India lost the fifth and final test against England by an innings and 244 runs. This is the fifth largest margin of victory for England against all the teams. Their largest ever victory came in 1938 against Australia when they won The Oval test by an innings and 579 runs. England have defeated India by an innings and over 200 runs five times in their history. Here is the list of the largest Test victories for England.
|
Opponent |
Margin |
Venue/Year |
|
Australia |
Innings and 579 runs |
The Oval/1938 |
|
India |
Innings and 285 runs |
Lords/1974 |
|
Innings and 283 runs |
Leeds/2007 |
|
|
Innings and 261 runs |
Lords/2005 |
|
|
India |
Innings and 244 runs |
The Oval/2014 |
|
India |
Innings and 242 runs |
Edgbaston/2011 |
|
West Indies |
Innings and 237 runs |
The Oval/1957 |
|
Australia |
Innings and 230 runs |
Adelaide/1832 |
|
Australia |
Innings and 225 runs |
Melbourne/1912 |
|
Innings and 225 runs |
Lords/2010 |
*The list updated till the fifth test between England and India, The Oval from 15-8-2014 to 17-8-2014.
**This list is only for the largest margins in an innings victory