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Ravindra Jadeja became the second fastest cricketer to complete double 2500 runs and 250 wickets in Test cricket. The tour of England once again comes under the spotlight. Although they did win the 5th ODI, and the first ODI of the India series soon after. 18 This is India's longest unbeaten streak in Tests, going past their 17 match streak between September 1985 and March 1987. They beat South Africa 3-0 at home, West Indies 2-0 away and New Zealand 3-0 at home before this 4-0 series win. Out of those games, they won 11 of them and drew the rest. How many Tests did New Zealand play in England before they won one? Another format, another period but it is Australia who are on top again. The only IPL side that has made the list is Kolkata Knight Riders with 14 wins from 7 May 2014 to 2 October 2014. The West Indies were one of the most dominant sides in Test cricket history from the mid-1970s through to the early 1990s, but one venue where they were unbeatable for 31 years was at Sabina Park in Kingston, Jamaica. But at Kolkata, fate contrived Australia as VVS Laxman scored 281 while Dravid scored 180 to win India a match after following on in the second innings. England (26 Matches) Between 1968 and 1971, England was unassailable. More than you might think, England are playing with a previously unimagined sense of adventure, Vijayakanth Viyaskanth spins himself into Jaffna history books, The hottest contest right now is Shahid Afridi vs the universe. But that did not make much of a difference as the outcome was yet another series whitewash for the hosts. They went on to beat South Africa away from home and won four consecutive matches against England and the series before losing the final match at Melbourne, which ended their 25-game unbeaten streak that comprised of 20 wins (9 away from home) and six consecutive Test series wins and a streak of five consecutive Test wins on three different occasions. The number of Test matches that were played was only 25 but then again one has to account for the two World Wars that were fought during that period. The first game involved in this run, was against India at Jaipur in 2007 where they achieved a consolation win in the last ODI of the five match series. Their fine run started in 2017. West Indies were beaten outright in all the five Tests, with Australia posting innings victories in the first two Tests at Brisbane and Perth. Edgbaston, Birmingham, (England 16 matches, 1902-1974) Edgbaston, Birmingham . Martyn, the hero in South Africa had retired during the series itself. In over a century of Test cricket, only 16 times has a team managed to remain unbeaten in 15 or more consecutive Tests. The last player was Prithvi Shaw against West Indies in Rajkot in 2018. A series in Australia usually kicks off at the Gabba and over the years, the test match at this venue has often worked as the catalyst for many dominant series wins. They achieved their longest winning streak, of 11 Test matches in the year 1984 making it a golden year for West Indies cricket, which suffered a mini setback after the World Cup final loss against India in 1983. Cricwizz lets you have Content-in-your-hands (not only in-your-eyes unlike traditional cricket websites), Copyright 2020 Cricwizz. The 1936 Cape Town Test was the first of four consecutive innings victories in South Africa, after which they won two more Tests, by eight and five wickets. Of the 22 Tests, they drew just two and won 20 and went on a world record 16-game winning run in Tests that hasn't come close to being broken since then. They thumped the hosts in the Tests and won the ODI series by the end of the fourth match, although it had two tight games. The streak came to an end in the final Test of the 1984 Australia series in spectacular fashion at Sydney. * indicates that the sequence is ongoing Two months later, Australia had to cross over the border to play New Zealand in a 3-Test series. But they fought back well in the next two Tests, winning the final Test at Sydney by an innings and 55 runs which ended West Indies winning streak. This defeat against Bangladesh also halted New Zealand's record spree of eight Test . 19 Test matches since India last tasted a home defeat in Tests, dating back to their 2012 defeat against England in Kolkata. Ravindra Jadeja was the wrecker-in-chief with career-best figures of 7 for 48 as India comlpeted a remarkable turnaround in Chennai on Tuesday (December 20) to complete a 4-0 series win over England. Ponting and co. were given not much of a chance to win the championship after losing 2 finals of the home tri-series against England and whitewashed 0-3 in New Zealand. The other occasion was against Australia in Hobart in 1997, where they made 223 for 9 while chasing 288. He leads from the front and his fearlessattitude reflects on the other members of the team as well. It ended the winning streak effectively and the series was turned altogether, as India went on win at Chennai as well to make Australia suffer their first series defeat in three years. Between January 1977 and February 1980, India played 20 Tests at home without a defeat. 2 - Previous instances when India were left with one wicket away from a Test win - both against West Indies - in Kolkata in 1978-79 and Antigua in 2006. 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From October 1999 to November 2007, Australia won an unimaginable 72 Tests out of the 93 they played, with only 11 draws. Test Cricket: 21 matches - Bangladesh - (2001-2004) Australian Cricket Team of 2003 hold the record of longest winning streak in Cricket The team was on a low with Shane Warne banned due to drugs hours before their first game against Pakistan. Where are the games? Over the course of international cricket, plenty of long unbeaten streaks have been accomplished at certain venues but the truly remarkable ones have stretched over decades and have gone down in history as the graveyard of opposition teams. South Africa tasted defeat five times along with England, while Bangladesh, India, and Sri Lanka lost two each in this 16-game unbeaten streak of Australia. The glorious streak came to an end in February 1990, when they unexpectedly lost to England by 9 wickets at Sabina Park. He is the third-highest wicket-taker for India in this format. 