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The 38th fixture of the ongoing 2019 World Cup at Edgbaston is a crucial one for England. The hosts will battle it out against an unbeaten Indian team and the game will be vital for England's chances of making it to the semi-finals.
A win against a confident Indian team will get the hosts a step closer to the berth in the semis finals. A loss may end England's best chance of winning their maiden World Cup trophy. However, one important fact to note is that England last beat India in a World Cup game in 1992.
Over the years, India and England have battled it out against each other on seven occasions. Both teams have won three matches while on one occasion, the game ended in a draw. The game on 30th June 2019 at Edgbaston is one of the most anticipated games of this edition of the World Cup and is expected to be an exciting contest.
In light of the upcoming clas, here is a look at the previous seven World Cup encounters between India and England.
1975: England thrash India by a margin of 202 runs
The first ever match in the history of World Cup cricket was played between England and India at Lord's on 7th June, 1975.
Batting first, the England scored 334 runs for the loss of just 4 wickets in 60 overs with Dennis Amiss top-scoring courtesy of a knock of 137 runs from 147 balls.
India never really got going in the run chase and despite batting the full 60 overs and losing just 3 wickets, they scored only 132 runs. Sunil Gavaskar struggled to get going in the innings and scored an unbeaten 36 runs of 174 balls with just a solitary boundary.
India had a worst possible start to their World Cup campaign as they went down by 202 runs and handed England a massive advantage early in the tournament.
Also read – World cup winners list
1983: India beat England by 6 wickets to enter the finals
The first semi-final of the 1983 World Cup was between the hosts England and team India at Manchester.
Batting first, the hosts were bowled out for 213 runs in their 60 overs with Fowler being the top scorer with 33 runs. None of the batsmen could get going and the Indian bowlers took full advantage of the brittle English batting. Kapil Dev was the most successful Indian bowler and he picked up 3/35 runs from his 11 overs.
India chased down the target comfortably in 54.4 overs with half centuries from Yashpal Sharma and Sandip Patil. Sharma was the top scorer of the match with a 115-ball 61 as India comfortably beat the hosts by 6 wickets.
1987: England beat India in the semi-final
The tables turned in the 1987 World Cup semi finals when England beat the hosts and favourites India by a margin of 35 runs at Mumbai.
England scored an impressive 254 for 6 in their 50 overs with Graham Gooch scoring a magnificent 115. Mike Gatting scored an impressive half century that helped England to a competitive total.
India never really looked like they would chase 255 as they kept losing wickets at regular intervals. Hemmings picked up 4/52 and Foster picked up 3 wickets as India were bundled out for 219.
Mohammad Azharrudin was the top scorer for India with a 74-ball 64 run knock. However he did not get any support from the other batsmen and England triumphed in the end.
1992: England edge India by 9 runs
The second match of the 1992 World Cup between India and England went down to the wire with England keeping their nerves and winning the contest by a slender margin of 9 runs.
Chasing 237, India kept losing wickets at regular intervals but came close to the English target. India were bowled out for 227 in 49.2 overs with Ravi Shastri finishing as the top scorer with 57 runs.
Reeve was the pick of the England bowlers as he finished with figures of 3/38 runs in his 10 overs. Earlier, England scored 236 in their 50 overs with Robin Smith being the top scorer.
This was England's last win over India in a World Cup match. It has been 27 years since the victory and England are still looking to defeat India in a World Cup match.
Also see – India vs England head to head stats
1999: India knock hosts out of the World Cup
England and India faced off in the 25th fixture of the 1999 World Cup in Edgbaston, Birmingham as England captain Alec Stewart won the toss and put India into bat.
Sadgopan Ramesh and Sourav Ganguly got India off to a top start courtesy of a 49-run stand until Rahul Dravid walked in at Ramesh's dismissal. Riding on Rahul Dravid's 53 and a 30-ball 39 run cameo from Ajay Jadeja, India got to 232/8 from their allotted 50 overs on a difficult pitch for batting.
England were reduced to 13/2 very early in the innings before Nasser Hussain (33) and Graham Thorpe (36) steadied the innings. However, Ganguly removed both the well-set batsmen as the middle-order failed to stand up to the occasion.
In the end, Sourav Ganguly's 3/27 and a couple of wickets for Javagal Srinath, Debasis Mohanty and Anil Kumble sealed the deal in India's favor.
2003: India bowl out England under the lights
The 2003 World Cup match between England and India was dominated by Ashish Nehra.
The left handed fast bowler was unplayable under lights and picked up 6 wickets for 23 runs in his 10 overs including the wickets of Michael Vaughan, Nasser Hussain, Alec Stewart, Paul Collingwood, Craig White and Ronnie Irani. The Englishmen were bundled out for a score of just 168, handing India an 82-run win.
Batting first, India scored 250 in their 50 overs with half centuries from Sachin Tendulkar and Rahul Dravid. However, the night belonged to Nehra who announced himself of the big stage by picking up six wickets.
2011: An exciting tie
The last time India and England met in a World Cup match was during the 2011 World Cup at Bengaluru. The match ended in a tie with both teams finishing on 338.
Batting first, India, riding on Sachin Tendulkar's 120 scored 338 in their 50 overs. Despite Tendulkar's top show, India lost their last seven wickets for just 33 runs in 25 balls that significantly brought down the final score.
England skipper Andrew Strauss scored a brilliant 158 and England were comfortably placed at 281-2 in 42.4 overs. However the dismissal of Ian Bell (69) and skipper Strauss triggered a collapse as England too managed 338 in their 50 overs.
Zaheer Khan was the pick of the Indian bowlers with his 3/64, including the wickets of Andrew Strauss, Ian Bell and Paul Collingwood.
Also read – World cup most wickets
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