The India cricket team toured England between July and September 2018 to play five Tests, three One Day International (ODIs) and three Twenty20 International (T20Is) matches.[1][2][3] India also played a three-day match against Essex in July at Chelmsford.[4]
| Indian cricket team in England in 2018 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| England | India | ||
| Dates | 3 July – 11 September 2018 | ||
| Captains | Joe Root (Tests) Eoin Morgan (ODIs & T20Is) | Virat Kohli | |
| Test series | |||
| Result | England won the 5-match series 4–1 | ||
| Most runs | Jos Buttler (349) | Virat Kohli (593) | |
| Most wickets | James Anderson (24) | Ishant Sharma (18) | |
| Player of the series | Sam Curran (Eng), Virat Kohli (Ind) | ||
| One Day International series | |||
| Results | England won the 3-match series 2–1 | ||
| Most runs | Joe Root (216) | Virat Kohli (191) | |
| Most wickets | Adil Rashid (6) | Kuldeep Yadav (9) | |
| Player of the series | Joe Root (Eng) | ||
| Twenty20 International series | |||
| Results | India won the 3-match series 2–1 | ||
| Most runs | Jos Buttler (117) | Rohit Sharma (137) | |
| Most wickets | David Willey (3) | Hardik Pandya (6) | |
| Player of the series | Rohit Sharma (Ind) | ||
India won the T20I series 2–1.[5] In the second T20I, MS Dhoni played in his 500th international cricket match.[6] He became the ninth player overall, and the third Indian, to reach this milestone.[7]
England won the ODI series 2–1,[8] making it their eighth consecutive bilateral ODI series win.[9] It also ended India's run of nine previous bilateral series wins, and was the first such loss under the captaincy of Virat Kohli.[9] In the second ODI match, Dhoni became the twelfth batsman to score 10,000 runs in ODIs.[10]
The first Test of the tour, which started on 1 August at Edgbaston, was the 1,000th to be played by the England team,[11][12] making them the first team to reach this milestone.[13] Ahead of the fifth Test, England's Alastair Cook announced that he would retire from international cricket following the conclusion of the series.[14][15] In the second innings of the fifth Test, Cook scored a century, becoming only the fifth batsman to score a century in his first and last Test matches.[16] In the process, he moved up to fifth on the list of all-time leading run-scorers in Test cricket, moving ahead of Kumar Sangakkara.[17] In the same match, James Anderson took his 564th wicket, the most wickets in Tests by a fast bowler, going past Glenn McGrath.[18] England went on to win the Test series 4–1.[19]
Squads
| Tests | ODIs | T20Is | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 England[20] |  India[21] | England[22] | India[23] | England[24] | India[25] |
Ahead of the tour, Suresh Raina replaced Ambati Rayudu in India's ODI squad, after Rayudu failed a fitness test.[26] India's Jasprit Bumrah was ruled out for the T20I series due to the fractured left thumb while Washington Sundar was ruled out of both T20I and ODI series due to an ankle injury. Deepak Chahar was named as the replacement for Bumrah while Sundar was replaced by Krunal Pandya for the T20I series and Axar Patel for the ODI series.[27] Bumrah was later ruled out of India's squad for the ODI series, and was replaced by Shardul Thakur.[28]
Initially, Dawid Malan was added to the England squad for the first T20I as cover for Tom Curran,[29] who was eventually ruled out of both limited-over series due to injury, with Sam Curran and Malan named as his replacements in England's ODI and T20I squad respectively.[30] Ben Stokes was added to England's squad for the third T20I.[31] Alex Hales was ruled out of the first ODI with a side injury, with Dawid Malan added to England's squad as cover.[32] Eventually, Hales was ruled out of the ODI series with Malan named as his replacement.[33] Malan was then released ahead of the third ODI to play in the England Lions squad, with James Vince replacing him.[34] Sam Billings was included in England's squad for the third ODI, as cover for Jason Roy.[35]
Wriddhiman Saha, India's usual Test wicket-keeper, had not fully recovered from the thumb injury that he sustained in the 2018 Indian Premier League (IPL) and went on to miss the series.[36] Initially, he was left out of India's squad for the first three Tests along with Bhuvneshwar Kumar, who underwent further fitness assessments after aggravating an injury in the final ODI.[21] On 19 July, Saha was ruled out of the entire tour with a shoulder injury.[37] Kumar was not selected for the final two Tests.[38] Prithvi Shaw and Hanuma Vihari were added to India's squad for the final two Tests, with Murali Vijay and Kuldeep Yadav being dropped.[39]
Ahead of the first Test, Jos Buttler was appointed as vice-captain of the England team for the Test series.[40] Ollie Pope replaced Dawid Malan in the squad for the second Test, with Chris Woakes called up to replace Ben Stokes.[41] Stokes rejoined England's squad for the third Test, replacing Sam Curran,[42] after being found not guilty in a case of affray that took place in September 2017.[43] James Vince was added to England's squad for the fourth Test as cover for Jonny Bairstow.[44] England recalled Moeen Ali and Sam Curran for the fourth Test, replacing Ollie Pope and Chris Woakes. Jos Buttler was also named as the wicket-keeper for the match, after Jonny Bairstow injured a finger during the third Test.[45] Bairstow resumed his role as wicket-keeper for the fifth and final Test of the series.[46]
T20I series
1st T20I
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- India won the toss and elected to field.
