Edgbaston Stadium in Birmingham has been a lucky hunting ground for the England cricket team against the Men in Blue since 1967. With the second test of the Anderson-Tendulkar trophy around the corner at this great venue, we present you all the results of the England vs India test matches at Edgbaston Stadium.

Ground Details

Stadium Name: Edgbaston Stadium

Location: Edgbaston Rd, Birmingham B5 7QU, Birmingham, United Kingdom

County team: Warwickshire County Cricket Club

Established: 1882

Capacity: 24,803

Since 1902, Edgbaston has been hosting test matches. Till now, they have hosted 56 test matches, among which 8 were played between England and India.

ENG vs IND Test at Edgbaston: Overall results

Total tests: 8

England won: 7

India won: 0

Drawn: 1

ENG vs IND Test at Edgbaston: Every result

13-17 July 1967: England won by 132 runs

India first played a test match at Edgbaston in 1967 when Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi's team were hosted by Brian Close's English side.

England won the toss and decided to bat first. Although India bowled well and the spin attack of Bishan Bedi, Bhagwath Chandrasekhar, and Erapalli Prasanna helped England get bowled out for 298 in the first innings, Indian batters failed them.

India were bundled out for only 92 in the first inning and could not manage to come back from then on.

England scored 203 in the second inning as Prasanna took another 4 wickets in the inning, going with his 3 in the first inning.

Despite a fighting 70 off 214 balls from Ajit Wadekar and 47 off 145 from captain Pataudi, India fell short by 132 runs. India lost the series 0-3.

4-8 July 1974 | England won by an inning and 78 runs

Farokh Engineer watches David Lloyd play the cut, England v India, Edgbaston, 3rd Test, July 6, 1974

In their second test match at the Edgbaston Stadium, Ajit Wadekar's India faced a huge defeat.

They were again playing the third and final test of the series, after losing the first two.

India batted first but could only manage 165 in the first inning. Star opener Sunil Gavaskar was out for a golden duck in the first inning. Farokh Engineer was the star for India with an unbeaten 64.

David Lloyd scored a mammoth unbeaten 214 while captain Mike Denness scored 100 from 189 balls to take England to 459/2, after which they declared.

In the second inning, India were bowled out for 216 and lost the match by an inning and 78 runs. Sudhir Naik scored a valiant 77 for India.

12-16 July 1979 | England won by an inning and 83 runs

ENG vs IND Test at Edgbaston: Results of every test match India played at Edgbaston vs England

India would have managed a historic unbeaten series if they had started the 1979 tour well at Edgbaston.

During that tour, India only lost one match, and that was in Birmingham.

England won the toss and batted first. Geoff Boycott (155) and David Gower (200*) helped England score 633/5 before declaring. Kapil Dev bowled his heart out before finishing with 146/5.

India started their fight with Sunil Gavaskar (61) and Gundappa Viswanath (78) scoring some runs in the first inning. But India could only manage 297 and were asked to follow on.

In the second inning, Gavaskar scored 68 while Chetan Chauhan and Gundappa Viswanath scored fifties. But, India were bundled out for 253 only.

Ian Botham took a five-wicket haul for England in the second innings. Sunil Gavaskar finished the series with 542 runs.

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3-7 July 1986 | Draw

ENG vs IND Test at Edgbaston: Results of every test match India played at Edgbaston vs England

The first and only time till now when India did not lose a test match at Edgbaston was in the 1986 tour.

Kapil Dev was the captain of the Indian team, and the fighting performance from everyone made sure India created history on that tour.

England captain Mike Gatting scored an unbeaten 183 in the first inning, and England scored 390. Chetan Sharma picked up four wickets for India.

Fifties from Mohinder Amarnath and young Mohammad Azharuddin helped India match England's first innings total.

In the second inning, England only managed 235 as Chetan Sharma picked up a six-wicket haul to finish with a 10-wicket haul in the match.

