Have India won a test match at Old Trafford in Manchester?

India have played nine test matches against England at Old Trafford, Manchester.

The Indian Cricket Team and the England Cricket Team are pulling their socks up for fourth test of the five-match series, scheduled to be played from July 23 at Old Trafford, Manchester. England will aim for a series victory in the encounter. On the other hand, India will look to make a comeback in the series.

The hosts lead the series 2-1. Ben Stokes & Co. won the opening game at Headingley by five wickets. However, they lost the second test at Edgbaston by 336 runs. In the third test at the Lord’s, England defended a 193-run target, winning by 22 runs.

The upcoming fourth test will be India’s tenth test match against England at Old Trafford, Manchester. India have faced England in nine tests in Manchester in the past. They faced England at the venue for the first time in 1936. Their last match in Manchester took place in 2014, when MS Dhoni was the test captain of India.

India have never won a test match against England at Old Trafford, Manchester

Notably, India have never won a test match against England at Old Trafford, Manchester in the past. Out of nine games at the venue, England have won four matches while five encounters ended in a draw. In their last test match in Manchester in 2014, they lost by an innings and 54 runs.

Hence, India will look to script history in the next game by registering their first test victory at the venue. The Manchester test is a crucial game for India to keep their hopes of series victory alive. Notably, in the second test of the ongoing series, India won their first-ever test against England at Edgbaston, Birmingham.

Meanwhile, England spinner Shoaib Bashir has been ruled out of the test series due to a finger injury. The hosts have added spinner Liam Dawson to their squad as replacement. He will be making a comeback to the test team after eight years.

For India, Rishabh Pant’s availability is a concern. The Indian wicket-keeper faced a finger injury in the last test at the Lord’s. Due to the injury, he did not keep the stumps, and Dhruv Jurel came there as substitute wicket-keeper

It will be interesting to see if Jasprit Bumrah will be part of India’s playing XI in the next game. The Indian pacer is going to play only one test out of the next two encounters due to workload management.

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