Created by Ajay Kumar
Last edited September 11, 2023

The view of a cricket field. Players wearing blue outfits can be seen.
The Indian national cricket team at the Sydney Cricket Ground in 2012.

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][upper-alpha 1] As of 7 January 2019, India have played 533 Test matches; they have won 150 matches, lost 165 matches, and 217 matches were drawn with one being tied.[5] India played their first ODI match against England in 1974,[6] but registered their first win against East Africa in 1975.[7] As of 16 June 2018, India have played 968 ODI matches, winning 502 matches and losing 417; 9 matches were tied and 40 matches had no result.[8] They also won the 1983 and 2011 Cricket World Cups,[9] along with the 2002 and the 2013 ICC Champions Trophy.[10][11] [upper-alpha 2] India played their first Twenty20 International (T20I) against South Africa in 2006, winning the match by six wickets,[12] and won the inaugural ICC World Twenty20 in 2007.[13] As of 16 June 2018, they have played 115 T20I matches and won 70 of them; 41 were lost, with one being tied and three having no result.[14]

India have faced ten teams in Test cricket, with their most frequent opponent being England, against whom they have played 122 matches.[15] India have registered more wins against Australia than against any other team, with 28.[15] In ODI matches, India have played against 19 teams.[16] They have played against Sri Lanka more frequently in ODI matches, with a winning percentage of 61.56 in 90 out of 158 matches.[16] India have defeated Sri Lanka on 90 occasions, which is their best record in ODIs.[16] The team have played 13 countries in T20Is, and have played 20 matches with Australia.[17] They also have recorded the most victories against Australia , defeating them in eleven matches.[17]

Key[edit | edit source]

Key for the tables
Symbol Meaning
Matches Number of matches played
Won Number of matches won
Lost Number of matches lost
Tied Number of matches tied
Draw Number of matches ended in a draw
No Result Number of matches ended with no result
Tie+Win Number of matches tied and then won in a tiebreaker such as a bowl-out or Super Over
Tie+Loss Number of matches tied and then lost in a tiebreaker such as a bowl-out or Super Over
%Won Percentage of games won to those played[upper-alpha 3]
W/L Ratio Ratio of matches won to matches lost[upper-alpha 3]
First Year of the first match played by India against the country
Last Year of the last match played by India against the country

Test Cricket[edit | edit source]

Won more matches than lost
All matches drawn
Won equal matches to lost
Lost more matches than won
Opponent Matches Won Lost Tied Draw % Won % Lost % Drew First Last
File:Flag of Afghanistan.svg Afghanistan 2 2 0 0 0 100.00 0.00 0.00 2018 2026
 Australia 112 33 48 1 30 29.91 43.30 26.78 1947 2025
 Bangladesh 15 13 0 0 2 86.66 0.00 13.33 2000 2024
 England 141 37 53 0 51 26.24 37.58 36.17 1932 2025
 New Zealand 65 22 16 0 27 33.84 24.61 41.53 1955 2024
 Pakistan 59 9 12 0 38 15.25 20.33 64.40 1952 2007
 South Africa 46 16 20 0 10 34.78 43.47 21.73 1992 2025
 Sri Lanka 48 23 7 0 18 47.92 14.58 37.50 1982 2026
 West Indies 102 25 30 0 47 24.51 29.41 46.08 1948 2025
 Zimbabwe 11 7 2 0 2 63.63 18.18 18.18 1992 2005
Total 601 187 188 1 225 31.11 31.28 37.44 1932 2026
Statistics are correct as of  India v  Sri Lanka at Sinhalese Sports Club Cricket Ground, Colombo, 2nd Test, 23 August - 27 August 2026.[18][19]

One Day International[edit | edit source]

