Longest wait for a win against a particular opponent

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Most matches against a team without ever winning - Tests
Team Opposition Mat From
To Diff
Zimbabwe Sri Lanka
15 11 Oct 1994 17 May 2004 9y 219d
Zimbabwe
New Zealand 13 1 Nov 1992 17 Aug 2005 12y 289d
Bangladesh Sri Lanka 10 6 Sep 2001 14 Jul 2007
5y 311d
Zimbabwe South Africa 7 13 Oct 1995
13 Mar 2005 9y 151d
Zimbabwe England 6
18 Dec 1996 7 Jun 2003 6y 171d
Bangladesh Pakistan
6 29 Aug 2001 6 Sep 2003 2y 8d
Zimbabwe
West Indies 6 16 Mar 2000 16 Nov 2003 3y 245d
Bangladesh India 5 10 Nov 2000 27 May 2007
6y 198d
Bangladesh South Africa 4 18 Oct 2002
4 May 2003 0y 198d
Bangladesh West Indies 4
8 Dec 2002 7 Jun 2004 1y 182d
Bangladesh New Zealand
4 18 Dec 2001 29 Oct 2004 2y 316d
Bangladesh
England 4 21 Oct 2003 5 Jun 2005 1y 227d
Bangladesh Australia 4 18 Jul 2003 20 Apr 2006
2y 276d
Zimbabwe Australia 3 14 Oct 1999
20 Oct 2003 4y 6d
ICC World XI Australia 1
14 Oct 2005 17 Oct 2005 0y 3d

Most matches until a first win - Tests
Team Opposition Mat From
To Diff
New Zealand England
47 10 Jan 1930 15 Feb 1978 48y 36d
India
West Indies 24 10 Nov 1948 10 Mar 1971 22y 120d
India England 14 25 Jun 1932 10 Feb 1952
19y 230d
New Zealand South Africa 11 27 Feb 1932
4 Jan 1962 29y 311d
New Zealand India 10
19 Nov 1955 27 Feb 1968 12y 100d
New Zealand Pakistan
10 13 Oct 1955 2 Nov 1969 14y 20d
Sri Lanka
New Zealand 10 4 Mar 1983 9 Dec 1992 9y 280d
Sri Lanka Australia 10 22 Apr 1983 11 Sep 1999
16y 142d
India Australia 9 28 Nov 1947
24 Dec 1959 12y 26d
South Africa England 8
12 Mar 1889 4 Jan 1906 16y 298d
Sri Lanka Pakistan
7 5 Mar 1982 18 Mar 1986 4y 13d
Bangladesh
Zimbabwe 6 19 Apr 2001 10 Jan 2005 3y 266d
South Africa Australia 5 11 Oct 1902 13 Jan 1911
8y 94d
West Indies England 5 23 Jun 1928
26 Feb 1930 1y 248d
New Zealand West Indies 5
8 Feb 1952 13 Mar 1956 4y 34d
New Zealand Australia
5 29 Mar 1946 13 Mar 1974 27y 349d
India
Sri Lanka 5 17 Sep 1982 31 Dec 1986 4y 105d
Pakistan South Africa 5 19 Jan 1995 2 Mar 1998
3y 42d
Sri Lanka South Africa 5 25 Aug 1993
23 Jul 2000 6y 333d

Most matches since the last win - Tests
Team Opposition Mat From To
Diff
New Zealand Australia 1716 Mar 1993 29 Mar 2005 12y 13d
West Indies England16 17 Jun 2000 19 Jun 2007 7y 2d
PakistanAustralia 12 4 Dec 1995 5 Jan 2005 9y 32d
West Indies South Africa 8 23 Apr 2001 3 May 2005
4y 10d
West Indies New Zealand 8 23 Apr 1996
29 Mar 2006 9y 340d
Sri Lanka Australia 7
11 Sep 1999 13 Jul 2004 4y 306d
West Indies India
7 22 May 2002 2 Jul 2006 4y 41d
South Africa
Australia 6 18 Mar 2002 4 Apr 2006 4y 17d
England Australia 6 28 Aug 2005 5 Jan 2007
1y 130d
India New Zealand 5 25 Oct 1999
20 Oct 2003 3y 360d
Zimbabwe India 4
18 Jun 2001 22 Sep 2005 4y 96d
India Pakistan
4 20 Mar 2005 1 Feb 2006 0y 318d
New Zealand
South Africa 4 22 Mar 2004 7 May 2006 2y 46d
South Africa Sri Lanka 4 19 Nov 2002 8 Aug 2006
3y 262d
Pakistan England 4 3 Dec 2005
20 Aug 2006 0y 260d
West Indies Pakistan 4
29 May 2005 1 Dec 2006 1y 186d

