India vs England ODI rivalry: Team India hasn’t lost a series since 2011

The Indians have been quite successful on England tours in the past.

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India will play a three-match one-day international (ODI) series after a three-game Twenty20 series and before a big five-match Test series during their upcoming tour of England starting July 3. The three ODIs will be played at Trent Bridge, Lord’s and Headingley on July 12, 14 and 17, respectively.

India’s rivalry with the Englishmen in the 50-over format (earlier 60/55 over format) is although not as eventful as the 85-year rivalry in Tests, but still there have been memorable moments in the history of their competition in the ODIs which started in 1974 when they played their first-ever bilateral series. India and England have played 96 ODIs against each other with India winning 52, England 39 while two have been tied and three ending without a result.

Here we take a look at all the bilateral series the two countries have played since 1974 when India were beaten 2-0 by England in a two-match series played for the Prudential Trophy. The two teams played 18 bilateral series so far with India winning nine, England seven and two ending in draws.

1. England beat India 2-0 (2) in England, 1974

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This series marked India’s debut in ODIs though Ajit Wadekar’s side lost both the games played at Leeds (by 4 wickets) and the Oval (by 6 wickets), respectively.  England were well-served by medium-fast bowler Chris Old, who took 6 wickets in two games. England were led by Mike Denness in this series which saw two players getting picked for the man of the series award: Keith Fletcher for England and Brijesh Patel for India.

2. India beat England 2-1 (3) in India, 1981-82

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The second bilateral series between India and England were played after seven long years. Led by Sunil Gavaskar, India came from behind to win the ODI series 2-1 after losing the first game to Keith Fletcher’s England in Ahmedabad by 5 wickets. India won the next two matches in Jalandhar and Cuttack by 6 and 5 wickets, respectively, to register their first-ever win over England in the 50-over format at home. This was also the first-ever victory for India in an ODI series after their debut in 1974. None of the three matches in this series were of 50 overs, however.

3. England beat India 2-0 (2) in England, 1982

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Months after their defeat in India, England regained their pride by defeating Gavaskar’s India by 9 wickets at Leeds and 114 runs at the Oval to win the two-match series 2-0. The two players who were the highest scorers for their respective side – Allan Lamb for England and Kapil Dev for India – were chosen as the men of the series.

3. England beat India 4-1 (5) in India, 1984-85

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In a major embarrassment, the then world champions India were pummelled 4-1 by England at home under the captaincy of David Gower. England won the series straightaway by winning the games in Pune, Cuttack and Bangalore by 4 wickets, 1 run and 3 wickets, respectively, and after India pulled back one in Nagpur by winning by 3 wickets, the visitors made it 4-1 by winning the final game by 7 runs in Chandigarh.

India’s consolation in that series which took place at a time of significant political turmoil was Ravi Shastri’s winning the man of the series award. England had gone to India with an ordinary streak of performance against the West Indies and Sri Lanka but came back strongly.

4. England drew India 1-1 (2) in England, 1986

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Under Kapil Dev’s leadership, India produced their first win in England by drawing the two-match Texaco Trophy. Although the series was tied at 1-1, India won by the virtue of a faster scoring rate. India won the first match at the Oval by 9 wickets after skittling England out for 162 but the hosts came back to win the second ODI at Manchester by 5 wickets. England captain David Gower and India’s Ravi Shastri were adjudged players of the series.

5. India beat England 2-0 (2) in England, 1990

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This was the first time ever that India whitewashed England in an ODI series (Texaco Trophy) in England and a high point in the captaincy record of Mohammed Azharuddin who otherwise had ordinary statistics overseas. India won at Leeds by 6 wickets and at Nottingham by 5 wickets with skipper Azharuddin and England wicket-keeper Jack Russell winning the man of the match awards. India had chased a target of 282 in the second game, which was no mean feat in cricket in those days.

6. India drew England 3-3 (7) in India, 1993

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This is the longest series the two teams have played so far although only six games could be played out of seven since the first match scheduled in Ahmedabad couldn’t be played because of disturbances. India, led by Azharuddin, and England, captained by Graham Gooch, had a close fight in the series and ended up sharing the laurels at 3-3.

