India national cricket team record by opponent explained

The India national cricket team represents India in international cricket and is a full member of the International Cricket Council with Test and One Day International (ODI) status.[1] They first competed in international cricket in 1932, when they played against England in a three-day Test match; England won the match by 158 runs.[2] India's first Test series as an independent country was against Australia.[3] They secured their first Test win against England in 1952 at Madras Cricket Club Ground.[4] [5], India have played 579 Test matches; they have won 178 matches, lost 178 matches, and 222 matches were drawn with one being tied.[6] India played their first ODI match against England in 1974,[7] but registered their first win against East Africa in 1975.[8], India have played 1055 ODI matches, winning 559 matches and losing 443; 9 matches were tied and 44 matches had no result.[9] They also won the 1983 and 2011 Cricket World Cups,[10] along with the 2002 and the 2013 ICC Champions Trophy.[11] [12] India played their first Twenty20 International (T20I) against South Africa in 2006, winning the match by six wickets,[13] and won the inaugural ICC World Twenty20 in 2007.[14], they have played 232 T20I matches and won 152 of them; 69 were lost, with 4 super-over/bowl-out wins (after being tied), one tied (without a super over) and 6 having no result.[15]

India have faced ten teams in Test cricket, with their most frequent opponent being England, against whom they have played 136 matches.[16] India have registered more wins against England than against any other team, with 35.[16] In ODI matches, India have played against 20 teams. They have played against Sri Lanka more frequently in ODI matches, with a winning percentage of 63.37 in 99 out of 168 matches.[17] India have defeated Sri Lanka on 99 occasions, which is their best record in ODIs.[17] The team have played 17 countries in T20Is, and have played 31 matches with Australia.[18] They also have recorded the most victories against Australia, Sri Lanka and the West Indies, defeating all of them in nineteen matches.[18]

Key

Key for the tables
SymbolMeaning
MatchesNumber of matches played
WonNumber of matches won
LostNumber of matches lost
TiedNumber of matches tied
DrawNumber of matches ended in a draw
No ResultNumber of matches ended with no result
Tie+WinNumber of matches tied and then won in a tiebreaker such as a bowl-out or Super Over
Tie+LossNumber of matches tied and then lost in a tiebreaker such as a bowl-out or Super Over
%WonPercentage of games won to those played[19]
W/L RatioRatio of matches won to matches lost
FirstYear of the first match played by India against the country
LastYear of the last match played by India against the country

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ICC Members Countries. International Cricket Council. 14 April 2013. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20130116023632/http://www.icc-cricket.com/the-icc/icc_members/overview.php. 16 January 2013.
  2. Web site: Only Test: England v India at Lord's, Jun 25–28, 1932. ESPNcricinfo. 30 March 2013. 26 December 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181226134554/http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/62605.html%20. live.
  3. Web site: India in Australia Test Series, 1947/48 / Results. ESPNcricinfo. 14 April 2013. 13 October 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191013040018/http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/series/60340.html. live.
  4. Web site: 5th Test: India v England at Chennai, Feb 6–10, 1952. ESPNcricinfo. 30 March 2013. 26 December 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181226134619/http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/62729.html%20. live.
  5. Madras Cricket Club Ground was later renamed M. A. Chidambaram Stadium.
  6. Web site: Records / Test matches / Team records / Results summary. ESPNcricinfo. 30 March 2013. 3 February 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190203052230/http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/records/283877.html. live.
  7. Web site: 1st ODI: England v India at Leeds, Jul 13, 1974. ESPNcricinfo. 30 March 2013. 14 June 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170614053349/http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/64951.html. live.
  8. Web site: 6th Match: East Africa v India at Leeds, Jun 11, 1975. ESPNcricinfo. 30 March 2013. 11 June 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170611182601/http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/65040.html. live.
  9. Web site: Records / One-Day Internationals / Team records / Results summary. ESPNcricinfo. 30 March 2013. 24 February 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130224020144/http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/records/283878.html. live.
  10. Web site: Miller. Andrew. Dhoni and Gambhir lead India to World Cup glory. ESPNcricinfo. 30 March 2013. 2 April 2011. 13 November 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20131113000901/http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc_cricket_1/content/story/509121.html. live.
  11. Web site: Final: Sri Lanka v India at Colombo (RPS), Sep 30, 2002. ESPNcricinfo. 30 March 2013. 16 June 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170616121922/http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/66195.html. live.
  12. Web site: Final: England v India at Birmingham, Jun 23, 2013. ESPNcricinfo. 27 June 2013. 15 July 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170715003901/http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/566948.html. live.
  13. Web site: India tour of South Africa, 2006/07 / Scorecard. ESPNcricinfo. 30 March 2013. 6 January 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170106075441/http://www.espncricinfo.com/rsavind/engine/match/255954.html. live.
  14. Web site: Chevallier. Hugh. India v Pakistan. 11 December 2008. ESPNcricinfo. 30 March 2013. 2 April 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130402065122/http://www.espncricinfo.com/wisdenalmanack/content/story/381687.html. live.
  15. Web site: Records / Twenty20 Internationals / Team records / Results summary. ESPNcricinfo. 30 March 2013. 18 February 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180218192951/http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/records/283307.html. live.
  16. Web site: Records / India / Test matches / Result summary. ESPNcricinfo. 30 March 2013. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20121008012151/http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/team/results_summary.html?class=1%3Bid%3D6%3Btype%3Dteam. 8 October 2012.
  17. Web site: Records / India / One-Day Internationals / Result summary. ESPNcricinfo. 30 March 2013. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120926043204/http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/team/results_summary.html?class=2%3Bid%3D6%3Btype%3Dteam. 26 September 2012.
  18. Web site: Records / India / Twenty20 Internationals / Result summary. ESPNcricinfo. 30 March 2013. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20131003195430/http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/team/results_summary.html?class=3%3Bid%3D6%3Btype%3Dteam. 3 October 2013.
  19. Games that did not have a result are not taken into consideration while calculating the result percentage. Ties are counted as half a win.

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