The following tables show the record between the two teams. It shows how, when and where the teams have succeeded/failed. This would give a clear indication of the overall strengths/weaknesses of the teams when playing versus each other.

When India           Matches    Won   Lost  NR   Td   Success %

Batted first            15       3    12     0    0   20.00
Batted last             20      12     7     1    0   63.16

Conclusion: India has been more successful chasing targets against England rather than setting them. In fact, when batting first, India has hardly done anything worth noticing.

Won the Toss            20      13     7     0    0   65.00
Lost the Toss           15       2    12     1    0   14.29

Conclusion: Azhar must win the toss!

From the above two tables, the best situation for India seems to be Azhar winning the toss and electing to field.

Record in each country

England have been very strong at home against India, winning 8 of the 12 completed encounters there.

UAE                         4    3    1    0    0   75.00
Aus                         2    1    1    0    0   50.00
Ind                        16    7    9    0    0   43.75
Eng                        13    4    8    1    0   33.33

Record in each season

1974                     2       0    2    0    0    0.00
1975                     1       0    1    0    0    0.00
1981-82                  3       2    1    0    0   66.67
1982                     2       0    2    0    0    0.00
1983                     1       1    0    0    0  100.00
1984-85                  6       2    4    0    0   33.33
1986                     2       1    1    0    0   50.00
1986-87                  1       1    0    0    0  100.00
1987-88                  1       0    1    0    0    0.00
1989-90                  1       1    0    0    0  100.00
1990                     2       2    0    0    0  100.00
1991-92                  1       0    1    0    0    0.00
1992-93                  6       3    3    0    0   50.00
1996                     3       0    2    1    0    0.00
1997-98                  1       0    1    0    0    0.00
1998-99                  2       2    0    0    0  100.00

TOTAL                   35      15    19   1    0   44.12

The Captains against the other team

Azharuddin has done a fairly good job against England, whereas Alec Stewart was the English skipper in Sharjah where India won both matches against them in April.

M Azharuddin            13       6     6     1    0   50.50
AJ Stewart               2       0     2     0    0    0.00

A summary of the last ten matches between the teams

The odds have been pretty even. The teams have not met very frequently in the recent past. India were the winners in two close encounters when the two met at Sharjah in April. They had not played against each other for over a year before that. In the recentmost series in England three years ago, England had won 2-0 with one match being abandoned.

Ground       Date       Won By         T B Ind Score   Eng Score
Bangalore    26/02/1993 Eng  48 Runs   W L 170-10 41.4 218- 9 47.0
Jamshedpur   01/03/1993 Eng  6  Wkts   L F 137- 7 26.0 141- 4 25.4
Gwalior      04/03/1993 Ind  3  Wkts   W L 257- 7 48.0 256-10 50.0
Gwalior      05/03/1993 Ind  4  Wkts   W L 267- 6 46.4 265- 4 48.0
The Oval     23/05/1996 NR             L L  96- 5 17.1 291- 8 50.0
Leeds        25/05/1996 Eng  6  Wkts   L F 158-10 40.2 162- 4 39.3
Manchester   26/05/1996 Eng  4  Wkts   W F 236- 4 50.0 239- 6 48.5
Sharjah      11/12/1997 Eng   7 Runs   W L 243-10 49.3 250-10 49.5
Sharjah      09/04/1999 Ind  20 Runs   W F 222- 5 50.0 202-10 47.5
Sharjah      11/04/1999 Ind   9 Runs   W F 239- 6 50.0 230-10 48.5

(T: Toss (W)on/(L)ost, B:Batted (F)irst/(L)ast)

The teams against each other in the World Cup

India have been able to beat England only once in four encounters in the World Cup: in 1983 semi-final. England took the revenge in the next semi-final: in 1987-88.

1975                     1       0    1    0    0    0.00
1983                     1       1    0    0    0  100.00
1987-88                  1       0    1    0    0    0.00
1991-92                  1       0    1    0    0    0.00
                                                             
TOTAL                    4       1    3    0    0   25.00

Contributed by: Atul Kahate (akahate@yahoo.com)