15 instances of cheap Test totals since 2008

#10 Sri Lanka – 82 vs England, Cardiff 2011

In the most unlikely of results, England managed to beat Sri Lanka in the Cardiff Test in 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.