IND vs NZ: Lowest Total When India Had The Opponents 5 Down

India bowled out New Zealand for just 108 in the second ODI in 34.3 overs. This is one of their lowest totals against the Indian team. New Zealand have never won an ODI series against India in India and a loss in the second ODI meant that they lost yet another ODI series. 

Rohit Sharma used six bowlers and all of them got wickets with Mohammed Shami picking up three wickets and Hardik Pandya and Washington Sundar picking up two each. Eight Kiwi batters were dismissed in single-digit scores in Raipur’s  Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Stadium which hosted its first-ever international game. It was India’s 50th venue that hosted a men’s ODI in India. 

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Glenn Phillips top-scored with 36 from 52 balls. Michael Bracewell, the centurion in the previous match scored 22 and Mitchell Santner scored 27. This happened after the Kiwis had lost their first five wickets for just 15 runs on the board inside the first 11 overs. 

Earlier in the game, there was a lot of drama at the toss with Rohit Sharma forgetting what he wanted to do after he won the toss. Eventually, he gathered himself and opted to field first, a decision that turned out to be wise.  Meanwhile, in this article, we take a look at the lowest totals of opposition when India had their opponents five down for nothing. 

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IND vs NZ: Lowest Total When India Had The Opponents 5 Down

1) 15 – vs NZ at Raipur, 2023 

The Kiwis after being put into bat lost wickets at regular intervals in the first 10 overs. Mohammed Shami picked up the first wicket of Fin Allen (0) in the very first over. That started the procession with all the top five Kiwi batters dismissed for single-digit scores.

Shami took two and Hardik, Siraj and Shadul took one each to dismantle the Kiwi top-order. The batters failed to judge the pace and the bounce of the wicket and eventually played rash shots to get out. The bowling from Indian bowlers were on target. 

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2) 26 – vs ENG at The Oval, 2022

This was another game when India had their opposition five down inside the first 8 overs of the game. This was the first of the three ODIs against England with the game being played at the Oval. Seven England batters were dismissed for single-digit scores with skipper Jos Buttler top-scoring with 30 and the team bowled out for 110. Jasprit Bumrah took 6/19 to register his career-best figure in ODIs. Rohit Sharma (76) and Shikhar (31) added an unbeaten 111-stand to win the game for India. 

3) 29 – vs PAK at Colombo, 1997 

This match was a part of the 1997 Asia Cup in Sri Lanka. Team India had their arch-rivals 29/5 in 9 overs before rain interrupted the game and no more match was possible. Those were the days when Pakistan still had the upper hand against India but this was a match that was dominated by the Indian team. Among the five wickets to fall, Venkatesh Prasad took four and Abey Kuruvilla took one. 

4) 30 – vs ZIM at Harare, 2005

This was the third match of an ODI series when Zimbabwe visited India back in 2005. India won the toss and opted to bat first. After the top-order faltered, the Indian middle order helped the side reach 226/5 with Mohammed Kaif scoring 65. Yuvraj Singh scored 53 and a young MS Dhoni scored 56. Irfan Pathan then bowled a brilliant spell as he took 5/27 with Zimbabwe being bowled out for just 65. Ajit Agarkar took 4/18 as India won the game by 161 runs.

5) 32 – vs WI at Port of Spain, 1997

This is the final sorry reading scorecard in this list. India won the toss and elected to bowl first in the second ODI against West Indies. With the fall of Roland Holder, West Indies were 32/5 and eventually bowled out for 212 in the 44th over of their innings. Abey Kuruvilla took three and Venkatesh Prasad two wickets. India won the game by 10 wickets chasing the paltry score as Sachin Tendulkar (65*) and Sourav Ganguly (39) shared an unbroken partnership after the target was revised to 116. 

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