There are days when things don’t go as planned in real life. The worst that could occur in cricket is the big collapse of your batting line-up.
In ODI cricket, where the average team totals are rising every year, there are days when teams crumble to reach the lowest of the totals.
We will talk about those days in detail here – the lowest ODI scores by every cricket team.
Note: To read the lowest 10 scores made overall in ODI history, check here.
| TEAMS | LOWEST ODI TOTAL | AGAINST | RESULT | VENUE | YEAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S.A. | 35 | Nepal | Lost | Kirtipur | 2020 |
| Zimbabwe | 35 | Sri Lanka | Lost | Harare | 2004 |
| Canada | 36 | Sri Lanka | Lost | Paarl | 2003 |
| Pakistan | 43 | West Indies | Lost | Cape Town | 1993 |
| Sri Lanka | 43 | South Africa | Lost | Paarl | 2012 |
| Namibia | 45 | Australia | Lost | Potchefstroom | 2003 |
| India | 54 | Sri Lanka | Lost | Sharjah | 2000 |
| West Indies | 54 | South Africa | Lost | Cape Town | 2004 |
| Afghanistan | 58 | Zimbabwe | Lost | Sharjah | 2016 |
| Bangladesh | 58 | West Indies | Lost | Mirpur | 2011 |
| New Zealand | 64 | Pakistan | Lost | Sharjah | 1986 |
| Scotland | 68 | West Indies | Lost | Leicester | 1999 |
| Kenya | 69 | New Zealand | Lost | Chennai | 2011 |
| South Africa | 69 | Australia | Lost | Sydney | 1993 |
| Australia | 70 | England | Lost | Birmingham | 1977 |
| Ireland | 77 | Sri Lanka | Lost | St George's | 2007 |
| Bermuda | 78 | Sri Lanka | Lost | Port of Spain | 2007 |
| Netherlands | 80 | West Indies | Lost | Dublin | 2007 |
| Oman | 81 | Namibia | Lost | Windhoek | 2019 |
| P.N.G. | 82 | Nepal | Lost | Al Amerat | 2021 |
| England | 86 | Australia | Lost | Manchester | 2001 |
| Hong Kong | 91 | Scotland | Lost | Bulawayo | 2018 |
| U.A.E. | 91 | Ireland | Lost | Harare | 2018 |
| East Africa | 94 | England | Lost | Birmingham | 1975 |
| Nepal | 103 | U.A.E. | Lost | Kirtipur | 2020 |
Australia repeated their lowest score of 70 in 1986 against New Zealand in Adelaide.
Bangladesh is the other team who replicated their lowest ODI score of 58/10 twice. The other time was against India in 2014 at Mirpur, the same venue where they bundled out for 58 against West Indies in a 2011 World Cup match.
So far, Nepal is the only team to not be dismissed with a double-digit score in ODIs.
Sri Lanka is the side with the most entries in the opponent column. Five teams have their lowest ODI team total against the Asian country. West Indies are the next with four entries and Australia, three.
Australia and England are the two teams with their lowest scores in the 50-format against each other.
No team has successfully defended their lowest score in the format.
Bonus: If you want to know the lowest team totals in T20 internationals and T20 World Cup matches, check here and here.
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