Most ODI matches played by a team

ODI matches have always been one of the most enjoyable formats of cricket. Though it is true that ODI Cricket is slowly losing its glory due to the introduction of different T20 leagues, it is still the most laugh format because of various ICC events. The format and its matches shifted from one gear to another over the past yours and decades, but the charm is still the same. Let's take a look at the teams who played the most ODI matches.

INDIA

The Indian ODI team has completed playing 999 ODI matches and is going to play their 1000th ODI match on 6th February 2022 against the West Indies. The 4th ranked ODI team started competing in ODI tournaments in 1974, and since then the team won 518 matches out of 999. The team lost in 431 matches and also 9 matches ended in a draw. Also, the team has a win-loss ratio of 1.201. During the span of about 48 years, the Indian ODI team won the ICC World Cup twice; the first in 1983 under the captaincy of Kapil Dev and the second in 2011 under the captaincy of Mahendra Singh Dhoni.

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AUSTRALIA

With 958 ODI matches, Australia is sitting at the second position in the table of most ODI matches by a team. The Australian team started competing in ODI matches in 1971. This team won 581 matches and lost 334 matches out of 958. The rest 9 matches ended in a draw and they have a win-loss ratio of 1.739. During the span of about 50 years, the 3rd ranked ODI team won the World Cup 5 times. Australian ODI team is undoubtedly the most successful team when it comes to the cricket world cup and also they are the only team to win the World Cup in all the host countries.

They won their first World Cup in 1987 under the captaincy of Allan Border. They won their second world cup in 1999 under the captaincy of Steve Waugh, third in 2003 under the captaincy of Ricky Ponting, fourth in 2007 once again under the captaincy of Ricky Ponting, and the fifth in 2015 under the leadership of Michael Clarke. Also, Australia is the only team to win the World Cup thrice consecutively.

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PAKISTAN

Pakistan started playing ODI cricket in 1973 and till today they played a total of 936 matches. With a win-loss ratio of 1.175, Pakistan won 490 ODI matches and lost 417 matches. Likewise India and Australia, Pakistan ended with a draw in 9 ODI matches. Pakistan registered victory in World Cup once in the year 1992 against England under the captaincy of Imran Khan. Pakistan is now sitting at the 6th ODI ranked position with 2,524 points.