Has India ever lost back-to-back T20I series? Check out the full history and records

Has India ever lost back-to-back T20I series? Check out the full history and records originally appeared on Cricket News.
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KEY TAKEAWAYS:

• England beat India 3-0 in a bilateral series, a first-ever such win.
• India suffer back-to-back bilateral T20I series losses for first time since 2019.
• Brook-Salt’s 146-run stand ranks among biggest chases against India ever.

When did India last lose consecutive T20I series? History repeats after the Bristol rout

England etched their name into the record books by claiming their maiden bilateral T20I series win over India in a contest spanning multiple matches, sealing an unassailable 3-0 lead courtesy of a dominant nine-wicket victory in the fourth match at Bristol’s County Ground.

This defeat means India have now lost consecutive bilateral T20I series for the first time since February 2019, having earlier this year also suffered a 2-0 series loss in Ireland.

The last occasion India found themselves in a similar rut came when they were beaten 2-1 in New Zealand before facing a 2-0 whitewash at home against Australia, both in 2019. 

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Brook and Salt power a record-breaking chase

England’s victory was built on an unbroken 146-run partnership between captain Harry Brook and opener Phil Salt, a stand that now ranks as the fourth-highest partnership recorded against India in T20I history and one of the largest ever seen in a successful run chase.

Only a handful of partnerships sit above it, Quinton de Kock and David Miller’s unbeaten 174 for South Africa in Guwahati in 2022, Alex Hales and Jos Buttler’s 170 for England during the 2022 T20 World Cup semi-final in Adelaide, and Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan’s 152 for Pakistan during the same year’s World Cup in Dubai.

Brook finished unbeaten on 79, while Salt remained not out on 59, as England completed the chase of 159 in just 13.5 overs, coasting home with 37 balls to spare.

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A chase that rewrites England’s own history

Beyond troubling India’s record books, the win also holds special significance for England themselves.

It stands as their joint second-best victory by wickets remaining in a successful chase above 150, matching an identical nine-wicket win over South Africa in Cape Town back in 2020.

The only chase that ranks higher remains England’s extraordinary ten-wicket win over India in the 2022 T20 World Cup semi-final, when they chased down 169 without losing a single wicket. 

Among cricket’s Full Member nations, this chase also stands as the joint fourth-fastest completion of a 150-plus target by balls remaining, sitting alongside similarly rapid chases such as India’s own win over New Zealand in Guwahati earlier this year.

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