Most number of consecutive close ODIs

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Most consecutive close ODIs by a team (qualification: margin fewer than or equal to 20 runs, 3 wickets, 6 balls remaining)
Team Mat WonLost Tied Start Match End Match
England 6 3 3 0 Jan 10, 1991 May 25, 1991
lost 3 runs v Aus, won 14 runs v NZ, lost 9 runs v NZ, lost 7 runs v NZ, won 1w+32b v WI, won 9 runs v WI
Scotland 6 5 1 0 Jan 18, 2007 Feb 2, 2007
won 2w+1b v Can, lost 6 runs v Kenya, won 2w+16b v Can, won 3w+0b v Ire, won 7 runs v Can, won 2 runs v Neth
Pakistan 5 4 1 0 May 25, 1987 Oct 20, 1987
lost 1w+3b v Eng, won 15 runs v SL, won 18 runs v Eng, won 1w+0b v WI, won 7w+6b v Eng
West Indies 5 1 2 2 Nov 22, 1991 Dec 14, 1991
tied v Pak, won 17 runs v Pak, tied v India, lost 9 runs v Aus, lost 10 runs v India
Ireland 5 1 3 1 Feb 2, 2007 Mar 17, 2007
lost 1w+6b v Kenya, lost 6w+2b v Can, lost 6 runs v Neth, tied v Zim, won 3w+32b v Pak
England 5 2 2 1 Feb 27, 2011 Mar 17, 2011
tied v India, lost 3w+5b v Ire, won 6 runs v SA, lost 2w+6b v Ban, won 18 runs v WI
Pakistan 4 2 2 0 Dec 19, 1980 Dec 5, 1981
lost 7 runs v WI, lost 18 runs v WI, won 4w+4b v Aus, won 8 runs v WI
England 4 3 1 0 Dec 27, 1984 Jan 27, 1985
won 1 runs v India, won 3w+6b v India, lost 3w+14b v India, won 7 runs v India
India 4 1 3 0 Dec 27, 1984 Jan 27, 1985
lost 1 runs v Eng, lost 3w+6b v Eng, won 3w+14b v Eng, lost 7 runs v Eng
Australia 4 3 1 0 Mar 24, 1985 Jun 1, 1985
won 2w+0b v Eng, lost 3w+64b v India, won 3w+5b v Eng, won 4w+6b v Eng
India 4 2 2 0 Jan 17, 1987 Mar 20, 1987
won 10 runs v SL, lost 3w+6b v Pak, lost 2w+3b v Pak, won fewerwkts v Pak
Australia 4 2 2 0 Dec 21, 1995 Jan 9, 1996
won 5w+2b v SL, won 1w+0b v WI, lost 14 runs v WI, lost 3w+15b v SL
Sri Lanka 4 2 2 0 Jan 14, 1996 Jan 20, 1996
won 16 runs v WI, won 3w+2b v Aus, lost 18 runs v Aus, lost 9 runs v Aus
West Indies 4 2 2 0 Mar 11, 1996 Mar 29, 1996
won 19 runs v SA, lost 5 runs v Aus, won 1w+5b v NZ, lost 4w+1b v NZ
England 4 3 1 0 Dec 15, 1997 Apr 1, 1998
won 8 runs v Pak, won 3w+11b v WI, won 16 runs v WI, lost 1w+1b v WI
Zimbabwe 4 2 2 0 Mar 10, 2004 Apr 20, 2004
lost 8 runs v Ban, won 14 runs v Ban, won 3w+45b v Ban, lost 12 runs v SL
Bangladesh 4 1 3 0 Mar 10, 2004 May 15, 2004
won 8 runs v Zim, lost 14 runs v Zim, lost 3w+45b v Zim, lost 1w+20b v WI
India 4 1 3 0 Sep 19, 2004 Dec 26, 2004
lost 3w+4b v Pak, lost 6w+6b v Pak, won 11 runs v Ban, lost 15 runs v Ban
South Africa 4 4 0 0 May 15, 2005 Oct 30, 2005
won 7w+5b v WI, won 2w+3b v NZ, won 19 runs v NZ, won 4w+4b v NZ
Canada 4 1 3 0 Nov 30, 2006 Jan 23, 2007
won 3w+62b v Ber, lost 1w+2b v Neth, lost 2w+1b v Scot, lost 2w+16b v Scot
Bermuda 4 2 2 0 Oct 27, 2007 Jun 29, 2008
lost 3w+35b v Kenya, lost 1w+82b v Kenya, won 3w+3b v Can, won 11 runs v Can

