Pakistan were unbeaten at home for six years between December 1980 and 1986, winning 14 and drawing 12 Tests. By winning the third match of the series, India won the three-match series 1-0 and made history. cricket.com.au is a production of CA Digital Media - a division . In this astonishing run of 16 games unbeaten, Australia beat West Indies five times, India four times, New Zealand and Pakistan were beaten thrice, while Zimbabwe lost one as well. * indicates that the sequence is ongoing The group was captained by the amazing Clive Lloyd in 26 of those matches, with Sir Vivian Richards leading the side for a singular match. Here is a look at 5 of the longest unbeaten streaks (by number of Tests) at a particular venue in Test cricket. In 1955 and 1986 they went nine games without defeat. 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. Today, however, we shall look at some teams that have had great home-runs in 50 overs cricket. The reasons behind a venue becoming a fortress could be manifold. Bangladesh were the first to play the Proteas and were expectedly thrashed in both the Tests by innings defeats. Short ended the day unbeaten on 81, with wicketkeeper Sam Harper on 4 not out. John Edrich, considered one of the most prominent batsmen of his era, played all 26 Tests in that period taken after by Alan Knott and the uncommon Basil DOliveira. It includes the IPL, the CPL, and various other leagues that take place throughout the year. 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. However, they've won 16 out of the 19 in the current run. This began the winning streak and South Africa were helped by the fact that they had no away Tests in 2002, so their next assignment being the home summer against all three Asian teams, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Pakistan. With an unbeaten run that stretched to 26 Tests from June 1968 to August 1971. Damien Martyn was criticized after a poor Ashes series, but fought back superbly to be the architect in the teams victory and Stuart Clark cemented a place for himself with his terrific bowling. Is England's use of signals from the balcony a big deal? Sri Lanka also played 2 Tests and lost both. 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. Then there are a few venues which the team loves to play at, consider them lucky. It was not only the Reds' longest run without defeat in the Premier League era, but also the second-longest of any top-flight club in that period. Also Read | Top 6 fastest players to score 5000 runs in test cricket history. Virat Kohli holds the Indian record for most consecutive series wins and would have been looking to move up but the streak was ended after a convincing performance by Australia at Pune, where they bowled out India for 105 and 107 courtesy of Steve OKeefes 6/35 in both innings. West Indies were back in Australia and had already won the Test series by the end of the third Test as Australia were reminded of the horrors they suffered of the previous West Indies tour. Australia were said to be demoralized but critics forgot that Test cricket is a different ball game altogether. Ravindra Jadeja: 2nd Fastest To Complete Dual 2500 Runs And 250 Wickets In Test Cricket. They whitewashed West Indies, England, and Sri Lanka at home, whitewashed Bangladesh away from home and were leading India 2-0 and on a 16-game winning run before Anil Kumble's side stunned them at Perth and won by 72 runs thereby ending both their world record winning run and their 22-game unbeaten streak. During this period, India won some important series, including the bilateral series against Australia, South Africa, New Zealand, and West Indies. The Brendon McCullum-led side won only three matches in the entire tournament, finishing at the bottom of the table. Ashwin is also the second-highest wicket-taker in the Tests between India and New Zealand, behind Sir Richard Hadlee (65). Longest Test undefeated streaks by venue National Cricket Stadium, Karachi Pakistan: 34 matches 1955-2000 