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Cricket, the 'Gentleman's Game', has mainly turned up as a 'game of the batsmen'. We love to watch the batsmen playing destructive innings, smashing fours and sixes, scoring tons; in the upshot, we just love to watch a cricket match that is high scoring. But, there are some rare encounters, where the bowlers have dominated the opponent batsmen. Even the strongest batting line-up has also collapsed like a house of cards, in front of devastating bowling.
Here in this slideshow, we will discuss 11 such ODI team totals, which are the lowest in the world cricket history.
#11 54/10 Zimbabwe vs Afghanistan, Harare, 2017
On February 26, 2017, the 5th ODI of the Afghanistan tour of Zimbabwe was played at Harare. In that match, Afghanistan won the toss and elected to bat first. Noor Ali Zadran (46 off 49 balls), Rahmat Shah (50 off 79 balls) and Mohammad Nabi (48 off 40 balls) helped Afghanistan to put 253 runs on board for 9 wickets.
Zimbabwe's inning was delayed by heavy rain and as a result, they had to chase a revised total of 161 off 22 overs. In reply, Zimbabwe batting line-up collapsed as they lost early wickets back to back. Only two batsmen, Ryan Burl (11 off 13 balls) and Graeme Cremer (14 off 14 balls) managed to score in double figures.
Rashid Khan took 2 wickets, while Amir Hamza and Mohammad Nabi took 3 wickets each. As a result, Zimbabwe became able to score only 54 for 10 wickets, off just 13.5 overs. Afghanistan won the match by 106 runs (D/L method) and sealed the series 3-2.
#10 54/10 West Indies vs South Africa, Cape Town, 2004
On January 25, 2004, the 1st ODI of the West Indies tour of South Africa was played at Cape Town. South Africa won the toss and decided to bat first. Graeme Smith (53 off 74 balls), Jacques Kallis (109* off 94 balls) and Jacques Rudolph's (61* off 76 balls) responsible knocks led South Africa to score 263 runs for 4 wickets.
In reply, West Indies suffered an early blow, losing Chris Gayle (4 off 15 balls) in the fifth over of their inning. After that wicket of Gayle, Andre Nel dismissed West Indies skipper Brian Lara (2 off 16 balls) in the tenth over. West Indies didn't get a chance to recover and was bombed out for 54.
Only two batsmen became able to score in double figures, Shivnarine Chanderpaul (14 off 34 balls) and Ricardo Powell (12 off 9 balls). Andre Nel took 2 wickets, while Makhaya Ntini and Lance Klusener took 3 wickets each. West Indies managed to score only 54 for 10 wickets, off just 23.2 overs. As a result, South Africa won the match by 209 runs.
#9 54/10 India vs Sri Lanka, Sharjah, 2000
On October 29, 2000, the final match of the Coca-Cola Champions Trophy was played at Sharjah. Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat first. Sanath Jayasuriya's destructive 189 runs' inning off just 161 balls powered Sri Lanka to put mammoth 299 runs on board for 5 wickets.
In reply, India failed to dominate the Sri Lankan bowling line-up and collapsed to 54 all out in just 26.3 overs of their inning. Robin Singh (11 off 38 balls) was the only batsman who scored in double figures.
Muttiah Muralitharan took 3 wickets for his side, while Chaminda Vaas destroyed team India's batting line-up single-handedly by taking 5 wickets. Sri Lanka won the 2000/01 Coca-Cola Champions Trophy by record 245 runs.
#8 45/10 Namibia vs Australia, Potchefstroom, 2003
On February 27, 2003, the 31st Match, of ICC World Cup was played at Potchefstroom. The Aussies won the toss and decided to bat first and set a target of huge 302 runs in front of Namibia. The foundation of Australia's mammoth total of 301 for 6 wickets was the responsible innings played by Matthew Hayden (88 off 73 balls), Andrew Symonds (59 off 63 balls) and Darren Lehmann (50* off 31 balls).
While chasing such a huge total down, Namibian batting line-up collapsed like a house of cards. The skipper of Namibia, Deon Kotze (10 off 14 balls) was the only player, who managed to score in double figures.
Glenn McGrath appeared to be a nightmare for the Namibian side, as he took 7 wickets for just 15 runs. Namibia were bowled out for 45 and lost the match by record 256 runs.
#7 45/10 Canada vs England, Manchester, 1979
On June 13, 1979, the 8th Match of the Prudential World Cup was played at Manchester. In that 60 overs match, Canada won the toss and elected to bat first. In no time they realized that they have taken a wrong decision. Back to back early wickets led Canada to a batting collapse and they were bowled out for 45 off 40.3 overs. Franklyn Dennis (21 off 99 balls) scored the highest score for Canada, who was also the only double-figure scorer.
