The Indian team will play a three-match ODI series on 12, 14, and 17 July on the current tour of England. The first match of this series will be played on Tuesday at the Kennington Oval in London. Before this match, if we look at the results of India's bilateral series against England in England, then India won the ODI series for the last time here in 2014. After this, India got defeated in 2018. That is, after 8 years, India has a chance to win the series again here. At the same time, in the head-to-head record, the guests have a heavy hand over the hosts.
Let us tell you that the Indian team played an ODI series against England for the first time in 1986 on their soil. The series ended in a 1-1 draw. After this, there was an ODI series between the two countries at an interval of every 4-5 years. After this, as soon as the 21st century came, the NatWest Series started being organized. In 2000 India, England, and Sri Lanka were involved in it. But after that only India and England were involved in it. India has played 6 ODI series so far in England, out of which they have won 2 and lost 3. A series has been a draw.
When did India play the ODI series in England?
- 1986
- Result- Draw (1-1)
- 1990
- Result- India won (2-0)
- 1996
- Result- England won (0-2)
- 2007
- Result- England won (3-4)
- 2014
- Result- India won (2-1)
- 2018
- Result- England won (1-2)
Now if we talk about the current tour, England won the fifth Test match of the last series by 7 wickets. After this, India won the series by 50 runs in the first match and 49 runs in the second match. However, in the third match, England saved themselves from a clean sweep by winning by 17 runs. After this, now in the ODI series, it will have to be seen whether Team India, led by Rohit Sharma, can shake the strong batting line-up of the British here or not.
