While the Team India faces South Africa on June 9 in the opening match of the Twenty20 International series, they will be attempting to break a record that is sure to make headlines. The Indian squad is presently tied with Afghanistan and Romania for the most straight victories in Twenty20 Internationals (T20I). Here in this article, we talk about India’s Winning Streak In T20Is.
The Indian side was able to tie the record when they won the 3rd Twenty20 International that was played versus Sri Lanka on February 27. As of right now, India has won 12 Twenty20 Internationals in a row, and if they continue their winning streak versus South Africa in the forthcoming five-match T20I series, it would enable the Men in Blue to make history.
It was in November 2021 that India won the Twenty20 World Cup by defeating Afghanistan by 66 runs. This victory marked the beginning of India’s remarkable unbeaten run. They were able to secure a win over Scotland by a decent margin of 8 wickets, which led to the appearance of their 2nd triumph. Following their victory against Namibia by 8 wickets on November 8, 2021, the Indian cricket team extended their winning streak to 3 games without a setback.
Team India played an excellent brand of cricket throughout the earlier T20I series
Following the conclusion of the T20 World Cup, the Indian team’s subsequent T20 match was played versus New Zealand. A total of 3 T20I matches were played between the 2 sides. In addition, the hosts were successful in achieving a clean sweep in the competition.
The Indian T20I squad, captained by Rohit Sharma, continued its winning streak with a crushing victory over the West Indies side to win the three-game series. India then played Sri Lanka in a T20 series consisting of three matches after completing their West Indies series. The Men in Blue played an excellent brand of cricket throughout the series, and as a result, they were able to complete another whitewash play to dominate the opposition.
The first game of the forthcoming T20 series between India and South Africa will take place on June 9 at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi. The Indian Twenty20 squad will be headed by KL Rahul.
Afghanistan is notable for being the first side to win 12 Twenty20 International matches in a row. The Afghans were able to accomplish this remarkable feat seen between the months of February 2018 and September 2019.
On the other extreme, Romania achieved a new high over the time span of October 2020 to September 2021 and became the record holder.
When the five-match Twenty20 International series featuring India and South Africa is concluded, Ireland will play host to India for 2 T20Is. On June 26, the first T20 match involving Ireland and India will take place. On the 28th of June, the 2nd encounter between these two entities will start happening.