The Gabba, Brisbane Australia: 28 matches 1988-2017* Kensington Oval, Bridgetown West Indies: 27 matches 1948-1993 Old Trafford, Manchester England: 25 matches 1905-1954 Sabina Park, Kingston West Indies 19 matches 1958-1989 The Kanpur Test is also the second instance of New Zealand finishing with a draw after losing nine wickets in the fourth innings. The post-war period started with Australia not losing a single match till February 1951. But for that one defeat in Pune, Kohlis side might have actually been the holders of the world record now. It all started against their toughest competitors, Australia at home. Mohammad Nabi joins Northamptonshire for 2021 T20 Blast, England squad optimistic about Sri Lanka tour, Williamson: Playing WTC final at Lord's would be great, Henriques questions whether Chahal was a like-for-like swap for Jadeja, 'Nothing untoward' with England's off-field signals - Morgan, Migael Pretorius called up to bolster South Africa pace attack for Sri Lanka Tests, Tom Smith: 'I didn't want to be known as the widower', How Hardik Pandya turned from being an allrounder to a proper, game-changing batsman, Parthiv Patel retires: The twists and turns of a most unusual career. 19 Test matches since India last tasted a home defeat in Tests, dating back to their 2012 defeat against England in Kolkata. In the Tests, Sri Lanka won the first one comfortably but India clawed back strongly to win the second one at Kandy by 7 wickets. Then came the 1948 tour of England, where they played 31 first-class matches, winning 23 and drawing eight of them, including the Test series against England 4-0. India's win in the one-off Test against Bangladesh was not only Virat Kohli's sixth series since being appointed full-time time or India's 19th consecutive Test match without defeat but also elevated them into an elite list that comprises of some of the best sides to have ever played the game. Only four have gone unbeaten for more than 20 Tests and the world record for . Follow us on Instagram and Twitter and we bet you won't be disappointed. Two months later, Australia had to cross over the border to play New Zealand in a 3-Test series. 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. His two losses in first 22 games as captain is also the joint-fewest for India, along with Sunil Gavaskar. He is the third-highest wicket-taker for India in this format. Then came the summer in the United Kingdom where they had to play a resurgent England side. ; ; An ideal revenge, isnt it? 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. 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. Records / Test matches / Team records / Most consecutive series without defeat, The Wisden Trophy (West Indies in England), 1980, West Indies in Pakistan Test Series, 1980/81, The Wisden Trophy (England in West Indies), 1980/81, The Frank Worrell Trophy (West Indies in Australia), 1981/82, India in West Indies Test Series, 1982/83, West Indies in India Test Series, 1983/84, The Frank Worrell Trophy (Australia in West Indies), 1983/84, The Wisden Trophy (West Indies in England), 1984, The Frank Worrell Trophy (West Indies in Australia), 1984/85, New Zealand in West Indies Test Series, 1984/85, The Wisden Trophy (England in West Indies), 1985/86, West Indies in Pakistan Test Series, 1986/87, West Indies in New Zealand Test Series, 1986/87, West Indies in India Test Series, 1987/88, Pakistan in West Indies Test Series, 1987/88, The Wisden Trophy (West Indies in England), 1988, The Frank Worrell Trophy (West Indies in Australia), 1988/89, India in West Indies Test Series, 1988/89, The Wisden Trophy (England in West Indies), 1989/90, West Indies in Pakistan Test Series, 1990/91, The Frank Worrell Trophy (Australia in West Indies), 1990/91, The Wisden Trophy (West Indies in England), 1991, South Africa in West Indies Test Match, 1991/92, The Frank Worrell Trophy (West Indies in Australia), 1992/93, Pakistan in West Indies Test Series, 1992/93, West Indies in Sri Lanka Test Match, 