Spain have created a new record for the most successive wins in men’s T20I history. At the Europe T20 World Cup Sub Regional Qualifier C, Spain defeated Greece by seven wickets for a 14th straight T20I win which is now a world record. Spain thus surpassed the previous record of 13 wins in a row set by Malaysia in 2022.
Spain coach Corey Rutgers termed the new benchmark set by his team as ‘special’ and lauded the players for achieving it having made a ‘lot of sacrifice’ to represent the country.
“A proud record to be notified about today, we obviously don’t play for records but this does feel special for the group,” Rutgers told Cricbuzz. “It has been a transformative few years in Spain, and a lot of credit goes to players who sacrifice a lot of their time to play for Espana, the management and my coaching staff. Couldn’t be prouder of all involved.”
Batting first, Greece were limited to 96/9 in 20 overs at the Guernsey Rovers Athletic Club Ground in Port Soif with Yasir Ali taking 3/12 while Charlie Rumistrzewicz and Mohammad Atif taking a couple of wickets each.
Spain overhauled the target in 13 overs at the cost of three wickets.
Overall, the record for most successive wins in all of T20Is is held by Thailand women’s team who recorded 17 victories on the trot.
Spain’s run began with an eight-wicket win over Isle of Man in February 2023 against whom they recorded four wins in a row. They then defeated Jersey twice, Croatia five times and won once each against Cyprus, Czech Republic and Greece.
Malaysia and Bermuda are now second with 13 wins each while India, Afghanistan and Romania are joint-third with 12 wins in a row each.
Spain are currently ranked 29th in the ICC T20I rankings.
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