Full list of Test matches India have won in SENA nations

England v India - 2nd Rothesay Test Match: Day Five - Source: Getty
Team India dominated the Edgbaston Test (Image Credits: Getty Images)

India beat England by 336 runs at Edgbaston in Birmingham in the second Test of the five-match series. With the triumph, India registered their biggest away Test win in terms of runs. It also marked the first instance of an Indian team winning a Test match at Edgbaston.

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Sent into bat, India put up an impressive total of 587 on the board. Skipper Shubman Gill led from the front with 269, while Ravindra Jadeja contributed 89 and Yashasvi Jaiswal 87. In reply, England were held to 407 despite a 303-run stand between Harry Brook (158) and Jamie Smith (184*) as Mohammed Siraj starred with figures of 6-70.

India declared their second innings on 427-6 as Gill hit 161, while three other batters contributed half-centuries. Chasing a massive target of 608, England were held to 271 as Akash Deep claimed 6-99 and finished with 10 for the match.

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India's win at Edgbaston was their 30th triumph in Test matches played in SENA (South Africa, England, New Zealand, Australia) nations. Below is a breakdown of India's Test 30 wins in SENA nations.


South Africa (5 wins)

India have won five Test matches in South Africa. Their maiden Test triumph in the country came in Johannesburg in December 2006, a match in which Sreesanth shone with eight wickets.

India also beat the Proteas in Durban in December 2010. This time, VVS Laxman starred with 38 & 96. India registered their second Test win in Johannesburg in January 2018 courtesy of an impressive all-round show from Bhuvneshwar Kumar.

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India also beat South Africa in Centurion in the Boxing Day Test of 2021 and registered an impressive win in Cape Town in the New Year Test in January 2024. However, they are yet to win a Test series in South Africa.

India's Test wins in South Africa

YearVenueMargin of winPOTMCaptain
2006Johannesburg123 runsS Sreesanth (5/40 & 3/59)Rahul Dravid
2010Durban87 runsVVS Laxman (38 & 96)MS Dhoni
2018Johannesburg63 runsBhuvneshwar Kumar (30, 3/44, 33 & 1/39)Virat Kohli
2021Centurion113 runsKL Rahul (123 & 23)Virat Kohli
2024Cape Town7 wicketsMohammed Siraj (6/15 & 1/31) Rohit Sharma
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England (10 matches)

India's win at Edgbaston was their 10th Test triumph in England. Their maiden Test victory against England was registered at The Oval in 1971. Bhagwath Chandrasekhar famously claimed 6-38 in the second innings.

Under Kapil Dev, India also won the three-match series in 1986 by a 2-0 margin. Their next Test win in England was registered in 2002 in Leeds, a game in which Rahul Dravid, Sachin Tendulkar and Sourav Ganguly all hit hundreds.

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India won the three-match series in 2007 by a 1-0 margin by virtue of their seven-wicket victory in Nottingham. The visitors are yet to win a Test series in England since then. They won two matches during the 2021-22 tour, but lost the last Test in Birmingham as a result of which the series ended in a 2-2 draw.

India's Test wins in England

YearVenueMargin of winPOTMCaptain
1971The Oval4 wicketsNAAjit Wadekar
1986Lord's5 wicketsKapil Dev (1/67, 4/52 & 23*)Kapil Dev
1986Leeds279 runsDilip Vengsarkar (61 & 102*)Kapil Dev
2002LeedsInnings & 46 runsRahul Dravid (148)Sourav Ganguly
2007Nottingham 7 wicketsZaheer Khan (4/59 & 5/75)Rahul Dravid
2014Lord's 95 runsIshant Sharma (7/74)MS Dhoni
2018Nottingham203 runsVirat Kohli (97 & 103)Virat Kohli
2021Lord's151 runsKL Rahul (129)Virat Kohli
2021The Oval 157 runsRohit Sharma (127)Virat Kohli
2025Edgbaston336 runsShubman Gill (269 & 161)Shubman Gill
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New Zealand (5 matches)

India have won only five Test matches in New Zealand. However, their first overseas Test win as well as first overseas Test series win was registered in this country during the 1967-68 tour under Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi.

India beat New Zealand by five wickets in the first Test in Dunedin, with Erapalli Prasanna claiming 6-94 in the second innings. The visitors also registered wins in the third Test in Wellington and fourth Test in Auckland to clinch the series 3-1.

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India's next Test win in New Zealand came in 1976 when they registered an eight-wicket win under Sunil Gavaskar's captaincy in Auckland. India's last away triumph against the Kiwis was registered in Hamilton in 2009.

India's Test wins in New Zealand

YearVenueMargin of winPOTMCaptain
1968Dunedin5 wicketsNAMAK Pataudi
1968Wellington8 wicketsNAMAK Pataudi
1968Auckland272 runsNAMAK Pataudi
1976Auckland8 wicketsNASunil Gavaskar
2009Hamilton10 wicketsSachin Tendulkar (160)MS Dhoni
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Australia (10 matches)

India have won 10 Test matches in Australia so far. Their maiden Test triumph Down Under came 1977 when they registered a comprehensive 222-run win in Melbourne. India also thumped the Aussies by an innings & 2 runs in Sydney in 1978. India also won the iconic 1981 MCG Test by 59 runs when Kapil bowled them to victory with 5-28 despite a hamstring injury.

India had to wait for 22 years for their next Test triumph Down Under. Dravid starred with 233 & 72* as the visitors registered a four-wicket win in Adelaide in 2003. India registered their maiden Test series triumph in Australia in 2018-19 and famously won the series in 2020-21 as well.

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India's Test wins in Australia

YearVenueMargin of winPOTMCaptain
1977Melbourne222NABishan Bedi
1978SydneyInnings & 2 runsNABishan Bedi
1981Melbourne59 runsGundappa Viswanath (114 & 30)Sunil Gavaskar
2003Adelaide4 wicketsRahul Dravid (233 & 72*)Sourav Ganguly
2008W.A.C.A72 runsIrfan Pathan (28, 2/63, 46 & 3/54)Anil Kumble
2018Adelaide31 runsCheteshwar Pujara (123 & 71)Virat Kohli
2018Melbourne137 runsJasprit Bumrah (6/33 & 3/53)Virat Kohli
2020Melbourne8 wicketsAjinkya Rahane (112 & 27*)Ajinkya Rahane
2021Brisbane3 wicketsRishabh Pant (23 & 89*)Ajinkya Rahane
2024Perth295 runsJasprit Bumrah (5/30 & 3/42)Jasprit Bumrah

While India won the Perth Test during the 2024-25 Border-Gavaskar Trophy, they struggled thereafter and ended up losing the five-match series by a 3-1 margin.

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