50th ODI Home Series: India Celebrates with Win vs Kiwis

When India plays New Zealand at the series decider having tied 2-2, all eyes will be on the Kiwis. As India completed its 50th Bilateral ODI series at home, it has won 34 of them and drawn 4 of them. It has lost 12 ODI series at home to 5 nations so far, with South Africa being the 5th one who defeated India in the last series India played at home. Check India’s complete ODI bilateral series at Home.

2016 New Zealand in India Schedule and Results

India started playing ODIs at home in 1981/82. In its first three series, India defeated England, Sri Lanka and Pakistan. After that first it lost to West Indies, who whitewashed them 5-0. Australia and England won the next two series in India. Then, Pakistan became the fourth country to win an ODI Bilateral series at India. Australia has won maximum 4-ODI series in India, while West Indies and Pakistan have won 3 series each. England in 1984 and South Africa in 2015/16 have won one series each.
Indians Losing ODI Bilateral series at Home

1983/84 West Indies in India ODI Series lost 5-0 (Whitewash)
1984/85 Australia in India ODI Series lost 3-0
1984/85 England in India ODI Series lost 4-1
1986/87 Pakistan in India ODI Series –lost 5-1
1987/88 West Indies in India ODI Series –lost 6-1
2000/01 Australia in India ODI Series Australia 3-2
2002/03 West Indies in India ODI Series West Indies 4-3
2004/05 Pakistan in India ODI Series Pakistan 4-2
2007/08 Australia in India ODI Series Australia 4-2
2009/10 Australia in India ODI Series Australia 4-2
2012/13 Pakistan in India ODI Series Pakistan 2-1
2015/16 South Africa in India ODI Series South Africa 3-2

Four of the past 49 series have also resulted in draw.

1992/93 England in India ODI Series 3-3
1997/98 Sri Lanka in India ODI Series 1-1
2001/02 England in India ODI Series 3-3
2005/06 South Africa in India ODI Series 2-2

Countries Who Have Never Won ODI series in India
Sri Lanka, New Zealand and Zimbabwe are the only team who have never won an ODI bilateral series in India. While Sri Lanka has drawn one, New Zealand has won 4 Bilateral ODI series in India and have been whitewashed twice.

Sri Lanka has managed to draw one of 9 ODI bilateral series it has played in India. Rest it has lost. Zimbabwe has lost all the 3 Bilateral ODI series in India.

List of Indian ODI Bilateral Series at Home

1. 1981/82 England in India ODI Series India 2-1
2. 1982/83 Sri Lanka in India ODI Series India 3-0 (Whitewash)
3. 1983/84 Pakistan in India ODI Series India 2-0
4. 1983/84 West Indies in India ODI Series lost 5-0 (Whitewash)
5. 1984/85 Australia in India ODI Series lost 3-0
6. 1984/85 England in India ODI Series lost 4-1
7. 1986/87 Australia in India ODI Series India 3-2
8. 1986/87 Sri Lanka in India ODI Series India 4-1
9. 1986/87 Pakistan in India ODI Series Pakistan 5-1
10. 1987/88 West Indies in India ODI Series West Indies 6-1
11. 1988/89 New Zealand in India ODI Series India 4-0 (Whitewash)
12. 1990/91 Sri Lanka in India ODI Series India 2-1
13. 1991/92 South Africa in India ODI Series India 2-1
14. 1992/93 England in India ODI Series 3-3
15. 1992/93 Zimbabwe in India ODI Series India 3-0 (Whitewash)
16. 1993/94 Sri Lanka in India ODI Series India 2-1
17. 1994/95 West Indies in India ODI Series India 4-1
18. 1995/96 New Zealand in India ODI Series India 3-2
19. 1997/98 Sri Lanka in India ODI Series 1-1
20. 1999/00 New Zealand in India ODI Series India 3-2
21. 1999/00 South Africa in India ODI Series India 3-2
22. 2000/01 Zimbabwe in India ODI Series India 4-1
23. 2000/01 Australia in India ODI Series Australia 3-2
24. 2001/02 England in India ODI Series 3-3
25. 2001/02 Zimbabwe in India ODI Series India 3-2
26. 2002/03 West Indies in India ODI Series West Indies 4-3
27. 2004/05 Pakistan in India ODI Series Pakistan 4-2
28. 2005/06 Sri Lanka in India ODI Series India 6-1
29. 2005/06 South Africa in India ODI Series 2-2
30. 2005/06 England in India ODI Series India 5-1
31. 2006/07 West Indies in India ODI Series India 3-1
32. 2006/07 Sri Lanka in India ODI Series India 2-1
33. 2007/08 Australia in India ODI Series Australia 4-2
34. 2007/08 Pakistan in India ODI Series India 3-2
35. 2008/09 England in India ODI Series India 5-0 (Whitewash)
36. 2009/10 Australia in India ODI Series Australia 4-2
37. 2009/10 Sri Lanka in India ODI Series India 3-1
38. 2009/10 South Africa in India ODI Series India 2-1
39. 2010/11 Australia in India ODI Series India 1-0
40. 2010/11 New Zealand in India ODI Series India 5-0 (Whitewash)
41. 2011/12 England in India ODI Series India 5-0 (Whitewash)
42. 2011/12 West Indies in India ODI Series India 4-1
43. 2012/13 Pakistan in India ODI Series Pakistan 2-1
44. 2012/13 England in India ODI Series India 3-2
45. 2013/14 Australia in India ODI Series India 3-2
46. 2013/14 West Indies in India ODI Series India 2-1
47. 2014/15 West Indies in India ODI Series India 2-1
48. 2014/15 Sri Lanka in India ODI Series India 5-0 (Whitewash)
49. 2015/16 South Africa in India ODI Series South Africa 3-2
50. 2016/17 New Zealand in India ODI Series India 3-2

With Dhoni at helm, India has played 16 bilateral ODI series at Home and 15 Away since 2008 tour to Sri Lanka. Out of those, including the last tour by New Zealand in 2016, Indians have won 10 of them under Dhoni, losing 6 in Away ODI Bilateral series.

During ODI Bilateral Home series, Dhoni has led India in 16 bilateral ODI series and won 13 of them. Dhoni has suffered three losses at home. First Australia, then Pakistan and now South Africa. The big question remains who will win the match and hence series for India at Visakhapatnam, where India has won 4 and lost the last one that they played against West Indies.