Chase History: A Glance Back at India's continuous 12 Match Win

Posted by Hreet N.
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Jul 5, 2022
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In the 1st Twenty20 Internationals versus South Africa at Arun Jaitley Ground in New Delhi, the scene is prepared for Team India to make history. If the squad in Blue can defeat the Proteas in the first encounter of the 5 match tournament, they will go down in history. India has won Twelve matches in a row, and a win on Thursday would enable them to write history by becoming the first team to win 13 Twenty20 International matches in a row. India is best when it comes to chasing runs, which helped them to reach these heights. The highest run chase by India in t20 is 211 runs. The golden run of India began with a Twenty20 World Cup stage match versus Afghanistan. India struggled to qualify for the Twenty20 WorldCup semifinals, but they rebounded with a dominant run in the shorter format following the competition.

Here's a look back at India's path to the edge of breaking the world record, before the entertaining series versus the Proteas.

Sri Lanka vs. India held on the 27th of February 202225

on the 27th of February 2022, India won their 12th straight Twenty20 International match versus Sri Lanka in the 3rd and final game of the bilateral series. With the victory, the squad in Blue tied Romania and Afghanistan for the most wins in a single season. Dasun Shanaka, Sri Lanka's captain, won the coin toss and chose to bat in the first innings. In Twenty overs, the Islanders scored 146 runs. After India ended up losing Sanju Samson and Rohit Sharma early in the innings, Shreyas Iyer's half-century steadied the pursuit. The Mumbai batsman's undefeated 73 runs, combined with Avesh Khan's two wickets, guided the team to a 3-0 series victory.

Sri Lanka versus India held on the 26th of February 2022

Sri Lanka posted an impressive total of 183 runs in the 2nd Twenty20 International of the bilateral series, thanks to Pathum Nissanka's 75*. India made simple work of the score, chasing it down in 17.1 overs along with seven wickets intact. Shreyas Iyer hit 74* off 34 deliveries once more, while Ravindra Jadeja hit 45* off 18 deliveries to aid his team to prevail.

Sri Lanka versus India held on the 24th of February 2022

Team India began their tournament versus Sri Lanka after another overwhelming 3-0 series win over the West Indies, continuing their winning streak. India scored 199 after electing to bat, owing to Ishan Kishan's magnificent 89* runs off 56 balls and Shreyas Iyer's dazzling 57* runs off 28 balls. Sri Lanka can only manage 137 runs in response, with Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Venkatesh Iyer claiming two wickets each.

West Indies against India held on the 20th of February 2022

In the 3rd and finale, Twenty20 International versus West Indies held at Eden Gardens in Kolkata, India accomplished a series sweep under Rohit Sharma's leadership. India scored 184 runs in the first innings, owing to Suryakumar Yadav's quick-fire 65 runs off 31 deliveries. Notwithstanding Nicholas Pooran's 61 runs off 47 balls, West Indies fell 17 runs behind. Harshal Patel was the star of the show, taking 3 wickets, and giving 22 runs only in four overs.

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