5 Lowest Team Totals In IPL History

IPL 2021 will enthrall Indian cricket fans soon as the tournament starts next month. On April 9, 2021, Mumbai Indians will lock horns with Royal Challengers Bangalore in the first match of IPL 2021. A total of 60 matches will be played at 6 venues across the country during IPL 2021. Mumbai Indians are the defending champions of the tournament and look for a third consecutive trophy in IPL 2021.

Indian Premier League is a T20 tournament and like every T20 tournament, it witnesses many big shots and big totals on the scoreboard. However, there are few games where the batsmen completely fail and register a low team total. Such low team totals also become part of the record books. Here we take a glance at 5 low team totals in the history of the Indian Premier League.

5 Lowest Team Totals In IPL History

5. Kolkata Knight Riders In IPL 2008 – 67

In IPL 2008, Kolkata Knight Riders managed a score of just 67 in a match against Mumbai Indians. This is the 5th lowest team total in the Indian Premier League so far. In the match, Kolkata Knight Riders batted first as their openers totally failed. Ajit Agarkar and Sourav Ganguly were the highest run-scorers for the team with just 15 runs each. The first two wickets fell back-to-back in the 3rd over. Later, it followed a series of dismissals. In the 15th over, the last batsman Shoaib Akhtar was also dismissed and the KKR’s scoreboard reached just 67-10.

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Shaun Pollock took 3 wickets while Dominic Thornely, Rohan Raje, and Dwayne Bravo accounted for 2 wickets each. While Mumbai Indians’ opener Sachin Tendulkar was dismissed in the 1st over, Mumbai Indians easily managed to win the match in just 5.3 overs. With Sanath Jayasuriya’s 48 runs, Mumbai Indians won the match by 8 wickets.

4. Delhi Capitals In IPL 2017- 67

In IPL 2017, Delhi Capitals (Delhi Daredevils) also scored just 67 runs and this also the lowest team total in IPL. Delhi Capitals played against Punjab Kings (Kings XI Punjab) in the match. The fallout of wickets for Delhi Capitals started in the 1st over with Sam Billings who was dismissed for a duck. All the batsmen failed to perform in front of the Punjab Kings’ effective bowling. Corey Anderson was the highest run-scorer of the Delhi Capitals with 18 runs. Delhi Capitals were bowled out for 67 in 17.1 overs.

Sandeep Sharma took 4 wickets while Axar Patel and Aaron Finch took 2 wickets each. Mohit Sharma and Glenn Maxwell also accounted for 1 wicket each. While batting, Punjab Kings won the match by 10 wickets after Martin Guptill scored a fifty (50) and Hashim Amla scored 16 runs.

3. Delhi Capitals In IPL 2017- 66

Delhi Capitals again witnessed a low total in IPL 2017 in a match against Mumbai Indians. Delhi Capitals scored just 66 runs and this is the 3rd lowest team total in the Indian Premier League. This time, Delhi Capitals batted 2nd in the match.?? Mumbai Indians showed a great batting performance and put up 212-3 on the scoreboard after batting first. Lendl Simmons smashed a 66-run knock and Kieron Pollard hit 63 runs. Hardik Pandya also played a quickfire knock of 29 runs off 14 balls.

Chasing 213 runs for victory, Delhi Capitals totally failed in the batting. Opener Sanju Samson was dismissed for a duck and Karun Nair scored the most runs with 21. Most of the batsmen were dismissed on a single-digit score. Delhi Capitals were bowled out for 66 in just 13.4 overs and Mumbai Indians won the match by 146 runs. Harbhajan Singh and Karun Nair took 3 wickets each while Lasith Malinga took 2 wickets.

Rajasthan Royals In IPL 2009 – 58

The 2nd lowest team total in the Indian Premier League came way back in IPL 2009. Rajasthan Royals scored just 58 runs in a match against Royal Challengers Bangalore in IPL 2009. Batting first, Royal Challengers Bangalore scored 133-8. RCB openers Jesse Ryder and Ross Taylor were dismissed for a duck. Rahul Dravid scored 66 runs while Kevin Pieterson scored 32 runs. These came as a big rescue for Royal Challengers Bangalore as they reached 132-8 in the end.

While chasing, Rajasthan Royals failed completely and were bowled out for just 58 runs in 15.1 overs. Anil Kumble grabbed 5 wickets while Praveen Kumar and Jesse Ryder took 2 wickets each. RoyalChallengers Bangalore won the match by 74 runs.

Royal Challengers Bangalore In IPL 2017 – 49

Royal Challengers Bangalore holds the record for the highest team total in IPL but the team also made the lowest team ever registered in the Indian Premier League. Royal Challengers Bangalore scored just 49 runs in IPL 2017 in a match against Kolkata Knight Riders. This is the lowest team total in IPL so far. Kolkata Knight Riders batted first in the match and scored 131 after losing 10 wickets. Sunil Narine scored 34 runs for the team.

Chasing a low total, Royal Challengers Bangalore completely failed with the bowling in the match. None of the RCB batsmen was able to cross 10 runs as all the batsmen were bowled for a single-digit score. Virat Kohli was the first wicket in the 1st over and the fall of wickets followed post that. In just 9.4 overs, all the RCB batsmen were dismissed and the team could only reach 49 runs on the scoreboard. KKR won the match by 82 runs. Nathan Coulter-Nile, Chris Woakes, and Colin de Grandhomme took 3 wickets each while Umesh Yadav grabbed 1 wicket.