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England
v India⁠: England cricket ODI, 26 May 1986

Result

England won by 5 wickets

England: 256/5
India: 254/6
Date: Monday 26 May 1986 · England in 1986
Venue: Manchester
Competition: ODI · International series

Last checked 21 October 2026

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The 5 meetings before this one

1985 – 1986

01 24 May 1986

ODI · International series The Oval, London

England 162 – 163/1 India England lost

India won by 9 wickets

Match page: England v India, 24 May 1986

02 26 Feb 1985

ODI · International series Sydney

England 149 – 235/9 India England lost

India won by 86 runs

Match page: England v India, 26 February 1985

03 27 Jan 1985

ODI · International series Chandigarh

India 114/5 – 121/6 England England won

England won by 7 runs

Match page: India v England, 27 January 1985

04 23 Jan 1985

ODI · International series Nagpur

India 241/7 – 240/7 England England lost

India won by 3 wickets

Match page: India v England, 23 January 1985

05 20 Jan 1985

ODI · International series Bengaluru

India 205/6 – 206/7 England England won

England won by 3 wickets

Match page: India v England, 20 January 1985

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England v India stats

Full head-to-head

Meetings113In our results database

England wins46England perspective

Draws, ties & NR5Drawn, tied or no result

India wins62India victories

Form guide

Results

England · last 8 · newest first

Won: Sri Lanka v England (29 Oct 2026)
Lost: Pakistan v England (25 Oct 2026)
Lost: Sri Lanka v England (22 Oct 2026)
Lost: Pakistan v England (20 Oct 2026)
Won: England v Sri Lanka (27 Sep 2026)
Lost: England v Sri Lanka (24 Sep 2026)
Won: England v Sri Lanka (22 Sep 2026)
Won: England v Sri Lanka (19 Sep 2026)

29 Oct @ Sri Lanka W
25 Oct @ Pakistan L
22 Oct @ Sri Lanka L
20 Oct @ Pakistan L

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