Stats: Teams with most wins against an opposition in T20Is

Team India is enjoying a dream run in the T20I format under the stewardship of new full-time skipper Rohit Sharma. The Men in Blue achieved a flurry of records since the start of the West Indies series in mid-February 2022. India registered their 100th  T20I win when they defeated West Indies by eight runs in the second T20I at Eden Gardens in Kolkata. They became only the second team after Pakistan to achieve the feat of 100 T20I wins. Also, after beating Sri Lanka by six wickets in the third and final T20I in Dharamshala, they have now won the most matches against an opposition in T20Is, which is 17.

India has played 25 T20 internationals against the Lankan Lions and won 17 matches. Seven times they faced defeat and one match had no result. Rohit’s team India surpassed Pakistan’s record of 16 T20I victories against Zimbabwe. The Men in Green have faced the African country in 17 matches, winning 16 and losing just once. Pakistan has also registered 15 wins out of 25 matches against New Zealand and 15 victories out of 21 clashes against the West Indies.

Most wins against an opposition in T20Is:

Team India has won second-most T20Is at home

With a victory over the Lankan Lions in the third match, India has now won 40 T20I games at home, which is the second-most by any team. India has played 61 matches in India, winning 40, losing 20 and one match was ended with no result. New Zealand tops the list with 41 victories on home soil. The Kiwis have contested in 73 clashes at home, winning 41 (including the super over), losing 30 and two games had no result. South Africa is in third with 38 wins out of 70 matches played in the rainbow nation. West Indies occupies the fourth spot with 32 victories out of 65 games and Australia is on fifth for winning 32 matches out of 51 matches down under.

With a clean sweep over the West Indies last week, India jumped to no. one spot in the ICC T20I rankings. The Asian giant’s last T20I defeat came in the T20 World Cup 2021 when the Kiwis thrashed them by eight wickets. Since then, India has inflicted 3-0 whitewashes against New Zealand, West Indies, and Sri Lanka all at home. With these victories, Rohit Sharma also became the captain with the most T20I wins on home soil. While Rohit has now won 17 T20Is at home, Eoin Morgan and Kane Williamson are holding the second place with 15 wins each. With 12 consecutive T20I wins, India are on the verge of creating a World record with 13 straight wins, leaving behind Afghanistan and Romania.