Most consecutive series defeats

Most consecutive series defeats in Tests

Most consecutive series defeats

Team	Series	Mat	Won	Lost	Series
Bangladesh	16	1	0	1	India in Bangladesh Test Match, 2000/01
	2	0	2	Bangladesh in Zimbabwe Test Series, 2000/01
	2	0	1	Zimbabwe in Bangladesh Test Series, 2001/02
	2	0	2	Bangladesh in New Zealand Test Series, 2001/02
	2	0	2	Pakistan in Bangladesh Test Series, 2001/02
	2	0	2	Bangladesh in Sri Lanka Test Series, 2002
	2	0	2	Bangladesh in South Africa Test Series, 2002/03
	2	0	2	West Indies in Bangladesh Test Series, 2002/03
	2	0	2	South Africa in Bangladesh Test Series, 2003
	2	0	2	Bangladesh in Australia Test Series, 2003
	3	0	3	Bangladesh in Pakistan Test Series, 2003
	2	0	2	England in Bangladesh Test Series, 2003/04
	2	0	1	Bangladesh in Zimbabwe Test Series, 2003/04
	2	0	1	Bangladesh in West Indies Test Series, 2004
	2	0	2	New Zealand in Bangladesh Test Series, 2004/05
	2	0	2	India in Bangladesh Test Series, 2004/05
Bangladesh	11	2	0	2	Bangladesh in England Test Series, 2005
	2	0	2	Bangladesh in Sri Lanka Test Series, 2005
	2	0	2	Sri Lanka in Bangladesh Test Series, 2005/06
	2	0	2	Australia in Bangladesh Test Series, 2005/06
	2	0	1	India in Bangladesh Test Series, 2007
	3	0	3	Bangladesh in Sri Lanka Test Series, 2007
	2	0	2	Bangladesh in New Zealand Test Series, 2007/08
	2	0	2	South Africa in Bangladesh Test Series, 2007/08
	2	0	1	New Zealand in Bangladesh Test Series, 2008/09
	2	0	2	Bangladesh in South Africa Test Series, 2008/09
	2	0	2	Sri Lanka in Bangladesh Test Series, 2008/09
New Zealand	10	2	0	1	England in New Zealand Test Series, 1950/51
	2	0	1	West Indies in New Zealand Test Series, 1951/52
	2	0	1	South Africa in New Zealand Test Series, 1952/53
	5	0	4	New Zealand in South Africa Test Series, 1953/54
	2	0	2	England in New Zealand Test Series, 1954/55
	3	0	2	New Zealand in Pakistan Test Series, 1955/56
	5	0	2	New Zealand in India Test Series, 1955/56
	4	1	3	West Indies in New Zealand Test Series, 1955/56
	5	0	4	New Zealand in England Test Series, 1958
	2	0	1	England in New Zealand Test Series, 1958/59
Bangladesh	9	2	0	2	India in Bangladesh Test Series, 2009/10
	1	0	1	Bangladesh in New Zealand Test Match, 2009/10
	2	0	2	England in Bangladesh Test Series, 2009/10
	2	0	2	Bangladesh in England Test Series, 2010
	1	0	1	Bangladesh in Zimbabwe Test Match, 2011
	2	0	1	West Indies in Bangladesh Test Series, 2011/12
	2	0	2	Pakistan in Bangladesh Test Series, 2011/12
	2	0	2	West Indies in Bangladesh Test Series, 2012/13
	2	0	1	Bangladesh in Sri Lanka Test Series, 2012/13
Australia	7	3	0	1	The Ashes (Australia in England), 1884
	5	2	3	The Ashes (England in Australia), 1884/85
	3	0	3	The Ashes (Australia in England), 1886
	2	0	2	The Ashes (England in Australia), 1886/87
	1	0	1	The Ashes (England in Australia), 1887/88
	3	1	2	The Ashes (Australia in England), 1888
	3	0	2	The Ashes (Australia in England), 1890
South Africa	7	5	1	4	South Africa in Australia Test Series, 1910/11
	3	0	2	Australia v South Africa Test Series (in England), 1912
	3	0	3	South Africa in England Test Series, 1912
	5	0	4	England in South Africa Test Series, 1913/14
	3	0	1	Australia in South Africa Test Series, 1921/22
	5	1	2	England in South Africa Test Series, 1922/23
	5	0	3	South Africa in England Test Series, 1924
New Zealand	7	3	0	1	New Zealand in England Test Series, 1994
	3	1	2	New Zealand in South Africa Test Series, 1994/95
	2	0	1	West Indies in New Zealand Test Series, 1994/95
	1	0	1	Centenary Test (South Africa in New Zealand), 1994/95
	2	0	1	Sri Lanka in New Zealand Test Series, 1994/95
	3	0	1	New Zealand in India Test Series, 1995/96
	1	0	1	Pakistan in New Zealand Test Match, 1995/96
Zimbabwe	7	1	0	1	Southern Cross Trophy (Australia in Zimbabwe), 1999/00
	2	0	2	South Africa v Zimbabwe Test Series (in South Africa/Zimbabwe), 1999/00
	3	0	1	Sri Lanka in Zimbabwe Test Series, 1999/00
	2	0	2	Zimbabwe in West Indies Test Series, 1999/00
	2	0	1	Zimbabwe in England Test Series, 2000
	2	0	2	New Zealand in Zimbabwe Test Series, 2000/01
