5 recent instances when teams were bundled out for very low scores in Tests

Kemar Roach - The wrecker-in-chief against England
Kemar Roach - The wrecker-in-chief against England

# 2 New Zealand (45) vs South Africa at Cape Town in 2013

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Veron Philander had magic figures of 5-3-5-5
Veron Philander had magic figures of 5-3-5-5

New Zealand Captain Brendon McCullum was all at smiles when he won the toss and happily chose to bat first. At that time, he did not know what was coming.

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Vernon Philander, playing on his home ground, took 5 wickets in his first 5 overs including the wickets of McCullum and Kane Williamson. Philander was virtually unplayable on that day. At the end of 10 overs, New Zealand was 28 for 5. Philander had exceptional figures of 5-3-5-5. If Philander had not been replaced at the bowling crease after 5 overs, he could very well have challenged Anil Kumble's "Perfect 10" record.

Morne Morkel and Dale Steyn joined the fun and in no time New Zealand was rooted for 45 runs in 19.2 overs. Morkel took 3 wickets in 6 overs and Steyn 2 in 7 overs. New Zealand did not last the first session of that Test match. In the entire New Zealand first innings, only Kane Williamson managed to reach double figures.with the rest of the batsmen combined to contribute just 25 runs.

After that, it was all too easy for South Africa as they won that Test by an innings and 27 runs. New Zealand showed a lot of fight in the second innings scoring 275 with a century from Dean Brownlie and a half-century from Brendon McCullum. But the Test match was lost within the first hour of the match.

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