Test cricket, the most demanded format of sports, has produced countless moments of talented and heartbreak. Its most humble records are the lowest team’s innings-when world-class line-ups have fallen under tireless bowling, unexpected circumstances or sheer pressure. West indiesA team with a storey heritage provoked both and faced such a collapse.
Five lowest shift yoga in test history
1. New Zealand – 26 All Out vs England (Auckland, 1955)
- Date: March 25, 1955
- Venue: Eden Park, Auckland
- Rival: England
The lowest test innings against England remains 26 in Total New Zealand. Facing a formidable English attack, black caps were skit in 27 overs. No batsman reached double figures, and the match ended in a crushed defeat by one innings and 20 runs. This benchmark has been unchanged for 70 years to collapse batting.
2. West Indies – 27 All Out vs Australia (Kingston, 2025)
- Date: July 14, 2025
- Wenue: Sabini Park, Kingston, Jamaica
- Rival: Australia
The West Indies 27 All Out against Australia is now the second lowest total in Test history and the lowest for the Caribbean Side. Chasing 204 to win the third Test, the Windies were blown in just 14.3 overs. Seven batsmen failed to score, and only Justin Greaves (11) reached double points. Michelle Stark’s destructive 6/9 And Scott Bolland’s hat-trick sealed a win of 176 runs and 3–0 series sweep for Australia. Fall broke the 148 -year -old record for most ducks in a test innings by the same team.
3. South Africa – 30 All Out vs England (Port Elizabeth, 1896)
- Date: February 13, 1896
- Location: St. George Park, Port Elizabeth
- Rival: England
In 1896, South Africa’s 30 out all out against England was a product of the bowler -friendly conditions. George Lohman of England took 8–7, reduced the South African line-up. It determines a record at that time and is one of the most infamous collapse in cricket history.
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4. South Africa – 30 All Out vs England (Birmingham, 1924)
- Date: June 14, 1924
- Venue: Edgbaston, Birmingham
- Rival: England
Nearly three decades later, South Africa matched their own unwanted records, again scored just 30, this time in Edgbaston. England’s Arthur Giligan and Maurice Tate participated through Protease, which strengthens England’s dominance in the early years of test cricket.
5. South Africa – 35 All Out vs England (Cape Town, 1899)
- Date: April 1, 1899
- Location: Newlands, Cape Town
- Rival: England
The third appearance of South Africa in the top five came in 1899, when they could score only 35 runs in Newlands. The England bowlers, led by the Shoffield High, again exposed the vulnerability of the early South African batting on the trusted pitches.
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