10 Most Memorable India vs England ODI Matches

Group Stage, 2003 Cricket World Cup (Kingsmead, Durban)

Ashish Nehra decimated the English batting order

The 2003 Cricket World Cup was a landmark tournament for the Indian Cricket team. Led by a determined skipper in Sourav Ganguly, the team, which had the perfect balance of experienced and young cricketers, the journey to the Final was the coming of age phase of a group of young cricketers.

The likes of Yuvraj Singh, Harbhajan Singh and Zaheer Khan had their moments of glory during the tournament at various stages. For Ashish Nehra, however, it was his career-defining performance against England that turned out to be his moment of glory.

Batting first in front of a packed crowd in Durban, the Indian team put a respectable total of 250/9 on the scoreboard on the back of sensible knocks by Sachin Tendulkar, Rahul Dravid, and Yuvraj Singh. The real action, however, began after the inning break.

Once England crossed the 50 runs mark at the lost of 2 wickets, Ashish Nehra's impressive line and length opened a barrage of destruction. He took the next 6 wickets as England got reduced to 107/8 in just 31 overs. Nehra's career-best figures of 6/23 were enough to bundle England for 168 runs as India registered a huge 82 run victory.