5 Worst ODI Games For Team India In 2022

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5 Worst ODI Games For Team India In 2022. Team India finished 2022 as the fourth-ranked team in ODI cricket. In a year where there were two major T20 events, The Indian team did not play too many ODI games and focused more on T20 cricket.

The management constantly chopped and changed the white-ball squads with a few-all format players busy playing Test cricket in England. The senior players Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma skipped the South Africa series and they did not perform to their full potential in the series against England and Bangladesh.

Overall, 2022 was not a fruitful year for The Indian cricket team who faced a few telling defeats in the ODI format. Their losses came against teams like South Africa, England, and Bangladesh.

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Loss to Bangladesh was the toughest of them all to digest. The Men in Blue had won 30 out of 36 ODIs against Bangladesh before the three-match series. A 2-1 loss to the Tigers was a new low for India in ODI cricket. Bangladesh registered their second consecutive ODI series victory against India on home soil. They defeated the Men in Blue by a margin of 2-1 in 2015.

In this article, we take a look at the five worst ODI games for India in 2022, a year that had more disappointments for Team India than for success. Losses in T20 World Cup and Asia Cup topped it all.

5 Worst ODI Games For Team India In 2022

India vs Bangladesh 2022 1st ODI, Dhaka

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Bangladesh stunned India by beating them in the first ODI by one wicket in Dhaka. It was a low-scoring thriller with India being bowled out for 186. KL Rahul anchored the innings with his 73 off 70 balls. Shakib Al Hasan took five for 36 with the ball as seven Indian batters including Virat Kohli scored in single digits.

Bangladesh found a new hero in Mehidy Hasan Miraz who scored an unbeaten 38 off 39 balls and along with Mustafizur Rahman (11*) scored the last 50 runs. It was one of Bangladesh’s most memorable wins against India in the format.

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India vs Bangladesh 2022 2nd ODI, Dhaka

Mehidy Hasan once again stood out for Bangladesh scoring his maiden ODI ton and taking his side to a competitive 271/7 in 50 overs. He found a partner in Mahmudullah (77) as the duo added 148 runs with the team struggling at one point at 69/6. The Indian bowlers once again failed to bowl out the opposition tailenders who came back to hit them hard.

With the ball, Ebadot Hossain took 3 for 45 as he restricted the Indian batters from getting to the target. Shreyas Iyer (82)and Axar Patel (56) kept India in the hunt. At last, an injured Rohit Sharma came out to bat at number nine and despite him scoring an unbeaten 51 could not win the game for India.

India vs England 2022 2nd ODI, Lord’s

This was another low-scoring affair with the Indian batters failing to score 247 to win the 2nd game of the three-match series against England. England’s middle and lower order contributed after the top order was dismissed cheaply. Liam Livingstone scored 33 while Moeen Ali (47) and David Willey (41) scored crucial runs in the lower order. This was after the top-order of Jason Roy (23), Jonny Bairstow (38) Joe Root (11), and Ban Stokes (21) could not give their team a good start.

Reece Topley’s 6 for 24 decimated the Indian batting lineup as they were bowled out for 146 losing the game by a mammoth 100-run margin. Hardik Pandya and Ravindra Jadeja scored 29 each after the top order was cleaned up in quick succession.

India vs South Africa 2022 1st ODI, Lucknow

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South Africa defeated India in the very first ODI of the three-match series when they played against the Men in Blue earlier this year in October. The match was reduced to 40 overs and the Proteas scored a competitive 249/4 in their 50 overs. Quinton de Kock’s good start was followed up by David Miller (75) and Heinrich Klaasen (74*) adding an unbeaten 139-run stand for the fifth wicket.

Despite Sanju Samson’s (86) and Shreyas Iyer’s (50) best efforts, India fell short by nine runs to lose a close game This was another senior where senior players like Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, and KL Rahul were rested. Rishabh Pant and Hardik Pandya were also rested. Shikhar Dhawan led India in the series.

India vs Zimbabwe 2022 3rd ODI, Harare

Though India won the game and completed a clean sweep against Zimbabwe in August earlier this year, this was not before the African nation gave them a scare. India scored 289/8 in their 50 overs on the back of Shubman Gill’s maiden ODI ton. Shikhar Dhawan (40) and KL Rahul (30) gave India a good start and Gill’s built on it scoring his maiden ODI century.

Zimbabwe fought till the very end in the run chase. Sikandar Raza played the anchor role scoring 115. Sean Williams (45) and Brad Evans (28) played important cameos but India managed to win by 13 runs.

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