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Most wins in international cricket: India equal England at 2nd place with Ahmedabad Test win against West Indies | Cricket News

Most wins in international cricket: India recorded a huge landmark on Saturday in Ahmedabad after clinching the first Test against the West Indies an innings and 140 runs. With the visitors stumbling to a huge loss, Shubman Gill’s side pushed India’s horic record to a new high with their 184th Test victory, just one short of West Indies’ 185 in the format.
The victory at the Narendra Modi Stadum marked India’s 921st victory in international men’s cricket, putting them alongside England, who featured in the first-ever international contest in 1877, 55 years before India played their first fixture at the iconic Lord’s Cricket Ground in London in 1932.
It took India nearly 20 years and 25 matches to win their first Test, in 1952, in Chennai. Last year, India brought their win-loss ratio to 1 (equal wins and losses) for the first time in hory. India are also quicker to reach the figure of 921 wins, with England’s record comprising 102 more games than the Asian giants. With a whopping 1157 wins from 2108 appearances across formats, Australia stand on top of the charts.
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In Tests, India(183) currently rank fifth behind Australia (422), England (403), South Africa (188) and the Windies (185) in terms of wins.
In ODIs, India have played the most number of matches (1066) with their 567 victories stand second only to Australia’s 615 wins.
India lead the T20I team charts with a staggering 170 wins in only 254 wins and recently showed their continental might clinching the Asia Cup title for the ninth time with seven consecutive victories. India also hold the joint-record for most titles at the men’s T20 World Cup, having won twice in 2007 and 2024.
Most wins in international cricket – Full-Member nations

Team
Mat
Won
Lost
Tied
Draw
NR
W/L

Australia
2107
1157
676
14
219
40
1.711

England
2117
921
790
11
356
39
1.165

India
1915
921
702
18
224
50
1.31

Pakan
1734
831
696
13
166
28
1.193

South Africa
1373
719
497
7
126
24
1.446

West Indies
1710
710
761
15
182
42
0.934

Sri Lanka
1479
637
694
12
93
43
0.917

New Zealand
1559
634
685
17
170
52
0.925

Bangladesh
808
267
507
0
19
15
0.526

Zimbabwe
889
231
599
10
30
19
0.385

Afghanan
340
180
149
3
1
7
1.208

Ireland
397
158
209
5
0
25
0.755

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