Lowest T20I totals by the top 10 teams

5) Australia (79) vs England, 2005

England’s wicket-keeper appeals during the T20 clash in Southampton

The first T20 International match was played in 2005 between Australia and New Zealand at Eden Park, Auckland. Ricky Ponting’s blistering 98-run innings guided Australia its first T20 International win. A few months later, England played host to the Aussies for the 2nd T20 International ever at the Rose Bowl in Southampton.

In days where 20-over matches were treated as attachments to a tour, the English batsmen played hard-hitting cricket to set a target of 180 runs for the ‘Baggy Greens’. The first four batsmen in the run chase were Adam Gilchrist, Matthew Hayden, Andrew Symonds and Michael Clarke, a dream opening 4, isn’t it?

But it is also said that cricket is a game of glorious uncertainties. Debutant Jon Lewis, who played only 1 T20 International after that day, bowled a memorable spell of 4 wickets for 24 runs and was well supported by Darren Gough who picked another three. The Australian’s were crippled to score only 79 runs in an innings which lasted for a bit more than an hour.