Men in Blue: On the brink of a massive world record

Team India stand on the cusp of achieving an all-time record of winning 13 consecutive Twenty20 Internationals. The Men in Blue can create history if they win the opening T20I of the five-match series

Jun 08, 2022, 18:09 IST2 min

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India vs New Zealand (November 21, 2021)In the final game of the series, India completed a 3-0 series sweep over New Zealand. India posted 184 with captain Rohit Sharma smashing 56 off 31. During the run chase, India’s bowling attack took out the opposition for 111 in the 18th over. Axar Patel was the pick of the bowlers taking three wickets, while Harshal Patel added two to his kitty. Ro

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India vs West Indies (February 16, 2022)Following a 3-0 series win against NZ, India faced West Indies and dominated proceedings right from the word go. India chased down the 158-run target in the 19th over itself with Rohit Sharma, Ishan Kishan and Suryakumar all chipping in with vital contributions. Ravi Bishnoi made it a memorable debut picking up two wickets.

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India vs West Indies (February 18, 2022)The second T20I series against West Indies was a thriller where India scored a total of 186 runs, courtesy of Virat Kohli and Rishabh Pant, who scored 52 each. West Indies fell agonisingly short of the target, reaching 178 with Nicholas Pooran and Rovman Powell having registered half-centuries. Yuzvendra Chahal, Ravi Bishnoi and Bhuvneshwar Kumar pi

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India vs West Indies (20th February 2022)India completed a series whitewash against West Indies in the third and final T20I under the captaincy of Rohit at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata. Put into bat, India made 184 runs thanks to Suryakumar Yadav’s quick-fire 65 off 31. In reply, West Indies ended up 17 runs short despite Nicholas Pooran’s 61 off 47. Harshal Patel was the pick of the bowle

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India vs Sri Lanka (February 24, 2022)After another emphatic 3-0 series win against West Indies, Team India got their campaign against Sri Lanka underway, carrying forward the winning momentum. Opting to bat, India posted 199 thanks to Ishan Kishan’s outstanding not out 89 off 56 along with Shreyas Iyer’s scintillating not out 57 off 28 deliveries. In reply, Sri Lanka could just manage 13

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India vs Sri Lanka (February 26, 2022)In the second T20I in the same bilateral series, Sri Lanka scored an imposing total of 183 runs that came on the back of Pathum Nissanka’s 75 not out. The target was made light by India as they chased it down in 17.1 overs with seven wickets remaining. Shreyas Iyer once again smashed 74 not out off 34 balls, while Ravindra Jadeja scored not out 45 off

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India vs Sri Lanka (February 27, 2022)India registered its 12th consecutive T20I win in the third and final match of the bilateral series against Sri Lanka on February 27. With the win, the Men in Blue equalled the record held by Afghanistan and Romania. Sri Lanka skipper Dasun Shanaka won the toss and opted to bat. The Islanders set a total of 146 runs in 20 overs. Shreyas Iyer’s fifty s

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