England won the second game in Jaipur by 4 wickets but India levelled the series by winning the next game in Chandigarh by 5 wickets. England then took a 3-1 lead by winning the next two games in Bangalore and Jamshedpur but the hosts won the last two matches in Gwalior riding a strong batting performance to square the series. Navjot Singh Sidhu, who was the highest scorer for India with 287 runs, was declared the man of the series. England’s Robin Smith was the top scorer in the series with 305 runs.

7. England beat India 2-0 (3) in England, 1996

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Although rain saved the day for India in the first ODI at the Oval where India were reduced to 96 for 5 while chasing a target of 292, the visitors were not so lucky in the next two games played at Leeds and Manchester and lost them by 6 wickets and 4 wickets, respectively.

The third match was played over two days because of rain with one-match old Ali Brown hitting his only international hundred to take England home. Indian skipper Mohammed Azharuddin and England’s Chris Lewis were named the men of the series. England were led by Michael Atherton in this series.

8. England drew India 3-3 (6) in India, 2002

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The first India-England series of the 21st century had no shortage of excitement and imported a sort of competitiveness in the cricket between these two nations which was not seen till that point. Led by Sourav Ganguly, India won the first game in Kolkata by 22 runs but Nasser Hussain’s England struck back in the next game in Cuttack, winning it by 15 runs.

From there on, it was an exact antithesis to the 1993 series. India won the third and fourth ODI in Chennai and Kanpur by 4 wickets and 8 wickets, respectively, but the visitors then pulled off two close wins in Delhi and Mumbai, by 2 and 5 runs, respectively, to draw the series 3-3. Andrew Flintoff’s ‘shirtless act’ at the Wankhede after India fell short by 5 runs had left Ganguly watching and he took an exact revenge from the balcony of the Lord’s a few months later after India defeated England in the final of the NatWest tri-series by chasing a 320-plus target. Sachin Tendulkar was adjudged the man of the series by scoring 307 runs while Anil Kumble picked 19 wickets.

9. England beat India 2-1 (3) in England, 2004

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Michael Vaughan’s England beat Ganguly’s India 2-1 in the three-match NatWest Challenge series to register their fourth bilateral series against the Asian opponents at home. England thrashed India by 7 wickets at Nottingham and 70 runs at the Oval while India pulled one back by winning the dead rubber at the Lord’s by 23 runs after getting bowled out for 204. England’s fast bowler Steven Harmison was adjudged the man of the series for his tally of seven wickets in three games.

10. India beat England 5-1 (7) in India, 2006

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Led by Rahul Dravid, India registered a massive win over England in a ODI series, whether at home or abroad. After Andrew Flintoff’s England drew the Test series 1-1, expectations were high about a closely fought series in the 50-over version as well but it wasn’t to be so. India went 4-0 up by winning the games in Delhi (by 39 runs), Faridabad (by 4 wickets), Margao (by 49 runs) and Kochi (by 4 wickets).

The fifth game in Guwahati was abandoned because of damp conditions caused by rain and while England won the sixth game in Jamshedpur by 5 wickets to avoid a whitewash, the hosts won the final game in Indore by 7 wickets to complete the Englishmen’s agony. Rahul Dravid and Virender Sehwag took turns to captain India in this series and Yuvraj Singh was picked as the man of the series. For England, Andrew Strauss captained in a few games.

11. England beat India 4-3 (7) in England, 2007

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This was a closely contested series between England and India with the hosts led by Paul Collingwood having the last laugh. England had taken a 3-1 lead in the series before India squared it 3-3 but a batting failure from India in the decider saw the hosts clinching the series 4-3.

Here are the brief results of the seven games of the series:

England won in Southampton by 104 runs; India won in Bristol by 9 runs; England won in Birmingham by 42 runs; England won in Manchester by 3 wickets; India won by Duckworth-Lewis in Leeds by 38 runs; India won at the Oval by 2 wickets and England won at Lord’s by 7 wickets.

The sixth game at the Oval is remembered for the spat between Sourav Ganguly and Stuart Broad who allegedly had sledged the former only to be belted in the game. England’s Ian Bell was adjudged the man of the match for scoring most runs in the series (422).

