Cricket World Cup History: Reliving the past encounters between India and England

1999: India knock hosts out of the World Cup

India knocked out the hosts England in the 1999 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.

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2003: India bowl out England under the lights

Ashish Nehra picked up 6 wickets for 23 runs

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.

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2011: An exciting tie

The 2011 World Cup match between India and England ended in a 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.