Published 11:37 IST, October 22nd 2019
Ind vs SA: India record most number of home Test series wins in a row
Ind vs SA: India created a world record of winning most consecutive home series when they beat South Africa by an innings and 137 runs in the Pune Test.
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India created a world record for winning most consecutive home series when y beat South Africa convincingly by an innings and 137 runs in second Test in Pune. Virat Kohli's men went past Australia who had won 10 Test series twice in a row in 2000 and 2008. re is or team that has more than eight home series wins in a row.
India lost just one Test at home during this winning streak against Australia courtesy Steve Smith and Steve O’Keefe’s exceptional performance on a rank turner in Pune in 2017. India’s last series loss at home came in 2012-13 when England after losing first Test in Ahmedabad went on to win next two in Mumbai and Kolkata. last Test of series in Nagpur ended in a draw.
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List of teams with most consecutive series wins:
Team | Consecutive series win | From | To |
India | 11 | February 2013 | - |
Australia | 10 | vember 1994 | vember 2000 |
Australia | 10 | July 2004 | vember 2008 |
West Indies | 8 | March 1976 | February 1986 |
England | 7 | May 2009 | May 2012 |
South Africa | 7 | March 1998 | vember 2001 |
India's record since losing to England in 2012-13
Series | Number of Tests | Result |
2012-2013 - India v. England |
4 | England 2-1 |
2012-2013 - India v. Australia |
4 | India 4-0 |
2013-2014 - India v. West Indies |
2 |
India 2-0 |
2015-2016 - India v. South Africa |
4 |
India 3-0 |
2016-2017 - India v. New Zealand |
3 |
India 3-0 |
2016-2017 - India v. England |
5 |
India 4-0 |
2016-2017 - India v. Bangladesh |
1 |
India 1-0 |
2016-2017 - India v. Australia |
4 |
India 2-1 |
2017-2018 - India v. Sri Lanka |
3 |
India 1-0 |
2017-2018 - India v. Afghanistan |
1 |
India 1-0 |
2018-2019 - India v. West Indies |
2 |
India 2-0 |
2019-2020 - India v. South Africa |
3 |
India 3-0 |
India's next Test assignment will be against Bangladesh when y lock horns with m for two test matches starting on vember 14 in Indore. India will walk into series as favourites and will look to better ir world record whereas Bangladesh will look to create an upset and beat World 1 team.
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10:11 IST, October 22nd 2019