Lowest Totals in Test Cricket: India Fold for 36 Runs Against Australia, Take a Look at Top 10 Lowest Scores in Longer Format of the Game
New Zealand hold the record for the lowest score in Test cricket. They were bundled for 26 against England in 1955. Interestingly, four of the top five in the list belong to South Africa, who have been bowled out for 30 twice and once for 35 and 36 runs each. Three of those have come against England while they had bundled for 36 against Australia.
India posted their lowest total in Test cricket after ending their second innings on 36/9 on day 3 of the first Test match against Australia. The visitors faced humiliation after a massive batting collapse in the first session of day 3 of the Test match. Indiaâs innings came to end after Mohammed Shami retired hurt following a blow to his right arm off a bounder from Pat Cummins. Their total score of 36 is the lowest India have scored in an innings in their Test history overtaking the previous lowest score of 42 runs they scored against England in 1974. This is also the seventh-lowest score in Test cricket history. Indiaâs Lowest Total in Test Cricket: Virat Kohli and Co. Breaks Infamous 46-Year Old Record After Being Restricted to 36.
New Zealand holds the record for the lowest score in Test cricket. They were bundled for 26 against England in 1955. Interestingly, four of the top five in the list belong to South Africa, who have been bowled out for 30 runs twice and once for 35 and 36 runs. Three of those four have come against England while they had bundled for 36 against Australia in Melbourne, 1932. Australia have the sixth-lowest score in Test cricket followed by India after their collapse in Adelaide. Take a look at the 10 lowest scores in Test cricket history. Â Virat Kohli Ends Year 2020 With No Century Across Formats in International Cricket.
Top 10 Lowest Scores/Totals in Test Cricket
| Team | Total Score | Overs | Run Rate | Opposition | Venue | Test Match Date |
| New Zealand | 26 | 27.0 | 0.96 | v England | Auckland | 25 Mar 1955 |
| South Africa | 30 | 18.4 | 1.63 | v England | Port Elizabeth | 13 Feb 1896 |
| South Africa | 30 | 12.3 | 2.4 | v England | Birmingham | 14 Jun 1924 |
| South Africa | 35 | 22.4 | 1.84 | v England | Cape Town | 1 Apr 1899 |
| South Africa | 36 | 23.2 | 1.54 | v Australia | Melbourne | 12 Feb 1932 |
| Australia | 36 | 23.0 | 1.56 | v England | Birmingham | 29 May 1902 |
| India | 36 | 21.2 | 1.68 | v Australia | Adelaide | 17 Dec 2020 |
| Ireland | 38 | 15.4 | 2.42 | v England | Lord's | 24 Jul 2019 |
| New Zealand | 42 | 39.0 | 1.07 | v Australia | Wellington | 29 Mar 1946 |
| Australia | 42 | 37.3 | 1.66 | v England | Sydney | 10 Feb 1888 |
India have the same total as South Africa and Australia but are lower in the list due to their slightly better run-rate. This, however, is their lowest Test score in the history of Test cricket. This is also the third time India have failed to breach the 100-run mark against Australia in Test matches.
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