India Cricket Team's records at Old Trafford, Manchester

The Old Trafford may be known for the Manchester United football club, but it has a cricket ground too, of the same name. Old Trafford Cricket Ground is the home of England’s speedster James Anderson. Established in 1857, the stadium first hosted a match back in 1884, some 141 years ago, when England drew Australia. It is one of the oldest cricket venues in the world. India’s first match at the venue was back in 1936 when they forced a draw.

While India haven’t won a Test match at Old Trafford, they have drawn five and lost four. In ODIs, the record stands at 6-6 in 12 matches. India will take on England in their 4th Test of the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy on July 23 at Old Trafford.

India’s Test records at Old Trafford, Manchester

India’s first Test match was back in 1936 when the Maharajah of Vizianagram led a star-studded side. However, lack of experience meant Indian bowlers did not find a way to silence Wally Hammond, who scored 167 in the first innings. While Vijay Merchant and Mushtaq Ali scored a century each in the first innings, India ended up drawing the match. Overall, in nine Test matches, India have drawn five, losing the other four.

Highest Total: 432 vs England in 1990
Lowest Total: 58 vs England in 1952
Best Batting: Mohammad Azharuddin (179) in 1990
Best Bowling: Dilip Doshi (6/102) in 1982

Mat	Won	Lost	Draw	HS	LS
9	0	4	5	432	58

India’s match-wise Test records at Old Trafford, Manchester

Opposition	Start Date	Result	1st Inns	2nd Inns
v England	25 Jul 1936	draw	203	390/5
v England	20 Jul 1946	draw	170	152/9
v England	17 Jul 1952	lost	58	82
v England	23 Jul 1959	lost	208	376
v England	5 Aug 1971	draw	212	65/3
v England	6 Jun 1974	lost	246	182
v England	24 Jun 1982	draw	379/8	DNB
v England	9 Aug 1990	draw	432	343/6
v England	7 Aug 2014	lost	152	161

India’s ODI records at Old Trafford, Manchester

India played their first ODI match at Old Trafford in 1975 against New Zealand. But their first win came only in 1983 against West Indies. Overall, in 12 matches, India have won 6 and lost six. But the wins include some memorable victories against West Indies and Pakistan. Rohit Sharma’s 140 against Pakistan in the 2019 World Cup was also the best innings by an Indian at Old Trafford.

Highest Total: 336/5 vs Pakistan (2019)
Lowest Total: 191 vs Sri Lanka (1979)
Highest Chase: 260 vs England (2022)
Best Batting: Rohit Sharma (140) vs Pakistan (2019)
Best Bowling: Venkatesh Prasad (5/27) vs Pakistan (1999)

Mat	Won	Lost	Tied	HS	LS
12	6	6	0	336	191

India’s match-wise ODI records at Old Trafford, Manchester

Opposition	Date	Result	Score	Overs	RPO
v New Zealand	14 Jun 1975	lost	230	60	3.83
v Sri Lanka	16 Jun 1979	lost	191	54.1	3.52
v West Indies	9 Jun 1983	won	262/8	60	4.36
v England	22 Jun 1983	won	217/4	54.4	3.96
v England	26 May 1986	lost	254/6	55	4.61
v England	26 May 1996	lost	236/4	50	4.72
v Pakistan	8 Jun 1999	won	227/6	50	4.54
v England	30 Aug 2007	lost	212	49.4	4.26
v Pakistan	16 Jun 2019	won	336/5	50	6.72
v West Indies	27 Jun 2019	won	268/7	50	5.36
v New Zealand	9 Jul 2019	lost	221	49.3	4.46
v England	17 Jul 2022	won	261/5	42.1	6.18