​Has India ever suffered back-to-back losses in T20I series? Here’s the full history and records, originally featured on Cricket News. You can add Cricket News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. England secured a historic 3-0 win in a bilateral T20I series against India, the first time they have achieved such a result. This outcome marked the first instance of India losing consecutive bilateral T20I series since 2019, as they had also endured a 2-0 series defeat in Ireland earlier this year. The sequence of defeats echoes a prior slump India experienced in 2019, when they were beaten 2-1 in New Zealand before a 2-0 whitewash at home by Australia, both in that calendar year.
England’s triumph was propelled by a flawless 146-run partnership between captain Harry Brook and opener Phil Salt. That stand now ranks as the fourth-largest partnership against India in T20I history and stands among the most substantial successful run-chases ever recorded. Brook remained undefeated on 79, while Salt finished on 59 not out, guiding England to chase down 159 in a mere 13.5 overs, with 37 balls to spare.
The Brook-Salt alliance sits behind only a handful of higher partnerships in India’s T20I record: Quinton de Kock and David Miller’s 174* for South Africa in Guwahati in 2022; Alex Hales and Jos Buttler’s 170 for England in the 2022 T20 World Cup semi-final in Adelaide; and Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan’s 152 for Pakistan in the same World Cup year in Dubai. England’s 9-wicket chase in Bristol, achieved with overs to spare, adds to a growing list of notable run-chases that have etched the visitors’ name into the record books.
That 13.5-over chase also represents England’s joint-second-best victory by wickets in a successful chase above 150, equaling their nine-wicket win over South Africa in Cape Town in 2020. Only England’s 10-wicket win over India in the 2022 T20 World Cup semi-final ranks higher in terms of no-wicket margin in such a pursuit. Among all Full Member nations, England’s Bristol chase sits among the top instances of heavy chases in terms of efficiency and pace.
For India, the back-to-back series losses underscore a challenging period in limited-overs white-ball cricket, with the contemporary 3-0 scoreline against England highlighting vulnerabilities in both batting consistency and bowling discipline in the format. The broader context shows that India’s last experiences of back-to-back bilateral T20I defeats trace back to 2019, a year marked by a similar run of results in international T20 cricket.
As the cricketing narrative evolves, England’s performance in Bristol will be remembered as a landmark achievement—cementing their status as a team capable of dominating multi-match T20I series and drawing level with the strongest chasing sides in the format’s history. The match also serves as a reminder of how partnerships, especially in the powerplay and early middle overs, can set the tone for a successful chase against a top-tier opponent.