Most consecutive series without victory

Records for Test Matches

Most consecutive series without victory
Team
Series
Result
Mat
Won
Lost
Series
30lost401England in New Zealand Test Series, 1929/30
lost301New Zealand in England Test Series, 1931
lost202South Africa in New Zealand Test Series, 1931/32
drawn200England in New Zealand Test Series, 1932/33
lost301New Zealand in England Test Series, 1937
lost101Australia in New Zealand Test Match, 1945/46
drawn100England in New Zealand Test Match, 1946/47
drawn400New Zealand in England Test Series, 1949
lost201England in New Zealand Test Series, 1950/51
lost201West Indies in New Zealand Test Series, 1951/52
lost201South Africa in New Zealand Test Series, 1952/53
lost504New Zealand in South Africa Test Series, 1953/54
lost202England in New Zealand Test Series, 1954/55
lost302New Zealand in Pakistan Test Series, 1955/56
lost502New Zealand in India Test Series, 1955/56
lost413West Indies in New Zealand Test Series, 1955/56
lost504New Zealand in England Test Series, 1958
lost201England in New Zealand Test Series, 1958/59
drawn522New Zealand in South Africa Test Series, 1961/62
lost303England in New Zealand Test Series, 1962/63
drawn300South Africa in New Zealand Test Series, 1963/64
drawn300Pakistan in New Zealand Test Series, 1964/65
lost401New Zealand in India Test Series, 1964/65
lost302New Zealand in Pakistan Test Series, 1964/65
lost303New Zealand in England Test Series, 1965
drawn300England in New Zealand Test Series, 1965/66
lost413India in New Zealand Test Series, 1967/68
drawn311West Indies in New Zealand Test Series, 1968/69
lost302New Zealand in England Test Series, 1969
drawn311New Zealand in India Test Series, 1969/70
20*lost101Pakistan in Zimbabwe Test Match, 2011
lost101New Zealand in Zimbabwe Test Match, 2011/12
lost101Zimbabwe in New Zealand Test Match, 2011/12
lost202Clive Lloyd Trophy (Zimbabwe in West Indies), 2012/13
drawn211Bangladesh in Zimbabwe Test Series, 2013
drawn211Pakistan in Zimbabwe Test Series, 2013
lost101South Africa in Zimbabwe Test Match, 2014
lost303Zimbabwe in Bangladesh Test Series, 2014/15
lost202New Zealand in Zimbabwe Test Series, 2016
lost202Sri Lanka in Zimbabwe Test Series, 2016/17
lost101Zimbabwe in Sri Lanka Test Match, 2017
lost201West Indies in Zimbabwe Test Series, 2017/18
lost101Zimbabwe in South Africa Test Match, 2017/18
drawn211Zimbabwe in Bangladesh Test Series, 2018/19
lost201Sri Lanka in Zimbabwe Test Series, 2019/20
lost101Zimbabwe in Bangladesh Test Match, 2019/20
drawn211Afghanistan v Zimbabwe Test Series (in United Arab Emirates), 2020/21
lost202Pakistan in Zimbabwe Test Series, 2021
lost101Bangladesh in Zimbabwe Test Match, 2021
lost201West Indies in Zimbabwe Test Series, 2022/23
17lost201New Zealand in Sri Lanka Test Series, 1992/93
lost101Pakistan in New Zealand Test Match, 1992/93
drawn311Trans-Tasman Trophy (Australia in New Zealand), 1992/93
lost302Trans-Tasman Trophy (New Zealand in Australia), 1993/94
lost312Pakistan in New Zealand Test Series, 1993/94
drawn100India in New Zealand Test Match, 1993/94
lost301New Zealand in England Test Series, 1994
lost312New Zealand in South Africa Test Series, 1994/95
lost201West Indies in New Zealand Test Series, 1994/95
lost101Centenary Test (South Africa in New Zealand), 1994/95
lost201Sri Lanka in New Zealand Test Series, 1994/95
