India will celebrate its 78th Independence Day on August 15, 2024, forging ahead with its growth story in the last few decades in all aspects of life. Sports has been a huge part of the Indian consciousness, and cricket has been at the forefront of it since the national team won the ODI World Cup in 1983.
On this auspicious day, there have been a few cricket matches being played by the Indian men’s and women’s teams. All of the matches on Independence Day for India have been in the Test format on tours of England and Sri Lanka, yielding mixed results for both the men’s and women’s teams over the years.
In this article, SportsTiger lists the matches involving India in cricket on August 15.
List of matches played by India men’s cricket team on 15th August:
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Year
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Venue
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Format
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Opponent
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Result
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1936
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London
|
Test
|
England
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Lost
|
|
1952
|
London
|
Test
|
England
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Drawn
|
|
2001
|
Galle
|
Test
|
Sri Lanka
|
Lost
|
|
2014
|
London
|
Test
|
England
|
Won
|
|
2015
|
Galle
|
Test
|
Sri Lanka
|
Lost
|
|
2021
|
London
|
Test
|
England
|
Won
|
List of matches played by India women’s cricket team on 15th August:
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Year
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Venue
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Format
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Opponent
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Result
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|
2002
|
Taunton
|
Test
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England
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Drawn
|
|
2014
|
Wormsley
|
Test
|
England
|
Won
|
About the author
I am Arjun Sharma, a full-time sports writer. My affinity with sports grew during childhood days, while watching cricket, football, tennis, hockey, multi-sporting games, WWE, and more. Over the years, I have been mesmerised by the sporting superstars like Sachin Tendulkar, MS Dhoni, Virat Kohli, Lionel Messi, Roger Federer, Sania Mirza, Justine Henin, Usain Bolt, Sebastian Vettel, and John Cena, among others. My favourite sports teams are Rajasthan Royals, Manchester United, Ferrari, and Jaipur Pink Panthers. After getting into the world of content writing, I joined the SportsTiger, bringing sporting stories of various genres to life. Apart from my working hours, I can be found striking up a conversation with anyone about anything on the social media platform X.