1993/94, The Wisden Trophy (England in West Indies), 1993/94, West Indies in India Test Series, 1994/95, West Indies in New Zealand Test Series, 1994/95, Trans-Tasman Trophy (New Zealand in Australia), 2001/02, South Africa in Australia Test Series, 2001/02, Australia in South Africa Test Series, 2001/02, Australia v Pakistan Test Series (in Sri Lanka/United Arab Emirates), 2002/03, The Ashes (England in Australia), 2002/03, The Frank Worrell Trophy (Australia in West Indies), 2003, Bangladesh in Australia Test Series, 2003, Southern Cross Trophy (Zimbabwe in Australia), 2003/04, Border-Gavaskar Trophy (India in Australia), 2003/04, Australia in Sri Lanka Test Series, 2003/04, Border-Gavaskar Trophy (Australia in India), 2004/05, Trans-Tasman Trophy (New Zealand in Australia), 2004/05, Pakistan in Australia Test Series, 2004/05, Trans-Tasman Trophy (Australia in New Zealand), 2004/05, England in New Zealand Test Series, 1950/51, South Africa in England Test Series, 1951, England in West Indies Test Series, 1953/54, The Ashes (England in Australia), 1954/55, England in New Zealand Test Series, 1954/55, South Africa in England Test Series, 1955, England in South Africa Test Series, 1956/57, Basil D'Oliveira Trophy (England in South Africa), 2009/10, South Africa in India Test Series, 2009/10, Sir Vivian Richards Trophy (South Africa in West Indies), 2010, Pakistan v South Africa Test Series (in United Arab Emirates), 2010/11, India in South Africa Test Series, 2010/11, Australia in South Africa Test Series, 2011/12, Sri Lanka in South Africa Test Series, 2011/12, South Africa in New Zealand Test Series, 2011/12, Basil D'Oliveira Trophy (South Africa in England), 2012, South Africa in Australia Test Series, 2012/13, New Zealand in South Africa Test Series, 2012/13, Pakistan in South Africa Test Series, 2012/13, Pakistan v South Africa Test Series (in United Arab Emirates), 2013/14, India in South Africa Test Series, 2013/14, Australia in South Africa Test Series, 1957/58, The Ashes (England in Australia), 1958/59, Australia in Pakistan Test Series, 1959/60, The Frank Worrell Trophy (West Indies in Australia), 1960/61, The Ashes (England in Australia), 1962/63, South Africa in Australia Test Series, 1963/64, Australia in Pakistan Test Match, 1964/65, Pakistan in Australia Test Match, 1964/65, Australia in South Africa Test Series, 1935/36, The Ashes (England in Australia), 1936/37, Australia in New Zealand Test Match, 1945/46, The Ashes (England in Australia), 1946/47, Australia in South Africa Test Series, 1949/50, The Ashes (England in Australia), 1950/51, West Indies in Australia Test Series, 1951/52, South Africa in Australia Test Series, 1952/53, Pakistan in Australia Test Series, 1972/73, The Frank Worrell Trophy (Australia in West Indies), 1972/73, New Zealand in Australia Test Series, 1973/74, Australia in New Zealand Test Series, 1973/74, The Ashes (England in Australia), 1974/75, The Frank Worrell Trophy (West Indies in Australia), 1975/76, Pakistan in Australia Test Series, 1976/77, Australia in New Zealand Test Series, 1976/77, Centenary Test (England in Australia), 1976/77, West Indies in South Africa Test Series, 1998/99, South Africa in New Zealand Test Series, 1998/99, South Africa v Zimbabwe Test Series (in South Africa/Zimbabwe), 1999/00, England in South Africa Test Series, 1999/00, South Africa in India Test Series, 1999/00, South Africa in Sri Lanka Test Series, 2000, New Zealand in South Africa Test Series, 2000/01, Sri Lanka in South Africa Test Series, 2000/01, Sir Vivian Richards Trophy (South Africa in West Indies), 2000/01, South Africa in Zimbabwe Test Series, 2001/02, India in South Africa Test Series, 2001/02, Border-Gavaskar Trophy (Australia in India), 2008/09, India in New Zealand Test Series, 2008/09, Border-Gavaskar Trophy (Australia in India), 2010/11, New Zealand in India Test Series, 2010/11, The Wisden Trophy (England in West Indies), 1967/68, The Wisden Trophy (West Indies in England), 1969, The Ashes (England in Australia), 