Most consecutive wins in World Cup matches for India and other teams
India is having a great run at the ICC World Cup in Australia and New Zealand. They have beaten all the teams they faced so far including top teams like South Africa, and Pakistan. Seven matches, seven straight victories plus dismissing the opponents in all the seven matches sums up India’s performance at the tournament so far.
The subcontinent nation had won their last four matches in the last World Cup as well which include the last match of the group stage and then the quarter-final, semi-final and the final. Thus, India now has 11 consecutive victories in World Cup matches.
How many teams have won 11 or more consecutive matches in World Cups? The obvious answer should be Australia, who won the 2003 and 2007 World Cup undefeated all through; apart from Australian team, any other team?
No. Apart from Australia no one has won even won 10 consecutive World Cup matches. Australia won 25 consecutive matches from 1999 to 2011. India has 11 and the tally is unbroken still. If India wins the World Cup, they will have 13 consecutive victories in World Cup matches in 9 victories without any loss in this World Cup.
Most consecutive wins in World Cup matches
|
Wins |
Team |
Start of streak |
End of streak |
|
25 |
Australia |
Vs Pakistan, Lord's, 20 June 1999 |
Vs New Zealand, Nagpur, 25 February 2011 |
|
11* |
India |
Vs West Indies, Chennai, 20 March 2011 |
- |
|
9 |
West Indies |
Vs Sri Lanka, Manchester, 7 June 1975 |
Vs England, Lord's, 23 June 1979 |
|
8 |
India |
Vs Zimbabwe, Harare, 19 February 2003 |
Vs Kenya, Durban, 20 March 2003 |
|
7 |
New Zealand |
Vs Australia, Auckland, 22 February 1992 |
Vs England, Wellington, 15 March 1992 |
|
7 |
Pakistan |
Vs Australia, Perth, 11 March 1992 |
Vs Netherlands, Lahore, 26 February 1996 |
West Indies won all their first nine matches in World Cups (1975 and 1979) before losing to India in their first match of the 1983 World Cup thus ending a nine-match winning streak in World Cups. Since then, the best they have done is six consecutive victories, which they achieved in the third World Cup (1983). They never won more than four matches on the trot after that.
New Zealand had won all their first seven matches of the 1992 World Cup which they co-hosted along with Australia. They lost to Pakistan in the last league match and then in the semi-finals to the same opponents to bring the curtains down on their World Cup campaign.
India lost to Australia in their second match of the 2003 World Cup and then won eight straight matches but lost in the final, once again to Australia.
Most consecutive wins in a single World Cup
|
Matches |
Team |
World Cup |
|
11 |
Australia |
2003 |
|
11 |
Australia |
2003 |
|
8 |
Australia |
2003 |
|
7 |
New Zealand |
1992 |
|
7* |
India |
2015 |
|
6 |
West Indies |
2013 |
|
6 |
Sri Lanka |
1996 |
|
6 |
New Zealand |
2007 |
|
6* |
New Zealand |
2015 |
India have won 7 matches in a row en route to the semi-final at the ongoing World Cup. New Zealand won seven consecutive matches in 1992, six in 2007 and have six wins on the trot in the current edition.
West Indies (1975, 1979), Sri Lanka (1996) and Australia (2003, 2007) are the only teams to win a World Cup without losing a single match throughout the tournament.
India’s 11 consecutive World Cup wins so far
|
Date |
Against |
Venue |
Scores |
Victory Margin |
Man of the Match |
|
20-Mar-11 |
West Indies |
Chennai |
Ind 268 (49.1), WI 188 (43) |
80 runs |
Yuvraj Singh |
|
24-Mar-11 |
Australia |
Ahmedabad |
Aus 260/6 (50), Ind 261/5 (47.4) |
5 wickets |
Yuvraj Singh |
|
30-Mar-11 |
Pakistan |
Mohali |
Ind 260/9 (50), Pak 231 (49.5) |
29 runs |
Sachin Tendulkar |
|
02-Apr-11 |
Sri Lanka |
Mumbai |
SL 274/6 (50), Ind 277/4 (48.2) |
6 wickets |
MS Dhoni |
|
15-Feb-15 |
Pakistan |
Adelaide |
Ind 300/7 (50), Pak 224 (47) |
76 runs |
Virat Kohli |
|
22-Feb-15 |
South Africa |
Melbourne |
Ind 307/7 (50), SA 177 (40.2) |
130 runs |
Shikhar Dhawan |
|
28-Feb-15 |
U.A.E. |
Perth |
UAE 102 (31.3), Ind 104/1 (18.5) |
9 wickets |
Ravichandran Ashwin |
|
06-Mar-15 |
West Indies |
Perth |
WI 182 (44.2), Ind 185/6 (39.1) |
4 wickets |
Mohammad Shami |
|
10-Mar-15 |
Ireland |
Hamilton |
Ire 259 (49), Ind 260/2 (36.5) |
8 wickets |
Shikhar Dhawan |
|
14-Mar-15 |
Zimbabwe |
Auckland |
Zim 287 (48.5), Ind 288/4 (48.4) |
6 wickets |
Suresh Raina |
|
19-Mar-15 |
Bangladesh |
Melbourne |
Ind 302/6 (50), Ban 193 (45) |
109 runs |
Rohit Sharma |
In their 11 consecutive World Cup wins, India have beaten five of the top eight nations. They haven’t faced New Zealand and England yet.
Most consecutive wins for India in ODIs
|
Wins |
From |
End |
|
9 |
Vs England, Rajkot, 14 November 2008 |
Vs Sri Lanka, Colombo (RPS), 5 February 2009 |
|
8 |
Vs Pakistan, Melbourne, 20 February 1985 |
Vs Sri Lanka, Colombo (SSC), 25 August 1985 |
|
8 |
Vs Zimbabwe, Harare, 19 February 2003 |
Vs Kenya, Durban, 20 March 2003 |
|
8 |
Vs Pakistan, Rawalpindi, 11 February 2006 |
Vs England, Kochi, 6 April 2006 |
|
8 |
Vs West Indies, Port of Spain, 5 July 2013 |
Vs Zimbabwe, Bulawayo, 3 August 2013 |
India won nine consecutive matches in 2008-09, which is their longest streak of consecutive victories in ODIs. If India wins the World Cup this time, they can emulate that feat and have a chance of breaking their record.