India posts its lowest Test score

India vs Australia, Adelaide Test: India posted its lowest total of 36/9 against Australia on Saturday in the pink-ball game.

India recorded its lowest Test total ever - 36/9 - against Australia on Saturday.

India, on Saturday, posted its lowest Test total of 36 for nine after Mohammed Shami retired hurt at the Adelaide Oval against Australia. This is additionally the lowest score by any team in 65 years!

India's lowest Test totals

Total	Opponent	Venue	Date	Innings
36/9	Australia	Adelaide	December 19, 2020	Third
42	England	Lord’s	June 20, 1974	Third
58	Australia	Brisbane	November 28, 1947	Second
58	England	Manchester	July 17, 1952	Second
66	South Africa	Durban	December 26, 1996	Fourth
67	Australia	Melbourne	February 6, 1948	Third

 

The previous lowest score that India had put up in Adelaide, until the third day of the ongoing series, was 110 in 1999-2000.

 

This is also the joint fifth-lowest innings score, equalling that of South Africa's against Australia in 1932 and Australia's against England in 1902.

Lowest Test innings total

Total	Team	Opponent	Venue	Date	Innings
26	New Zealand	England	Auckland	March 25, 1955	Third
30	South Africa	England	Port Elizabeth	February 13, 1896	Fourth
30	South Africa	England	Birmingham	June 14, 1924	Second
35	South Africa	England	Cape Town	April 1, 1899	Fourth
36	South Africa	Australia	Melbourne	February 12, 1932	First
36	Australia	England	Birmingham	May 29, 1902	Second
36/9	India	Australia	Adelaide	December 19, 2020	Third
38	Ireland	England	Lord’s	July 24, 2019	Fourth
42	New Zealand	Australia	Wellington	March 29, 1946	First
42	Australia	England	Sydney	February 10, 1888	Second
42	India	England	Lord’s	June 20, 1974	Third

 

Fall of wickets on Day 3

India, coming on the back of a strong show on Day 2, failed to counter the new pink ball, which moved about quite a bit. After Jasprit Bumrah's dismissal at 15, India lost four more wickets [Cheteshwar Pujara, Mayank Agarwal, Ajinkya Rahane, and Virat Kohli] for only four runs.

Australia pacers Josh Hazlewood and Pat Cummins made full use of the conditions, sharing the remaining nine wickets between them after opener Prithvi Shaw was dismissed on Friday.

Fall of India wickets on Day 3