List of whitewashes India have suffered at home in test cricket

India have so far suffered three whitewashes at home in test cricket.

India is considered the toughest place to win a test series for any visiting team. There are not many teams who have won test series on Indian soil. India played their first ever test in June 1932, and since then, they have played ample of home test series and have a good record at home.

That is why whitewashing India in their own backyard is considered one of the rarest achievements for any test side. Even West Indies in the 1970s and 1980s and Australia at their prime couldn’t do it.

So far, not many teams have been successful at whitewashing India in their own conditions. But there have been a few instances when India have suffered this humiliation at home. All those home series whitewashes for India in the test will be covered here below.

List of whitewashes India have suffered at home in test cricket

1. IND vs SA, 2000, 0-2 margin

The first-ever test series whitewash for India was recorded by South Africa in 2000. It was a two-match test series, and those games were played in Mumbai and Bengaluru. The first test was closer, as South Africa recorded a 4-wicket win. South Africa had a target of 163, and they won with four wickets left to play.

The second test saw a clear hammering from South Africa led by Hansie Cronje. South Africa scored 479 runs and bowled India out for 152 and 250 runs to record a win by an innings and 71 runs to complete a 2-0 series whitewash.

2. IND vs NZ, 2024, 0-3 margin

The second test series whitewash for India at home came after 24 years in 2024 against New Zealand. It was a three-match test series. The first test was played in Bengaluru, and India recorded their lowest test total at home of 46 runs in the first innings. New Zealand won it by 8 wickets.

The second test was played in Pune, and India had another poor outing with the bat. They lost the game by 113 runs courtesy of a brilliant all-round performance from Mitchell Santner (33 runs, 7/53, and 6/104).

The third and final test was played at Wankhede Stadium. This time India had a chance, as they had to chase 147 runs to win, but they fell short by 25 runs, courtesy of Ajaz Patel (11/160). Tom Latham became only the second captain to whitewash India in a test on Indian soil.

3. IND vs SA, 2025, 0-2 margin

The third and most recent home series whitewash for India came in 2025 against Temba Bavuma-led South Africa. The visitors thrashed India in all departments and recorded a 2-0 series win. The first test was played in Kolkata, and India couldn’t chase the target of 124 runs and lost by 30 runs.

Indian batters failed in their own trap, and Simon Harmer’s 8-wicket haul in the game helped South Africa win the match. In the second test in Guwahati, Marco Jansen’s 93 with the bat and seven wickets with the ball helped the Proteas crush India by a massive 408 runs. India recorded their heaviest defeat in tests at home, and South Africa recorded the series whitewash.

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