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India and England share an intense and profound rivalry that spans all forms of the game. Since their first-class meeting, eleven wins, four defeats, and fourteen draws have taken place across 29 first-class matches played between them. This long-standing contest is often referred to as india national cricket team vs england cricket team matches, highlighting the competitive spirit and historic battles between the two sides.
India’s new-look team led by young captain Shubman Gill have made great efforts to earn this series draw. Though seemingly uneventful at the outset, this series will go down as one of fierce competition!
| # | Date | Format | Venue (Country) | Winner & Result | Player of the Match/Series |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Feb 12, 2025 | ODI | Ahmedabad, India | India won by 142 runs | Shubman Gill (87) (cricfevers.com) |
| 2 | Feb 9, 2025 | ODI | Cuttack, India | India won by 4 wickets | Rohit Sharma (119) |
| 3 | Feb 6, 2025 | ODI | Nagpur, India | India won by 4 wickets | Shubman Gill (87) |
| 4 | Oct 29, 2023 | ODI (World Cup) | Lucknow, India | India won by 100 runs | Rohit Sharma (87) (cricfevers.com) |
| 5 | July 17, 2022 | ODI | Manchester, England | India won by 5 wickets | Rishabh Pant (125*) (cricfevers.com) |
India vs England 1st Test
Ben Duckett and Zak Crawley produced an outstanding 188-run stand to put England on track to victory against India at Headingley in their first Test match. Duckett, playing his sixth Test, reached his century off just 109 balls with 13 boundaries while Crawley reached fifty in just 82 balls despite escaping slip chances off Mohammed Siraj and Jasprit Bumrah failing to hold onto mishit pull shots at deep backward square leg earlier in the day.
Both batsmen have done well to keep the scoreboard moving as Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Siraj have bowled probing spells after lunch, yet have failed to produce an opening wicket.
India captain Shubman Gill can only smile as his first Test as captain is proceeding smoothly. His career so far as a Test captain stands him in good stead.
Shardul Thakur sent in a full outside off from Shardul Thakur and Smith leaned forward to defend. Unfortunately, he missed his shot completely and its thick edge flew past Gully for a third-man boundary; giving the hosts an impressive finish.
England have made a good start to the final session by building up an early lead on an unforgiving pitch, but Prasidh Krishna is starting to use extra bounce more effectively as well as bowl a more accurate line – his fuller delivery slashed hard through covers for four.
India have endured several setbacks recently and are looking to their long format fortunes with hope. Without R Ashwin, Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli to lead them, KL Rahul and Shubman Gill will need to step up as new-comers KL Rahul and Shubman Gill must fill in.
With only four experienced batsmen including Ravindra Jadeja providing consistency from behind the wicket (Ravindra Jadeja being one), Headingley must prove ideal conditions if India are to win their five match Test series; subscribe to Sky Sports Cricket for live streaming of all action or click here for more details!
India vs England 2nd Test
On Wednesday, India and England will play their second Test match of five at Edgbaston Cricket Ground in Birmingham, with India trailing by five wickets after losing to England at Leeds by five.
Expect another high-stakes affair as both sides battle it out in this five-match series across iconic venues – although Jasprit Bumrah will miss due to workload management; nevertheless the visitors remain confident of turning things around quickly.
Indian batsmen fought back after an underwhelming first innings to post an impressive 608-run total on day three. Shubman Gill and Rishabh Pant led their side to success by scoring centuries, giving the hosts an edge towards forcing a draw against England’s lower middle-order; unfortunately for them however they only lost three wickets before stumps fell.
As the final Test at Lord’s begins a week later, India must play well across all departments if they are to claim victory in this series. They must improve both batting and bowling performances while remaining calm under pressure. 2025 season will also prove crucial as Indian team participates in Asia Cup tournament as well as ODIs against South Africa and Australia.
The match will be broadcast live on Sony Sports Network in India and available for free streaming through JioHotstar and Sony Sports 1 HD/SD and 5 HD/SD with English commentary.
India currently leads Test cricket, and victory at Edgbaston would cement their dominance. They should also perform better in ODI and T20I matches; however, England, South Africa, and Australia could pose stiff competition in these formats of the game.
With so much at stake on this tour for India – including strengthening their squad against top opposition; India should use this tour as an opportunity to test themselves against world cricket at Edgbaston on Wednesday with toss taking place at 3.00 PM IST! – it will allow them to cement their dominance on international tours like these while testing themselves against world cricket’s finest!
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India vs England 3rd Test
This match was an exciting contest with both sides having moments of failure and heroism on display. India came into Lord’s Test with an opportunity to secure an unexpected win against England after an indifferent start in the series, and made significant strides toward that target on day 5 when captain Virat Kohli recorded his 23rd century of the series to lead them to post a huge total of 352 for seven in their second innings – featuring 10 boundaries and Cheteshwar Pujara returning to form after his performance during Test 2.
Hardik Pandya contributed with run-a-ball 52 that helped push India closer towards an unlikely win than ever thought before!
But England batsmen weren’t about to let this opportunity pass them by and showed tremendous discipline with their batting in the second session, playing out a long hour to reach 173/4 at Lord’s by morning’s end. Showing great character after an indifferent start in this series, Jos Buttler and Ben Stokes displayed real grit here at Lord’s.
Ishant and Bumrah have bowled with disciplined lines and length, hoping to keep the score low and apply pressure to the batsmen with their bowling. Their aim has been to force batsmen into playing bad balls or induce false shots through their disciplined lines and length.
Ishant then traps Ben Stokes with an excellent delivery that hits him square on and edged to KL Rahul at second slip for lbw. This blow to England was devastating; it will be interesting to see how they react in their next session.
India vs England 4th Test
India was presented with an immense challenge, yet their players responded admirably. Shubman Gill’s captain’s hundred, KL Rahul’s determined effort and Ravindra Jadeja and Washington Sundar’s unbeaten hundreds proved that this team will fight hard in future matches. This performance may well define them.
India Vs England Live: Tea on Day 4
The tea break will provide the Indian side with fresh hope and optimism as they tackle an uphill task backed by determination and pride. Shubman Gill will likely play an integral part, looking towards another half century and possibly overtaking Kohli as most runs by an Indian captain in a series.
England have lost considerable energy during this Test match. After starting so poorly, they struggled to keep scoring consistently and the forecasted rain will make bowling on day five more challenging – leaving England trailing by 88 runs with five sessions left to go.
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When these two sides last met at Old Trafford it marked its inaugural Test match ever and since then both sides have shown great resilience, producing some of cricket’s greatest contests ever seen at Old Trafford.
England’s strength lies with their all-rounders, but their recent form has been inconsistent. While England was dominant at home during the 2024 series versus India (4-1 win), recent performances have not matched that level.
Still, they remain one of the strongest cricket teams worldwide with an outstanding batting core and depth in all-rounders. They possess all-format dominance potential and their aggressive “Bazball” style should pay dividends in coming years.
But they need to improve in white-ball cricket if they want to remain the world leaders, and India could present them with an ideal chance. Their rivalry has always been intense; so that when Lord’s hosts the next Test on Tuesday both teams will be hoping for victory so as to retake top position on ICC Test rankings.