India Lowest Team Score

Published - 14 Jul 2025, 04:59 PM | Updated - 14 Jul 2025, 05:01 PM

Prasidh Krishna with Team India. Image Credit: X

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Team India's batting unit has been a force to reckon with for decades now. India has rarely failed to produce world-class batters in any generation. However, even the best fail to deliver sometimes, and here we are taking a look at such instances when India's famed batting lineup did not live up to expectations.

Over the years, India has faced its share of batting collapses on the field. These rare instances are a stark reminder of the game's unpredictable nature.

India's Lowest Team Score - Test:

India's lowest team score in Tests is 36 runs. They were bowled out for the paltry score during the 2020 Adelaide Test against Australia.

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Batting first in the match, India scored 244 runs with captain Virat Kohli scoring 74 runs. In reply, Australia were bowled out for 191 runs. The advantage was with India, but Australia came up with a stunning bowling display in the second innings to put themselves in the driver's seat.

Riding on a sensational display from their pacers, Australia bowled out India for just 36 runs. Not a single batsman from India could reach double digits with Mayank Agarwal's 9 being the highest score. For Australia, Josh Hazlewood picked up 5 wickets for just 8 runs while Pat Cummins took 4 wickets. Australia went on to win the game by 8 wickets.

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India's lowest team score in Tests - Top 5:

36 vs Australia - Adelaide, 2020
42 vs England - Lord's, 1974
46 vs New Zealand, Bengaluru, 2024
58 vs Australia, Brisbane, 1947
58 vs England, Manchester, 1952

India's Lowest Team Score - ODI:

India's lowest team score in ODIs is 54, which they scored against Sri Lanka in 2000. It is also the only instance where Team India failed to cross the 60-run mark. The series was the Coca-Cola Champions Troph,y also featuring Zimbabwe.

In the final, India and Sri Lanka faced each other in Sharjah. Batting first, Sri Lanka posted a big total of 299/5 in the allotted 50 overs. Captain Sanath Jayasuriya led from the front, scoring a career-best 189 to power his team to the big score. Russell Arnold scored a fifty as well.

In reply, India were bowled out for just 54 runs in 26.3 overs. The Men in Blue kept losing wickets at regular intervals right from the start and were eventually all out for 54. Robin Singh (11) was the only batter to reach double digits. For Sri Lanka, Chaminda Vaas picked up 5 wickets while Muttiah Muralitharan claimed 3 wickets.