Lowest Score by a team in ODI World Cup History

The 2024 ODI World Cup has begun, and teams are on a roll. In the first week itself, many records were broken, and some teams created history. Some teams scored more than 400 runs, whereas some teams were bowled out for a total of 150. With more than six weeks of consistent and best performances by each team, many records are set to be broken and created. So let’s take a look at one of the records that was recently broken. The lowest score by a team in ODI World Cup history

Lowest score by a team in ODI World Cup history

1. Canada (36) vs Sri Lanka
2. Canada (45) vs England
3. Namibia (45) vs Australia
4. Bangladesh (58) vs West Indies
5. Scotland (68) vs West Indies

Lowest Score by a team in ODI World Cup history

1. Canada (36) vs Sri Lanka

This match took place in the 2003 ODI World Cup, when Canada only scored 36 runs against Sri Lanka. The Sri Lankan team won the toss and elected to field first. Well, the Canadian team wasn’t ready for the havoc that the Sri Lankan team was about to create.

Their pace bowlers picked nine wickets, and Muthiah Muralidaran picked one wicket, which was the only wicket by a spinner. Chaminda Vaas and Prabath Nissanka picked up 3 and 4 wickets, respectively, and completely pinned down the Canadian batsman. After their spell was over, it was Dilhara Fernando who cleaned up the Canadian lower order. As a result, they were all for just 36 runs, which is the lowest score in an ODI World Cup.

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2. Canada (45) vs England

For the second time, you will find Canada on the list, and this was during the 1979 ODI World Cup. The English bowlers completely rattled the Canadian team.

The England team used six different bowlers, and four of them took wickets. Bob Willis and Chris Old took four wickets each, and Mike Hendrick and Ian Botham took one wicket each. Later, they chased the total in 14 overs, and Chris Old was awarded the man of the match award.

3. Namibia (45) vs Australia

The next week, after Canada registered the lowest total in the ODI World Cup, Namibia registered the second lowest in World Cup history. This came against the Australian Pace attack, and Namibia was completely helpless.

The legendary pace bowler, Glenn McGrath, picked up seven wickets, and the remaining three wickets were picked up by Brett Lee and Andy Bichel. Later, Glenn McGrath was awarded the Man of the Match award.

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4. Bangladesh (58) vs West Indies

This match took place in the 2011 ODI World Cup, and the West Indies team bowled out Bangladesh for just 58 runs. The West Indies team only used three bowlers, and all of them had wickets in their spell. Kemar Roach took 3 wickets, Sulieman Benn took 4 wickets, and Daren Sammy took 3 wickets.

In the chase, they chased a total of 59 runs in just 12.2 overs. Later, Kemar Roach was awarded the Man of the Match award as he rattled the Bangladesh top-order batsman.

5. Scotland (68) vs West Indies

The match took place in the 1999 ODI World Cup when the West Indies team bowled out the Scotland team for just 68 runs.

The West Indies’ mighty pace bowling attack was unplayable before the 2000s, and this was one of their best performances. Their bowlers, Curtly Ambrose, Phil Simmons, Courtney Walsh, Hendy Bryan, and Reon King, were just unplayable. It was like they were throwing asteroids at Scotland, which produced such amazing results.

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FAQs

Q: What is the lowest score by a team in ODI World Cup history?

Ans: Canada scored 36 runs against Sri Lanka in the 2003 ODI World Cup, which is the lowest score by a team in the ODI World Cup.

Q: What is India’s lowest score in the ODI World Cup?

Ans: India’s lowest score in the ODI World Cup is 125 runs, which was against Australia in the 2003 ODI World Cup.

Q: What is Australia’s lowest score in the ODI World Cup?

Ans: Australia’s lowest score in the ODI World Cup is 129 runs, which was against India in the 1983 ODI World Cup.

Q: What is England’s lowest score in the ODI World Cup?

Ans: England’s lowest score in the ODI World Cup is 93 runs, which was against Australia in the 1975 ODI World Cup.

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