The worst ODI losses for the Indian cricket team

Mar 20, 2023

By: Rahul Verma

IND vs AUS

In the second ODI between India and Australia, India, led by Rohit Sharma, faced their largest-ever ODI defeat in terms of balls remaining. Australia won the toss and chose to field, with Mitchell Starc causing a top-order collapse for India, resulting in a score of just 117 runs.

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Worst ODI losses

In further slides, let us look at India's worst ODI defeats in terms of Balls Remaining (BR).

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India vs Sri Lanka

Result: Lost | Margin: 8 wickets | BR: 209 | Ground: Dambulla | Date: Aug 22, 2010

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India vs Australia

Result: Lost | Margin: 9 wickets | BR: 174 | Ground: Sydney | Date: Jan 8, 1981

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India vs Australia

Result: Lost | Margin: 9 wickets | BR: 166 | Ground: Centurion | Date: Feb 15, 2003

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India vs New Zealand

Result: Lost | Margin: 7 wickets | BR: 146 | Ground: Queenstown | Date: Jan 4, 2003

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India vs Australia

Result: Lost | Margin: 9 wickets | BR: 145 | Ground: Vadodara | Date: Oct 11, 2007

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India vs Pakistan

Result: Lost | Margin: 8 wickets | BR: 132 | Ground: Sharjah | Date: Apr 16, 1999

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India vs Pakistan

Result: Lost | Margin: 9 wickets | BR: 136 | Ground: Lahore | Date: Oct 2, 1997

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