-Vinay Kumar
On the tour of Pakistan, West Indies faced a face-off in the first T20 match of the 3-match series. In this match played at Karachi ground (West Indies vs Pakistan T20 Series, 2021), Pakistan’s team performed well and defeated West Indies by 63 runs. With this win, Pakistan’s team has taken a 1-0 lead in this 3-match series.
Significantly, Pakistan has created a big record by winning this match. The history of T20 International cricket shows that Pakistan cricket team has won the most in this calendar year of 2021 as compared to other countries. Pakistan has raised its flag in a total of 18 matches this year, which is the most wins by any country in the world in 2021.
Uganda is the second highest winning team after Pakistan. Which has won a total of 16 matches so far in the current year of 2021. However, if we talk about the country playing Test matches, the team that has won the most this year in T20 cricket is South Africa. South Africa has won 15 matches this year. New Zealand’s team is at number three with 13 wins. Sri Lanka, England and Bangladesh have won 11-11 matches so far in the 2021 calendar year. Indian team has been able to win only 10 matches this year.
Teams with most wins in T20Is in 2021 (Test cricket playing countries)
Pakistan won 18 matches.
South Africa 15, Bangladesh 11
New Zealand 13, Australia 10, West Indies 9, England 11, Srirata 10 and Sri Lanka 8 matches.
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