Spain beats India, Afghanistan to claim world record in Men’s T20I cricket

Sunday (August 25), SpainThe national cricket team achieved a milestone by setting a new world record for most consecutive wins in Men’s T20 Internationals (T20Is). This remarkable achievement came with a seven-wicket victory Greece during the World Cup Qualifiers for Europe T20 Cheld in Guernsey.

Breaking the previous record of India and Afghanistan

Spain’s win over Greece extended their winning streak to 14 consecutive T20I matches, surpassing the previous record of 13 consecutive victories held jointly Malaysia (2022) and Bermuda. Before the Spanish conquest, India, Afghanistan again Romania each holding a record 12 consecutive T20I wins. The all-time record for consecutive T20I wins, across men’s and women’s cricket, remains Thailand the women’s team, which has won 17 straight.

“It’s been a long road, but to get 14 wins in a row is amazing. It’s something we can be proud of, congratulations to all the players, coaches and those people who made this happen. Onward and upward! Let’s go to Spain,” the post reads.

Ha sido un camino largo, pero hemos obtener 14 consecutive victories is incredible.

Es algo por lo que podemos estar orgulosos, enhorabuena a todos los jugadores, entrenadores y aquellas personas que hacen que esto sea posible.

Hacia adelante y pararriba!

Let’s go to Spain 🇪🇸 pic.twitter.com/NQcuHbZIFI

– Cricket España (@Cricket_Espana) August 26, 2024

Amazing sequence put up by Spain

Spain’s last defeat in a T20I came almost two years ago against them Italy. Since then, the team has been winning impressively, winning a series of matches against the team Isle of Man, A sweater again Croatia. Their streak was briefly interrupted last year when the game against the Isle of Man was called off due to rain. In that series, Spain showed their dominance by bowling out the Isle of Man for just 10 runs and achieved the target by just two wickets.

Victory in Greece

In their last match, Greece batted first and managed to score 96 runs for 9 wickets. Sajid Afridi he was Greece’s top scorer with 27 runs, and Mohammad Atif he was the only other batsman to reach 20 runs. in Spain Yasir Ali he came out on top with the ball, taking three wickets for 12 runs, supported by Mohammad Atif again Charlie Rumistrzewiczeach took two wickets. Spain successfully chased down the target of 97 runs in 13 overs, by runs Hamza Saleem Dar leading by 32 runs unbeaten.

A proud moment for the Spanish cricket team

Coach of the Spanish national cricket team Corey Rutgers expressed pride in the team’s success, saying, ” “It’s a proud record to be announced today, obviously we don’t play records but this feels special to the band. It’s been a transformative few years in Spain, and a lot of credit goes to the players who sacrifice a lot of time to play for Espana, the management and my coaching staff. I couldn’t be more proud of everyone involved,”

Spain’s success in T20Is highlights their growing prominence in international cricket. They are currently leading Group A in the ongoing European T20 World Cup Sub Regional Qualifier C, having won three out of four matches, with one match ending without a result.