Series: India who won the previous two ODI series in home condition against England, registered their hat-trick victory in the format in home condition against England by winning the series by 3-2.

2012/13 – England in India T20I Series: This series makes the first T20I series between India and England to have more than one T20I game. In the two-match T20I series, India won the first game while England won the second game and levelled the series 1-1.

2014 – Pataudi Trophy (India in England): Unlike the previous couple of series, the 2014 edition of the Pataudi Trophy featured a total of five test matches. India lost the five-match series by 3-1

2014 – India in England ODI Series: The 2014 ODI Series victory against England marks the first ODI series victory for India in England since the 1990 Texaco Trophy. India registered a historic victory under MS Dhoni. The visitors won the series by 3-1 after the first match was abandoned due to rain.

2014 – India in England T20I Match: India’s failure in the T20I format against England continued in the 2014 series as the hosts pulled a three-run victory against India in the only T20I played at Birmingham.

2016/17 – England in India Test Series: In the first England meetup of the year, India won the five-match test series by 4-0 and dominated the visitors in the home condition. Virat Kohli emerged as the leading run-scorer of the series by scoring 655 in eight innings while Ravichandran Ashwin was the leading wicket-taker of the series with 28 scalps.

2016/17 – England in India ODI Series: With the victory in the test series, India hosted England for a three-match ODI Series between 15 January 2017 and 22 January 2017 and won the series by 2-1

2016/17 – England in India T20I Series: After trashing England in the Test and ODI formats, India played their first three games T20I series against England and went on to win the series by 2-1. With the victory in the final two matches, India registered their first T20I series victory against England. Under Virat Kohli‘s captaincy, with the victory in the T20I series, India registered their first three-format series victory against England.

2018 – India in England T20I Series: India won the three-match T20I series 2-1 by winning the final match of the series by seven wickets. Rohit Sharma with his unbeaten hundred played a vital role in India’s series victory in the T20I format of the tour.

2018 – India in England ODI Series: India won the first match of the series and made a decent start but the hosts won the remaining two games and went on to win the series by 2-1. This was also the first defeat for India in a bilateral series under Virat Kohli’s captaincy. 

2018 – Pataudi Trophy (India in England): England who remained dominant in the home condition, once again defeated India in the five-match test series by 4-1 and retained the trophy.

2020/21 – Anthony de Mello Trophy (England in India): Though India lost the first match of the series by a whopping 227 runs difference, Virat Kohli and Co. bounced back in the remaining three tests and won the four-match test series by 3-1.

2020/21 – England in India T20I Series: As of the test series of the tour, India lost the first game and emerged victorious by winning the final two games of the series. Virat Kohli remained the leading run-scorer of the series and moreover, the right-hander is the only batter to score more than 200 runs in the five-match T20I series.

2020/21 – England in India ODI Series: India won the first game of the series and took the lead in the three-match series. England on the other hand won the second game and levelled the series. With Shardul Thakur’s four-wicket haul, India won the final match and emerged victorious.

2021/2022 – Pataudi Trophy (India in England): India who never won the Pataudi Trophy since 2007 was on the verge of winning it back in 2021/22 but England won the final match of the series and concluded it as drawn.

India took a lead in the series by pulling out a thrilling victory in the second test at Lord’s. KL Rahul’s century in the first inning laid a strong foundation for the visitors while Siraj and Bumrah’s supremacy in the second inning gave them a 151-run victory.

Quite the opposite, England won the third game of the series by an innings and 76 runs. India bounced back and won the fourth test by 157 runs and levelled the series. The final test of the series was postponed to July 2022 following the COVID-19 outbreak in the Indian camp.

In the rescheduled match, England made history by chasing down a target of 378 runs, the highest successful chase in England’s Test history and clinched the series victory for England.

2022 – India in England T20I Series: The 2022 series marked the first tour of England for Rohit Sharma as the captain. Under his captaincy, India won the three-match ODI series by 2-1. Despite a century from Suryakumar Yadav, England won the third T20I by 17 runs and avoided a whitewash.

2022 – India in England ODI Series: With Jasprit Bumrah‘s impressive six-wicket haul, India won the first match of the series by 10 wickets while England won the second by 100 runs and levelled the series. India who used to handle critical situations with ease, defeated the hosts in the 3rd ODI by five wickets and won the series by 2-1, with Rishabh Pant scoring his first century in ODI cricket

2023/24 – Anthony de Mello Trophy (England in India): Team India continued their supremacy against England in the longest format of the game in home condition as they defeated the visitors by 4-1 in the five-match test series. Youngster Yashasvi Jaiswal emerged as the leading run-scorer of the series with a whopping 712 runs in nine innings.