15 instances of cheap Test totals since 2008

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Dale Steyn took 5/23 as India were bowled out for 76 before lunch on the first day at Ahmedabad in 2008

#6 Pakistan: 49 vs South Africa, Johannesburg 2013

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Dale Steyn claimed 11 wickets in the game against Pakistan at Johannesburg in 2013, including figures of 6/8 in the first innings

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

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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.

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#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

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