	2	0	1	Zimbabwe in India Test Series, 2000/01
West Indies	7	2	0	2	West Indies in Sri Lanka Test Series, 2005
	3	0	3	The Frank Worrell Trophy (West Indies in Australia), 2005/06
	3	0	2	West Indies in New Zealand Test Series, 2005/06
	4	0	1	India in West Indies Test Series, 2006
	3	0	2	West Indies in Pakistan Test Series, 2006/07
	4	0	3	The Wisden Trophy (West Indies in England), 2007
	3	1	2	Sir Vivian Richards Trophy (West Indies in South Africa), 2007/08
West Indies	7	2	0	2	The Frank Worrell Trophy (Australia in West Indies), 2015
	2	0	2	Sobers/Tissera Trophy (West Indies in Sri Lanka), 2015/16
	3	0	2	The Frank Worrell Trophy (West Indies in Australia), 2015/16
	4	0	2	India in West Indies Test Series, 2016
	3	1	2	Pakistan v West Indies Test Series (in United Arab Emirates), 2016/17
	3	1	2	Pakistan in West Indies Test Series, 2017
	3	1	2	The Wisden Trophy (West Indies in England), 2017
Zimbabwe	7	1	0	1	South Africa in Zimbabwe Test Match, 2014
	3	0	3	Zimbabwe in Bangladesh Test Series, 2014/15
	2	0	2	New Zealand in Zimbabwe Test Series, 2016
	2	0	2	Sri Lanka in Zimbabwe Test Series, 2016/17
	1	0	1	Zimbabwe in Sri Lanka Test Match, 2017
	2	0	1	West Indies in Zimbabwe Test Series, 2017/18
	1	0	1	Zimbabwe in South Africa Test Match, 2017/18
India	6	1	0	1	India in England Test Match, 1932
	3	0	2	England in India Test Series, 1933/34
	3	0	2	India in England Test Series, 1936
	3	0	1	India in England Test Series, 1946
	5	0	4	India in Australia Test Series, 1947/48
	5	0	1	West Indies in India Test Series, 1948/49
South Africa	6	5	0	4	Australia in South Africa Test Series, 1935/36
	5	0	1	England in South Africa Test Series, 1938/39
	5	0	3	South Africa in England Test Series, 1947
	5	0	2	England in South Africa Test Series, 1948/49
	5	0	4	Australia in South Africa Test Series, 1949/50
	5	1	3	South Africa in England Test Series, 1951
Zimbabwe	6	3	0	3	Zimbabwe in Sri Lanka Test Series, 2001/02
	2	0	2	Zimbabwe in India Test Series, 2001/02
	2	0	2	Pakistan in Zimbabwe Test Series, 2002/03
	2	0	2	Zimbabwe in England Test Series, 2003
	2	0	2	Southern Cross Trophy (Zimbabwe in Australia), 2003/04
	2	0	1	Clive Lloyd Trophy (West Indies in Zimbabwe), 2003/04
Ireland	6	1	0	1	Pakistan in Ireland Test Match, 2018
	1	0	1	Afghanistan v Ireland Test Match (in India), 2018/19
	1	0	1	Ireland in England Test Match, 2019
	1	0	1	Ireland in Bangladesh Test Match, 2022/23
	2	0	2	Ireland in Sri Lanka Test Series, 2023
	1	0	1	Ireland in England Test Match, 2023
Zimbabwe	6	2	0	2	Pakistan in Zimbabwe Test Series, 2021
	1	0	1	Bangladesh in Zimbabwe Test Match, 2021
	2	0	1	West Indies in Zimbabwe Test Series, 2022/23
	1	0	1	Zimbabwe in Ireland Test Match, 2024
	2	0	1	Afghanistan in Zimbabwe Test Series, 2024/25
	1	0	1	Ireland in Zimbabwe Test Match, 2024/25
South Africa	5	2	0	2	England in South Africa Test Series, 1888/89
	1	0	1	England in South Africa Test Match, 1891/92
	3	0	3	England in South Africa Test Series, 1895/96
	2	0	2	England in South Africa Test Series, 1898/99
	3	0	2	Australia in South Africa Test Series, 1902/03
England	5	5	1	2	Pakistan in England Test Series, 1992
	3	0	3	England in India Test Series, 1992/93
	1	0	1	England in Sri Lanka Test Match, 1992/93
	6	1	4	The Ashes (Australia in England), 1993
	5	1	3	The Wisden Trophy (England in West Indies), 1993/94
Zimbabwe	5	2	0	2	Sri Lanka in Zimbabwe Test Series, 2004
	2	0	1	Zimbabwe in Bangladesh Test Series, 2004/05
	2	0	2	Zimbabwe in South Africa Test Series, 2004/05
	2	0	2	New Zealand in Zimbabwe Test Series, 2005
	2	0	2	India in Zimbabwe Test Series, 2005

* indicates that the sequence is ongoing

One-off Tests are included as series, and tournaments with more than two teams are excluded

Records includes the following current or recent matches:

Sri Lanka v Bangladesh at Colombo (SSC), ICC World Test Championship 2nd Test, Jun 25-28, 2025 [Test # 2588]

West Indies v Australia at Bridgetown, 1st Test, Jun 25-27, 2025 [Test # 2589]

England v India at Leeds, 1st Test, Jun 20-24, 2025 [Test # 2587]