New Zealand's 48-year English drought

England's one-day series victory against Sri Lanka in October ended a 25-year drought . It was their first win in Sri Lanka since their first tour to the island in 1981-82. This week we look at teams that have had to wait the longest before beating a particular opponent in Tests and one-day internationals.

New Zealand played their first Test against England in Christchurch in 1929-30 but it was 48 years and 46 matches later - in February 1978 - that they first beat England in a Test. Richard Hadlee played a vital role in the maiden victory in Wellington, as England were bowled out for 64 while chasing a target of 137.

New Zealand's first Test win in England was at Headingley in 1983, when Lance Cairns turned in a match-winning spell of 10 for 144 to level the series 1-1. However, they lost the remaining two Tests and the head-to-head series record at the time was 15-0 to England. It was only during England's visit in 1983-84 that New Zealand registered their first series victory by winning at Christchurch. On the next tour of England in 1986, New Zealand won the second Test at Trent Bridge by eight wickets - Hadlee took ten wickets in the match - and they held on to their 1-0 lead to register their first overseas series win against England.

India's record against West Indies up to the 1970-71 tour is the second-longest streak without a win in Tests. From 1948, when West Indies toured India for the first time, up to 1966-67, India played West Indies in 23 Tests of which they lost 12 and drew 11. The series record was 5-0 in West Indies' favour. The 1970-71 tour began with a draw in Kingston before India went 1-0 up in the second Test in Trinidad. It was their first Test victory against West Indies and they drew the next three games to record their maiden series win in the Caribbean.

New Zealand took only five Tests to register their first win against Australia, but in recent times they have gone 17 matches - 11 defeats and six draws - without a victory against their trans-Tasman rivals. New Zealand's last success was in Auckland in 1993 when they chased a target of 201 with five wickets in hand. They came close to winning in Brisbane in 2001 but they finished the last day on 274 for 6, 10 short of victory.

In the 1980s , West Indies had an outstanding record against England. They won 17 of the 24 games played in that decade and lost none. During the next ten years, their record against England slipped: they won 12 and lost seven out of 26 games. Since 2000, however, England have been dominant. They've played West Indies in 17 Tests, out of which they've won 13 and lost only one. The lone defeat was at Edgbaston in June 2000.

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In the one-day format, New Zealand didn't have to wait as long as they did in Tests to notch up their first win against England. After eight matches, which included five losses and three no-results, spanning nine and a half years, New Zealand beat England for the first time during the World Series in 1983. It was a thrilling finish at the MCG with Vic Marks needing to score three off the last ball for England to win, only to be bowled by Martin Snedden.

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Zimbabwe made a grand entry onto the one-day circuit by beating Australia by 13 runs in the 1983 World Cup. It has been their only victory against Australia to date. Since then they've been beaten by Australia 25 times, with one no-result.

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