140 years of Test cricket: All-time team records

Lowest innings totals

New Zealand cricket fans have had plenty to cheer about, but they also hold the record for lowest innings score

Team	Span	Lowest Score
New Zealand	1930-2017	26
South Africa	1889-2017	30
Australia	1877-2017	36
India	1932-2017	42
England	1877-2016	45
West Indies	1928-2016	47
Pakistan	1952-2017	49
Zimbabwe	1992-2016	51
Bangladesh	2000-2017	62
Sri Lanka	1982-2017	71

It is unfortunate to highlight the lowest innings score as it almost makes for comical reading. At the same time, it is a tribute to the bowlers who deserve as much credit as the batsmen when their records are highlighted.

The Kiwis hold the record for the lowest score of all time when they managed just 26 against England at Auckland in 1955. South Africa have the second lowest total with 30, which they managed against England in 1896. The Proteas embarrassingly also recorded scores of 30, 35 and 36 in the early part of their Test cricket journey.

India’s lowest score is an almost respectable 42 given the context, when they were outclassed by the English at Lords in 1974.