Rohit Sharma is just one step behind Ricky Ponting to register himself at the top of the list for the most consecutive wins by a captain in international cricket in all formats
Rohit Sharma registered his 19th consecutive win as a captain by beating England in 2nd T20I. He is just one step behind former Australian captain Ricky Ponting for most consecutive wins as a captain in all formats.
List Of Most Consecutive Wins By A Captain In International Cricket In All Formats, T20, ODI, Test
Cricket team captains with most consecutive wins in all formats:
Ricky Ponting(2008): 20 wins
Rohit Sharma(2019/22)*: 19 wins
Ricky Ponting(2006/07): 16 wins
Rohit Sharma became the 2nd captain after Virat Kohli, to win the T20I series in England.
T20I Cricket team captains with most wins under first 30 matches:
Rohit Sharma(IND): 26*
Sarfaraz Ahmed(PAK): 26
Asghar Afghan(AFG): 24
Graeme Smith(RSA): 18
Virat Kohli(IND): 18
Rohit Sharma’s impressive winning stats after becoming the full-time captain:
Defeated New Zealand by 3-0 in T20I
Defeated West Indies by 3-0 in ODI
Defeated West Indies by 3-0 in T20I
Defeated Sri Lanka by 3-0 in T20I
Defeated Sri Lanka by 2-0 in Tests
Defeated England by 2-0* in T20I
IND vs ENG T20I series results since 2017
England has not been able to beat India in the T20I series since 2017, they have lost the fourth series in a row.
2017- India won the series in India
2018- India won the series in England
2019- India won the series in Indian
2022*- Leading the series with 2-0, with one match to go.
This is the first time England has been bowled all out below 150 scores in two consecutive T20I matches.
IND vs ENG 2nd T20I: India registered an impressive win over England by 49 runs in the second T20I at Edgbaston. Batting first India had set a target of 171 runs for the hosts. Ravindra Jadeja was the top scorer with his unbeaten 46 of 29 balls.Chris Jordan (4/27) and debutant Richard Gleeson(3/15) was the pick of the bowlers for England.
In reply, England kept losing wickets at regular intervals and was packed out for 121 runs in 17 overs. Moeen Ali’s 35 of 21 balls was the highest scorer for England. India’s brilliant spell of bowling completely faltered the English innings. Bhuvneshwar Kumar (3/15) took three wickets while Jasprit Bumrah (2/10) and Yuzvendra Chahal (2/10) both with two wickets each.
India will face England for the 3rd T20I match at Trent Bridge today at 7:00 PM IST.
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