lost301New Zealand in India Test Series, 1995/96
lost101Pakistan in New Zealand Test Match, 1995/96
drawn200Zimbabwe in New Zealand Test Series, 1995/96
lost201New Zealand in West Indies Test Series, 1995/96
drawn211New Zealand in Pakistan Test Series, 1996/97
lost302England in New Zealand Test Series, 1996/97
16lost101India in Bangladesh Test Match, 2000/01
lost202Bangladesh in Zimbabwe Test Series, 2000/01
lost201Zimbabwe in Bangladesh Test Series, 2001/02
lost202Bangladesh in New Zealand Test Series, 2001/02
lost202Pakistan in Bangladesh Test Series, 2001/02
lost202Bangladesh in Sri Lanka Test Series, 2002
lost202Bangladesh in South Africa Test Series, 2002/03
lost202West Indies in Bangladesh Test Series, 2002/03
lost202South Africa in Bangladesh Test Series, 2003
lost202Bangladesh in Australia Test Series, 2003
lost303Bangladesh in Pakistan Test Series, 2003
lost202England in Bangladesh Test Series, 2003/04
lost201Bangladesh in Zimbabwe Test Series, 2003/04
lost201Bangladesh in West Indies Test Series, 2004
lost202New Zealand in Bangladesh Test Series, 2004/05
lost202India in Bangladesh Test Series, 2004/05
15drawn100India in Zimbabwe Test Match, 1992/93
lost201New Zealand in Zimbabwe Test Series, 1992/93
lost101Zimbabwe in India Test Match, 1992/93
lost302Zimbabwe in Pakistan Test Series, 1993/94
drawn300Sri Lanka in Zimbabwe Test Series, 1994/95
lost312Pakistan in Zimbabwe Test Series, 1994/95
lost101South Africa in Zimbabwe Test Match, 1995/96
drawn200Zimbabwe in New Zealand Test Series, 1995/96
lost202Zimbabwe in Sri Lanka Test Series, 1996
lost201Zimbabwe in Pakistan Test Series, 1996/97
drawn200England in Zimbabwe Test Series, 1996/97
drawn200New Zealand in Zimbabwe Test Series, 1997/98
lost202Zimbabwe in Sri Lanka Test Series, 1997/98
lost202Zimbabwe in New Zealand Test Series, 1997/98
lost201Pakistan in Zimbabwe Test Series, 1997/98
14lost201England in New Zealand Test Series, 1970/71
drawn500New Zealand in West Indies Test Series, 1971/72
lost301Pakistan in New Zealand Test Series, 1972/73
lost302New Zealand in England Test Series, 1973
lost302New Zealand in Australia Test Series, 1973/74
drawn311Australia in New Zealand Test Series, 1973/74
lost201England in New Zealand Test Series, 1974/75
drawn311India in New Zealand Test Series, 1975/76
lost302New Zealand in Pakistan Test Series, 1976/77
lost302New Zealand in India Test Series, 1976/77
lost201Australia in New Zealand Test Series, 1976/77
drawn311England in New Zealand Test Series, 1977/78
lost303New Zealand in England Test Series, 1978
lost301Pakistan in New Zealand Test Series, 1978/79
13lost404The Wisden Trophy (West Indies in England), 2004
lost402Sir Vivian Richards Trophy (South Africa in West Indies), 2005
drawn211Pakistan in West Indies Test Series, 2005
lost202West Indies in Sri Lanka Test Series, 2005
lost303The Frank Worrell Trophy (West Indies in Australia), 2005/06
lost302West Indies in New Zealand Test Series, 2005/06
lost401India in West Indies Test Series, 2006
lost302West Indies in Pakistan Test Series, 2006/07
lost403The Wisden Trophy (West Indies in England), 2007
lost312Sir Vivian Richards Trophy (West Indies in South Africa), 2007/08
drawn211Sri Lanka in West Indies Test Series, 2007/08
lost302The Frank Worrell Trophy (Australia in West Indies), 2008
drawn200West Indies in New Zealand Test Series, 2008/09