Gavaskar scored 54 while Mohammad Azharuddin remained unbeaten on 29 from 106 balls to help India draw the match.

India won the series 2-0, for the first time on English soil.

6-10 June 1996 | England won by 8 wickets

ENG vs IND Test at Edgbaston: Results of every test match India played at Edgbaston vs England

10 years later, India could not keep the momentum as they faced England again in Birmingham.

Last time's hero, Azharuddin, was the captain of the Indian team while Mike Atherton was leading the home side.

India won the toss and batted first. Javagal Srinath's 52 from 65 balls at number 9 helped India reach 214 in the first inning. But England replied with a solid ton from Nasser Hussain (128).

Despite the ton, England could reach only 313 as Javagal Srinath and Venkatesh Prasad picked up four wickets each for India.

Sachin Tendulkar (122) scored a brilliant ton in the second inning, but other batters failed as India managed only 219 runs.

Mike Atherton remained unbeaten on 53 to see his team home with an easy win. That was England's only win of the series as the other two matches were drawn.

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10-14 August 2011 | England won by an innings and 242 runs

ENG vs IND Test at Edgbaston: Results of every test match India played at Edgbaston vs England

India faced their biggest defeat at the Edgbaston Stadium when they returned to the ground after 16 years.

MS Dhoni's men, who were then the World's No.1 test team, just could not handle England's batting powerhouse and surrendered against the home side.

Indian batters, except for MS Dhoni (77), failed in the first inning as India only managed 224 in the first inning. In reply, Alastair Cook scored his career best 294 from 545 balls to help England score 710/7 before they declared.

Eoin Morgan also scored a ton for England in that inning.

In the second inning, MS Dhoni again shone with the bat with an unbeaten 74 from 79 balls, but it was not enough for India to avoid a humiliating defeat.

India were whitewashed by 0-4 in the series.

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1-5 August 2018 | England won by 31 runs

ENG vs IND Test at Edgbaston: Results of every test match India played at Edgbaston vs England

This was the closest India came to winning a test match at Edgbaston Stadium.

After that humiliating defeat 7 years ago, Virat Kohli's men were desperate to turn things around for India. With two young captains (Joe Root and Virat Kohli) at their helm, world cricket saw one of the most contested test matches in Birmingham.

Root scored 80 while Jonny Bairstow scored 70 for England as they scored 287 in the first inning. Ravichandran Ashwin picked up 4 while Mohammed Shami picked up 3 wickets for India.

In reply, Kohli scored a staggering 149, but other batters failed to contribute much as the men in blue were bundled out for 274. Sam Curran picked up 4 wickets for the home side.

Indian bowlers replied with aggression as they were able to bowl England out for 180 in the second inning. But if it was not for Sam Curran's 63 from 65 balls, they could have been all out below 100.

Ishant Sharma picked up 51/5.

But, after Kohli's dismissal on 51 from 93 balls, the Indian batting order could not handle the pressure and eventually lost the match by 31 runs.

England won the series 4-1.

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1-5 July 2022 | England won by 7 wickets

ENG vs IND Test at Edgbaston: Results of every test match India played at Edgbaston vs England

England's domination in Birmingham continued as they remained unbeaten in all 8 test matches against India there.

India were missing Rohit Sharma, who had tested positive for Covid-19, as Jasprit Bumrah created history as the first pacer to captain India in Tests since the legendary Kapil Dev in 1987.

India scored 416 in the first inning after Rishabh Pant (146) and Ravindra Jadeja (104) scored tons for them.

But Jonny Bairstow's 106 kept England in the game, despite getting them bowled out for 284. Mohammed Siraj took 66/4 for India.

Cheteshwar Pujara, who opened in the match, scored 66 while Pant scored 57 to take India to 245 in the second inning.

But, England managed to chase 378, their highest successful chase in Test cricket, as Joe Root (142*) and Bairstow (114*) played an incredible innings for the hosts.

However, despite the defeat, India managed to draw the series 2-2.

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