Lowest Test innings totals by each of the top 10 team

#7 Pakistan (49 vs South Africa at Johannesburg, 2013)

Dale Steyn was at his imperious best and finished with 11/60 in the match

South Africa were the firm favourites for the series as they were playing in their own backyard. Graeme Smith won the toss in the 1st test and elected to bat.

South Africa went off to a poor start as they lost wickets at crucial intervals. They were unable to push on and convert the starts into a big score as Jacques Kallis top scored with 50 as the South Africans were bowled out for 253.

Arguably the greatest fast bowler in the recent past, Dale Steyn was the wrecker in chief when the Proteas came into bowl as he kept bowling with prodigious swing and venom and finished with figures of 6/8. Vernon Philander and Jacques Kallis chipped in 2 wickets each as the visitors were bundled out for 49, their lowest ever Test score till date.

A quickfire century by AB de Villiers allowed the Proteas to declare the innings on 275/3 and set Pakistan an stiff victory target of 469.

It was again Dale Steyn’s hostile spell that shook the Pakistan top order as they were folded out for 268. Steyn finished with 5/52 as South Africa won by 211 runs.