13lost202India in Bangladesh Test Series, 2009/10
lost101Bangladesh in New Zealand Test Match, 2009/10
lost202England in Bangladesh Test Series, 2009/10
lost202Bangladesh in England Test Series, 2010
lost101Bangladesh in Zimbabwe Test Match, 2011
lost201West Indies in Bangladesh Test Series, 2011/12
lost202Pakistan in Bangladesh Test Series, 2011/12
lost202West Indies in Bangladesh Test Series, 2012/13
lost201Bangladesh in Sri Lanka Test Series, 2012/13
drawn211Bangladesh in Zimbabwe Test Series, 2013
drawn200New Zealand in Bangladesh Test Series, 2013/14
lost201Sri Lanka in Bangladesh Test Series, 2013/14
lost202Bangladesh in West Indies Test Series, 2014
12lost302Sri Lanka in Pakistan Test Series, 1985/86
drawn311Pakistan in Sri Lanka Test Series, 1985/86
lost302Sri Lanka in India Test Series, 1986/87
drawn300New Zealand in Sri Lanka Test Series, 1987
lost101Sri Lanka in Australia Test Match, 1987/88
lost101Sri Lanka in England Test Match, 1988
lost201Sri Lanka in Australia Test Series, 1989/90
lost101Sri Lanka in India Test Match, 1990/91
drawn300Sri Lanka in New Zealand Test Series, 1990/91
lost101Sri Lanka in England Test Match, 1991
lost301Sri Lanka in Pakistan Test Series, 1991/92
lost301Australia in Sri Lanka Test Series, 1992
12lost201Pakistan in Bangladesh Test Series, 2015
drawn100India in Bangladesh Test Match, 2015
drawn200South Africa in Bangladesh Test Series, 2015
drawn211England in Bangladesh Test Series, 2016/17
lost202Bangladesh in New Zealand Test Series, 2016/17
lost101Bangladesh in India Test Match, 2016/17
drawn211Bangladesh in Sri Lanka Test Series, 2016/17
drawn211Australia in Bangladesh Test Series, 2017
lost202Bangladesh in South Africa Test Series, 2017/18
lost201Sri Lanka in Bangladesh Test Series, 2017/18
lost202Bangladesh in West Indies Test Series, 2018
drawn211Zimbabwe in Bangladesh Test Series, 2018/19
11lost202Bangladesh in England Test Series, 2005
lost202Bangladesh in Sri Lanka Test Series, 2005
lost202Sri Lanka in Bangladesh Test Series, 2005/06
lost202Australia in Bangladesh Test Series, 2005/06
lost201India in Bangladesh Test Series, 2007
lost303Bangladesh in Sri Lanka Test Series, 2007
lost202Bangladesh in New Zealand Test Series, 2007/08
lost202South Africa in Bangladesh Test Series, 2007/08
lost201New Zealand in Bangladesh Test Series, 2008/09
lost202Bangladesh in South Africa Test Series, 2008/09
lost202Sri Lanka in Bangladesh Test Series, 2008/09
10lost301India in England Test Series, 1982
drawn100Sri Lanka in India Test Match, 1982/83
lost603India in Pakistan Test Series, 1982/83
lost502India in West Indies Test Series, 1982/83
drawn300Pakistan in India Test Series, 1983/84
lost603West Indies in India Test Series, 1983/84
drawn300India in Pakistan Test Series, 1984/85
lost512England in India Test Series, 1984/85
lost301India in Sri Lanka Test Series, 1985
drawn300India in Australia Test Series, 1985/86
10lost312Pakistan in South Africa Test Series, 2006/07
lost201South Africa in Pakistan Test Series, 2007/08
lost301Pakistan in India Test Series, 2007/08
drawn200Sri Lanka in Pakistan Test Series, 2008/09
lost302Pakistan in Sri Lanka Test Series, 2009
drawn311Pakistan in New Zealand Test Series, 2009/10
lost303Pakistan in Australia Test Series, 2009/10
drawn211MCC Spirit of Cricket Test Series (Australia, Pakistan in England), 2010
