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On the very first morning of the maiden day-night Test in New Zealand, Trent Boult blazed through the England batting line-up at the Eden Park in Auckland to skittle the visitors out for just 58, their lowest Test score since 1888. Only two batsmen got into double figures as Boult bagged career-best figures of 6/32 and new ball partner Tim Southee gave him perfect company with 4/25 of his own. For England, number nine Craig Overton top-scored with 33* in their sixth-lowest Test total.
Sportskeeda looks back on double-digit totals by the top eight teams since 2008, with Pakistan having suffered the fate as many as four times in the period.
#15 India: 76 vs South Africa, Ahmedabad 2008
Brief Scores: South Africa 494/7 dec (de Villiers 217*, Kallis 132; Harbhajan 4/135) beat India 76 (I Pathan 21*; Steyn 5/23, Ntini 3/18) and 328 (Ganguly 87, Dhoni 52; Ntini 3/44) by an innings and 90 runs
Following a dull draw at Chennai, India were stung by Dale Steyn on the first morning at Ahmedabad, where his 5/23 left the hosts skittled out for 76 even before lunch. The last six wickets fell for 23 runs, with three out of the first four belonging to Makhaya Ntini, who got 3/18. Steyn then got into action to remove Rahul Dravid and clean up the tail, with Irfan Pathan remaining not out on 21.
Expectedly, a massive first innings lead of 418 gave South Africa an innings win with AB de Villiers smashing 217*.
#14 England: 51 vs West Indies, Kingston 2009
Brief Scores: West Indies 392 (Sarwan 107, Gayle 104; Broad 5/85) beat England 318 (Pietersen 97; Benn 4/77, Taylor 3/74) and 51 (Flintoff 24; Taylor 5/11, Benn 4/31) by an innings and 23 runs
This was the only Test that produced a result out of the five that were played West Indies and England on this tour, and how! England made 328 batting first and in response, the hosts got 392 courtesy of centuries from captain Chris Gayle and veteran Ramnaresh Sarwan.
A lead of 74 was never the best one could wish for, but Jerome Taylor bowled like a dream to ensure West Indies would not have to bat again. A haul of 5/11 – and twin four-fors from Sulieman Benn – saw England lose all ten wickets for 51, thus losing by an innings and 23 runs.
#13 Australia: 88 vs Pakistan, Headingley 2010
Brief Scores: Pakistan 258 (Butt 45, Farhat 43; Watson 6/33) and 180/7 (Farhat 67, Azhar 51; Hilfenhaus 3/39) beat Australia 88 (Paine 17; Amir 3/20, Asif 3/30) and 349 (Smith 77, Clarke 77; Amir 4/86) by 3 wickets
In the second and final game of the neutral Test series between Pakistan and Australia in England, Pakistan had a new captain in Salman Butt after Shahid Afridi's surprising Test retirement following the loss at Lord's. Australia batted first at Headingley but surrendered to the pace and swing of Mohammad Asif and Mohammad Amir, who, in the company of Umar Gul, moved the ball enough to trouble the likes of Ricky Ponting, Michael Clarke, Mike Hussey and Shane Watson, all of whom departed for single-digit scores.
The highest score of 17 came from Tim Paine, as Pakistan chased down 180 on the fourth day having lost seven wickets themselves.
#12 Pakistan: 80, 72 and 74 vs England, 2010
Before their England tour in 2010 would be rocked by an offence of spot-fixing, Pakistan were bowled out for paltry totals twice already. The first instance came at Trent Bridge, when they were done for 80 with James Anderson shaking them up with 6/17. At Edgbaston, a repeat telecast would see Pakistan surrender to the same bowling combination of Anderson, Stuart Broad and Steven Finn, with only 72 on the board while batting first.
And during the Lord's Test – a day before it was known that Salman Butt had directed Mohammad Amir and Mohammad Asif to bowl deliberate no-balls – they found themselves finished on 74 with the spin of Graeme Swann proving to be the wrecker on this occasion.
#11 Australia: 98 vs England, Melbourne 2010
Brief Scores: England 513 (Trott 168*, Prior 85; Siddle 6/75) beat Australia 98 (Clarke 20; Tremlett 4/26, Anderson 4/44) and 258 (Haddin 55*, Watson 54; Bresnan 4/50) by an innings and 157 runs
The 2010-11 Ashes in Australia was locked 1-1 after the first three Tests, but the fourth one turned out to be a rude shock for the hosts.
Their second innings defeat of the series came at Melbourne – in fact, the final result of 3-1 in favour of England all turned out to be innings wins – after a shambolic batting to fold up for 98 in front of 84,345 fans on the first day. James Anderson and Chris Tremlett picked up four wickets each with the highest score of 20 coming from Michael Clarke.
