New Delhi: The international cricket in 2024 has witnessed some unpredictable results. There have been some massive upsets throughout the year across all three formats of the game. Team India broke their ICC trophy jinx and won the 2024 T20 World Cup in Barbados while New Zealand also secured their first-ever T20 World Cup title after defeating South Africa in the final of Women’s T20 World Cup 2024.
The USA also scripted history by defeating Pakistan in the super over in the group stage match of the 2024 T20 World Cup in Dallas. Sri Lanka beat Rohit and Co. in the three-match ODI series and won their first bilateral series against India since 1997 while Pakistan also beat Australia by 2-1 in the ODI series and won their first 50-over series on Australian soil since 2022. South Africa also won their first Test series in Asia after five years by defeating Bangladesh in a two-match series.
Unpredictable results in international cricket in 2024
1. New Zealand whitewashed India
New Zealand won third Test by 25 runs in Mumbai. (Photo-X/@BCCI)
Tom Latham and Co. whitewashed Team India by 3-0 in the three-match Test series at home. The Men in Blue were favourites to win the series in the home conditions but New Zealand stunned them with sensational performances in all three matches.
The Blackcaps defeated Rohit and Co. in the first Test at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru. They also won the second Test in Pune by 113 runs and the last Test in Mumbai by 25 runs. This was the first time India have been whitewashed in a Test series at home since 1999-2000.
2. Bangladesh won Test series against Pakistan
Bangladesh won second Test against Pakistan by 6 wickets. (Photo-X/@ICC)
Bangladesh also whitewashed Pakistan on their home soil for the first time in history. This was their third Test series victory away from home. Najmul and Co. were not the favourites to win the series against Pakistan when they landed in Rawalpindi. But, the Bangla Tigers dominated the series in all three departments and whitewashed Shan Masood and Co. in the two-match Test series.
Bangladesh won the opening Test of the series by 10 wickets in Rawalpindi and also won the second Test at the same venue by 6 wickets. Overall, this was just their eighth Test victory in overseas. They won two matches each in West Indies, Zimbabwe & Pakistan, and one each in Sri Lanka & New Zealand.
3. Sri Lanka beat India in ODI series after 27 years
Sri Lanka whitewashed India in ODI series. (Photo-X/@ICC)
Sri Lanka defeated India by 2-0 in the three-match ODI series and won their first-ever bilateral ODI series since 1997. Gautam Gambhir’s tenure as India’s head coach which started with a dominating series win in the T20Is, ended with a winless run in the ODIs in Sri Lanka. Indian batters struggled to bat against Sri Lankan spin bowlers.
The Men in Blue lost 27 wickets against spin which is the most by any team in a bilateral ODI series (max 3 matches). The first match of the series ended in a tie and Sri Lanka won the second ODI by 32 runs. The hosts also won the third ODI match by 110 runs.
4. India ended their 11-year ICC trophy drought
The Men in Blue ended their 11-year ICC trophy by defeating South Africa by 7 runs in the final of the 2024 T20 World Cup. Rohit and Co. remained undefeated throughout the tournament. Not many fans and experts have given India a chance before the start of the 20-team event.
Team India had plenty of problems heading into the T20 World Cup 2024 with Virat and Rohit playing just two T20I matches since the last edition of the tournament. Hardik Pandya also struggled to perform in the IPL 2024 with the bat and ball. But all things came together for Rohit and Co. when the tournament started and they played dominant and aggressive cricket throughout the tournament.
5. Pakistan win ODI series in Australia after 22 years
Pakistan defeated Australia by 8 wickets in third ODI. (Photo-X/@TheRealPCB)
Pakistan beat Australia 2-1 in the three-match series to win their first-ever ODI bilateral series on Australian soil since 2002. The visitors showed plenty of grit and determination despite losing the first ODI by 2 wickets at the MCG. Mohammed Rizwan and Co. won the next two matches comfortably. Australia rested their first-team players ahead of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy and their second-string players struggled to perform against the world-class Pakistani pace attack. Haris Rauf picked up 10 wickets and won the Player of the Series award.
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