Ahead of the 2019 season, a look at the five lowest team totals registered in the Indian Premier League:
Royal Challengers Bangalore: 49 vs Kolkata Knight Riders (2017)
Royal Challengers Bangalore, who have the top two highest totals in Indian Premier League history, also incidentally have the lowest team total to their name. Chasing a modest 132-run target against Kolkata Knight Riders, the Virat Kohli-led outfit was bundled out for 49 runs in 9.4 overs at the Eden Gardens on April 23, 2017. Kohli fell for a first ball duck on the third ball of the run chase and no RCB batsman reached double figures, with Kedar Jadhav being the top scorer with 9 runs. Nathan Coulter-Nile,
Chris Woakes and
Colin de Grandhomme took three wickets each, as RCB succumbed to an embarrassing 82-run loss.
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Rajasthan Royals not only managed to put up the lowest Indian Premier League total of that time but also recorded the second lowest total in the history of Twenty20 cricket after being bowled out for a meagre 58 against Royal Challengers Bangalore at Cape Town on April 18, 2009. Chasing a 134-run target, Rajasthan crashed to 58 all out in 15.1 overs.
Anil Kumble took 5/5 in 3.1 overs as the then defending champions were handed a crushing 75-run defeat in the second match of the second edition of the
IPL which was held in South Africa due to the general elections in India. Only three Rajasthan batsmen --
Tyron Henderson, Yusuf Pathan and Ravindra Jadeja -- reached double figures and incidentally they all scored 11 runs each.
Delhi Daredevils: 66 vs Mumbai Indians (2017)
Chasing a stiff 213-run target against Mumbai Indians, Delhi Daredevils (now called Delhi Capitals) were bundled out for a paltry 66 in 13.4 overs at the Feroz Shah Kotla on May 6, 2017. Harbhajan Singh and Karn Sharma took 3 wickets each to derail the Delhi run chase and seal a 146-run victory for Mumbai. Karun Nair top scored for Delhi with a 21-run knock and only Corey Anderson (10) and
Pat Cummins (10) were the other Delhi batsmen to reach double figures. Delhi lost the match by 146 runs and the victory assured Mumbai a place in the playoffs.
Delhi Daredevils: 67 vs Kings XI Punjab (2017)
Just a week before they had hit a new low with a team total of 66, Delhi Daredevils had crashed to 67 all out against Kings XI Punjab in Mohali on April 30, 2017. Sandeep Sharma took 4/20 to help Punjab bowl out Delhi for 67 in 17.1 overs. Only three Delhi batsmen, captain Karun Nair (11), Corey Anderson (18) and Kagiso Rabada (11), reached double figures before the visitors were walloped by 10 wickets, as Punjab chased down the 68-run target in 7.5 overs.
Royal Challengers Bangalore: 49 vs Kolkata Knight Riders (2017)
Kolkata Knight Riders: 67 vs Mumbai Indians (2008)
Old contemporaries and veterans
Sachin Tendulkar and
Sourav Ganguly squared-off in this clash in Mumbai on May 16, 2008.
Shaun Pollock (3/12) ripped through the KKR top order, after Kolkata were put in to bat first. Opener
Salman Butt (13), captain Ganguly (15) and Ajit Agarkar (15) were the only Kolkata batsmen to reach double figures as the visitors slumped to 67 all out in 15.2 overs. Sanath Jayasuriya then smashed a 17-ball 48 as Mumbai chased down the 68-run target in just 5.3 overs.