Indian batsmen have once again
been found wanting in the pacy and bouncy tracks of South Africa. The lack of
dry surfaces meant their spinners could neither be among the wickets nor apply
brakes on scoring during the middle overs. The result is India trailing 2-0 in
the 3-match ODI series. This is the first series loss for India since 1-2 loss
against arch rivals Pakistan at the start of this year. In between they won 6 tournaments
including the ICC Champions Trophy in England. It’s not just the score line
which is worrying the fans & management alike but the margin of
defeats in the 2 games so far. India lost the first ODI at Johannesburg by a whopping
141 runs and the second one at Kingsmead again by a huge margin of 134 runs.
The latter one was their sixth loss to South Africa in as many matches at the
venue.
In this week’s article we look at
the instances of consecutive losses in ODIs by a margin of 100 or more runs.
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INDIA
Tournament(s) - Pepsi Cup 1998/99 & Coca-Cola Cup
1998/99Lost to Pakistan by 123 runs at Jaipur, 04-Apr-1999 (Final of Pepsi Tri Nation Cup)
Tournament - Carlton & United Series 1999-2000
Lost to Australia
by 152 runs at Adelaide, 26-Jan-2000
Lost to Pakistan
by 104 runs at Perth, 28-Jan-2000
Tournament - India in South Africa, ODI Series, 2006
Lost to South Africa
by 157 runs at Durban, 22-Nov-2006
Lost to South Africa
by 106 runs at Cape Town, 26-Nov-2006
Tournament - India in South Africa, ODI Series, 2013
Lost to South Africa by 141 runs at Johannesburg, 05-Dec-2013
Lost to South Africa by 134 runs at Durban, 08-Dec-2013
PAKISTAN
Tournament – Sri Lanka in Pakistan ODI series 2008/09Lost to Sri Lanka by 129 runs at Karachi, 21-Jan-2009
Lost to Sri Lanka by 234 runs at Lahore, 24-Jan-2009
SRI LANKA
Tournament - Reliance World Cup, 1987
Lost to West Indies by 191 runs at Karachi, 13-Oct-1987
Lost to England by 108 runs at Peshawar, 17-Oct-1987
Tournament - Pak in Sri Lanka, ODI Series 2009
Lost to Pakistan
by 146 runs at Colombo (RPS), 7-Aug-2009Lost to Pakistan by 132 runs at Colombo (RPS), 9-Aug-2009
NEWZELAND
Tournament - Wills World Series, India, 1995
Lost to West Indies
by 135 runs at Guwahati, 1-Nov-1994Lost to India by 107 runs at Delhi, 3-Nov-1994
Tournament(s) – Sri Lanka in New Zealand ODI Series 2006/07
& Commonwealth bank series 2006/07
Lost to Sri Lanka
by 189 runs at Auckland, 6-Jan-2007Lost to Australia by 105 runs at Hobart, 14-Jan-2007
# The last ODI of the Sri Lanka - New Zealand series was abandoned after the toss.
Tournament(s) - Chappell-Hadlee Trophy 2007/08 &
Natwest Series 2008
Lost to Australia by
114 runs at Hobart, 20-Dec-2007Lost to England by 114 runs at Chester-Le-Street, 15-Jan-2008
ZIMBABWE
Tournament – South Africa in Zimbabwe ODI Series 1995/96
Lost to South Africa by 134 runs at Harare, 21-Oct-1995
Lost to South Africa by 112 runs at Harare, 22-Oct-1995
Tournament – South Africa in Zimbabwe ODI Series 2001/02
Lost to South Africa
by 153 runs at Bulawayo, 23-Sep-2001Lost to South Africa by 148 runs at Harare, 29-Sep-2001
Tournament - Zimbabwe in South Africa ODI Series 2004/05
Lost to South Africa by 165 runs at Johannesburg, 25-Feb-2005
Lost to South Africa by 131 runs at Durban, 27-Feb-2005
Tournament - Videocon Triangular Series 2005
Lost to India by 161 runs at Harare, 31-Aug-2005
Tournament – ICC Champions Trophy 2006
Lost to Sri Lanka by 144 runs at Ahmedabad, 10-Oct-2006
Lost to Bangladesh by 101 runs at Jaipur, 13-Oct-2006
Tournament(s) – Zimbabwe in New Zealand ODI Series 2011/12 & Zimbabwe in West Indies ODI Series 2012/13
Lost to New Zealand by 202 runs at Napier, 9-Feb-2012
Lost to West Indies by 156 runs at St. George’s, 22-Feb-2013
BANGLADESH
Tournament - Pepsi Asia Cup, 1997
Lost to Sri Lanka by 103 runs at Colombo (SSC), 24-Jul-1997
Tournament - ICC Champions Trophy 2002/03 & Bangladesh in South Africa ODI Series 2002/03
Lost to South Africa by 168 runs at Potchefstroom, 3-Oct-2002
Tournament(s) - Bangladesh in Australia ODI Series 2003 & Bangladesh in Pakistan ODI Series 2003
Lost to Pakistan by 137 runs at Multan, 9-Sep-2003
Tournament(s) - ICC Champions Trophy 2004 & New Zealand in Bangladesh ODI Series 2004/05
Lost to New Zealand by 138 runs at Chittagong, 2-Nov-2004
Tournament - Asia Cup, 2010
Lost to Pakistan by 139 runs at Dambulla, 21-Jun-2010
* Australia, England, South Africa & West Indies
never lost 2 consecutive ODIs with a 100+ margin.
* Zimbabwe (6), Bangladesh (5), India (4), New Zealand (3),
Sri Lanka (2) and Pakistan (1) suffered the ignominy at least once.
* 7 times the feat spanned across 2 tournaments. It occurred
once in World Cup and thrice in Champions Trophy.
* South Africa was the most ruthless when it comes to inflicting
the defeat upon opposition with 5 times.
* Sri Lanka lost their next 2 matches in the Reliance
World Cup of 1987 by margins of 25 & 113 runs respectively against West
Indies & Pakistan.
* Zimbabwe had a horror run of 4 losses of 100 or more
runs in 5 ODIs in 2005. In the other ODI they lost by 5 wickets against South Africa.
* Zimbabwe is the only side to lose 3 consecutive ODIs by
a margin of 100 runs or more.
* Zimbabwe also had lost first match of the series
against New Zealand by a margin of 90 runs.
* Zimbabwe’s 3 consecutive losses spanned over a year,
which is the most for this record.
* Zimbabwe (twice) and Bangladesh are the only 2 teams to lose by a margin of 150 runs or more in consecutive ODIs.* New Zealand (114 runs) and Bangladesh (138 runs) are the only 2 instances of loss by identical margins.
* Zimbabwe (against South Africa on 21-Oct-1995 & 21-Oct-1996) is the only team to suffer this ignominy in consecutive days.
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