Australia’s winning streak of 26 ODI matches was finally put to an end on Sunday by India when the latter won the third ODI that was played at Harrup Park in Mackay by two wickets.
Chasing 265, India achieved the target in the very last over of the match to draw the curtains on the prolific record held by Australia. Meg Lanning-led team won their first of the 26 straight ODI matches against India in India in 2018. Just like the team that started Australia’s winning streak, the same team came together to put an end to this much-talked-about streak in 2021.
Here’s a look at Australia’s win over the last 26 ODI matches:
| Match | Date | Opponent | Venue | Margin |
| 1 | March 12, 2018 | India | Vadodara | 8 wickets |
| 2 | March 15. 2018 | India | Vadodara | 60 runs |
| 3 | March 18, 2018 | India | Vadodara | 97 runs |
| 4 | October 18, 2018 | Pakistan | Kuala Lumpur | 5 wickets |
| 5 | October 20, 2018 | Pakistan | Kuala Lumpur | 150 runs |
| 6 | October 22, 2018 | Pakistan | Kuala Lumpur | 89 runs |
| 7 | February 22, 2019 | New Zealand | Perth | 5 runs |
| 8 | February 24, 2019 | New Zealand | Adelaide | 95 runs |
| 9 | March 3, 2019 | New Zealand | Melbourne | 7 wickets |
| 10 | July 2, 2019 | England | Leicester | 2 wickets |
| 11 | July 4, 2019 | England | Leicester | 4 wickets |
| 12 | July 7, 2019 | England | Canterbury | 194 runs |
| 13 | September 5, 2019 | West Indies | Coolidge | 178 runs |
| 14 | September 8, 2019 | West Indies | North Sound | 151 runs |
| 15 | September 11, 2019 | West Indies | North Sound | 8 wickets |
| 16 | October 5, 2019 | Sri Lanka | Brisbane | 157 runs |
| 17 | October 7, 2019 | Sri Lanka | Brisbane | 110 runs |
| 18 | October 9, 2019 | Sri Lanka | Brisbane | 9 wickets |
| 19 | October 3, 2020 | New Zealand | Brisbane | 7 wickets |
| 20 | October 5, 2020 | New Zealand | Brisbane | 4 wickets |
| 21 | October 7, 2020 | New Zealand | Brisbane | 232 runs |
| 22 | April 4, 2021 | New Zealand | Mount Maunganui | 6 wickets |
| 23 | April 7, 2021 | New Zealand | Mount Maunganui | 71 runs |
| 24 | April 10, 2021 | New Zealand | Mount Maunganui | 21 runs |
| 25 | September 21, 2021 | India | Harrup Park, Mackay | 9 wickets |
| 26 | September 24, 2021 | India | Harrup Park, Mackay | 5 wickets |
Australia defeated India, Pakistan, New Zealand, England, West Indies and Sri Lanka over the last three years to create the record of 26 straight wins in women’s ODI cricket.
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