Ind vs NZ: India’s Top 5 Lowest Test Scores at Home

India’s Top 5 Lowest Test Scores at Home: Indian batsmen are still looking to find what hit them. Indian skipper Rohit Sharma’s decision to bat first spectacularly backfired. The home team was bowled out for a mere 46 runs, their lowest score ever in Test cricket at home. Yes, you read that right—46! This debacle made cricket fans and pundits alike gasp in disbelief. The previous lowest score was 75 against the West Indies in Delhi, which suddenly seemed like a decent effort in comparison.

Indian batsmen floundered in just 31.2 overs, with five of them returning to the pavilion without even bothering the scorers. Rishabh Pant was the lone warrior, top scoring with 20 off 49 balls, while Yashasvi Jaiswal was the only other batter to reach double digits, managing just 13. New Zealand’s bowlers, Matt Henry and Will O’Rourke, exploited the overcast and damp conditions perfectly, leaving the Indian lineup in tatters. Here are the India’s Top 5 Lowest Test Scores at Home. Brace yourselves!

India’s Top 5 Lowest Test Scores at Home

1. India vs New Zealand, Bengaluru – 17-Oct-1969
   • Score: 46 all out
   • Overs: 31.2
   On a fateful day in Bengaluru, India’s batsmen crumbled against New Zealand’s bowling attack, managing only 46 runs. This remains India’s lowest score in Test cricket at home.
2. India vs West Indies, Delhi – 25-Nov-1987
   • Score: 75 all outOvers: 30.5Innings: 1st
   Facing the fearsome West Indies pace attack, India’s lineup folded for 75 runs in their first innings. 
3. India vs South Africa, Ahmedabad – 03-Apr-2008
   • Score: 76 all out
   • Overs: 20
   • Innings: 1st
   In a quickfire collapse, the Indian team was bowled out for 76 runs in just 20 overs against South Africa. The Proteas’ bowlers left the Indian batsmen with no room to breathe.
4. India vs England, Chennai – 14-Jan-1977
   • Score: 83 all out
   • Overs: 38.5
   • Innings: 1st
   England’s bowlers wreaked havoc in Chennai, reducing India to a mere 83 runs in their first innings. It was a challenging game for the Indian batsmen against a disciplined English attack.
5. India vs New Zealand, Mohali – 10-Oct-1999
   • Score: 83 all out
   • Overs: 27
   • Innings: 1st
   History repeated itself as India found themselves bowled out for 83 runs once again, this time by New Zealand in Mohali. The Kiwis’ bowlers were relentless, ensuring a tough day for India.

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