India breaks Pakistan’s record for most T20I wins in a calendar year

India now has 21 wins in 2022, overtaking Pakistan's record of 20 in 2021

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India broke Pakistan’s record for the most T20I wins in a calendar year when they beat Australia by six wickets to seal the three-match series 2-1 in Hyderabad on Sunday.

The win marked India’s 21st T20I win in 2022 from 28 matches. It put Rohit Sharma’s side ahead of Pakistan’s record of 20 wins in 2021.

Indian lost to Australia in the series opener, but bounced back in the second T20I and third T20I to win the series and also achieve the feat of most T20 wins in a year.

The record-breaking win was achieved after impressive performances from Virat Kohli (63), Suryakumar Yadav (69) and Axar Patel (3/33).