Top 20 Lowest team totals in One Day Internationals

Top 20 Lowest team totals in One Day Internationals

Highest team totals or lowest team totals, modern day limited overs cricket never lets you not surprised. As stated in a previous article on a given day cricket can be anybody’s game. It might witness a single player piling up over 250 runs in just 50 overs or a whole side crashing down to a mere 35. Rohit Sharma holds the world record of highest individual total in ODI cricket for his 264, while Zimbabwe cricket team holds the record of lowest team total in history with a score of 35. Yes, you heard it right, on top of the lowest team totals in One Day International matches list is number 35 – a score put on by Zimbabwe against Sri Lanka on 25 April 2004. Some might argue that 35 runs in a 50 over game from Zimbabwe is not a big surprise as the side is not a world class side often bowed down with ease. Well, what about Sri Lanka and Pakistan then? Both South Asian giants, have been reduced to a mere 43 runs in their cricket life. And as for Zimbabwe and the world class criterion is concerned, the side has a much better ODI victory percentage than Bangladesh, Ireland and the rest of cricketing newbies.

The lowest team totals in ODI list goes on to find India as well, not with so much impressive record of their own. The side considered to be almost invincible while playing at home turf and very tough limited overs opponent all over the world, also holds the unwanted past of getting bowled to a score of 54. In fact no major test playing team has managed to escape the lowest total curse once in their careers except England. The authors of this beautiful game have never fallen under the mark of 80 runs till now. Their lowest total in an ODI game till this day is 86, a well reputed figure in fact, keeping in view the lowest ever ODI runs margin.

The most recent incident of putting up one of lowest team totals in ODI history occurred at the beginning of the year 2016. A latest entry into the international cricket arena Afghanistan was bowled out by Zimbabwe for 58 runs during a game at Sharjah on 2^nd of January 2016. However with many cricketing plans yet to be met, with some of the best sides playing against rookies, anything is expected to come. Top 20 Lowest team totals in ODIs are as under.

Top 20 Lowest team totals in One Day Internationals

Team	Score	Overs	Opposition	Ground	Date
Zimbabwe	35	18.0	Sri Lanka	Harare	25 Apr 2004
Canada	36	18.4	Sri Lanka	Paarl	19 Feb 2003
Zimbabwe	38	15.4	Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	8 Dec 2001
Sri Lanka	43	20.1	South Africa	Paarl	11 Jan 2012
Pakistan	43	19.5	West Indies	Cape Town	25 Feb 1993
Zimbabwe	44	24.5	Bangladesh	Chittagong	3 Nov 2009
Canada	45	40.3	England	Manchester	13 Jun 1979
Namibia	45	14.0	Australia	Potchefstroom	27 Feb 2003
India	54	26.3	Sri Lanka	Sharjah	29 Oct 2000
West Indies	54	23.2	South Africa	Cape Town	25 Jan 2004
Sri Lanka	55	28.3	West Indies	Sharjah	3 Dec 1986
Bangladesh	58	18.5	West Indies	Dhaka	4 Mar 2011
Bangladesh	58	17.4	India	Dhaka	17 Jun 2014
Afghanistan	58	16.1	Zimbabwe	Sharjah	2 Jan 2016
West Indies	61	22.0	Bangladesh	Chittagong	18 Oct 2011
India	63	25.5	Australia	Sydney	8 Jan 1981
Afghanistan	63	18.3	Scotland	Abu Dhabi	14 Jan 2015
New Zealand	64	35.5	Pakistan	Sharjah	15 Apr 1986
Zimbabwe	65	24.3	India	Harare	29 Aug 2005
U.S.A.	65	24.0	Australia	Southampton	13 Sep 2004