Sri Lanka tops at most losses in ODI cricket

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The Sri Lankan team has made it to the bizarre list of most losses in ODI by a team, being at the top. The Island nation has played 880 matches so far and lost 437 games.

The winning percentage of this small country is 47.74. From 1990-2011, this team used to rule in the One Day Internationals, but after the retirement of Lankan greats like Sanath Jayasuriya, Mahela Jayawardene, and Kumar Sangakkara, the team lost its dignity in ODIs. They are yet to find match-winners, who can rescue them from this drastic phase. Sri Lanka won their only World Cup title in 1996 under Arjuna Ranatunga’s leadership.

Indian cricket team comes at the 2nd position in the list with 436 losses in 1022 games. Being in 2nd place on the list of most losses in ODI, the country of 1.5 billion has won 534 matches also, which is the 2nd highest by any country. More or less, India has always been at its best in the 50-over format, especially after 2000. India has won 3 ICC Trophies- the 2002 Champions Trophy under Sourav Ganguly’s captaincy and the 2011 World Cup & 2013 Championship under MS Dhoni’s guidance. Lately, India has proved itself in every 50 over ICC events but has not worn the crown since 2013, according to the skyblogs.

One of the Most cricket-loving countries in the world, the Pakistan cricket team is standing 3rd on the chart of most losses in ODI cricket. The Green Army has faced 419 losses in ODI in 947 games and registered 499 victories with a winning percentage of 54.31. Nowadays, Pakistan is not playing like it used to play in the 1990s. The implementation of this team has declined since 2015, it is lacking players with the right mindset and attitude. In the 20th century, Pakistan has registered only one ICC event in its name- the 2017 Champions Trophy.

The West Indies cricket team has lost the 4th most number of matches in ODI cricket, 402 times in 852 matches. The Caribbean team has 409 victories with a winning percentage of 50.48. Cricket fans definitely miss the vintage West Indies team, which won the Cricket World Cup two consecutive times in 1975 and 1979. That team had champions like Sir Vivian Richards, Clive Lloyd, and Andy Roberts. But at the same time, if you talk about the current West Indies side it has lost its charm in almost all formats of the game. Probably due to the poor technique.

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RM Friday, 13 January 2023 05:47 AM

Sri Lanka won ODI World Cup in 1996 and T20 World Cup in 2014. In between, SL had reached the ODI finals 5 times. It is the SLC that is almost totally responsible for the current poor performance. Increase of the number of First Division teams to 22, not establishing a world-class Cricket Academy, not constructing large cricket grounds with fast wickets, neglecting physical fitness and discipline, etc some of the actions responsible for poor performance. During the recently concluded T20 World Cup, the entire SLC Executive Committee was in Australia with the team why they did not impose discipline among the cricketers? SLC Executive Committee must be dissolved and a fresh election must be held under a revised constitution.

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Don Friday, 13 January 2023 05:56 AM

This is only a part of the story. If we see the winning percentage, SA is 60.9% and Aus is 60.7%. India falls to fourth with 52.2%. To be fair to India they played 1022. Pakistan played closer to 1000 and sitting above India as a winning percentage. Sri Lanka is well below sitting just above Bangladesh and Zimbabwe with 45.2 winning %. Cricket is about percentages not just numbers.

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Srimathi Sumathi Friday, 13 January 2023 09:48 AM

At least we are topping something. Congratulations. But be careful, there will be contenders for the position

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joshua Friday, 13 January 2023 10:00 AM

Great record to have...well done

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Spartacus Friday, 13 January 2023 10:00 AM

Most of the fellows in the present team are badu karayo, arrack masters and kottu rotti kings. So the results are obvious.

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Punchi Friday, 13 January 2023 10:18 AM

As recent as after independence we were making a human sacrifice when building a house. Subsequently at periodic times we engaged in mass human sacrifices to please our gods. We have due to international scrutiny we haven’t been able to do so recently. To win in cricket games and fix our problems we may need to commence our mass human sacrifices to invoke wins from our gods

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Dee Friday, 13 January 2023 11:28 AM

Shall we all now go to the dome and 'Pray'? May be the players could drop their cars and SUV's in the boxes? Keep the jewelry!

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Cricket is the most idolised thing here Friday, 13 January 2023 12:59 PM

Why does the public follow such loser team. Government make money from it, so encourage time wasting of public on the national cricket. It is again a social corruption when this kind of go nowhere poorly behaved team is worshiped or idolised by the public. If given choice of going to Dalada Vahanse or cricket, it is obvious what most people value greater, and which they care less about.

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cricket fan Saturday, 14 January 2023 04:21 AM

These days Sri Lanka mostly ends up on the losing side and often gets beaten by minnows Afghanistan and fails to qualify for world cup glory only to make it through the back door having to win against weaker teams first to qualify.. Having just lost the current ODI cricket series 2-0 to India once again it is no surprise that our record as the country with the most number of losses in ODI cricket has been proved beyond any doubt.

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Inshi Saturday, 14 January 2023 03:01 PM

We have the talent but lack the discipline. Best is to employ a disciplinarian from the forces and a psychologist. It is only then that things will move in the right direction.

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