#10 Sri Lanka – 82 vs England, Cardiff 2011
Brief Scores: England 496/5 dec (Trott 203, Cook 133; Dilshan 1/60) beat Sri Lanka 400 (P Jayawardene 112, Paranavitana 66; Anderson 3/66) and 82 (T Perera 20; Swann 4/16, Tremlett 4/40) by an innings and 14 runs
In a shocking result in the dying moments of the match, England snaffled a win from the most unlikely of scenarios after the Test seemed to be heading towards a rain-affected draw.
England were only 96 ahead in the first innings after repeated weather interruptions meant that not even the first two innings of the game were completed by the fifth afternoon. At tea, Sri Lanka were 33/2 with Chris Tremlett having removed both openers; but in the very first over after that, Tremlett and Graeme Swann inspired a collapse to finish with four apiece, leading England to a surprising victory.
#9 South Africa – 96 and Australia – 47, Cape Town 2011
Brief Scores: South Africa 96 (Smith 37; Watson 5/17, Harris 4/33) and 236/2 (Amla 112, Smith 101*; Siddle 1/49) beat Australia 284 (Clarke 151; Steyn 4/55, Philander 3/63) and 47 (Lyon 14; Philander 5/15, Morkel 3/9) by 8 wickets
The visiting captain Michael Clarke cracked a memorable 151 when the entire batting crumbled around him at Cape Town and then saw his side gain a 188-run first innings advantage after Shane Watson's 5/17 and 4/33 from Ryan Harris ended South Africa's innings on 96.
As if that was not enough, debutant Vernon Philander extracted revenge – and in venomous fashion – to reduce Australia to 21/9 in return. Courtesy Peter Siddle and number 11 Nathan Lyon, who top-scored with 14, Australia got to 47, much more than the lowest Test total; but eventually, centuries from Graeme Smith and Hashim Amla took South Africa home by 8 wickets in a chase of 236.
#8 England: 72 vs Pakistan, Abu Dhabi 2012
Brief Scores: Pakistan 257 (Misbah 84; Broad 4/47, Swann 3/52) and 214 (Azhar 68, Shafiq 43; Panesar 6/62) beat England 327 (Cook 94; Ajmal 4/108, Hafeez 3/54) and 72 (Strauss 32; Rehman 6/25, Ajmal 3/22) by 72 runs
A target of 144 on a turning Dubai track was always going to be challenging, especially considering the presence of Saeed Ajmal in the opposition. England were already 0-1 down in the series, and Ajmal and left-arm cohort Abdur Rehman led Pakistan to an unassailable lead.
By the fourth evening, England were bundled out for 72 – just less than half their target – with the web spun by Rehman and Ajmal accounting for a total of nine wickets. Though Pakistan would also crumble for 99 in the first innings of the next game, England still could not prevent a 3-0 whitewash.
#7 New Zealand: 45 vs South Africa, Cape Town 2013
Brief Scores: South Africa 347/8 dec (Petersen 106, de Villiers 67; Martin 3/63) beat New Zealand 45 (Williamson 13; Philander 5/7, Morkel 3/14) and 275 (Brownlie 109, McCullum 51; Steyn 3/67) by an innings and 27 runs
In the aftermath of captaincy being passed on from Ross Taylor to Brendon McCullum, New Zealand landed in South Africa for a full series, including two Tests. Both those matches resulted in innings victories for the home side, with the home side bowling out the visitors for 45 at Cape Town. Only Kane Williamson reached double figures, as Vernon Philander and company made New Zealand dance to their tunes. Philander got 5/7 while Morne Morkel and Dale Steyn bagged three and two wickets, respectively.
South Africa then mounted a 302-run lead, which New Zealand could not cross in their second essay.
#6 Pakistan: 49 vs South Africa, Johannesburg 2013
Brief Scores: South Africa 253 (Kallis 50, du Plessis 41; Hafeez 4/16) and 275/3 dec (de Villiers 103*, Amla 74*; Gul 2/58) beat Pakistan 49 (Azhar 13; Steyn 6/8, Kallis 2/11) and 268 (Misbah 64, Shafiq 56; Steyn 5/52) by 211 runs
After humiliating New Zealand, South Africa then did the same to the visiting Pakistan team in the first Test of the three-match series. The hosts managed only 253 after batting first at Johannesburg, but Dale Steyn ensured that the total proved way beyond the visiting batsmen’s reach, removing both openers cheaply, and then accounting for Younis Khan for a duck on his way to miraculous figures of 6/8.
