Most Wins in a calendar year

Cricket is an unpredictable sport. Outstanding individual performance is enough to turn any match on its head. However, only the best teams can produce such performances on a consistent basis. So, which teams have the most wins in a calendar year across formats? Let us have a look.

Tests:

West Indies/ England /South Africa | 11 Tests Matches

Test Cricket is a powerful format of the game. It takes enormous flexibility, discipline, and courage to win a test match. A team gotta be tough from eternally in order to conquer the format. It moves from season to season, so there are scopes to turn the game to your table anytime. So far three teams have the most wins in a calendar year in Test cricket. They are West Indies, England, and South Africa. They share the record of 11 Test matches win in a calendar year.

Also read: Most Wins As Captain In Test

ODIs:

Australia | 30 ODI Matches

By 2003 the Australian cricket team had formed a world-beating team. While a few of the old guard remained, the emergence of new players such as Andrew Symonds as well as a tearaway fast bowler Brett Lee made their team even stronger. They stormed their way to the 2003 World Cup title after defeating India in the final. They also won a record 30 of the 35 ODIs in a calendar year - a record that stands still today. They won a record 21 consecutive ODIs during this period as well. All in all, they won 38 of the 47 matches that year with a staggering win-loss ratio of 4.75.

T20Is:

India* | 21 T20I Matches

Also read: Most T20I wins in a calendar year

The Indian cricket team, captained by Rohit Sharma won against Australia in Hyderabad with one ball and 6 wickets. With this victory, Team India set a new record for winning the most international T20 matches in a calendar year. The victory in Hyderabad is the Indian team's 21st victory in 29 matches played in the year 2022. Earlier this record was registered in the name of the Pakistan cricket team captained by Babar Azam. Pakistan won 20 out of 29 matches played last year. This was a world record that Pakistan had set by breaking their own record of 17 victories in the year 2018.