India's glorious unbeaten home run of 13 Test series wins Though the game has changed today and we no longer see England rule over cricket but the history recognizes the creators of the game with some prominent performances. Which team has the biggest chance of breaking this record? Required fields are marked *. Only thrice during their 20 wins did they win it by less than 100 runs or with fewer than five wickets hand, which highlights just how dominant they were. The glorious streak came to an end in February 1990, when they unexpectedly lost to England by 9 wickets at Sabina Park. * indicates that the sequence is ongoing Ravindra Jadeja became the second fastest cricketer to complete double 2500 runs and 250 wickets in Test cricket. The current sequence started off with a 278-run win in Colombo (SSC) to which they added 13 more wins. The tour of England once again comes under the spotlight. The batting charts were topped by Edrich (2055 runs), DOliveira (1427 runs) and, of course, Geoffrey Boycott not distant behind (1426 runs). Your email address will not be published. A thumping win against South Africa in the semifinals made them the definite favourites to win the final against Sri Lanka at Barbados, which they eventually did courtesy a squash ball ton from the out-of-sorts Adam Gilchrist. This is their joint-second longest streak of Test wins at home and another win (or even a draw) in the next Test on Friday will equal their longest . Duke Travels to North Carolina For Final Regular Season Game With the final Test of the series being the decider, Sri Lanka played out of their skins to post an innings victory and win the series 2-1. India . However, they've won 16 out of the 19 in the current run. However, Pontings men lost the fifth game and that was the end of an outstanding run of form as they went on to lose the next 2 ODIs as well. 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Let us know your thoughts on our social media accounts. How many Tests did New Zealand play in England before they won one? India's Performance during Virat's Captaincy, Virat Kohli Records World record: UAE equal longest unbeaten streak in T20 international This was the marquee series of all, but Australia made it one-sided with an exhibition of cricket played with lateral thinking and fine skill. I also assume you are referring to team spo Mourinho at the peak of his powers, injected his philosophy and formed a robust . This was the period in which Australia defended their World Cup title successfully, with Ricky Ponting taking up the leadership reins only a year ago. Top 5 longest unbeaten streaks in test cricket history 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. 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Jaffer: New Zealand played like the No. To put this dominance into perspective, the team that is second on the list is South Africa. After winning the one-off Test against Bangladesh in Hyderabad by 208 runs, The Captain Fearless Virat Kohli overtook Sunil Gavaskars record for the longest unbeaten streaks for Indian captains in Test cricket. But for that one defeat in Pune, Kohlis side might have actually been the holders of the world record now. And their run came to an end at the hands of India, who beat them by four wickets at The Oval and won the three-match series 1-0. List of longest unbeaten streaks in Test cricket for Indian captains This defeat against Bangladesh also halted New Zealand's record spree of eight Test . Follow us on Instagram and Twitter and we bet you won't be disappointed. Australias next assignment was the Ashes in December 2006 to be played at home. Australia have been the most dominant team in Test cricket over the past three decades and even though they have tailed off a bit in the recent years, their record at the Gabba remains as awe-inspiring as ever. The 26-match unbeaten run was finished broadly by India in 1971, led by Ajit Wadekar. The team's poor performance was compounded by the abandonment . Sialkot Stallions hold the record for most consecutive wins in a national T20 Cup competition with 25 wins. 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. 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. 2. But then one of the most epic Test matches was witnessed at Hobart, where Adam Gilchrist hit an unbeaten 149 not out in only his second Test match, to win Australia a lost game. Short's super streak continues with unbeaten 81 in Albury Short came to the wicket with the Vics at a shaky 4-108, but struck nine boundaries in a watchful 150-ball knock. They won the next two Tests at Old Trafford by an innings. The acid test however, was in the Asian Test Championship finale against Pakistan in Lahore in 2002. As much as it is hard to win a Test, whether home or away, it is even harder to remain unbeaten for any amount of time. Indias unbeaten run was stopped by one and only Steve Smith, who scored one of the greatest centuries of his career in the second inning of Pune test on a rank turner. 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. Cricket is a game full of superstition, cricketers follow unbelievable stuffs and one of those is considering some stadium lucky for them and willing to play as much as possible there. Steve Waughs Australia. To win Test matches, teams have to play their cards right in a minimum of ten out of the fifteen sessions available. READ MORE The Australians had to taste their own medicine, i.e, aggression from a fired up side. They drew their first match there, at Lord's in June 1931, and endured 10 more draws and, South Africa suffered a winless period at home between January 1931 and March 1950. Out of those 25 Tests, England won 8 of them and almost all of them were big wins. Longest winning streak in the IPL - Where do Mumbai - Crictoday And in this 22-match unbeaten streak, Ponting (captain in all matches) led Australia to a dazzling add up to 20 wins. The national team beat the host nation by five wickets in Saturday's final in Kuala Lumpur. England chief Rob Key's comments ring true after nail-biting New It involved wins against Ireland five times, Bangladesh four times, and Zimbabwe three times. Yet, Sri Lanka has to be credited for playing a good brand of cricket to hold such a record. Your login session has expired. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Get latest articles and stories on Sports at LatestLY. In over a century of Test cricket, only 16 times has a team managed to remain unbeaten in 15 or more consecutive Tests. 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. England toured the country in the 2004-05 season, and won the Test series 2-1. It has to be said that the ICC and the Sri Lankan cricket board did a favour to the team when it came to just registering victories at whatever cost. Since then, they haven't lost in 12 Tests. All rights reserved |. The team was on a low with Shane Warne banned due to drugs hours before their first game against Pakistan. Ironically, that was the last match of the winning streak as India admirably fought back at Perth in the next Test to win and that began Australias period of transition.
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