5 teams with most ODI wins in 2018

#1 England

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The most dominating ODI side post the 2015 World Cup, England started off the year with a 4-1 win in Australia against Australia. The series started with 3 consecutive wins for England and ended with another English win, sandwiching a solitary win for the Aussies. The 5-match series down under was followed by another 5-match series in New Zealand, which was won by the visiting side 3-2, this time the series was a little more closely contested with the last game being the series decider.

The overseas success was followed by a shocker in Scotland against the home side, where Scotland put up a mammoth 371 on the board. England fought valiantly, only to fall short by 6 runs, getting all out for 365 with 7 balls to spare.

However, the loss was soon forgotten with a 5-0 whitewash at home against arch-rivals Australia. The third game of the series saw England put up the highest total in ODI cricket, finishing with 481 for the loss of 6 wickets. Aussies lost the game by a massive 242 runs. Though the first and the last games were closely fought, England were quite dominant overall.

The biggest boost came with a 2-1 home win against India, who are expected to be their biggest hurdle in the World Cup. After losing the first game miserably, England bounced back, with consecutive hundreds from Root, to win the remaining games and clinch the three-match series. Adil Rashid and Moeen Ali got the better of Indian middle order on both occasions.

The year ended with yet another overseas win against Sri Lanka, where the visiting side won 3-1 in a five-match series. After the washout in the first game, England won three consecutive games to win the series, but fell to a massive 219 run defeat in the final ODI, thus ending a successful year with a loss.

With 17 wins from 24 games, England have the best win percentage (70.83%) among all teams in 2018. They are also the only team to remain unbeaten in a series this year. Overall, they look primed to lift their maiden World Cup next year if they continue the way they are performing at this moment.