5 teams with most ODI wins in 2018

#4 Afghanistan

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The rise of Afghanistan, from an associate nation to a side capable of scaring the best teams in the world, has been the story of the decade in cricketing fraternity. Afghanistan enjoyed a stellar run in 2018, where they won the World Cup qualifiers by beating West Indies in the finals. Losing the initial matches against Scotland, Zimbabwe and Hong Kong, they bounced back remarkably and reached the finals to set a date with the two time champions.

The year started with a dominating performance against Zimbabwe in Zimbabwe, beating the home side convincingly. The 5 match series was won by Afghanistan 4-1. The victory was followed by the success in the qualifiers. Afghanistan then went on to win against Ireland in Ireland 2-1 in a 3 match series.

The Asia Cup is where Afghanistan took the next big step, topping the group which included Sri Lanka and Bangladesh. In the super six stage, all three games finished in the last over, with Afghanistan losing two close games due to lack of experience. They went one step ahead against India and managed to tie against the top-ranked ODI side.

With 12 wins from 20 games, with a 60% success rate, Afghanistan can consider 2018 as their breakthrough year, where they showed the world that they can beat even the best in the business and on a regular basis.