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List: Teams with Most T20I Losses

T20 is the most unpredictable form of the game, and as the game shortens, each side has an equal chance of winning the game. Hence, this format sees a significant number of upsets, and it applies to even the teams that are the strongest in the other two formats.

Competitiveness and unpredictability add a different layer to T20 cricket, and results are not straightforward, unlike what we get in Tests or the ODIs. So it is rare that a team maintains a winning streak for a long period, and loss is inevitable. In this article, we will talk about teams that have lost the most games in T20 as far as the international game goes.

Most T20I Losses by Teams

TeamsMatches PlayedMatches LostLoss%
West Indies21610950.46
Bangladesh18210758.79
Sri Lanka20310652.21
Zimbabwe16110363.97
Pakistan2539838.73
New Zealand2259441.78
Ireland1719052.63
England2048943.62
Australia2038441.38
South Africa1968442.86
India2477128.74
Rwanda1016968.31
Netherlands1185344.91
Afghanistan1415236.87
Hong Kong1005252.00
Scotland1025150.00
U.A.E.1185143.22
Oman954850.52
Kenya1104641.81
Malta684058.82
Maldives503876.00
Nepal953840.00
Malaysia913639.56
Bahrain713549.29
Bulgaria513364.70
Nigeria723345.83
Gibraltar463269.57
Singapore543259.25
Botswana533158.49
Canada693043.47

Key Stats

Pakistan has played the most number of games in the T20I format (253), winning 144 of those and losing 98. Their wins are second best only to India, who have won 160 and lost just 70 from the 242 matches they played in the format.

17: The number of teams to have lost 50 or more games in the T20I format. Apart from the team present in the top 10, India (70), Rwanda (69), Netherlands (53), Afghanistan (52), Hong Kong (52), Scotland (51), and UAE (51) are the other teams to lose 50 or more T20I games.

A total of 10 teams have played 100 or more T20I games in history, and Rwanda’s win percentage of 0.420 (29 wins in 101 games) is the lowest for the teams that have played over 100 T20I games, while Uganda’s 3.521 is the best. Team Uganda has featured in 107 games, winning 81 and losing just 23.

West Indies, the 2-time World T20 Champions, have lost the most games (109) in this format and have won only 93 of their 216 games.

Pakistan (98) and New Zealand (94) are a few losses away from breaking into the 100-club and joining the likes of the West Indies, Zimbabwe, Sri Lanka, and Bangladesh.

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