ICC Cricket World Cup 2015: India set new record, bowl out oppositions five times in a row

India started their ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 campaign by bowling out Pakistan for 224 at Adelaide.

Ireland started off well against India in the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 match at Seddon Park, Hamilton, adding 89 for the opening stand in 15 overs. They were 145 for two, and when they lost Andy Balbirnie in the 39th over, the score read an imposing 206 for four. They looked all set for 300. Ireland were then reduced to 238 for nine before being bowled out for 259 in 49 overs. ICC Cricket World Cup 2015: POINTS TABLE

In the process India managed to bowl out their opposition for the fifth consecutive time — a feat they have never achieved before. They started their ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 campaign by bowling out Pakistan for 224 at Adelaide; they followed it up against South Africa (177 at MCG), UAE (102 at WACA), West Indies (182 at WACA), and Ireland. ICC Cricket World Cup 2015: SCHEDULE & MATCH DETAILS

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The first time India had bowled out four oppositions in a row (the previous record) was also in a World Cup. That, too, was a victorious occasion, where they bowled out Zimbabwe (yes, that match where Kapil Dev scored 175 not out), Australia, England (in the semi-final), and West Indies (in the final). READ: India register record 9th consecutive win in World Cup, trounce Ireland by 8 wickets

It did not take India long to repeat that feat. Once again it came in a victorious occasion — in the victorious Benson & Hedges World Series Cup in 1984-85. They bowled out every side (Pakistan, England, Australia, and New Zealand) till they reached the final, where they restricted Pakistan to 176 for nine.

It is worth a mention that once the tournament was over, India went to Sharjah, where they bowled out Pakistan for 87 and Australia for 139 in the two matches they played.

India had to wait for close to 15 years for the next run — their first entirely in non-Test playing nations. India bowled out West Indies at Taunton before playing three African nations at Nairobi. They bowled out South Africa (Sunil Joshi claimed 10-6-6-5), Kenya, and Zimbabwe.

England toured India in 2005-06, and were duly handed out a thrashing. During the humiliating series defeat, England were bowled out in consecutive matches at Kotla, Faridabad, Margao, and Kochi. It was the only time India bowled out the same side four times.

India, West Indies, and Australia toured Kuala Lumpur later that year, where India achieved the feat in the last three matches they played. Once back home for the Champions Trophy, India bowled out England in their first match at Jaipur.

India bowled out Bangladesh for 58 at Mirpur to defend 106 (Stuart Binny returned figures of 4.2-2-4-6), but did not get a chance to bowl in the rain-affected match that followed. They came started the One-Day International (ODI) series in England by skittling out the hosts in the first three matches.

Can India extend their stretch to six in a row by bowling out Zimbabwe at Eden Park later this week? ICC Cricket World Cup 2015: Complete Coverage

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