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Latham faced 428 balls and lasted 619 minutes at the crease - both being record numbers for New Zealand in a Test in India. Duke opened the season with a double-digit rebound margin in each of the first six games -- the program record for longest such streak (at any point in a season). READ MORE Bhanu Pratap Singh. An ideal revenge, isnt it? Jaffer: New Zealand played like the No. But do you know which team has the highest number of consecutive wins in test matches? New Zealand v England at Wellington, 2nd Test, Feb 24-28, 2023 [Test # 2494]. In 1955 and 1986 they went nine games without defeat. However, they've won 16 out of the 19 in the current run. But after the retirements of those greats, Australia were expected to struggle against Sri Lanka and India in the home summer of 2007. Bookmark. According to the BBC, it's the longest winning streak by any professional athlete. It is, subsequently, an awesome accomplishment for any side to stay unbeaten over a year or more. The next two Tests were also a cakewalk for the Aussies, as the demolition job was completed in style at Sydney with a 6-wicket win. We doubt it. The last two instances were against West Indies in Mohali in 1994 and against New Zealand in Kanpur in 2016. Their performance was reminiscent to that of 2003, with the same captain but an aging team. Barring that, it was prior to the World Cup that Australia had to complete the traditional ODI tri-series at home playing archrivals England and Sri Lanka. United won by 6 wickets (with 4 balls remaining), Nepal won by 3 wickets (with 12 balls remaining), The longest winning and losing streaks, at home and abroad, Australia's victory against India at the SCG in 2008 was their 11th in a row at homeGetty Images, George Binoy is a senior sub-editor at Cricinfo. RESULT 3rd TEST . Here is a look at 5 of the longest unbeaten streaks (by number of Tests) at a particular venue in Test cricket. Don't forget to share. Please logout and login again. Nikola Jokic's dominance has been on full display throughout the 2022-23 season, and he is now averaging a triple . The reasons behind a venue becoming a fortress could be manifold. Mourinho at the peak of his powers, injected his philosophy and formed a robust . 10 - Consecutive Tests without a defeat for New Zealand, a streak that includes eight victories, their longest without a loss in this format. The acid test however, was in the Asian Test Championship finale against Pakistan in Lahore in 2002. The longest winning streaks in Tests and ODIs. Even though the streak came to an end in 1955, when South Africa handed England their first defeat at the venue in 50 years, Old Trafford remained one of the team's happy hunting grounds. If they played extremely well, they could easily beat the best in the business. Here is the list: Longestunbeaten streaks for Indiancaptains in Test cricket: India have not suffered a defeat in Test matches at home in their last 20 matches. longest unbeaten streak in test cricket . But one bad match against Australia, i.e, the first of the best of 3 finals finished their glorious winning period; although they went on to win the following two games to take the Cup home. Your email address will not be published. Sialkot Stallions hold the record for most consecutive wins in a national T20 Cup competition with 25 wins. When it comes to the talk about the most noteworthy Test sides of all time, consistency over a period of time is the conclusive marker to compare. Australia eventually were unbeaten yet again in World Cups. South Africa are second with 12 consecutive wins only. Between January 1977 to February 1980, India won only 6 matches out of 20. But it seemed that Pakistan had no interest in grabbing the golden opportunity of winning a Test series in South Africa, as the hosts thrashed them by 10 wickets in the first game and an innings and 142 runs in the second game. New Zealand had three unbeaten sprees of nine matches, the first of which came between 1964 and 1965, when they played out nine consecutive draws. Perhaps the reason why aren't held in high regard as compared to the legendary West Indies or Australian teams has to do with their approach to the game, as evident in this unbeaten run. There are some teams though who have been dominant in winning back-to-back Tests due to an incredible level of fitness and skill present in the team. Followed by which there was a return trip to South Africa in March 2006. The series against Bangladesh followed, and although Bangladesh had become a much-improved side following a stellar display in the 2007 World Cup in the West Indies, they were no match to Pakistans steady batsmen and menacing spin attack, which included Shahid Afridi. Is there DRS? The Australians had to taste their own medicine, i.e, aggression from a fired up side. Due to all these factors we have seen these streaks, The Longest Unbeaten streak at venues in test cricket. A win in the 7th game is where the consecutive wins originated from. In the 3 match ODI series, England had given the champions a run for their money by winning the second match of the series to draw level. Australia were challenged to a certain extent in the tournament, but they completed a fine home summer in style as they won the Ashes 4-1 as well. Whereas Steve Waughs side won 16 matches straight before tasting vanquish in India, it is Ricky Pontings side that came closest to coordinating the Invincibles in terms of their dominance. In the third Test, although Gilchrist was made captain