Australian cricket team registered their 14th consecutive ODI win with a huge 68-run triumph against England in Leeds on Sunday. Stretching their winning run from the ICC ODI World Cup 2023 in India, the Australian team now boasts the most consecutive wins in ODIs by the current teams.
Captain Mitchell Marsh and wicketkeeper Alex Carey scored brilliant fifties to help Australia post a challenging total of 270 and then the returning fast bowlers Mitchell Starc and Josh Hazlewood shone with the ball to bundle out the Three Lions to 202.
After failing to defend 315 runs in the first match, England bowlers displayed an improved performance to bowl out the world champions to 270. Brydon Carse took three wickets while Matthews Potts, Adil Rashid and Jacob Bethell bagged two each for the hosts. Carey top-scored with 74 runs off just 67 balls to carry Australia from 221/9 to a challenging total of 270.
England never seemed in momentum to chase the target as they lost the first five wickets with just 65 runs on the scoreboard. The wicketkeeper batter Jamie Smith top-scored with 49 runs to show some resistance but England were bowled out to just 202 in 40.2 overs. Starc claimed three wickets on his return to the team while Hazlewood, Hardie and Maxwell clinched one each for Australia.
In the most consecutive ODI wins record, Australia surpassed Sri Lanka's last year's tally and are now only seven wins behind their historic winnings streak of 21 wins in 2003 which came under legendary captain Ricky Ponting.
Most consecutive wins in ODIs
- 21 - Australia (January 2003 - May 2003)
- 14* - Australia (October 2023 - September 2024)
- 13 - Sri Lanka (June 2023 - October 2023)
- 12 - South Africa (February 2005 - October 2005)
- 12 - Pakistan (November 2007 - June 2008)
- 12 - South Africa (September 2016 - February 2017)
Adil Rashid creates history for England
In another major milestone during the second ODI game, the veteran spinner Adil Rashid became the first English spin bowler to clinch 200 ODI wickets on Saturday. Rashid also became the fastest England bowler to record 200 wickets in ODI cricket in just 131 innings.
Meanwhile, Australia registered their eighth consecutive ODI win against England, stretching back from September 2020. With three more games remaining in the series, Mitchell Marsh's side will look to continue their dream run before the 2025 ICC Champions Trophy in Pakistan.