Won more matches than lost
All matches drawn
Won equal matches to lost
Lost more matches than won
Opponent Matches Won Lost Tied No Result % Won First Last
Full Members
File:Flag of Afghanistan.svg Afghanistan 7 6 0 1 0 92.85 2014 2026
 Australia 155 59 86 0 10 40.68 1980 2025
 Bangladesh 42 33 8 0 1 78.57 1988 2025
 England 113 62 46 2 3 54.87 1974 2026
 Ireland 3 3 0 0 0 100.00 2007 2015
 New Zealand 123 63 52 1 7 54.74 1975 2026
 Pakistan 136 58 73 0 5 42.64 1978 2025
 South Africa 97 42 52 0 3 44.68 1991 2025
 Sri Lanka 171 99 59 2 11 57.89 1979 2024
 West Indies 142 72 64 2 4 50.70 1979 2023
 Zimbabwe 66 54 10 2 0 81.81 1983 2022
Associate Members
 Bermuda 1 1 0 0 0 100.00 2007 2007
East Africa 1 1 0 0 0 100.00 1975 1975
 Hong Kong 2 2 0 0 0 100.00 2008 2018
 Kenya 13 11 2 0 0 84.62 1996 2004
 Namibia 1 1 0 0 0 100.00 2003 2003
   Nepal 1 1 0 0 0 100.00 2023 2023
 Netherlands 3 3 0 0 0 100.00 2003 2023
 Scotland 1 1 0 0 0 100.00 2007 2007
 United Arab Emirates 3 3 0 0 0 100.00 1994 2015
Total 1081 575 452 10 44 53.19 1974 2026
Statistics are correct as of  India v  England at Lord's, London, 19 July 2026[20][21]

Twenty20 International[edit | edit source]

Won more matches than lost
All matches drawn
Won equal matches to lost
Lost more matches than won
Opponent Matches Won Lost Tied Tie+Win Tie+Loss No Result % Won First Last
ICC Full Members
File:Flag of Afghanistan.svg Afghanistan 9 7 0 0 1 0 1 77.78 2010 2024
 Australia 37 22 12 0 0 0 3 64.70 2007 2025
 Bangladesh 18 17 1 0 0 0 0 94.44 2009 2025
 England 35 18 16 0 0 0 1 51.43 2007 2026
 Ireland 10 8 2 0 0 0 0 80.00 2009 2026
 New Zealand 31 17 11 1 2 0 0 62.90 2007 2026
 Pakistan 17 13 3 0 1 0 0 79.41 2007 2026
 South Africa 36 21 14 0 0 0 1 60.00 2006 2026
 Sri Lanka 33 21 9 0 2 0 1 63.63 2009 2025
 West Indies 31 20 10 0 0 0 1 66.66 2009 2026
 Zimbabwe 17 14 3 0 0 0 0 82.35 2010 2026
ICC Associate members
 Hong Kong 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 100.00 2022 2022
 Japan 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2026 2026
 Namibia 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 100.00 2021 2026
   Nepal 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 100.00 2023 2023
 Netherlands 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 100.00 2022 2026
 Oman 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 100.00 2025 2025
 Scotland 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 50.00 2007 2021
 United Arab Emirates 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 100.00 2016 2025
 United States 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 100.00 2024 2026
Total 287 190 81 1 6 0 9 66.20 2006 2026
Statistics are correct as of  India v  Zimbabwe at Harare Sports Club, Harare, 26 July 2026[22][23]

Notes[edit | edit source]

  1. Madras Cricket Club Ground was later renamed M. A. Chidambaram Stadium.
  2. India were the joint-champion with Sri Lanka in the 2002 ICC Champions Trophy.[10]
  3. 3.0 3.1 Games that did not have a result are not taken into consideration while calculating the result percentage. Ties are counted as half a win.

References[edit | edit source]

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  2. "Only Test: England v India at Lord's, Jun 25–28, 1932". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 30 March 2013.
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  4. "5th Test: India v England at Chennai, Feb 6–10, 1952". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 30 March 2013.
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  6. "1st ODI: England v India at Leeds, Jul 13, 1974". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 30 March 2013.
  7. "6th Match: East Africa v India at Leeds, Jun 11, 1975". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 30 March 2013.
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