Published: May 01, 2015, 01:16 PM (IST)
Edited: May 01, 2015, 01:16 PM (IST)
Bangladesh’s 3-0 win in One-Day Internationals (ODIs) against Pakistan and one-off victory in Twenty20 Internationals (T20Is) continued their winning streak of 12 matches in all three formats in international cricket. Bharath Seervi lists the instances of teams winning most consecutive matches across all three formats in home country.
Bangladesh’s performance against the touring Pakistan team has been very dominating. Pakistan, with both Misbah-ul-Haq and Shahid Afridi retiring from One-Day Internationals after ICC Cricket World Cup 2015, looked rather pedestrian, losing all the three ODIs and the solitary T20I to Bangladesh.
Bangladesh, with her 3-0 victory in ODIs and 1-0 victory in T20Is, has now won 12 consecutive home matches across all formats. The 12 matches include the three Tests against Zimbabwe in October-November 2014, five ODIs against Zimbabwe in November-December 2014 and now three ODIs and a T20I against Pakistan.
This is the best streak for Bangladesh at home. Their previous best was winning eight matches in 2006 (seven ODIs and a T20I).
The longest sequence of wins at home in international matches is 15 for both Australia and South Africa. Australia did it from November 2000 to February 2001 and South Africa from January 2008 to November 2008. There are quite a few occasions of teams winning more than 12 matches. There are listed below.
Winning 12 or more consecutive International matches at home
| Team | Win by | Against | Type | Ground | Date |
| Australia (15) | inns & 126 runs | West Indies | Test | The Gabba | 23-Nov-00 |
| inns & 27 runs | West Indies | Test | WACA | 01-Dec-00 | |
| 5 wickets | West Indies | Test | Adelaide Oval | 15-Dec-00 | |
| 352 runs | West Indies | Test | MCG | 26-Dec-00 | |
| 6 wickets | West Indies | Test | SCG | 02-Jan-01 | |
| 74 runs | West Indies | ODI | MCG | 11-Jan-01 | |
| 9 wickets | West Indies | ODI | The Gabba | 14-Jan-01 | |
| 28 runs | West Indies | ODI | SCG | 17-Jan-01 | |
| 8 wickets | Zimbabwe | ODI | MCG | 21-Jan-01 | |
| 10 wickets | West Indies | ODI | Adelaide Oval | 26-Jan-01 | |
| 86 runs | Zimbabwe | ODI | SCG | 28-Jan-01 | |
| 6 wickets | Zimbabwe | ODI | Bellerive Oval | 30-Jan-01 | |
| 1 run | Zimbabwe | ODI | WACA | 04-Feb-01 | |
| 134 runs | West Indies | ODI | SCG | 07-Feb-01 | |
| 39 runs | West Indies | ODI | MCG | 09-Feb-01 | |
| South Africa (15) | 7 wickets | West Indies | Test | Newlands | 02-Jan-08 |
| inns & 100 runs | West Indies | Test | Kingsmead | 10-Jan-08 | |
| 4 wickets | West Indies | T20I | New Wanderers | 18-Jan-08 | |
| 6 wickets | West Indies | ODI | Centurion | 20-Jan-08 | |
| 86 runs | West Indies | ODI | Newlands | 25-Jan-08 | |
| 7 wickets | West Indies | ODI | St George’s Park | 27-Jan-08 | |
| 5 wickets | West Indies | ODI | Kingsmead | 01-Feb-08 | |
| 8 wickets | West Indies | ODI | New Wanderers | 03-Feb-08 | |
| 159 runs | Kenya | ODI | Bloemfontein | 31-Oct-08 | |
| 7 wickets | Kenya | ODI | Kimberley | 02-Nov-08 | |
| 12 runs | Bangladesh | T20I | New Wanderers | 05-Nov-08 | |
| 61 runs | Bangladesh | ODI | Potchefstroom | 07-Nov-08 | |