lost413Pakistan in England Test Series, 2010
drawn200Pakistan v South Africa Test Series (in United Arab Emirates), 2010/11
9lost514South Africa in Australia Test Series, 1910/11
lost302Australia v South Africa Test Series (in England), 1912
lost303South Africa in England Test Series, 1912
lost504England in South Africa Test Series, 1913/14
lost301Australia in South Africa Test Series, 1921/22
lost512England in South Africa Test Series, 1922/23
lost503South Africa in England Test Series, 1924
drawn522England in South Africa Test Series, 1927/28
lost502South Africa in England Test Series, 1929
9lost302Sir Vivian Richards Trophy (West Indies in South Africa), 2014/15
drawn311The Wisden Trophy (England in West Indies), 2015
lost202The Frank Worrell Trophy (Australia in West Indies), 2015
lost202Sobers/Tissera Trophy (West Indies in Sri Lanka), 2015/16
lost302The Frank Worrell Trophy (West Indies in Australia), 2015/16
lost402India in West Indies Test Series, 2016
lost312Pakistan v West Indies Test Series (in United Arab Emirates), 2016/17
lost312Pakistan in West Indies Test Series, 2017
lost312The Wisden Trophy (West Indies in England), 2017
8lost101India in England Test Match, 1932
lost302England in India Test Series, 1933/34
lost302India in England Test Series, 1936
lost301India in England Test Series, 1946
lost504India in Australia Test Series, 1947/48
lost501West Indies in India Test Series, 1948/49
drawn511England in India Test Series, 1951/52
lost403India in England Test Series, 1952
8lost523South Africa in England Test Series, 1955
drawn522England in South Africa Test Series, 1956/57
lost503Australia in South Africa Test Series, 1957/58
lost503South Africa in England Test Series, 1960
drawn522New Zealand in South Africa Test Series, 1961/62
drawn511South Africa in Australia Test Series, 1963/64
drawn300South Africa in New Zealand Test Series, 1963/64
lost501England in South Africa Test Series, 1964/65
8lost503The Frank Worrell Trophy (Australia in West Indies), 1983/84
lost513The Frank Worrell Trophy (West Indies in Australia), 1984/85
lost613The Ashes (Australia in England), 1985
lost312Trans-Tasman Trophy (New Zealand in Australia), 1985/86
drawn300India in Australia Test Series, 1985/86
lost301Trans-Tasman Trophy (Australia in New Zealand), 1985/86
drawn300Australia in India Test Series, 1986/87
lost512The Ashes (England in Australia), 1986/87
8lost101Southern Cross Trophy (Australia in Zimbabwe), 1999/00
lost202South Africa v Zimbabwe Test Series (in South Africa/Zimbabwe), 1999/00
lost301Sri Lanka in Zimbabwe Test Series, 1999/00
lost202Zimbabwe in West Indies Test Series, 1999/00
lost201Zimbabwe in England Test Series, 2000
lost202New Zealand in Zimbabwe Test Series, 2000/01
lost201Zimbabwe in India Test Series, 2000/01
drawn100Zimbabwe in New Zealand Test Match, 2000/01
8lost302Sri Lanka in India Test Series, 2009/10
drawn311India in Sri Lanka Test Series, 2010
drawn300West Indies in Sri Lanka Test Series, 2010/11
lost301Sri Lanka in England Test Series, 2011
lost301Warne-Muralitharan Trophy (Australia in Sri Lanka), 2011
lost301Pakistan v Sri Lanka Test Series (in United Arab Emirates), 2011/12
lost312Sri Lanka in South Africa Test Series, 2011/12
drawn211England in Sri Lanka Test Series, 2011/12
8lost301South Africa in New Zealand Test Series, 2011/12