Most consecutive very close ODIs by a team (qualification: margin fewer than or equal to 10 runs, 2 wickets, 3 balls remaining or tied)
TeamMat Won Lost Tied Start MatchEnd Match
Scotland 65 1 0 Jan 18, 2007 Feb 2, 2007
won 2w+1b v Can, lost 6 runs v Kenya, won 2w+16b v Can, won 3w+0b v Ire, won 7 runs v Can, won 2 runs v Neth
England 4 2 2 0 Feb 13, 1991 May 25, 1991
lost 9 runs v NZ, lost 7 runs v NZ, won 1w+32b v WI, won 9 runs v WI
Ireland 4 0 3 1 Feb 2, 2007 Mar 15, 2007
lost 1w+6b v Kenya, lost 6w+2b v Can, lost 6 runs v Neth, tied v Zim
New Zealand 3 1 2 0 Dec 9, 1980 Dec 23, 1980
lost 5 runs v India, won 3w+2b v India, lost 6 runs v India
West Indies 3 0 2 1 Dec 6, 1991 Dec 14, 1991
tied v India, lost 9 runs v Aus, lost 10 runs v India
India 3 0 3 0 Jan 20, 1992 Mar 1, 1992
lost 6 runs v Aus, lost 9 runs v Eng, noresult v SL, lost 1 runs v Aus
Australia 3 2 1 0 Mar 27, 1993 May 19, 1993
lost 3w+2b v NZ, won 3 runs v NZ, won 4 runs v Eng
India 3 1 2 0 Jul 25, 1993 Aug 14, 1993
won 1 runs v SL, lost 8 runs v SL, lost 4w+3b v SL
Sri Lanka 3 2 1 0 Jul 25, 1993 Aug 14, 1993
lost 1 runs v India, won 8 runs v India, won 4w+3b v India
West Indies 3 1 2 0 Mar 14, 1996 Mar 29, 1996
lost 5 runs v Aus, won 1w+5b v NZ, lost 4w+1b v NZ
England 3 0 3 0 Sep 1, 1996 Jan 1, 1997
lost 2w+2b v Pak, lost 2w+37b v Zim, lost 7 runs v Zim
South Africa 3 2 1 0 Jan 26, 2000 Feb 4, 2000
won 1 runs v Eng, lost 2w+0b v Zim, won 2w+2b v Eng
India 3 1 2 0 Mar 15, 2000 Mar 19, 2000
lost 2w+6b v SA, won 4w+1b v SA, lost 10 runs v SA
South Africa 3 2 1 0 Mar 15, 2000 Mar 19, 2000
won 2w+6b v India, lost 4w+1b v India, won 10 runs v India
India 3 0 3 0 Jan 31, 2002 Mar 7, 2002
lost 2 runs v Eng, lost 5 runs v Eng, lost 1w+2b v Zim
West Indies 3 1 2 0 Jun 12, 2002 Sep 13, 2002
lost 9 runs v NZ, won 4w+0b v NZ, lost 2w+0b v SA
India 3 1 2 0 May 18, 2006 May 23, 2006
won 5w+1b v WI, lost 1 runs v WI, lost 4w+1b v WI
West Indies 3 2 1 0 May 18, 2006 May 23, 2006
lost 5w+1b v India, won 1 runs v India, won 4w+1b v India
Canada 3 0 3 0 Dec 1, 2006 Jan 23, 2007
lost 1w+2b v Neth, lost 2w+1b v Scot, lost 2w+16b v Scot
Bangladesh 3 2 1 0 Oct 14, 2010 Dec 1, 2010
won 9 runs v NZ, won 3 runs v NZ, lost 9 runs v Zim
Pakistan 3 2 1 0 Oct 31, 2010 Nov 5, 2010
won 1w+1b v SA, lost 2 runs v SA, won 1w+1b v SA
South Africa 3 1 2 0 Oct 31, 2010 Nov 5, 2010
lost 1w+1b v Pak, won 2 runs v Pak, lost 1w+1b v Pak

Statistics upto and including:
• Test # 1991: New Zealand v Pakistan at Wellington, 2nd Test, Jan 15-19, 2011
• ODI # 3141: India v West Indies at Chennai, ICC Cricket World Cup 42nd match, Mar 20, 2011
• T20I # 198: Australia v England at Melbourne, 2nd T20I, Jan 14, 2011


Travis Basevi is a cricket statistician and UK Senior Programmer for Cricinfo and other ESPN sports websites