| 128 runs | Bangladesh | ODI | Benoni | 09-Nov-08 | |
| inns & 129 runs | Bangladesh | Test | Bloemfontein | 19-Nov-08 | |
| inns & 48 runs | Bangladesh | Test | Centurion | 26-Nov-08 | |
| Sri Lanka (14) | 59 runs | Zimbabwe | ODI | Premadasa | 12-Dec-01 |
| 8 wickets | West Indies | ODI | Kandy | 15-Dec-01 | |
| 34 runs | West Indies | ODI | Premadasa | 19-Dec-01 | |
| inns & 166 runs | Zimbabwe | Test | SSC | 27-Dec-01 | |
| inns & 94 runs | Zimbabwe | Test | Kandy | 04-Jan-02 | |
| 315 runs | Zimbabwe | Test | Galle | 12-Jan-02 | |
| inns & 196 runs | Bangladesh | Test | P Sara Oval | 21-Jul-02 | |
| 288 runs | Bangladesh | Test | SSC | 28-Jul-02 | |
| 5 wickets | Bangladesh | ODI | SSC | 04-Aug-02 | |
| 8 wickets | Bangladesh | ODI | SSC | 05-Aug-02 | |
| 58 runs | Bangladesh | ODI | Premadasa | 07-Aug-02 | |
| 8 wickets | Pakistan | ODI | Premadasa | 12-Sep-02 | |
| 206 runs | Netherlands | ODI | Premadasa | 16-Sep-02 | |
| 7 wickets | Australia | ODI | Premadasa | 27-Sep-02 | |
| Pakistan (14) | 153 runs | New Zealand | ODI | Karachi | 21-Apr-02 |
| 3 wickets | New Zealand | ODI | Rawalpindi | 24-Apr-02 | |
| 66 runs | New Zealand | ODI | Lahore | 27-Apr-02 | |
| inns & 324 runs | New Zealand | Test | Lahore | 01-May-02 | |
| 7 wickets | Bangladesh | Test | Karachi | 20-Aug-03 | |
| 9 wickets | Bangladesh | Test | Peshawar | 27-Aug-03 | |
| 1 wicket | Bangladesh | Test | Multan | 03-Sep-03 | |
| 137 runs | Bangladesh | ODI | Multan | 09-Sep-03 | |
| 74 runs | Bangladesh | ODI | Faisalabad | 12-Sep-03 | |
| 42 runs | Bangladesh | ODI | Lahore | 15-Sep-03 | |
| 5 wickets | Bangladesh | ODI | Rawalpindi | 18-Sep-03 | |
| 58 runs | Bangladesh | ODI | Karachi | 21-Sep-03 | |
| 8 runs | South Africa | ODI | Lahore | 03-Oct-03 | |
| 42 runs | South Africa | ODI | Lahore | 05-Oct-03 | |
| Australia (14) | 167 runs | Sri Lanka | ODI | SCG | 12-Feb-06 |
| 9 wickets | Sri Lanka | ODI | The Gabba | 14-Feb-06 | |
| 277 runs | England | Test | The Gabba | 23-Nov-06 | |
| 6 wickets | England | Test | Adelaide Oval | 01-Dec-06 | |
| 206 runs | England | Test | WACA | 14-Dec-06 | |
| inns & 99 runs | England | Test | MCG | 26-Dec-06 | |
| 10 wickets | England | Test | SCG | 02-Jan-07 | |
| 77 runs | England | T20I | SCG | 09-Jan-07 | |
| 8 wickets | England | ODI | MCG | 12-Jan-07 | |
| 105 runs | New Zealand | ODI | Bellerive Oval | 14-Jan-07 | |
| 4 wickets | England | ODI | The Gabba | 19-Jan-07 | |
| 2 wickets | New Zealand | ODI | SCG | 21-Jan-07 | |
| 9 wickets | England | ODI | Adelaide Oval | 26-Jan-07 | |
| 8 runs | New Zealand | ODI | WACA | 28-Jan-07 | |
| Australia (13) | 7 runs | England | ODI | Bellerive Oval | 11-Jan-03 |
| 4 wickets | Sri Lanka | ODI | The Gabba | 15-Jan-03 | |
| 4 wickets | England | ODI | Adelaide Oval | 19-Jan-03 | |
| 9 wickets | Sri Lanka | ODI | MCG | 21-Jan-03 | |
| 10 wickets | England | ODI | SCG | 23-Jan-03 | |
| 5 runs | England | ODI | MCG | 25-Jan-03 | |
| inns & 132 runs | Bangladesh | Test | Darwin | 18-Jul-03 | |
| inns & 98 runs | Bangladesh | Test | Cairns | 25-Jul-03 | |
| 8 wickets | Bangladesh | ODI | Cairns | 02-Aug-03 | |
