India’s Test record in Oval, London: Get all the stats.

Delhi: The Test series of five matches released between India and England has now reached its decisive phase. The fifth and last Test match of the series will be played from 31 July at Kennington Oval ground in London. After four matches, Team India is trailing 2–1. In such a situation, winning this match has become very important for him.

India’s record at Oval

India has played a total of 15 Test matches so far on the historic ground of Oval, in which it has won 2 and lost 6, while 7 matches have been drawn. However, Team India’s last clash at this ground was in the final of the ICC World Test Championship (WTC) from Australia, in which India had to face defeat.

India played 14 Tests against England at Oval

India has played 14 Tests so far against England at the Oval ground. India won the latest victory in 2023, when the guests defeated the British by 157 runs under the captaincy of Virat Kohli. Earlier in 1971, India had registered a historic victory on this ground under the captaincy of Ajit Wadekar, due to which the team returned to India for the first time after winning the Test series in England.

England performance at Oval

England have defeated India 5 times in Oval so far. For the first time, India had to face defeat by 9 wickets in 1936 here. Subsequently, in 1959, England defeated India by an innings and 27 runs. Then in 2011, he won by an innings and 8 runs. In 2014, England defeated India by an innings and 244 runs. At the same time, India had to face defeat by 118 runs in 2018 too.

Oval is known for big scores

The Oval ground in London is known for making a big score. The Indian team has scored more than 600 runs in an innings twice here. In 2007, under the captaincy of Rahul Dravid, Team India scored a huge score of 664 runs. Earlier in 1990, India declared the innings by scoring 606 runs for 9 wickets. Interestingly, both these matches ended on a draw.

Significantly, now, while the last and decisive Test of the series is to be played at the Oval, the Indian team would once again want to repeat their best performance on this ground.

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