Most matches against a team without ever winning - ODIs
Team Opposition Mat From
To Diff
Bangladesh West Indies
13 21 May 1999 19 Apr 2007 7y 333d
Kenya
South Africa 8 3 Oct 1996 12 Feb 2003 6y 132d
Bangladesh New Zealand 8 28 Apr 1990 2 Apr 2007
16y 339d
Bangladesh England 8 5 Oct 2000
11 Apr 2007 6y 188d
Kenya Pakistan 5
2 Oct 1996 15 Sep 2004 7y 349d
Kenya Australia
4 23 Feb 1996 15 Mar 2003 7y 20d
Bermuda
Kenya 4 11 Nov 2006 29 Jan 2007 0y 79d
Canada Netherlands 4 26 Nov 2006 3 Jul 2007
0y 219d
Netherlands Pakistan 3 26 Feb 1996
25 Feb 2003 6y 364d
ICC World XI Australia 3
5 Oct 2005 9 Oct 2005 0y 4d
Netherlands Sri Lanka
3 16 Sep 2002 6 Jul 2006 3y 293d
Scotland
Bangladesh 3 24 May 1999 17 Dec 2006 7y 207d
Canada Scotland 3 18 Jan 2007 31 Jan 2007
0y 13d

Most matches until a first win - ODIs
TeamOpposition Mat From To Diff
Bangladesh Sri Lanka 15 2 Apr 1986 22 Feb 200619y 326d
Kenya Zimbabwe 14 26 Feb 199612 Mar 2003 7y 14d
Zimbabwe India 1311 Jun 1983 7 Feb 1997 13y 241d
Bangladesh India12 27 Oct 1988 26 Dec 2004 16y 60d
Sri LankaWest Indies 10 7 Jun 1975 19 Oct 1989 14y 134d
Bangladesh Zimbabwe 10 11 Oct 1997 10 Mar 2004
6y 151d
New Zealand England 8 18 Jul 1973
13 Jan 1983 9y 179d
Zimbabwe Pakistan 8
27 Feb 1992 26 Feb 1995 2y 364d
Zimbabwe West Indies
8 13 Jun 1983 6 Jul 2000 17y 23d
Pakistan
West Indies 7 11 Jun 1975 5 Dec 1981 6y 177d
Zimbabwe New Zealand 7 10 Oct 1987 3 Feb 1996
8y 116d
Zimbabwe South Africa 7 10 Mar 1992
29 May 1999 7y 80d
Bangladesh South Africa 7
3 Oct 2002 7 Apr 2007 4y 186d
Bangladesh Pakistan
6 31 Mar 1986 31 May 1999 13y 61d
Bangladesh
Australia 6 30 Apr 1990 18 Jun 2005 15y 49d
Sri Lanka New Zealand 5 9 Jun 1979 18 Jun 1983
4y 9d

Most matches since the last win - ODIs
TeamOpposition Mat From To Diff
Zimbabwe Australia 26 9 Jun 1983 29 May 200420y 355d
Zimbabwe Pakistan 17 22 Nov 199821 Mar 2007 8y 119d
Zimbabwe South Africa 162 Feb 2000 26 Aug 2007 7y 205d
Bangladesh Pakistan11 31 May 1999 29 Jul 2004 5y 59d
ZimbabweIndia 10 13 Mar 2002 4 Sep 2005 3y 175d
Zimbabwe West Indies 10 26 Nov 2003 19 Mar 2007
3y 113d
Zimbabwe Sri Lanka 8 7 Apr 2003
10 Oct 2006 3y 186d
Zimbabwe England 7
26 Jun 2003 5 Dec 2004 1y 162d
Kenya Bangladesh
7 1 Mar 2003 15 Aug 2006 3y 167d
England
South Africa 7 30 Jan 2005 17 Apr 2007 2y 77d
Bangladesh Australia 6 18 Jun 2005 31 Mar 2007
1y 286d
Bangladesh Sri Lanka 6 22 Feb 2006
25 Jul 2007 1y 153d
Kenya West Indies 5
29 Feb 1996 4 Mar 2003 7y 3d
Africa XI Asia XI
5 17 Aug 2005 10 Jun 2007 1y 297d

Statistics upto and including:
• Test # 1844: Pakistan v South Africa at Lahore, 2nd Test, Oct 8-12, 2007
• ODI # 2636: Kenya v Canada at Nairobi (Gym), 2nd ODI, Oct 20, 2007
• T20I # 47: India v Australia at Mumbai (BS), Only Twenty20 International, Oct 20, 2007


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