- Kuldeep Yadav (Ind) took his first five-wicket haul in T20Is.[47]
- Virat Kohli (Ind) became the fastest to score 2,000 runs in terms of innings in T20Is (56).[48]
- KL Rahul (Ind) scored his second century in T20Is.[47]
2nd T20I
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3rd T20I
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- India won the toss and elected to field.
- Deepak Chahar (Ind) made his T20I debut.
- MS Dhoni (Ind) played in his 500th international match, and became the third Indian cricketer to archive this.[49][50]
- MS Dhoni (Ind) became the first wicket-keeper to take 5 catches in one innings and 50 catches overall in T20Is.[51][52]
- Rohit Sharma (Ind) became the fifth player overall, and the second Indian, to score 2,000 runs in T20Is.[53] He also became the second batsman to score three centuries in T20Is.[51][54]
- This was the highest successful run chase against England in a T20I.[5]
ODI series
1st ODI
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- India won the toss and elected to field.
- Siddarth Kaul (Ind) made his ODI debut.
- Kuldeep Yadav (Ind) took his first five-wicket haul in ODIs.[55]
2nd ODI
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- England won the toss and elected to bat.
- MS Dhoni became the fourth wicket-keeper to take 300 catches in ODIs and the 12th batsman to score 10,000 runs in ODIs.[56][10]
3rd ODI
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- England won the toss and elected to field.
- Joe Root scored his 13th century in ODIs, a new record for England.[9]
- Virat Kohli (Ind) became the quickest, in terms of innings, to reach 3,000 runs as captain in ODIs (49).[57]
Tour match
Three-day match: Essex vs India
25–27 July 2018 Scorecard |
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- India won the toss and elected to bat.
- Originally the match was scheduled to be a four-day game, but was reduced to three days because of the heat wave in the British Isles.[58]
Test series
1st Test
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- England won the toss and elected to bat.
- This was England's 1,000th Test match.[59]
- Joe Root (Eng) became the fastest batsman, in terms of time since his debut, to score 6,000 runs in Tests (5 years, 231 days).[60]
- Ben Stokes (Eng) took his 100th wicket in Tests.[61]
2nd Test
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- England won the toss and elected to field.
- No play was possible on day 1 due to rain.
- Only 35.2 overs of play was possible on day 2 due to rain and play ended early on day 3 due to bad light.
- Ollie Pope (Eng) made his Test debut.
- Marais Erasmus (SA) officiated in his 50th Test as an on-field umpire.[62]
- Chris Woakes (Eng) scored his first century, and his 1,000th run, in Tests.[63][64]
- James Anderson (Eng) took his 100th wicket at Lord's in Tests.[65] He also took his 550th wicket in Tests.[64]
3rd Test
18–22 August 2018 Scorecard |
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- England won the toss and elected to field.
- Rishabh Pant (Ind) made his Test debut.
- Ajinkya Rahane (Ind) scored his 3,000th run in Tests.[66]
- James Anderson (Eng) took his 100th wicket against India in Tests.[67]
- Hardik Pandya (Ind) took his maiden five-wicket haul in Tests.[68]
- Jos Buttler (Eng) scored his 1,000th run and his maiden century in Tests.[69][70]
- Stuart Broad (Eng) became the fifth player to score 3,000 runs and take 400 wickets in Tests.[71]
4th Test
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- England won the toss and elected to bat.
- Bruce Oxenford (Aus) officiated in his 50th Test as an on-field umpire.[72]
- Ishant Sharma became the seventh bowler for India to take 250 wickets in Tests and 50 wickets against England in Tests.[73]
- Virat Kohli (Ind) scored his 6,000th run in Tests.[74]
5th Test
7–11 September 2018 Scorecard |
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- England won the toss and elected to bat.
- Hanuma Vihari (Ind) made his Test debut.
- Alastair Cook (Eng) played his 161st and final Test.[75][76]
- Ajinkya Rahane (Ind) played in his 50th Test.[77]
- Rishabh Pant (Ind) scored his maiden century in Tests, becoming the first Indian wicket-keeper to score a century in Tests in England.[78]
- James Anderson (Eng) set the record for the most Test wickets by a fast bowler (564).[18]