1 in 262,144 chances: India lose a record 18th consecutive toss in ODIs

India has extended their unlucky record for the most consecutive toss losses in ODIs to 18 as new skipper Shubman Gill lost the toss in the Sydney ODI against Australia on October 25. While India's fortunes in the Australia series had already fallen before the Sydney match, the third one-day international added another undesirable milestone to their score.

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Australia captain Mitchell Marsh won the toss in Sydney and chose to bat first, a traditionally successful strategy at the venue.

Two changes were made by the Indian team, as Nitish Kumar Reddy and Arshdeep Singh were replaced by Kuldeep Yadav and Prasidh Krishna. During the second ODI, Reddy suffered a left quadriceps injury. Nathan Ellis took Xavier Bartlett's place for Australia.

"We would have bowled first, to be honest. Have a target and then try and chase it. I think we got what we wanted. We had enough runs in the last game and just missed a couple of chances. We've made two changes. Kuldeep and Prasidh come in for Reddy and Arshdeep,” India captain Shubman Gill said.

India loses 18 ODI tosses as 0.00038 percent probability comes true.

India achieved the global record for the most consecutive toss losses during a Champions Trophy match against Pakistan in February, surpassing the Netherlands' run of 11 toss losses from 2011 to 2013. Since then, they've lost six more tosses, bringing their total to 18 straight toss losses.

The chances of losing 18 consecutive toss losses are exceedingly low: 1 in 262,144. The stretch has included three captains: Rohit Sharma (12), KL Rahul (3), and Shubman Gill (3).

Shubman Gill’s first series as India’s ODI captain has been made even tougher with three toss losses and a series defeat already secured after losses in Perth and Adelaide.

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When Australia's captain Pat Cummins defeated Rohit Sharma at the toss during the World Cup final in Ahmedabad on November 19, 2023, the streak got underway. India still hasn't won an ODI toss after over two years.

In spite of this, India has won 10 of the 17 ODIs in which they lost the toss, maintaining an outstanding record when batting second.

Most consecutive toss losses in men's ODIs:

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