1970/71, England in New Zealand Test Series, 1970/71, Sri Lanka in Pakistan Test Series, 1985/86, Pakistan in Sri Lanka Test Series, 1985/86, Australia in Pakistan Test Series, 1988/89, Pakistan in New Zealand Test Series, 1988/89, India in South Africa Test Series, 1992/93, South Africa in Sri Lanka Test Series, 1993, South Africa in Australia Test Series, 1993/94, Australia in South Africa Test Series, 1993/94, South Africa in England Test Series, 1994, New Zealand in South Africa Test Series, 1994/95, Pakistan in South Africa Test Match, 1994/95, Centenary Test (South Africa in New Zealand), 1994/95, South Africa in Zimbabwe Test Match, 1995/96, England in South Africa Test Series, 1995/96, India in South Africa Test Series, 2006/07, Pakistan in South Africa Test Series, 2006/07, South Africa in Pakistan Test Series, 2007/08, New Zealand in South Africa Test Series, 2007/08, Sir Vivian Richards Trophy (West Indies in South Africa), 2007/08, South Africa in Bangladesh Test Series, 2007/08, South Africa in India Test Series, 2007/08, Basil D'Oliveira Trophy (South Africa in England), 2008, Bangladesh in South Africa Test Series, 2008/09, South Africa in Australia Test Series, 2008/09, Freedom Trophy (South Africa in India), 2015/16, New Zealand in India Test Series, 2016/17, Border-Gavaskar Trophy (Australia in India), 2016/17, The Ashes (England in Australia), 1884/85, The Ashes (England in Australia), 1886/87, The Ashes (England in Australia), 1887/88, England in South Africa Test Series, 1888/89, England in South Africa Test Match, 1891/92, ICC Super Series Test Match (ICC World XI in Australia), 2005/06, The Frank Worrell Trophy (West Indies in Australia), 2005/06, South Africa in Australia Test Series, 2005/06, Australia in South Africa Test Series, 2005/06, Australia in Bangladesh Test Series, 2005/06, The Ashes (England in Australia), 2006/07, Warne-Muralitharan Trophy (Sri Lanka in Australia), 2007/08, Border-Gavaskar Trophy (India in Australia), 2007/08, The Frank Worrell Trophy (Australia in West Indies), 2008, The Wisden Trophy (West Indies in England), 2009, England in Bangladesh Test Series, 2009/10, The Ashes (England in Australia), 2010/11, England in South Africa Test Series, 1927/28, The Ashes (England in Australia), 1928/29, South Africa in England Test Series, 1929, England in New Zealand Test Series, 1929/30, England in West Indies Test Series, 1929/30, England in New Zealand Test Series, 1977/78, The Ashes (England in Australia), 1978/79, New Zealand in India Test Series, 1995/96, England in Sri Lanka Test Series, 2007/08, Sri Lanka in West Indies Test Series, 2007/08, Sri Lanka in Bangladesh Test Series, 2008/09, Sri Lanka in Pakistan Test Series, 2008/09, New Zealand in Sri Lanka Test Series, 2009, Pakistan in New Zealand Test Series, 2010/11, Pakistan in West Indies Test Series, 2011, Pakistan v Sri Lanka Test Series (in United Arab Emirates), 2011/12, Pakistan in Bangladesh Test Series, 2011/12, Pakistan v England Test Series (in United Arab Emirates), 2011/12, New Zealand in Bangladesh Test Series, 2013/14, West Indies in New Zealand Test Series, 2013/14, India in New Zealand Test Series, 2013/14, New Zealand in West Indies Test Series, 2014, Pakistan v New Zealand Test Series (in United Arab Emirates), 2014/15, Sri Lanka in New Zealand Test Series, 2014/15, Pakistan v Australia Test Series (in United Arab Emirates), 2014/15, Pakistan v England Test Series (in United Arab Emirates), 2015/16, Pakistan v West Indies Test Series (in United Arab Emirates), 2016/17, West Indies in New Zealand Test Series, 2017/18, England in New Zealand Test Series, 2017/18, Pakistan v New Zealand Test Series (in United Arab Emirates), 2018/19, Sri Lanka in New Zealand Test Series, 2018/19, Bangladesh in New Zealand Test Series, 2018/19, New Zealand in Sri Lanka Test Series, 2019, England in New Zealand Test Series, 2019/20, Readers recommend - Curated tweets by ESPNcricinfo.
Etihad Lounge Heathrow Terminal 3, What Happened To Josh Richardson, Articles L