English cricket team in India in 2020–21
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The England cricket team toured India during February and March 2021 to play four Test matches, three One Day International (ODI) and five Twenty20 International (T20I) matches.[1] The Tests formed part of the inaugural 2019–2021 ICC World Test Championship,[2] and the ODI series formed part of the inaugural 2020–2023 ICC Cricket World Cup Super League.[3] In December 2020, the full itinerary was released with three venues hosting the entire tour.[4][5]
English cricket team in India in 2020–21 | |||
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India | England | ||
Dates | 5 February – 28 March 2021 | ||
Captains | Virat Kohli |
Joe Root (Tests) Eoin Morgan (ODIs & T20Is)[n 1] | |
Test series | |||
Result | India won the 4-match series 3–1 | ||
Most runs | Rohit Sharma (345) | Joe Root (368) | |
Most wickets | Ravichandran Ashwin (32) | Jack Leach (18) | |
Player of the series | Ravichandran Ashwin (Ind) | ||
One Day International series | |||
Results | India won the 3-match series 2–1 | ||
Most runs | KL Rahul (177) | Jonny Bairstow (219) | |
Most wickets | Shardul Thakur (7) | Mark Wood (5) | |
Player of the series | Jonny Bairstow (Eng) | ||
Twenty20 International series | |||
Results | India won the 5-match series 3–2 | ||
Most runs | Virat Kohli (231) | Jos Buttler (172) | |
Most wickets | Shardul Thakur (8) | Jofra Archer (7) | |
Player of the series | Virat Kohli (Ind) |
England won the first Test by 227 runs,[6] and India won the second Test by 317 runs,[7] to level the series at 1–1.[8] The third Test, a day/night fixture,[9] was completed inside two days, with India winning by ten wickets.[10] The loss meant that England could no longer qualify for the final of the World Test Championship.[11] India won the fourth and final Test by an innings and 25 runs, taking the series 3–1.[12] The series win meant that India joined New Zealand in the final of the World Test Championship.[13]
India won the fourth T20I match by eight runs, to level the series 2–2 with one match to play.[14] India won the fifth and final T20I by 36 runs, to win the series 3–2.[15] India won the first ODI by 66 runs,[16] with England winning the second ODI by six wickets to level the series ahead of the final ODI of the tour.[17] India won the third ODI by seven runs, winning the series 2–1.[18]