In a notable feat featuring cricketing dominance, this series marks only the second time in history that a Full-Member men’s team has achieved a 5-0 whitewash in a five-match bilateral T20I series. Such clean sweeps are a rarity at the highest level of T20 cricket, underscoring both the winning team’s remarkable form and the one-sided nature of the contest.
India vs New-Zealand:
Team India made cricket history in early 2020 by becoming the first team to win a five-match T20 International (T20I) series against another top cricket country (Full-Member side) by winning all five matches. They achieved this by defeating New Zealand 5-0 in New Zealand. The final match was won by India with a narrow margin of seven runs at Mount Maunganui. In that crucial game, bowler Jasprit Bumrah and the Indian bowling team played a key role by avoiding New Zealand from chasing India’s score successfully.
Stand-in captain Rohit Sharma played a crucial innings in the final match, scoring 60 before retiring hurt, and the team continued to outform despite regular captain Virat Kohli being rested.
This clean sweep, extraordinary in T20I history for a five-match series, was widely celebrated, marking a rare and notable achievement in international cricket.
Australia vs West Indies:
Australia completed a 5-0 whitewash over the West Indies in their five-match T20I series in 2025. This marks only the second time a clean sweep has ensured between Full-Member teams in a five-match T20I series. Australia completed this comprehensive victory by winning the final match by three wickets at Warner Park, Basseterre, St Kitts and Nevis. Despite the West Indies scoring 170 runs with Shimron Hetmyer played a innings of 52 runs, Australia chased the target with support from Cameron Green (32 runs), Tim David (30 off 12 balls with four sixes), and Mitchell Owen (37 runs including three sixes) among others.
Australian bowler Ben Dwarshuis took three wickets for 41 runs in this match. as no previous Australian team had achieved a 5-0 clean sweep in T20Is.
This rare whitewash adds to cricket’s growing list of records and will encourage teams to aim for such strong wins in future two-team T20 matches.
