5 India’s biggest defeat in T20…defeat for the first time by 125 runs, 7 year old record broken

New Delhi. The celebration of the historic victory of the T20 World Cup 2026 had not yet completely ended when a news came for the Indian cricket team which has surprised every fan. Right after winning the title, the bad phase of the Indian team is not showing any signs of stopping. In this connection, Team India has had to face a very shameful and record breaking defeat at the hands of England. In the match played on Tuesday at Trent Bridge ground in Nottingham, England defeated India by a huge margin of 125 runs. In terms of runs, this is India’s biggest defeat in the history of T20 international cricket and the first such defeat where the opposing team has defeated it by a margin of 100 or more runs.

With this crushing defeat, England has achieved an unassailable 2-0 lead in the five-match T20 series. Batting first in this match, England had scored a strong score of 201 runs for 7 wickets in 20 overs, thanks to Phil Salt’s brilliant and struggling half-century. In reply, the Indian batting, which came to chase the target of 202 runs, fell apart like a pack of cards. Indian batsmen could not stand against the lethal bowling of England’s fast bowlers Josh Tong (4/28) and Joffra Archer (3/29) and the entire team was reduced to just 76 runs in just 11.4 overs.

India’s five biggest defeats
This 125-run defeat has once again turned some old and bitter pages of Indian cricket history. The story of India’s five biggest T20 defeats in terms of runs is as follows. This defeat in Nottingham has now become the biggest defeat in Indian T20 history. The Indian team being all out for 76 runs in front of the target of 201 runs was no less than a nightmare.

80 run defeat against New Zealand
Earlier, the record of India’s biggest defeat was in the name of New Zealand. In the year 2019, New Zealand, batting first, scored 219 runs on the Wellington grounds. In reply, the Indian team was all out for just 139 runs while chasing the target and had to face a crushing defeat by 80 runs.

Defeat against South Africa by 76 runs
South Africa had given deep wounds to India in the Super-8 round of the 2026 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup held this year. South Africa had a very bad start in that match and lost 3 wickets for 20 runs. But making a brilliant comeback from there, the Proteas team scored 187/7. In reply, the Indian team was reduced to just 111 runs in 18.5 overs and India had to face its third biggest defeat of 76 runs.

51 run defeat against South Africa
Just before the World Cup, South Africa had defeated India badly in the second T20 match of the bilateral series played in New Chandigarh in December 2025. Thanks to Quinton de Kock’s stormy innings of 90 runs, the visiting team scored 213/4. In reply, the Indian team looked helpless in front of the shear bowling of Otniel Bartman (4/24) and lost the match by 51 runs after being bundled out for 162 runs in 19.1 overs. This is India’s fourth biggest defeat.

Defeated by 50 runs against New Zealand
The New Zealand team was on a tour of India in January 2026 in connection with the preparations for the 2026 T20 World Cup. In the match played in Visakhapatnam, Kiwi opener Tim Seifert played a brilliant inning of 62 runs in just 36 balls, taking his team to a huge score of 215/7. In reply, the Indian team was all out for 165 runs in 18.4 overs after being caught in the trap of Mitchell Santner’s spin (3/26). This defeat of 50 runs is India’s fifth biggest T20 defeat.