12. India beat England 5-0 (7) in India, 2008

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This series was the second to happen during a political turmoil in India after the 1984 one and this time, the final two games of the seven-match ODI were cancelled in the wake of the Mumbai terror attacks. That, however, did not cause India any concern as Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s men thumped Kevin Pietersen’s boys 5-0 by then, registering India’s first ‘by nil’ win against the Englishmen.

India started the series with a bang in Rajkot by defeating England by 158 runs after posing a mammoth 387 for 5. They then won in Indore by 54 runs; in Kanpur by 16 runs (Duckworth-Lewis method); in Bengaluru by 19 runs (by D/L method) and in Cuttack (by 6 wickets). The last two games in Guwahati and Delhi were cancelled. Yuvraj Singh, who finished as the top scorer in the series with 326 runs, was adjudged the man of the series.

13. England beat India 3-0 (5) in England, 2011

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In one of the most forgettable series led by MS Dhoni, India, world champions then, were beaten 3-0 by the hosts to lift the NatWest Series trophy. After losing the Test series 0-4 and the only Twenty20 game, Dhoni’s men looked to salvage some pride in the five-game ODIs but it was not to happen.

After the first match at Chester-le-Street got cancelled because of heavy rain, Alastair Cook’s England won in Southampton and at the Oval, London, by 7 wickets and 3 wickets (Duckworth-Lewis method), respectively, to go 2-0 up. India needed to win the remaining two games to remain alive but England tied the fourth game at Lord’s by D/L method to clinch the series.

India still fought hard in the dead rubber in Cardiff where Virat Kohli hit a ton to pose a 300-plus innings but the hosts won that game too by 6 wickets after it was curtailed by rain. India’s only consolations were a few men of the match awards (for Rvindra Jadeja and Suresh Raina) and the player of the series award which went to MS Dhoni.

14. India beat England 5-0 (5) in India, 2011

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India returned it back to England yet again after the Europeans visited India a few months after drubbing them at home. Dhoni and Cook were at the helm of affairs in this series as well. India won by 126 runs in Hyderabad;  by 8 wickets in Delhi; by 5 wickets in Chandigarh;  by 6 wickets in Mumbai and by 95 runs in Kolkata to register their third consecutive five-wins-in-a-series against England after 2006 and 2008 although this win saw a cent per cent whitewash. Virat Kohli scored the mot runs in the series (270) while Dhoni again was chosen as the man of the match. This is the last time that England have beaten India in a ODI side till date.

15. India beat England 3-2 (5) in India, 2013

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MS Dhoni’s India lost the Test series 1-2 to England led by Captain Cook but stormed back to win the five-game ODI series 3-2 after trailing 0-1. The visitors won the high-scoring first game in Rajkot by 9 runs but then India went the next three in Kochi (127 runs), in Ranchi (7 wickets) and Mohali (5 wickets) before England salvaged pride by winning the fifth game in Dharamsala by 7 wickets. Suresh Raina, the top scorer in the series with 277 runs, was picked as the best player of the series.

16. India beat England 3-1 (5) in England, 2014

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India recorded their third consecutive ODI series victory against England by winning the five-match series 3-1 in the 2014 tour which was otherwise a disaster in the Tests (India lost 1-3). It was also India’s third away ODI series win in England after 1986 and 1990. After the first match in Bristol was abandoned because of rain, Dhoni-led India won three games on the trot in Cardiff (133 runs in Duckworth-Lewis method), Nottingham (6 wickets) and Birmingham (9 wickets) to pocket the series. Cook’s England reduced the gap by one by winning the final ODI in Leeds by 41 runs despite Ravindra Jadeja’s heroic 87. Suresh Raina was picked as the best player of the series.

17. India beat England 2-1 (3) in India, 2017

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India played the series under Virat Kohli and he led from the front to register a success chasing of a score of 351 against Eoin Morgan’s England in the first of the three ODI-series played in Pune. India won the next game in Cuttack by just 16 runs after posting a mammoth 381 for 6 to win the fourth successive ODI series versus England.

The visitors then won the remaining game, as they did in the previous two series, in Kolkata by 5 runs to avoid yet another whitewash. All three games in this series saw 300-plus runs being scored in both innings. Kedar Jadhav was picked as the man of the match for being the highest scorer in the series with 232 runs. This victory also meant that India have remained undefeated against England in ODI series since 2011 and at home since 1984.

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