Five Lowest Team Score In Test Cricket History: The format of Test cricket is completely different from T20 and ODI and that is why the batsmen do not show any haste here. First he settles down and then plays big shots. This is why teams make big scores. However, sometimes such situations arise in Test matches too, when teams collapse like a house of cards. Many times teams have been all out on very low scores in Tests. For example:- New Zealand team was limited to a score of just 26 runs against England in the year 1955. Here we will tell you about the five lowest team scores, which are recorded in the history of Test cricket.

5 lowest team scores in the history of test cricket

1.New Zealand – 26 runs vs England (1955)

The lowest score in the history of Test cricket came in the year 1955 in the match played at Eden Park, Auckland. New Zealand was all out for just 26 runs against England in its second innings. England’s bowlers, especially Brian Statham and Bob Appleyard, did not give any chance to the Kiwi batsmen. The New Zealand team was bowled out in 27 overs and only one batsman, Bert Sutcliffe, was able to reach double figures (11 runs). Due to this shameful performance, England won the match by an innings and 20 runs.

2. West Indies – 27 runs vs Australia (2025)

The second lowest score in the history of Test cricket came in the year 2025 in the Test match played between West Indies and Australia at Sabina Park, Kingston. Chasing the target of 205 runs, the West Indies team collapsed for just 27 runs in its second innings. Australian fast bowler Mitchell Starc took 6 wickets for just 9 runs, due to which West Indies’ batting fell apart like a pack of cards. This is West Indies’ lowest test score so far.

3. South Africa – 30 runs vs England (1896)

In the history of Test cricket, South Africa has had to face the embarrassment of being out on the lowest score many times. In a match against England at Gkebera in 1896, South Africa were all out for only 30 runs in their second innings. In this innings, England bowler George Lohman bowled amazingly and took 8 wickets for only 7 runs. England had easily won this match by a margin of 288 runs.

4. South Africa – 30 runs vs England (1924)

The fourth lowest score in the history of Test cricket came in the year 1924 in the match played between South Africa and England in Birmingham. The interesting thing is that South Africa had repeated the same score after 28 years. Once again the South African team was all out for just 30 runs. This performance reflects the strong bowling of England and the struggling start of South Africa in that period.

5. South Africa – 35 runs vs England (1899)

The fifth lowest score in the history of Test cricket came in the year 1899 in the match played between South Africa and England in Cape Town. In this match, the South African team was reduced to only 35 runs. All these matches took place in difficult conditions and in front of world class English bowlers, who made it almost impossible for the South African batsmen to score runs at that time.

The 129 -year -old record in the West Indies vs Australia third Test played at Sabina Park broke. The entire West Indies team was all out for 27 runs. On the third ball of the 15th over, the 10th wicket fell as a Jayden seals, this was Mitchell Starc’s sixth wicket of this innings. Stark was chosen as the best player of the match and series.

In the third Test, Australia scored 225 runs while batting first. The first innings of the West Indies was reduced to 143 runs. However, in the second innings, the Windies bowlers made a brilliant comeback and held the visiting team for 121 runs. Roston Chase & Team had to score 204 runs to win, but in the second innings, the performance of the batsmen was even worse.

Mitchell Starc’s havoc, all out West Indies for 27 runs

7 West Indies batsmen could not even open their account. 4 of the top 5 batsmen (John Campbell, Kevalan Elston Anderson, Brandon King and Roston Chase) were dismissed for zero. Stark took 2 wickets in the first over, he took 6 wickets in this innings. Apart from him, Sakot Bolland put only 2 overs, in which he made 3 batsmen his victim. 1 wicket was named after Josh Hazlewood.

Broken 129 year old record

The history of Test cricket has happened after 70 years when a team was all out on a score of 30 or less in an innings. The West Indies’ innings of 27 runs broke the 129 -year -old record, it has become the second lowest run innings in the Test.

However, New Zealand’s name recorded in 1955 survived the embarrassing record breaking. England had all out New Zealand for 26 runs, which is still the shortest score of Test cricket. See the top 5 innings of the lowest score in the list.

• 26 – New Zealand (vs England) – 1955
• 27 – West Indies (vs Australia)- 2025
• 30 – South Africa (vs England)- 1896
• 30 – South Africa (vs England)- 1924
• 35 -South Africa (vs England)- 1899

Australia had already won the series in its name. After winning the third Test, Pat Cummins & Team won the series 3–0. Mitchell Starc received the Player of the Match and Player of the Series Award in the third Test.