in the absence of Steve Waugh, Australia won by 5 wickets. As a Test captain, Kohli has impressed one and all with his aggressive brand of cricket and astute decision making. Today, however, we shall look at some teams that have had great home-runs in 50 overs cricket. Few years down the line, the decline of West Indies cricket would also commence. Bangladesh were the first to play the Proteas and were expectedly thrashed in both the Tests by innings defeats. But the hosts led by Clive Lloyd showed their real mettle by smashing Australia in all the following three Tests and winning the Frank Worrell Trophy in the process with two wins being of 10 wickets and the other one being an innings win. 9 Test wins for India in 2016 in the 12 matches they played - the most they have won in any year going, past their eight victories in 2010. South Africa are second with 12 consecutive wins only. Make no mistake, doing it on 12 successive occasions is not a cakewalk but the fact that Australia are nine ahead with a total of 21 shows that truly are one of the biggest giants in the sport. To win Test matches, teams have to play their cards right in a minimum of ten out of the fifteen sessions available. Besides, Darren Lehmann was banned and Michael Bevan was injured. The Proteas then toured England, and that a draw in the first Test of the series ended their winning streak. 5 min read After losing the first Test against Sri Lanka in 2015, nobody could have foreseen what was going to happen thereafter. In ODI cricket, Australia are first on the list with the longest winning streak of 21. It is never easy to maintain consistency in Test cricket, due to the nature of the game. Ashwin or Lyon? Australia regained the Border-Gavaskar Trophy in comprehensive fashion with the series being Brett Lees debut in Test cricket. Their previous such unbeaten streak came between September 1985 and March 1987 under Kapil Dev. It's what we've dug up in this week's List - consecutive wins and losses in a particular country. Day 4 - Session 1: Rest of Ind lead by 311 runs. West Indies were unbeaten in 27 Tests across three years, during which time they beat India 2-0 at home and 3-0 away from home, beat Australia home and away and whitewashed England 5-0 in England, which was a sign of their complete dominance irrespective of the conditions on offer. Do you see any team winning 22 on the trot? Speaks volumes, doesn't it? The victory pushed India's unbeaten streak to 18 - their longest sequence without defeat in Tests. Before the one-off Test between Bangladesh, Virat Kohli was tied on 18 Test matches without a defeat with Sunil Gavaskar,who did not have a defeat in 18 consecutive Tests between 1976 and 1980. Duration 1:29. . This streak was under the captaincy of Ricky Ponting and the Test side had only recently lost the Ashes series in England after 24 years. Your login session has expired. Hazlewood or Shami? Matt Short has continued his rich vein of form to help Victoria to a 61-run lead at the midway point of their Sheffield Shield match against NSW in Albury. England cricket managing director Rob Key 's view on Test cricket has clearly rubbed off on Brendon McCullum's squad, as past quotes re-emerged following the agonising defeat to New . The run stretched from 24 February 2006 to 10 October 2010. Stay tuned for more updates. Greenidge scored more than 2,000 runs in that period alone (2,087 at 59.62 normal, 6 centuries). Ravindra Jadeja finally returned to the game and what a performance he had in the first test match of Border Gavaskar trophy. That streak ended in the first Test at Pune, where they lost to Australia by 333 runs. What will Pakistan do without Babar Azam? By winning the third match of the series, India won the three-match series 1-0 and made history. Here is the list of teams who have the longest unbeaten run in Test history: Courtesy of their win over Bangladesh in the one-off Test, India entered into this list and overtook England and Australia (18 Tests) into fifth place. Let's begin! Right from the time that the West Indies beat Pakistan by an innings and 174 runs at Sabina Park back in February 1958, they went through 19 Test matches and 31 years without defeat at the venue. The oldest and the purest form of cricket, test cricket has also witnessed years of dominance over several decades. 419 - Test wickets for R Ashwin. Pakistan is definitely the most mercurial one-day team of all-time, and the team playing in this period was no different. That streak was preceded by a 19-match unbeaten run (14 draws, two wins) dating. Sri Lanka were definitely stronger opponents than Bangladesh, but they suffered the same fate as South Africa proved that Sri Lanka were kings at home and paupers abroad, despite possessing world-class bowlers such as Chaminda Vaas and Muttiah Muralitharan. The hosts did show some fight in the last Test at the Oval, but the other four matches had two innings victories and one was a 9-wicket win, followed by an 8-wicket win. 6 - Batters dismissed lbw in New Zealand's second innings, the joint-most such dismissals taken by India's bowlers in a Test innings. The Kensington Oval at Bridgetown, Barbados was another West Indian fortress that seemed impregnable for around 45 years. Agarwal, Rohit Sharma, or someone out of the box? Among bowlers, Derek Underwood was, the leading wicket-taker in that period with 91 wickets in 20 matches with 8 five-wicket hauls. But, the biggest difference between the current unbeaten streak and the one between 1977-1980 is the difference between the number of Tests India won out of 20 unbeaten matches. They are not just first but they also hold the second spot with 12 and 11 successive T20I wins respectively. Although Pakistan lost 2-3, they had nothing to worry about as gifts were on their way in the form of home series against Zimbabwe and Bangladesh, the two minnows of ODI cricket.
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