lost202New Zealand in West Indies Test Series, 2012
lost202New Zealand in India Test Series, 2012
drawn211New Zealand in Sri Lanka Test Series, 2012/13
lost202New Zealand in South Africa Test Series, 2012/13
drawn300England in New Zealand Test Series, 2012/13
lost202New Zealand in England Test Series, 2013
drawn200New Zealand in Bangladesh Test Series, 2013/14
7lost301The Ashes (Australia in England), 1884
lost523The Ashes (England in Australia), 1884/85
lost303The Ashes (Australia in England), 1886
lost202The Ashes (England in Australia), 1886/87
lost101The Ashes (England in Australia), 1887/88
lost312The Ashes (Australia in England), 1888
lost302The Ashes (Australia in England), 1890
7lost504Australia in South Africa Test Series, 1935/36
lost501England in South Africa Test Series, 1938/39
lost503South Africa in England Test Series, 1947
lost502England in South Africa Test Series, 1948/49
lost504Australia in South Africa Test Series, 1949/50
lost513South Africa in England Test Series, 1951
drawn522South Africa in Australia Test Series, 1952/53
7lost302Australia in Pakistan Test Series, 1959/60
drawn500Pakistan in India Test Series, 1960/61
lost301England in Pakistan Test Series, 1961/62
lost504Pakistan in England Test Series, 1962
drawn100Australia in Pakistan Test Match, 1964/65
drawn100Pakistan in Australia Test Match, 1964/65
drawn300Pakistan in New Zealand Test Series, 1964/65
7lost501The Wisden Trophy (England in West Indies), 1967/68
lost513The Frank Worrell Trophy (West Indies in Australia), 1968/69
drawn311West Indies in New Zealand Test Series, 1968/69
lost302The Wisden Trophy (West Indies in England), 1969
lost501India in West Indies Test Series, 1970/71
drawn500New Zealand in West Indies Test Series, 1971/72
lost502The Frank Worrell Trophy (Australia in West Indies), 1972/73
7lost101England in Sri Lanka Test Match, 1981/82
lost302Sri Lanka in Pakistan Test Series, 1981/82
drawn100Sri Lanka in India Test Match, 1982/83
lost202Sri Lanka in New Zealand Test Series, 1982/83
lost101Australia in Sri Lanka Test Match, 1982/83
lost302New Zealand in Sri Lanka Test Series, 1983/84
drawn100Sri Lanka in England Test Match, 1984
7drawn311West Indies in New Zealand Test Series, 1986/87
drawn300New Zealand in Sri Lanka Test Series, 1987
lost301Trans-Tasman Trophy (New Zealand in Australia), 1987/88
drawn300England in New Zealand Test Series, 1987/88
lost312New Zealand in India Test Series, 1988/89
drawn300Pakistan in New Zealand Test Series, 1988/89
drawn100Trans-Tasman Trophy (New Zealand in Australia), 1989/90
7lost202The Wisden Trophy (West Indies in England), 2009
lost202Bangladesh in West Indies Test Series, 2009
lost302The Frank Worrell Trophy (West Indies in Australia), 2009/10
lost302Sir Vivian Richards Trophy (South Africa in West Indies), 2010
drawn300West Indies in Sri Lanka Test Series, 2010/11
drawn211Pakistan in West Indies Test Series, 2011
lost301India in West Indies Test Series, 2011
* indicates that the sequence is ongoing

One-off Tests are included as series, and tournaments with more than two teams are excluded
Records includes the following current or recent matches:

Bangladesh v Sri Lanka at Sylhet, 1st Test, Mar 22-25, 2024 [Test # 2536]

New Zealand v Australia at Christchurch, 2nd Test, Mar 8-11, 2024 [Test # 2535]

India v England at Dharamsala, 5th Test, Mar 7-9, 2024 [Test # 2534]