| 9 wickets | Bangladesh | ODI | Cairns | 03-Aug-03 | |
| 112 runs | Bangladesh | ODI | Darwin | 06-Aug-03 | |
| inns & 175 runs | Zimbabwe | Test | WACA | 09-Oct-03 | |
| 9 wickets | Zimbabwe | Test | SCG | 17-Oct-03 | |
| West Indies (13) | 24 runs | New Zealand | ODI | Basseterre | 14-Jul-12 |
| 20 runs | New Zealand | ODI | Basseterre | 16-Jul-12 | |
| 9 wickets | New Zealand | Test | North Sound | 25-Jul-12 | |
| 5 wickets | New Zealand | Test | Sabina Park | 02-Aug-12 | |
| 156 runs | Zimbabwe | ODI | St George’s | 22-Feb-13 | |
| 7 wickets | Zimbabwe | ODI | St George’s | 24-Feb-13 | |
| 5 wickets | Zimbabwe | ODI | St George’s | 26-Feb-13 | |
| 8 wickets | Zimbabwe | T20I | North Sound | 02-Mar-13 | |
| 41 runs | Zimbabwe | T20I | North Sound | 03-Mar-13 | |
| 9 wickets | Zimbabwe | Test | Kensington Oval | 12-Mar-13 | |
| inns & 65 runs | Zimbabwe | Test | Roseau | 20-Mar-13 | |
| 6 wickets | Sri Lanka | ODI | Sabina Park | 28-Jun-13 | |
| 1 wicket | India | ODI | Sabina Park | 30-Jun-13 | |
| Pakistan (12) | 104 runs | Zimbabwe | ODI | Karachi | 21-Jan-08 |
| 5 wickets | Zimbabwe | ODI | Hyderabad (Pakistan) | 24-Jan-08 | |
| 37 runs | Zimbabwe | ODI | Multan | 27-Jan-08 | |
| 7 wickets | Zimbabwe | ODI | Faisalabad | 30-Jan-08 | |
| 7 wickets | Zimbabwe | ODI | Sheikhupura | 02-Feb-08 | |
| 152 runs | Bangladesh | ODI | Lahore | 08-Apr-08 | |
| 7 wickets | Bangladesh | ODI | Faisalabad | 11-Apr-08 | |
| 23 runs | Bangladesh | ODI | Lahore | 13-Apr-08 | |
| 7 wickets | Bangladesh | ODI | Multan | 16-Apr-08 | |
| 150 runs | Bangladesh | ODI | Karachi | 19-Apr-08 | |
| 102 runs | Bangladesh | T20I | Karachi | 20-Apr-08 | |
| 155 runs | Hong Kong | ODI | Karachi | 24-Jun-08 | |
| Australia (12) | 35 runs | West Indies | Test | WACA | 16-Dec-09 |
| 170 runs | Pakistan | Test | MCG | 26-Dec-09 | |
| 36 runs | Pakistan | Test | SCG | 03-Jan-10 | |
| 231 runs | Pakistan | Test | Bellerive Oval | 14-Jan-10 | |
| 5 wickets | Pakistan | ODI | The Gabba | 22-Jan-10 | |
| 140 runs | Pakistan | ODI | SCG | 24-Jan-10 | |
| 40 runs | Pakistan | ODI | Adelaide Oval | 26-Jan-10 | |
| 135 runs | Pakistan | ODI | WACA | 29-Jan-10 | |
| 2 wickets | Pakistan | ODI | WACA | 31-Jan-10 | |
| 2 runs | Pakistan | T20I | MCG | 05-Feb-10 | |
| 113 runs | West Indies | ODI | MCG | 07-Feb-10 | |
| 8 wickets | West Indies | ODI | Adelaide Oval | 09-Feb-10 | |
| Bangladesh (12*) | 3 wickets | Zimbabwe | Test | Mirpur | 25-Oct-14 |
| 162 runs | Zimbabwe | Test | Khulna | 03-Nov-14 | |
| 186 runs | Zimbabwe | Test | Chittagong | 12-Nov-14 | |
| 87 runs | Zimbabwe | ODI | Chittagong | 21-Nov-14 | |
| 68 runs | Zimbabwe | ODI | Chittagong | 23-Nov-14 | |
| 21 runs | Zimbabwe | ODI | Mirpur | 28-Nov-14 | |
| 5 wickets | Zimbabwe | ODI | Mirpur | 01-Dec-14 | |
| 79 runs | Pakistan | ODI | Mirpur | 17-Apr-15 | |
| 7 wickets | Pakistan | ODI | Mirpur | 19-Apr-15 | |
| 8 wickets | Pakistan | ODI | Mirpur | 22-Apr-15 | |
| 7 wickets | Pakistan | T20I | Mirpur | 24-Apr-15 |
Australia has three separate sequences of 15 matches, 14 matches, 13 matches and 12 matches all between 2000 and 2010, which proves their undisputed greatness over the past decade.
