The IPL is a T20 tournament known for big hits and high scores. But sometimes, teams struggle to score and end up with a low total. These low scores also become part of the IPL history.
Let’s look at 5 such low team totals in the IPL:
5. KKR In IPL 2008 – 67
In 2008, during an IPL match, Kolkata Knight Riders scored only 67 runs against Mumbai Indians. This is one of the lowest scores in IPL history. Kolkata batted first but their openers didn’t do well. Ajit Agarkar and Sourav Ganguly scored the most runs for Kolkata, but they only got 15 runs each. Two wickets fell quickly in the 3rd over, and then more wickets followed. By the 15th over, all Kolkata’s players were out, and they had only scored 67 runs. Mumbai’s Shaun Pollock took 3 wickets, and Dominic Thornely, Rohan Raje, and Dwayne Bravo took 2 wickets each. Although Mumbai’s opener Sachin Tendulkar got out early, Mumbai easily won the match in just 5.3 overs. Sanath Jayasuriya scored 48 runs and helped Mumbai win by 8 wickets.
4. DC In IPL 2017- 67
In the 2017 IPL, Delhi Capitals (also known as Delhi Daredevils) scored only 67 runs, which was the lowest team total in IPL history. They were playing against Punjab Kings (formerly Kings XI Punjab). Delhi Capitals’ troubles began early in the match when Sam Billings got out without scoring any runs. None of their batsmen could stand up against Punjab Kings’ good bowling. Corey Anderson was the top scorer for Delhi Capitals with 18 runs. They were all out for 67 runs in 17.1 overs.
Sandeep Sharma took 4 wickets, while Axar Patel and Aaron Finch took 2 wickets each. Mohit Sharma and Glenn Maxwell also got 1 wicket each. While batting, Punjab Kings won the match easily by 10 wickets. Martin Guptill scored fifty runs, and Hashim Amla added 16 runs to secure the victory.
3. DC In IPL 2017- 66
In a cricket match between Delhi Capitals and Mumbai Indians in the IPL 2017, Delhi had a really low score. They only made 66 runs, which is one of the lowest scores ever in the Indian Premier League. This time, Delhi batted second. Mumbai had a great batting performance and scored 212-3. Lendl Simmons made 66 runs and Kieron Pollard scored 63. Hardik Pandya also did well, scoring 29 runs quickly.
Delhi had to chase 213 runs to win, but they didn’t do well in batting. Sanju Samson, the first batsman, got out without scoring any runs, and Karun Nair scored the most with 21 runs. Most of the other batsmen didn’t score much either. Delhi’s innings ended at just 66 runs in 13.4 overs, and Mumbai won the match by a big margin of 146 runs. Harbhajan Singh and Karun Nair each took 3 wickets for Mumbai, and Lasith Malinga took 2 wickets.
2. RR In IPL 2009 – 58
In the Indian Premier League in 2009, Rajasthan Royals played against Royal Challengers Bangalore. Rajasthan Royals had a really bad game and only scored 58 runs. This is the second lowest score ever in the IPL. Royal Challengers Bangalore, batting first, scored 133-8. Even though two of their players got out without scoring any runs, Rahul Dravid scored 66 runs and Kevin Pieterson scored 32 runs. This helped their team a lot, and they ended up with a total of 132-8.
When it was Rajasthan Royals’ turn to bat, they did very poorly. They only managed to score 58 runs before all their players were out. Anil Kumble from Royal Challengers Bangalore took 5 wickets, while Praveen Kumar and Jesse Ryder took 2 wickets each. This meant Royal Challengers Bangalore won the match by a big margin of 74 runs.
1. RCB In IPL 2017 – 49
Royal Challengers Bangalore once scored the most runs ever in an IPL game, but they also had the lowest score ever in the Indian Premier League. In a match against Kolkata Knight Riders in IPL 2017, they only managed to make 49 runs. This is the lowest score any team has gotten in the IPL.
Kolkata Knight Riders batted first and scored 131 runs before all their players got out. Sunil Narine scored 34 runs for them.
When it was Royal Challengers Bangalore’s turn to bat, they did very poorly. None of their players could get more than 10 runs, and they were all out for single-digit scores. Virat Kohli was the first to get out in the very first over, and after that, more wickets fell quickly. In just 9.4 overs, all their players were out, and they only got 49 runs. Kolkata Knight Riders won the match by 82 runs. Nathan Coulter-Nile, Chris Woakes, and Colin de Grandhomme took 3 wickets each, while Umesh Yadav took 1 wicket.
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