Top 5: Lowest ODI team totals by Test-playing nations

Bowlers on most of the occasions struggle against batsmen. But there are some rare matches where bowlers dominate the batsmen.

Hyderabad: Cricket has over the years evolved as a batsmen's game. In modern-day cricket, bowlers on most of the occasions find them at the receiving end. But there are some rare matches where bowlers dominate the batsmen. Sometimes bowlers don't even let batsmen get off the mark. Scoring runs, which seem easy nowadays, becomes difficult and batsmen struggle to find a way to nullify challenges offered by bowlers.

So here we discuss five lowest team totals ever recorded in ODI cricket. We have only considered records held by Test-playing nations.

1. 35 all out

This is the lowest ever score recorded by any team in One-Day-International cricket. During Sri Lanka's tour of Zimbabwe in 2004, the African team was dismissed for 35 in 18 overs at Harare Sports Club. None of the Zimbabwe batsmen could reach double-digit mark.

Zimbabwe's 35 is the lowest ODI score

The highest score of the innings was 7, scored by Dion Ebrahim, which was same as the extras. Chaminda Vaas took four wickets for 11 while Farveez Maharoof scalped 3 for 3. Sri Lanka chase down the target in the 10th over losing just the wicket of Russel Arnold.

ICC Associate Member USA were also bowled out for 35 in February 2020 during a match against Nepal.

2. 43 all out

In 2012, Sri Lanka were bundled out for 43 against South Africa at Paarl. It is the fifth-lowest score in ODI cricket history and third-lowest score registered by a Test-playing nation. The record of the first and second-lowest team total is held by Zimbabwe.

Morne Morkel took 4 wickets as Sri Lanka were bowled out for 43 in 2012.

While chasing South Africa's 301, the entire Sri Lankan team was bowled out for 43 runs in 20.1 overs. The only batsman who managed to cross the double-digit mark is Kosala Kulasekara who scored 19 and took Sri Lanka past Zimbabwe's 35. Morne Morkel took 4 wickets for 10 runs while Lonwabo Tsotsobe took 3 wickets for 12 runs.

Robin Petersen took 2 wickets for 5 runs while Dale Steyn got one for 7 runs.

List of lowest totals by Test playing teams

Sri Lanka lost the match by 258 runs.

In 1993, West Indies bowled out Pakistan for 43, which is their lowest ODI score.

Sri Lank's previous lowest was 55 which they scored against West Indies in 1986 in Sharjah.

3. 54 all out

India's lowest ODI score in 54 which they scored against Sri Lanka in 2000 at Sharjah in the Coca Cola Champions Trophy final. Sri Lanka batting first scored 299, thanks to Sanath Jayasuriya's 189.

In 2000, India were bundled out for 54. Robin Singh scored 11 in that match.

India, in reply, were bowled out for 54 in 26.3 overs. Robin Singh top-scored for India, with 11. The second highest score was 5, scored by Sachin Tendulkar. Chaminda Vaas took 5 wickets giving away mere 14 runs while Muttiah Muralitharan bamboozled 3 Indian batsmen conceding 6 runs in 6 overs.

India lost the match by 245 runs.

In 2004, West Indies equalled India's tally as South Africa bowled out them out inside 23.2 overs at Cape Town.

4. 58 all out

In 2011 World Cup, Bangladesh were embarrassed in front of their home fans by West Indies as the hosts were bowled out for paltry 58 runs in 12.2 overs during a Group A match in Dhaka. Two Bangladesh batsmen managed to surpass double figures. While Junaid Siddique scored 25 Mohammad Ashraful amassed 11 runs.

In the 2011 World Cup, West Indies bowled Bangladesh out for 58.

This is the fourth-lowest total in ODI World Cup history. The lowest ever score in a World Cup was 36 all out, scored by Canada against Sri Lanka in Paarl in 2003 edition.

In 2014, Bangladesh repeated their 2011 horrific feat. This time the opponent was India. Batting first India were bowled out for 105. In reply, Bangladesh were bowled out for 58. They lost the match by 47 runs. Stuart Binny took 6 wickets for 4 runs while Mohit Sharma took 4 wickets for 22 runs.

5. 61 all out

Six months after the 2011 World Cup, Bangladesh bowled out Darren Sammy led West Indies for 61 runs in 22 overs at a rank turner in Dhaka. All-rounder Shakib-Al-Hasan took 4 wickets while Nasir Hossain and Shaiful Islam got two each. Sohrawordi Shuvo picked up one wicket. Kieran Powell scored 25 while Carlos Brathwaite managed to score 11.

In 2011, West Indies were bowled out for 61 against Bangladesh.

Bangladesh chased down the target in the 20th over of their innings with 8 wickets in hand.

However, this is West Indies' second-lowest ODI total. In 2004, South Africa bowled them out for 54 which is their lowest ODI score.