Stats: Best winning streaks in Twenty20 cricket

Sialkot Stallions

Winning streaks are hard to maintain, particularly in the shortest version of the game. Sialkot Stallions of Pakistan once had an incredible 25-match unbeaten run that started way back in 2006 and continued till 2010: it remains the longest winning streak in Twenty20s till date.

New Zealand’s Otago Volts and England’s Surrey with 14 and 13 wins respectively occupy the 2nd and 3rd spots. Kolkata Knight Riders, registering their 12th consecutive win in T20s, against Perth Scorchers, on Wednesday, are now joint-fourth with Bengal and Sydney Sixers.

Team	Matches	Country	Span
Sialkot Stallions	25	Pakistan	2006-2010
Otago	14	New Zealand	2012-2013
Surrey	13	England	2003-2004
Bengal	12	India	2009-2011
Sydney Sixers	12	Australia	2012-2012
Kolkata Knight Riders	12*	India	2014-2014
Free State	11	South Africa	2011-2013
Lahore Lions	11	Pakistan	2012-2013
Ireland	10	Ireland	2012-2012
Ireland	10	Ireland	2013-2014
Sialkot Stallions	9	Pakistan	2011-2012

Longest winning streak among Indian teams

A win for the two-time IPL champions in their final Champions League T20 group stage fixture, against Dolphins, will see them go past Bengal in the list of Indian sides with the best winning streaks ever. Maharashtra, Baroda and Kings XI Punjab, with 8 wins each, share the second spot.

Team	Matches	Span
Bengal	12	2009-2011
Kolkata Knight Riders	12*	2014-2014
Maharashtra	8	2009-2010
Baroda	8	2013-2014
Kings XI Punjab	8	2013-2014
Tamil Nadu	7	2007-2010
Royal Challengers Bangalore	7	2011-2011
Chennai Super Kings	7	2013-2013
India	7	2012-2014

• * Ongoing streaks
• ** Stats updated till September 25, 2014