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Lowest innings totals in Test cricket

December 19, 2020 21:21 IST

India, on Saturday, slumped to their lowest Test innings score of 36 on Day 3 of the first Test at the Adelaide Oval.

The old scoreboard at the Adelaide Oval on Saturday

IMAGE: The old scoreboard at the Adelaide Oval on Saturday. Photograph: Daniel Kalisz/Getty Images

Here are the lowest innings totals in Test cricket:

 TableTable 
26 New Zealand v England - Auckland, March 25, 1955
30 South Africa v England - Port Elizabeth, February 13, 1896
30 South Africa v England - Birmingham, June 14, 1924
35 South Africa v England - Cape Town, April 1, 1899
36 South Africa v Australia - Melbourne, February 12, 1932
36 Australia v England - Birmingham, May 29, 1902
36 India v Australia - Adelaide, Dec 17, 2020
38 Ireland v England - Lord's, July 24, 2019
42 New Zealand v Australia - Wellington, March 29, 1946
42 Australia v England -Sydney, February 10, 1888
42 India v England - Lord's, June 20,1974.
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