Lord’s is a lucky venue for India in ODIs. They have won four of their five matches here, losing one. For England, it’s almost even. The hosts have emerged victorious in 17 of their 35 encounters. While they have lost 16, one ended in a tie and one was declared no-result.

First ODI — Aus bt Eng by 5 wkts (Aug. 26, 1972)

Latest ODI — Eng bt WI by 79 runs (July 1, 2007)

Highest total — 334/4 (in 60 ovs) Eng vs Ind (June 7, 1975)

Highest total by Ind — 326/8 (in 49.3 ovs) vs Eng (July 13, 2002)

Lowest total — 107 (in 32.1 ovs) SA vs Eng, (July 12, 2003)

Lowest total by Eng — 166 (in 39.1 ovs) vs SA (Sept. 2, 2006)

Lowest total by Ind — 132/3 (in 60 ovs) vs Eng (July 7, 1975)

Individual 100s — 23

Highest score — 138* by V. Richards (WI) vs Eng, (June 23, 1979)

Best for Eng — 137 by DL Amiss vs Ind (June 7, 1975); 137 by M Trescothick vs Pak (June 12, 2001)

Best for India — 90 by S. Ganguly vs Eng (Sept. 5, 2004)

Most runs — 595 @ 49.58 by M. Trescothick in 13 matches

Five wkt hauls — 8

Best bowling — 5/30 by D. Vettori (NZ) vs WI (July 10, 2004)

Best bowling for Eng — 5/44 by D. Gough vs Aus (May 25, 1997)

Best bowling for Ind — 3/12 by M. Amarnath (Ind) vs WI (June 25, 1983)

Most wkts — 27 @ 22.70 by D. Gough (Eng) in 16 matches

LAST FIVE MATCHES

a) Avg. first innings total — 213

b) Wins batting first — 2

c) Wins batting second — 2

d) Tie — 1

e) Avg. runs per wkt — 25.17

f) Batting strike rate — 74.09

g) Avg. runs conceded per over — 4.45

h) Wickets by pacers — 65

i) Wickets by spinners — 8