Sri Lanka has lost a recently concluded T20I series at home against Team India by 3-0. They have created chances in all three games of the series but allowed India to take the momentum back in those games. With a loss in the 3rd T20I in Pallekele, Sri Lanka becomes the worst team in T20I history in terms of most losses in this format. They surpass the Bangladesh cricket team in this unwanted record. Today, we will talk about how Sri Lanka cricket is doing in the last few years, and see the other teams as well with the most losses in T20I history. So let’s dive into it quickly.
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Sri Lanka created an unwanted record in T20I history
Sri Lanka cricket is in disarray for the last decade or so, and things are getting worse for them. Now, they become the worst team in T20I history, surpassing the Bangladesh cricket team. After a 3-0 loss against India in a recently concluded T20I series at home, there number of losses in T20I cricket is the most by any other team (including an Associate member teams) in this format.
Sri Lanka now has a total of 105 losses in T20I cricket. Before that, Bangladesh had 104 losses in T20Is in the 176 matches they have played so far. We will talk about Sri Lanka cricket’s downfall in the last few years later in this article. But before that, let’s see a list of teams with the most losses in T20I history.
List of teams with the most number of losses in T20I history
NOTE: (1) We are only including full-member nations of the ICC (International Cricket Council). The Associate member teams are not on this list.
(2) The games these teams have played also include the matches against Associate nations.
TEAMS | NO. OF LOSSES (INCLUDING THE LOSSES IN SUPER OVERS) |
Sri Lanka (SL) | 105 |
Bangladesh (BAN) | 104 |
West Indies (WI) | 102 |
Zimbabwe (ZIM) | 99 |
New Zealand (NZ) | 99 |
Pakistan (PAK) | 95 |
Ireland (IRE) | 89 |
Australia (AUS) | 85 |
England (ENG) | 83 |
South Africa (SA) | 77 |
India (IND) | 69 |
Afghanistan (AFG) | 53 |
So these are the teams with the most number of losses in T20I history. Now let’s see the teams with the most number of wins as well.
List of teams with the most number of wins in T20Is
TEAMS | MATCHES PLAYED | NO. OF WINS (including the wins in Super Overs) | TIED/NR |
India | 235 | 160 | 6 |
Pakistan | 245 | 143 | 7 |
England | 192 | 102 | 7 |
New Zealand | 220 | 113 | 8 |
South Africa | 185 | 105 | 3 |
Australia | 195 | 105 | 4 |
West Indies | 202 | 90 | 10 |
Sri Lanka | 195 | 88 | 2 |
Afghanistan | 138 | 84 | 1 |
Ireland | 169 | 72 | 8 |
Bangladesh | 176 | 68 | 4 |
Zimbabwe | 150 | 50 | 1 |
So this is the list of teams with the most number of wins in T20Is. Now let’s get back to our main topic, which is Sri Lanka cricket.
Sri Lanka cricket has been in a spot of bother for a while now
There was a time when Sri Lanka used to be a force in cricket. They have played some really good cricket in the past, whether it is Test Cricket, ODI cricket, and T20I cricket. But now, that fighting spirit is missing nowadays. They even lacked in the skill level as well. Those were the days when Kumar Sangakkara, Mahela Jayawardene, L Malinga, Sanath Jayasuriya, etc used to play for Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka has found a few talented players in the last 15 years or so, who have done well for the team, but they somehow didn’t become big players who consistently win games for the team. Sri
Lanka has also done well in patches, but they are not like the Sri Lanka we used to see. They do win some test matches at home with favorable conditions, but still couldn’t find a way to win games away from home.
We talked about their white-ball numbers above, and more particularly about T20Is, they didn’t have much to show in this format in terms of performances.
Sri Lanka cricket going through a tough phase
Sri Lanka is going through a very tough phase. We can’t say they are going through a transition phase, where a team finds it hard to build a team after the experienced players leave. They have so many players in the team who have been in the setup for a while.
Sri Lanka, after winning a T20 WC in 2014, didn’t reach the semifinals of the T20 WC 2016, 2021, 2022, and 2024. They have tried 8 different captains in this format. And the number of captains in this period is even more in the other two formats.
Against India in a 3-match T20I series, they are ahead in the game at some point in all three games, but couldn’t find a way to cross the line.
Conclusion
So this is all about Sri Lanka’s current situation and their unwanted record in T20Is. It is sad to see a team like Sri Lanka is in this situation right now. Let’s hope they find a way to cope with this and build a strong team soon.
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FAQs:-
(1) How many ICC titles has Sri Lankan Men’s Team won?
Sri Lanka had one ICC ODI WC in 1996, and one T20I WC in 2014, and they were joint-winners of the ICC Champions Trophy in 2002 along with India.
(2) How many Asia Cup titles SL has won till now?
SL has a total of 6 Asia Cup titles out of 16. They have won the titles in 1986, 1997, 2004, 2008, 2014, 2022.
(3) Which team has the best win % in T20Is between the full-member nations of the ICC?
Team India has the best win percentage of all the full-member ICC nations. They have a win % of 65.53 in T20Is.
(4) Which team has the best win % in T20Is including the Associate member nations of ICC?
Spain has the best win % in T20Is. They have played 35 T20Is and won 26. Spain has a win % of 74.28 in T20Is.