He returned to claim 5/52 in the second innings, as Pakistan were thrashed by 211 runs with South Africa not enforcing the follow-on.
#5 New Zealand: 68 vs England, Lord's 2013
Brief Scores: England 232 (Bairstow 41; Southee 4/58, Wagner 3/70) and 213 (Root 71, Trott 56; Southee 6/50) beat New Zealand 207 (Taylor 66; Anderson 5/47, Finn 4/63) and 68 (Wagner 17; Broad 7/44, Anderson 2/23) by 170 runs
England at home have never been easy to defeat, and Stuart Broad displayed a ruthlessness at Lord’s in 2013 that few New Zealand fans would like to recall.
In an achievable run chase of 239 on the fourth day, all England required was 22.3 overs between Broad and James Anderson to dismantle the opposition for 68. A haul of 7/44 for Broad blew New Zealand away with tailender Neil Wagner having to contribute 17 to save some face with BJ Watling being the only other batsman to reach double figures
#4 Australia: 60 vs England, Trent Bridge 2015
Brief Scores: England 391/9 dec (Root 130, Cook 43; Starc 6/111) beat Australia 60 (Johnson 13; Broad 8/15, Wood 1/13) and 253 (Warner 64, Rogers 52; Stokes 6/36) by an innings and 78 runs
Local boy Stuart Broad bowled one bewildering delivery after another as arch-rivals Australia were left licking their wounds on a seam bowler’s paradise at Trent Bridge. The ball swung this way and that, and edges from Australia’s batsmen flew into the hands of fielders behind the wicket, with Ben Stokes grabbing a stunning catch at wide gully.
A shameful total of 60 inside 19 overs took its toll, as an innings defeat loomed large on Australia, who eventually lost by an innings and 78 runs and surrendered the Ashes with an unassailable 3-1 lead to England.
#3 South Africa: 79 vs India, Nagpur 2015
Brief Scores: India 215 (Vijay 40; Harmer 4/78, Morkel 3/35) and 173 (Dhawan 39; Tahir 5/38, Morkel 3/19) beat South Africa 79 (Duminy 35; Ashwin 5/32, Jadeja 4/33) and 185 (du Plessis 39; Ashwin 7/66, Mishra 3/51) by 124 runs
On a raging turner at Nagpur, India included three frontline spinners in their eleven to try and bamboozle South Africa in alien conditions away from home.
With the ball turning from the first session on Day 1, even Dean Elgar found turn – and even got a wicket – as India made 215, but South Africa were dismissed for 79 with their batsmen appearing clueless to Ravi Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja. Only three batsmen entered double figures in a game which would eventually not see even a single half-century from either side. In the second innings, Ashwin grabbed 7/66 as India won by 124 runs on a pitch rated as “poor” by the ICC.
#2 South Africa: 83 vs England, Johannesburg 2016
Brief Scores: England 323 (Root 110, Stokes 58; Rabada 5/78) and 74/3 (Cook 43, Hales 18; Elgar 2/10) beat South Africa 313 (Elgar 46, Amla 40; Stokes 3/53) and 83 (Rabada 16; Broad 6/17, Stokes 2/24) by 7 wickets
Just two months after India knocked them over for 79 – though it was understandable that the track was a treacherous one – the visiting England side skittled them out for 83 in AB de Villiers’ first Test as South Africa’s captain.
Ten behind in the first innings, Stuart Broad cast his magic in a spell of 5/1 – indeed, 5 wickets for 1 run – in final figures of 6/17, sending back the entire top six of South Africa’s line-up at Johannesburg, including the prized scalps of de Villiers and Hashim Amla. All England required was 74 to take an unbeatable lead in the series, which they eventually did inside three days.
#1 Australia: 85 vs South Africa, Hobart 2016
Brief Scores: South Africa 326 (de Kock 104, Bavuma 74; Hazlewood 6/89) beat Australia 85 (Smith 48*; Philander 5/21, Abbott 3/41) and 161 (Khawaja 64; Abbott 6/77, Rabada 4/34) by an innings and 80 runs
Almost all fans woke up to the highlights of Australia’s first innings after they were done and dusted for 85 on the first morning under cloudy skies at Hobart. Their captain Steven Smith was the only man standing on 48* amidst a flurry of strikes by Kyle Abbott and Vernon Philander around him. Australia lost by an innings, and as it turned out, introduced three debutants in the next Test, which was a dead rubber at Adelaide.
Callum Ferguson and Joe Mennie made their debut in this game, and like Joe Burns and Peter Nevill, are yet to play another Test for Australia, as Adam Voges announced his retirement shortly after being dropped for the Adelaide game.
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