The India national cricket team represents India in international cricket and is a full member of the International Cricket Council with Test and One Day International (ODI) status. [1] They first competed in international cricket in 1932, when they played against England in a three-day Test match; England won the match by 158 runs. [2] India's first Test series as an independent country was against Australia. [3] They secured their first Test win against England in 1952 at Madras Cricket Club Ground. [4] [A] As of January 31,2025 [update] , India have played 589 Test matches; they have won 181 matches, lost 184 matches, and 223 matches were drawn with one being tied. [5] India played their first ODI match against England in 1974, [6] but registered their first win against East Africa in 1975. [7] As of 31 January 2025 [update] , India have played 1058 ODI matches, winning 559 matches and losing 445; 10 matches were tied and 44 matches had no result. [8] They also won the 1983 and 2011 Cricket World Cups, [9] along with the 2002, 2013 and the 2025 ICC Champions Trophy. [10] [11] [B] India played their first Twenty20 International (T20I) against South Africa in 2006, winning the match by six wickets, [12] and won the inaugural ICC World Twenty20 in 2007 along with the ICC World Twenty20 in 2024. [13] [14] As of 31 January 2025 [update] , they have played 245 T20I matches and won 162 of them; 71 were lost, with 5 super-over/bowl-out wins (after being tied), one tied (without a super over) and 6 having no result. [15]
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India have faced ten teams in Test cricket, with their most frequent opponent being England, against whom they have played 136 matches. [16] India have registered more wins against England than against any other team, with 35. [16] In ODI matches, India have played against 20 teams. [17] They have played against Sri Lanka more frequently in ODI matches, with a winning percentage of 63.37 in 99 out of 168 matches. [17] India have defeated Sri Lanka on 99 occasions, which is their best record in ODIs. [17] The team have played 17 countries in T20Is, and have played 31 matches with Australia. [18] They also have recorded the most victories against Australia, Sri Lanka and the West Indies, defeating all of them in nineteen matches. [18]
