New Delhi. Pakistan defeated South Africa in the last ODI match of the year in a way that will be remembered for years. Pakistani cricket lovers can be proud of this victory for years. And why just this win, the whole year has been great for him. Pakistan has been the most successful ODI team of 2024. He has won 77.77% of his ODI matches this year. On the other hand, a clean sweep at home will also haunt South Africa for years.
Pakistan defeated South Africa by 36 runs in the third ODI on Sunday. He scored 308 runs losing 9 wickets in 47 overs. In the rain affected match, South Africa got the target of only 308 runs in 42 overs to win. In response, the African team was all out after scoring 271 runs. The Pakistani team had won the first two matches of the series. He made a clean sweep of the series by winning the third match.
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Pakistan lost only 2 ODIs in 2024
Pakistan played a total of 9 ODIs this year. Of these, it won 7 and faced defeat in 2. In this way its winning percentage was 77.77, which is higher than any other team. Sri Lanka and America won 66.66% of their matches this year. In this way, Sri Lanka and America jointly stood second after Pakistan in terms of winning percentage.
Sri Lanka won the most matches
Sri Lanka played maximum 18 ODI matches this year. He won 12 of these matches. In this way, the record of playing and winning the most ODI matches in 2024 was registered in the name of Sri Lanka. America, Afghanistan and Canada won 8-8 ODI matches this year. In this way, these three teams jointly stood second after Sri Lanka in terms of winning more ODI matches. However, when the order of these three teams is decided, the US team will overtake Afghanistan and Canada. America won 8 out of 12 matches. Afghanistan won 8 out of 14 matches and Canada won 8 out of 15 matches.
India did not win a single ODI match
The Indian team could not win a single ODI match in 2024. This was only the fourth year in cricket history when the Indian team could not win a single ODI match. India played only three ODI matches this year. One of these matches was canceled due to rain. Sri Lanka defeated the Indian team in the remaining two ODI matches. Earlier, the Indian team could not win a single ODI match in 1974, 1976 and 1979.
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FIRST PUBLISHED : December 23, 2024, 10:04 IST