15 August Cricket Match India: India is celebrating its 79th Independence Day on August 15. On this occasion, let us know how many cricket matches did India play on August 15 and how much it won.
Independence Day India Cricket Record: Cricket fever in India is at a different level. People celebrate India’s victory in cricket as a festival and when this victory is held on Independence Day, it means more. In this episode, let us know today about the match of India which he played on 15 August. In many of these matches, India won, how many have to face defeat, let’s know all the details …
How many matches have India played on 15 August (How many matches did India play on 15 August)
India has played a total of 6 cricket matches so far on August 15, winning only two. India suffered defeat in three matches. There was also a Test match draw.
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15 August 1952 India vs England
After independence, India first played a Test match against England on 15 August 1952. The match, which lasted from 14 to 19 August, was drawn due to rain. England scored 336 runs in the first innings of this match, while India was dismissed for 98 runs. The match had to be canceled due to rain.
15 August 2001 India vs Sri Lanka
India started playing a Test match against Sri Lanka from 14 August 2001. However, India had to face defeat by 10 wickets in this match. In this match, India scored 187 runs in the first innings, in response Sri Lanka scored 362 runs. In the second innings, India collapsed by scoring 180 runs and Sri Lanka got only 6 runs, which they won by 10 wickets without losing any wickets.
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15 August 2014 India vs England
After this, India started playing a Test match against England on 15 August 2014. In this match, the Indian team scored 148 runs in the first innings. In response, the England team scored a big score of 486 runs. In the second innings, India scored only 94 runs and were all out, while the English team won the match by 244 runs.
15 August 2015 India vs Sri Lanka
In the Test match against Sri Lanka, which lasted from 12 to 15 August in 2015, the Indian team once again lost. In this match, Sri Lanka’s team scored 183 runs in the first innings, in response India scored 365 runs. In the second innings, Sri Lanka scored 367 runs and gave Team India a target of 176 runs, but India was all out for 112 runs, winning the match by 63 runs.
15 August 2019 India vs West Indies
From 2019, the process of India’s victory on Independence Day began. In the ODI match against the West Indies, the Indian team registered a stunning win by 6 wickets under the captaincy of Virat Kohli. In this 35 -over match, West Indies gave India a target of 241 runs, which India achieved at 4 wickets in 32.3 overs. Virat Kohli scored an unbeaten 114 in this match.
15 August 2021 India vs England
On August 15, the last time in 2021, India and England face to face a Test match. Which started on 12 August 2021. The Indian team won this memorable match at Lord’s by 151 runs. This was his second win on Independence Day.