Chris Old and Bob Willis took 4 wickets each to demolish Canadian batting order for 45. After restricting Canada to an exiguous total, England batsmen reached their intended goal only in 13.5 overs. England won the match by 8 wickets, with 277 balls remaining.
#6 44/10 Zimbabwe vs Bangladesh, Chittagong, 2009
On November 3, 2009, the 4th ODI of the Zimbabwe tour of Bangladesh was played at Chittagong. Zimbabwe skipper Hamilton Masakadza won the toss and elected to bat first. From the very first over, Zimbabwe started losing wickets and lost top three batsmen within first 3 overs. Malcolm Waller (13 off 36 balls) and Stuart Matsikenyeri (11 off 30 balls) were the only players who scored in double figures. After 24.5 overs, Zimbabwe lost all of their wickets and managed to score only 44.
Shakib Al Hasan and Enamul Haque took 3 wickets each to restrict Zimbabwe for 44. In reply, Bangladesh took only 11.5 overs to chase down the target of 45, for 4 wickets. Bangladesh won the match by 6 wickets, with 229 balls remaining.
#5 43/10 Sri Lanka vs South Africa, Paarl, 2012
On January 11, 2012, the 1st ODI of the Sri Lanka tour of South Africa was played at Paarl. South Africa won the toss and decided to bat first. Hashim Amla (112 off 128 balls), Jacques Kallis (72 off 80 balls) and AB de Villiers (52 off 40 balls) played trustworthy innings and led South Africa to put 301 runs on board, for 8 wickets.
In reply, Sri Lanka failed to prevail the South African bowling line-up and floored to 43 all out in just 20.1 overs of their inning. Kosala Kulasekara (19 off 46 balls) was the only player to score in double figures.
Morne Morkel (4 wickets for 10 runs) and Lonwabo Tsotsobe (3 wickets for 19 runs) wiped Sri Lankan batsmen out and hence, the Proteas registered a huge 258 runs victory over Sri Lanka.
#4 43/10 Pakistan vs West Indies, Cape Town, 1993
On February 25, 1993, the 9th Match of the Total International Series was played at Cape Town. After winning the toss, Pakistan skipper decided to bat first. Aggressive West Indian bowling line-up floored Pakistani batsmen one by one, without giving them a chance to recover. 6 players went out for a duck. Zahid Fazal (21 off 44 balls) was the only player who scored in double figures for Pakistan. West Indies bowlers knocked Pakistan out for 43, off just 19.5 overs.
Courtney Walsh and Anderson Cummins took 4 and 3 wickets respectively to bulldoze Pakistani batting order. After limiting Pakistan to a trivial total of 43, West Indies took only 12.3 overs to chase the target down. West Indies won the match by 7 wickets, with 225 balls remaining.
#3 38/10 Zimbabwe vs Sri Lanka, Colombo, 2001
On December 8, 2001, the 1st Match of the LG Abans Triangular Series was played at Colombo. In that match, Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to bat first. On the very 1st delivery of the inning, Chaminda Vaas dismissed Dion Ebrahim for a duck. Zimbabwe could not recover that early blow and started losing wickets back to back. Zimbabwe managed to score only 38 runs off just 15.4 overs. Zimbabwe skipper Stuart Carlisle (16 off 35 balls) only became able to score in double figures for his side.
Chaminda Vaas eradicated Zimbabwe batting line-up single-handedly and took 8 wickets for just 19 runs. While chasing, Sri Lanka took only 4.2 overs to achieve their target. Sri Lanka won the match by 9 wickets and with record 274 balls remaining.
#2 36/10 Canada vs Sri Lanka, Paarl, 2003
On February 19, 2003, the 18th Match of the ICC World Cup was played at Paarl. Canada won the toss and decided to bat first. Canadian batting line-up derailed in very short order as Prabath Nissanka (4 wickets for 12 runs) and Chaminda Vaas (3 wickets for 15 runs) ruined Zimbabwe for only 36, off 18.4 overs. 5 players went out for a duck and not a single player managed to score in double figures.
In reply, Sri Lanka took only 4.4 overs to score 37 runs of their target. Sri Lanka won the match by 9 wickets, with 272 balls remaining.
#1 35/10 Zimbabwe vs Sri Lanka, Harare, 2004
On April 25, 2004, the 3rd ODI of the Sri Lanka tour of Zimbabwe was played at Harare. Zimbabwe won the toss and decided to bat first but again, the same story of 2001 Zimbabwe vs Sri Lanka encounter got repeated. Back to back early wickets for Zimbabwe led them to a batting breakdown and they were bowled out for 35 off just 18 overs. None of the batsmen could score in double figures and 4 of them went out for a duck.
Chaminda Vaas appeared as the nightmare again for Zimbabwe. He took 4 wickets for 11 runs. Farveez Maharoof also got 3 wickets for just 3 runs. In reply, Sri Lanka registered a thumping 9 wickets victory over the hosts, with 244 balls remaining.
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