The India Cricket Team has played 169 games in England across three formats. Team India has won only nine Test matches, 45 ODIs, and 6 T20Is. But one place where India hasn’t had much success is Edgbaston in Birmingham in Test cricket. Team India has played 8 games in Birmingham, never having won any Tests at the ground. India first played a match at Edgbaston in 1967. But they are yet to win a match there. In ODIs, however, India has a decent record, having won 8 of the 12 matches they have played there.
| Opposition | Date | Result | 1st Innings | 2nd Innings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| England | 13 Jul 1967 | Lost | 92 | 277 |
| England | 4 Jul 1974 | Lost | 165 | 216 |
| England | 12 Jul 1979 | Lost | 297 | 253 |
| England | 3 Jul 1986 | Draw | 390 | 174/5 |
| England | 6 Jun 1996 | Lost | 214 | 219 |
| England | 10 Aug 2011 | Lost | 224 | 244 |
| England | 1 Aug 2018 | Lost | 274 | 162 |
| England | 1 Jul 2022 | Lost | 416 | 245 |
Famous for its enthusiastic fans, Birmingham’s Edgbaston Cricket Ground was founded in 1882. Warwickshire County Cricket Club is based there. It has been hosting international cricket since 1902 and regularly hosts England’s Test matches, ODIs, and T20Is.
India’s Test records at Edgbaston, Birmingham
Though most would say that India’s strength lies in batting, Indian batsmen haven’t performed well at this ground. India have only gone past 300 once in 16 innings at Edgbaston. Their record low is 92. In their inaugural Test at this ground, India were bowled out for 92 in the first innings. India’s lone draw was in 1967 when India won the series.
In 2011, Alastair Cook made 294 for England and resulted in England’s innings and 242-run win. England amassed 710/7, the record Test innings score at Edgbaston. In 2022, India gave a target of 378 to England. But England pursued that target in 76.4 overs and won the match against India by 7 wickets.
