Losing Streak: Teams Want to Forget
With eight losses in a row, the Karachi Kings have recorded the worst start to a season in Pakistan Super League history.
Winning and losing is part of the game but teams surely don’t want to lose. However, it doesn’t work one way always.
There have been thrashing defeats – most notably against Quetta Gladiators and Peshawar Zalmi. However, some nail-biting losses have come to cards where no winner was decided until the last ball of the game. Especially the one-run loss to Islamabad United.
Karachi Kings in one loss away from making 10 loss in a row. There are other teams who are part of the hall of shame. Take a look at the list:
Sydney Thunder
One of the most established teams of the Big Bash league has a quite disastrous past. They lost 19 matches in a row. The nightmare started with loss in the third match of the inaugural season. They didn’t win a single match until the 7th game of the third season of BBL.
St Lucia Zouks/Stars
It sounds surprising that such a decent team led by Darren Sammy lost 14 matches in a row. In the CPL 2016 before losing in the eliminator against the Trinbago Knight Riders, they played well. However, their next victory came after a two-year hiatus.
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Pune Warriors India
Pune Warriors India never felt settled in the Indian Premier League. The side started with 3 wins out of 4 matches. Afterwards, they won only 12 out of the 33 matches. However, even by these standards, they were at their lowest point in 2012-2013. Their losing streak stayed for 11 matches in a row.
Delhi Daredevils
Full of ups and downs: that has been the history of Delhi Daredevils in the Indian Premier League. They were at their lowest point from 2013 and 2015, losing 34 games out of 44. In the midst of that period, commencing with the India leg of the IPL 2014, came this devilish spell.
Antigua Hawksbills
Before being replaced by the St Kitts and Nevis franchise for CPL 2015, they lost 13 out of the 16 games over two seasons. Their team for the 2014 edition, when they lost eight out of 10 games, continuing their losing record. Their losing streak of 10 games in a row is the reason they very relegated.