5 Most Humiliating Defeats Of Team India In 2022

The year 2022 is going to end in a few weeks and Team India witnessed many achievements and setbacks this year. The year witnessed some exciting bilateral series, the nail-biting Asia Cup 2022, the thrilling ICC T20 World Cup 2022, and also intriguing IPL 2022.

While the Indian team bagged some major breakthroughs this year, the Rohit Sharma-led side also observed some big defeats. Some of these defeats were humiliating and even took a big toll on the team outcomes in crucial tournaments. Here we talk about the 5 most humiliating defeats of Team India in 2022.

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5 Most Humiliating Defeats Of Team India In 2022

5. IND vs ENG 5th Test (India tour of England 2022)

India vs England 5th Test takes the first place on this list. The Test match rescheduled from last year took place this year and Team India failed to defend the series victory. In the match, India piled up 416-10 in the 1st innings and restricted England to 284 all out.

Posting 245-10 in the 2nd innings, India kept a mammoth target of 337 for hosts England in the final innings. However, Indian bowlers failed to defend their target and England comfortably won the match by 7 wickets. The hosts also tied the series 2-2 with the victory.

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4. IND vs PAK Super Four Match (Asia Cup 2022)

India lost a crucial match to Pakistan during Asia Cup 2022 and it was also one of the humiliating defeats of 2022. During the super four round of Asia Cup 2022, Team India faced Pakistan in the opening game.

The Rohit Sharma-led side batted well by putting up 181-7 on the board with Virat Kohli’s brilliant 60. However, Indian bowlers completely failed to attack Pakistan’s batting. In the end, Pakistan chased down the target in the final over by 5 wickets.

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3. IND vs AUS 1st T20I (Australia Tour of India 2022)

During Australia’s tour of India 2022 in September this year, India faced a huge defeat in the 1st T20I. Batting first, India slammed a magnificent total of 208-6 on the board with the fifties by KL Rahul (55) and Hardik Pandya (71).

However, the bowlers completely failed to defend the target. Australia, with wonderful knocks by Cameron Green (61) and Matthew Wade (45), won the match by 4 wickets in the final over. Team India’s failure to defend such a massive target on home soil was a humiliating factor in the match.

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2. IND vs ENG Semi-Final (ICC T20 World Cup 2022)

India faced England in the semi-final match of the ICC T20 World Cup 2022. While Indian fans expected the team to give a tough challenge to the Englishmen, the outcome was totally the opposite. Team India managed to post a decent total of 168-6 in the 1st innings, with half-centuries by Virat Kohli (50) and Hardik Pandya (63).

However, the Indian bowlers completely failed against the England openers. Jos Buttler (80) and Alex Hales (86) shattered unbeaten fifties to grab a massive victory for the team by 10 wickets. As a result, India faced a humiliating exit in ICC T20 World Cup 2022.

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1. IND vs BAN 1st ODI (India tour of Bangladesh 2022)

India recently lost an ODI match to Bangladesh during the ongoing away tour. The match was a nail-biting one and Bangladesh eventually managed to crush India by 1 wicket. In the match, India posted a poor total of just 186 on the board. Except for KL Rahul who slammed 73, all others batters failed to perform.

Later, Team India came up with a better bowling show by restricting Bangladesh to 136-9 at one stage. However, the Indian bowlers completely failed to dismiss the last wicket. Bangladesh scored a 50-plus partnership for the final wicket and managed to defeat mighty India by just 1 wicket.

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