The India vs England five-match T20I series kicks off on July 1, Wednesday, at the Riverside Ground in Chester-le-Street.
The two teams last met in this format in Mumbai in the semi-final of the ICC T20 World Cup 2026, where India overcame a thunderous century from Jacob Bethell to seal their place in the final, which they went on to win by beating New Zealand.
Team India’s fortunes in T20Is, though, flipped in their most recent series. Under new captain Shreyas Iyer, the world T20 champions went down 2-0 in Belfast, conceding a first-ever T20I series defeat against Ireland.
Iyer and head coach Gautam Gambhir would hope that India will spring back with a victory in the IND vs ENG 1st T20I.
The challenge in front of them is a tough one. England have already announced their playing XI, and only one player, captain Harry Brook, was part of the Test series against New Zealand that concluded on Monday.
Brook, who is in line to become the new England Test captain, will be wanting to strengthen his credentials if England can register a series win over India. This is a bit of a historical challenge for England as the Three Lions have been outdone by India the last two times they hosted the Men in Blue.
IND vs ENG: How Many Times India Have Won T20I Series In England?
India have played four T20I series against England in England. India lost the first two series but won the last two T20I series, in 2018 and 2022, under the captaincy of Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma, respectively.
Under MS Dhoni’s captaincy, India lost the one-off T20I clashes against England in 2011 in Manchester and in 2014 in Birmingham.
However, India recorded 2-1 series wins in both their previous series in England. In 2018, with Kohli at the helm, India won the first T20I in Manchester but lost the next match in Cardiff. The series-decider in Bristol went the away team’s way. Rohit was the Man of the Series, which included a splendid century in the 3rd T20I.
On the 2022 trip to England, Rohit was the captain as India once again grabbed the T20I series. India won the first two matches in Southampton and Birmingham to seal the rubber, with England claiming a consolation victory in the 3rd T20I in Nottingham. India seamer Bhuvneshwar Kumar was the Player of the Series – he took 4 wickets in 2 matches at an average of 6.25 and an economy of 4.16.
Iyer would hope to dust off the defeat against Ireland and continue India’s winning streak of T20I series in England, which would mean joining Kohli and Rohit on this elite list.
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