ICC World Cup: A look at the significant stats from India vs England matches at the showpiece event

India & England players at the 2011 World Cup.
India & England players at the 2011 World Cup.

India will face England in their seventh match of World Cup 2019. Till date, these two teams have met seven times in the tournament with the head-to-head being level at 3-3. One match was tied.

Let us now take a look at the key stats from India vs England matches at the World Cup.

Past Results

1975 - England won by 202 runs. Dennis Amiss was named as the Player of the Match.

1983 - India won by 6 wickets. Mohinder Amarnath was named as the Player of the Match.

1987 - England won by 35 runs. Graham Gooch was named as the Player of the Match.

1992 - England won by 9 runs. Ian Botham was named as the Player of the Match.

1999 - India won by 63 runs. Sourav Ganguly was named as the Player of the Match.

2003 - India won by 82 runs. Ashish Nehra was named as the Player of the Match.

2011 - Match Tied. Andrew Strauss was named as the Player of the Match.

Batting performances

338 by both India and England in the tied match at the 2011 World Cup is the highest team total in India vs England matches at the World Cup.

132/3 by India in the 1975 World Cup is the lowest team total in India vs England matches at the World Cup.

227 runs scored by Sachin Tendulkar is the highest number of runs scored by a player in India vs England matches at the World Cup.

158 scored by Andrew Strauss in the 2011 World Cup is the highest individual score by a player in India vs England matches at the World Cup.

4 centuries have been scored in India vs England matches at the World Cup. These have been hit by Dennis Amiss (137 in 1975), Graham Gooch (115 in 1987), Sachin Tendulkar (120 in 2011) and Andrew Strauss (158 in 2011).

16 half-centuries have been hit in India vs England matches at the World Cup.

2 half-centuries hit by Rahul Dravid is the highest number of half-centuries hit by a player in India vs England matches at the World Cup.

Bowling performances

7 wickets taken by Kapil Dev is the highest number of wickets taken by a player in India vs England matches at the World Cup.

6/23 taken by Ashish Nehra in the 2003 World Cup is the best bowling performance by a player in India vs England matches at the World Cup.

2 five-wicket hauls have been taken in India vs England matches at the World Cup. These have been taken by Ashish Nehra (6/23 in 2003) and Tim Bresnan (5/48 in 2011).

Wicket-keeping performances

4 dismissals by Kiran More is the highest number of dismissals by a wicket-keeper in India vs England matches at the World Cup.

3 dismissals by Rahul Dravid in the 2003 World Cup is the highest number of dismissals by a wicket-keeper in an innings in India vs England matches at the World Cup.

Fielding performances

4 catches taken by Virender Sehwag is the highest number of catches taken by a player in India vs England matches at the World Cup.

3 catches taken by Virender Sehwag in the 2003 World Cup is the highest number of catches taken by a player in an innings in India vs England matches at the World Cup.

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