West Indies collapse for 27 against Australia - What are lowest team totals in a Test innings?

Ritabrata_Banerjee

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West Indies saw an unbelievable collapse in their batting order in the fourth innings of the Sabina Park Pink Ball Test match against Australia as Kraigg Brathwaite and Co registered their lowest team total in Test matches.

West Indies scored just 27 runs in the inning as Australia won the match by 176 runs. Justin Greaves was the only batter with a double-digit score with 11 runs.

Mitchell Starc, playing his 100th milestone Test, picked up 6-for-9 in the inning and seven wickets in the match. 

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The hosts in their first innings had put up a comparatively modest total of 121 runs, with John Campbell top-scoring with 36 runs. 

What are the lowest team totals in Test cricket?

New Zealand continues to remain the team with the lowest team total in the history of Test cricket.

West Indies currently have the second-lowest innings total, the first time in the 21st century that a team has been dismissed under 30 runs.

TeamScoreVenueYear
New Zealand26Auckland1955
West Indies27Sabina Park2025
South Africa30Gqeberha1896
South Africa30Birmingham1924
South Africa35Cape Town1899
South Africa36Melbourne1932
Australia36Birmingham1902
India36Adelaide2020
Ireland38Lord's2019
New Zealand42Wellington1946
Australia42Sydney1888
India42Lord's1974
Sri Lanka42Durban2024

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Ritabrata_Banerjee

Ritabrata is a content producer for The Sporting News' India edition