The stage will be set as two of the biggest names in cricket, India and England would stand face to face this summer. England will set out to tour India in February 2021 for a long tour covering all the three formats of the game: T20, One day Internationals as well as Tests. In fact the four-match IND vs ENG Test series is going to be a part of the ongoing ICC World Test Championship. Before coming into the series, the English players will be flying in from Sri Lanka from the two-match Test series against the Sri Lankan National Cricket team. India on the other hand will be returning from a victorious campaign from the land down under. Both the teams would be extremely high on confidence, especially India after their victory in the Test series against all odds.
India and England being two of the most competitive teams in world cricket, have been locking horns for a long time now. Over the years India and England have faced each other on numerous occasions.
Format | Played | Won by India | Won by England | Tied | Drawn | No Result |
Test | 122 | 26 | 47 | 0 | 49 | 0 |
ODI | 100 | 53 | 42 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
T20I | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
The England tour of India 2021, will have both the teams competing across all the three formats of the game. The tour will commence with a four-match Test series between India and England Cricket team which will begin on February 5th, 2021 and continue till March 8th, 2021. The first two Tests would be played in Chennai followed by the next two in Ahmedabad. After the Test series, which is also a part of the ongoing World Test Championship, we will see a brief three day gap, before the IND vs ENG 2021 action resumes with the T20I series.
The five-match T20I series will commence with all the matches being played in Ahmedabad. The opener twenty-twenty match will be played on March 12th, 2021, followed by the second match of the series on March 14th, 2021. The third, fourth and fifth T20I match will be played on March 16th, 2021, March 18th, 2021, and March 20th, 2021.
Following the T20 series, India vs England matches will move into the One-day International format. The ODI series between India and England will consist of three games all of which will be held in Pune . The three ODI matches would be played on March 23rd, 2021, March 26th, 2021, and March 28th, 2021.
Also see: Ind vs Eng 2021 schedule
You can refer to the list below to learn about the broadcasting details and where to check India vs England live score.
Region | TV Channel |
India & Subcontinent | Star Sports, DD National (DD1), DD Sports |
UK | Sky Sports Cricket, BT |
Digital Steaming Partners: Disney+Hotstar, Sky Go
The matches will be played in three venues with Ahmedabad hosting the maximum number of games-7. The other venues are Chennai and Pune. While Chennai will host the first two Tests, Pune will host the entire ODI series.
Venue | Total Games | ODIs | T20Is | Tests |
Chennai | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Ahmedabad | 7 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
Pune | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |