Uganda's 39 runs, is the joint-lowest total in the competition's history. Let's look at the Cricket teams with the lowest totals in the T20 World Cup history.
Cricket fans have witnessed several T20 matches where a team's batsmen failed to achieve a good defending total, but bowlers saved the game. Just as a batsman plays a vital role in winning the match in the same way, bowlers are equally responsible for keeping the total added by batters. Let's look at the teams with the lowest team totals in the T20 World Cup history.
Top 5 Lowest Team Totals in the T20 World Cup history
1. Uganda 39 vs West Indies (Guyana, June 9, 2024)
Akeal Hosein mixed his swinging arm balls well | ICC/Getty
The West Indies Cricket Team secured a mammoth 134-run victory to boost their Super 8 qualifications hopes. Uganda managed to score just 39 before being bundled out, with Akeal Hosein claiming a 5-wicket haul. West Indies registered their name in history books, bundling out Uganda for the joint lowest total in the history of T20 World Cups
2. Netherlands 39 vs Sri Lanka (Chattogram, March 2, 2014)
The Netherlands scored only 39 in just 10.3 overs, the lowest T20 World Cup score ever with Angelo Mathews and Ajantha Mendis scalping three wickets each. It was a disastrous batting performance from the Dutches. Only one batsman, Tom Cooper recorded a score in double-digits. He scored 16 out of those 39 runs. Sri Lanka, easily chased down the target, scoring 40 without any loss in just 5 overs.
3. Netherlands 44 vs Sri Lanka (Sharjah, October 22, 2021)
The Netherlands faced the Sri Lanka Cricket Team in Sharjah seven years later and were bowled out for 44 in 10 overs with Lahiru Kumara and Wanindu Hasaranga scalping three wickets each. Sri Lanka completed the chase without any problem in just 7.1 overs.
4. West Indies 55 vs England (Dubai, October 23, 2021)
Adil Rashid picked up four wickets | Image: X
The explosive West Indian lineup was dismissed for only 55 in 14.2 overs courtesy of Adil Rashid’s sensational four-wicket haul. England capitalized on this by scoring 56/4 in 8.2 overs, securing a comfortable win over the two-time champions.
5. Uganda 58 vs Afghanistan (Guyana, June 4, 2024)
Uganda were bowled out for 58 in the game against Afghanistan | Image: Associated Press
Uganda had a very poor start to their T20 World Cup 2024 campaign, as they were bundled out for a low 58 against a confident Afghan side. Chasing 184, Uganda never tried to compete and Fazalhaq Farooqi had a dream debut as he scalped a fifer for Afghanistan.
Jude Bellingham to miss twelve weeks after shoulder surgery in London
Real Madrid and England star midfielder Jude Bellingham has finally decided to undergo the shoulder surgery, which he injured in 2023. He will miss twelve weeks after shoulder surgery in London.
Real Madrid and England star midfielder Jude Bellingham has finally decided to undergo the shoulder surgery, which he injured in 2023. Jude had suffered the injury during his first season for the Los Blancos against Rayo Vallecano on November 5, 2023.
The 21-year-old star will go for surgery today and is all set to miss twelve weeks after shoulder surgery in London. He will return to action in mid-October, following the completion of his rehabilitation process.
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Jude has been suffering from the pain for 2 years now. After dislocating the shoulder against Rayo Vallecano, Jude did not want to go for the surgery right away and decided to play with the pain. He started wearing a shoulder brace, which gave the shoulder a bit of solidity. Jude then went on to have a great 2023-24 season in which he won the La Liga, the Champions League, and the Spanish Super Cup with Real Madrid.
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With time, although Jude's pain became a bit less, the shoulder brace started to frustrate him a bit. Due to wearing the shoulder brace for a long time, he was "losing a lot of weight from sweating so much". Not only that, he also mentioned that his "patience is running out" with all the limitations the brace was forcing on him.
So, eventually, after two years, Jude decided to let go of the problem and do the surgery.
An arthroscopic shoulder surgery will be done on Bellingham, and the full process of recovery can take more than three months. However, Fernando Ramos of the Spanish Association of Physiotherapists feels that players with similar injuries generally require four months to return to training, with competitive play resuming potentially five to six months post-surgery.
During his rehabilitation process, Jude will miss eight LaLiga matches and the beginning of the Champions League group stage for Real Madrid under new manager Xabi Alonso. Not only that, he will also miss England's World Cup qualifying fixtures against Andorra and Serbia in September 2025.
West Indies vs Australia: West Indies register second lowest test score in an inning by a team
After getting all out for 27 in the fourth inning of the third West Indies vs Australia test in Kingston, West Indies have now registered the second lowest test score in an inning by a team.
Mitchell Starc celebrates the wicket of Brandon King, his third of the first over. Image | AFP/Getty Images
West Indies just registered their lowest test score in their history after registering only 27 in the fourth innings of the third West Indies vs Australia test in Kingston. While chasing only 204 in the last inning of the test match, West Indies were bundled out for 27 after Mitchell Starc and Scott Boland ran through them.
For the West Indies, only Justin Greaves could reach the double-figure (11) mark. 7 of 11 batters of the West Indies team were dismissed for ducks.
Mitchell Starc celebrates the wicket of Brandon King, his third of the first over. Image | AFP/Getty Images
Australia started the inning on a fiery note, with Mitchell Starc taking three wickets in the first over. He then went on to break the record for the fastest five-wicket haul in a test inning as he reached the landmark in just 15 balls. West Indies once were 6 for 11, but a small partnership from Alzarri Joseph and Justin Greaves helped them reach 26.
Scott Boland became the 45th bowler to take a test hat-trick. Image | AFP/Getty Images
But from 26/6, Scott Boland took a hat-trick to reduce them to 26/9. Mitchell Starc then wrapped up the inning with his sixth wicket as he finished with a bowling figure of 7.3-4-9-6.
What is the lowest test score in history?
New Zealand in 1955 registered the lowest test score in history when they were bundled for only 26 in the third inning against Australia in Auckland. Bert Sutcliffe could only reach the double-figure mark (11) for the Kiwis.
Frank Tyson started the attack for Australia, taking the first two wickets. But it was Brian Statham and Bob Appleyard who finished the job for the team from down under. Statham returned with 9-3-9-3 while Appleyard had the bowling figure of 6-3-7-4.
Although New Zealand had played 27 overs to score those 26 runs. They lost the test match by an innings and 20 runs.
10 lowest test scores in test cricket
Mitchell Starc celebrating after getting Jayden Seals out as West Indies were bowled out for 27. Image | AFP/Getty Images
Along with New Zealand in 1995 and the West Indies in 2025, South Africa features in the top five of the lowest test scores in test cricket.
In 1896, South Africa were bundled for 30 against England in Gqeberha, which was the lowest test score for nearly 59 years.
South Africa again matched their record when England bowled them out for 30 again, this time in Birmingham in 1924. In 1899 and 1932, South Africa registered 35 and 36, respectively, against England and Australia.
Then comes India's 36 all-out against Australia in 2020 in Adelaide. India comes on the list again with their 42 against England in 1974 at Lord's.
However, before all of these, Australia had the record for the lowest test score, before New Zealand broke the record. In 1888, Australia were bundled out for 42 against England at their own turf in Sydney.
5 wickets in 15 balls! Mitchell Starc creates record for the fastest five-wicket haul in test cricket
Aussie left-arm pacer Mitchell Starc took five wickets in just 15 balls to create the record for the fastest five-wicket haul in test cricket history. Starc created this record on his 100th test match during the WI vs AUS third test.
On his 100th test, Australian pacer Mitchell Starc created a record which would be very hard to break in future. During the second innings of the pink-ball test between West Indies and Australia in Kingston, Starc registered his 16th five-wicket haul in test cricket in just 15 balls.
In doing that, he broke the record for the fastest five-wicket haul (from the start of bowling innings) in test cricket history, breaking Ernie Toshack, Stuart Broad and Scott Boland's previous record of 19 balls.
Starc's record-breaking five-wicket haul in 15 balls
Here is how Mitchell Starc broke the record for the fastest five-wicket haul in test cricket history.
1st wicket: 1st ball - John Campbell
Starc after removing John Campbell on the first ball. Image | Associated Press
Starc dismissed John Campbell with a beautiful outswinger in the first ball of the second inning. The ball moved a bit, and it was enough to produce an edge to substitute wicket-keeper Josh Inglish.
2nd wicket: 5th ball - Kevlon Anderson
In the fifth ball of the first over, Kevlon Anderson left a delivery from Starc, who was able to make the ball come in sharply. The ball hit the pad, and the umpire was not hesitant to rule him out, as Kevlon Anderson did not offer any shot. Although he took the DRS, only to be proven wrong by the review.
3rd wicket: 6th ball - Brandon King
It was a typical Mitchell Starc dismissal. Brandon King was bamboozled by a big inswinging delivery from Starc.
King went for a big drive through the long off region, but the ball came back sharply to go through his bat and pad and took an inside edge before hitting the stumps.
Starc had three wickets in his and Australia's first over.
Starc celebrates after taking his 400th test wicket. Image | Associated Press vis ESPN Cricinfo
Although West Indies batters were able to play out Starc's second over, the left-arm pacer struck in the first ball of his third over.
Another big inswinging delivery at 142.4 kmph, and Mikyle Louis did not have any answer to that. Louis lounged into a big defence, but the ball came back in sharply and went on to hit the front of his back pad, in front of the middle.
The right-handed batter did not even wait for the umpire's decision and started walking back.
That was Starc's 400th test wicket. He is only the second left-arm pacer ever to take 400 test wickets. Only Wasim Akram is ahead of him at the moment with 419 test wickets.
5th wicket: 15th ball - Shai Hope
Starc left the field on a standing ovation by the Aussie teammates during the tea break. Image | X
Two balls later, Starc got Shai Hope out with the same formula.
Hope did not know which way the ball was going and had his weight on the back foot. He was late before the inswinger hit his front pad.
Hope went for the DRS, only to know that the ball was crushing the middle of leg stump.
After the 15th ball, Starc's bowling figure showed 2.3-2-2-5.
Fastest five-wicket hauls (from the start of bowling innings) in test cricket
India vs England 3rd Test, Day 1: Even Gill's "boring test match" taunt could not bring out the BazBall
England scored 251, at just 3.02 runs per over, on Day 1 of India vs England 3rd Test at Lord's. Joe Root remained unbeaten, one short of his 37th test ton.
At just 3.02 runs per over, an unlikely England under captain Ben Stokes and coach Brandon McCullum were seen on Day 1 of India vs England 3rd Test at Lord's. Even Shubman Gill's taunting "boring Test cricket" comment could not bring the BazBall of the England cricket team.
England finished Day 1 with 251/4 as Joe Root remained on 99 along with a struggling yet effective Ben Stokes on 39 from 102 balls at the other end.
Indian bowlers did pretty well to restrict English batters and bowled with discipline, except for Akash Deep, who went for 4.41 runs per over on Day 1.
Key Moments and Highlights of Day 1 of India vs England 3rd Test
Joe Root equaled Jacques Kalli's record of 103 fifty plus scores in test cricket. Image | sportzpoint.com
After the defeat at Edgbaston, England wanted a pitch that had "something in it." However, it did not look like that on Day 1. The pitch looked dry and slow, which might favour India as every day progresses.
Ben Stokes won the toss and decided to bat first, which is very unlikely of them as they always want to chase scores in the fourth innings. But, with the dry and slow pitch in action, it might be good to bat in the third inning, rather than batting in the last inning.
Indian opening bowlers Jasprit Bumrah and Akash Deep did well, and it did not look like Akash Deep, who was coming from a historical 10-wicket haul, had any issues with the slope of Lord's. Oh, did I forget to mention that India had one change from Edgbaston - Jasprit Bumrah in place of Prasidh Krishna.
Nitish Kumar Reddy provided the early wickets for India
Reddy dismissed Duckett and Crawley in the same over. Image | BCCI on X
Despite a good start and a long spell from Bumrah, India had to wait till Nitish Kumar Reddy came into the bowling and struck twice in his first over to remove both the English openers. Ben Duckett (23) would consider himself unlucky to be caught down the leg side, while Zack Crawley (18)got a "spitting cobra" delivery from Reddy.
Ollie Pope would have been out first ball if Shubman Gill had caught a tough chance in the gully. But, from then on, the signals were in. The edges were not reaching the slips, and Gill once had to come so close that he wore a helmet.
The first session ended with England being on 83/2 after 25 overs.
Pope and Root had a 109-run partnership for the third wicket. Image | Getty Images
Though Pope struggled to get going, on the other end, Joe Root was Joe Root - buying runs ball by ball, playing the way he does. Gill tried to break the partnership between Pope and Root with Bumrah in action, but that did not happen.
Rishabh Pant recieving a treatment after getting injured in the fingers. Image | Cricbuzz on X
Bumrah and Jadeja provided breakthroughs for India
Dhruv Jurel took a good catch to dismiss Ollie Pope. Image | Getty Images
For India, the breakthrough finally came in the first over of the third season as Ravindra Jadeja produced an outside of Pope (44) and Jurel caught it beautifully to get England's third. Pope and Root had a 109-run partnership, which balanced the first session of the day.
Soon, Bumrah was called into action, and he rattled the stumps of Harry Brook, and everyone thought that Gill and company would have the doors open for a collapse.
Stokes plays through pain; Root closer to another ton
Nitish Kumar Reddy thought he had Ben Stokes out LBW, but DRS went in favour of England. Image | Getty Images
However, captain Ben Stokes, who has not scored a test century in the last two years, played an uncharacteristic inning to build an unbeaten 79-run partnership with Root.
Nitish Kumar Reddy nearly had Stokes out, but the DRS showed that India had to be satisfied with the Umpire's call, which was not out. Root meantime looked flawless against pace and spin.
In the final hour of the day, Stokes struggled with a groin injury and could not run, which stopped the flow of the run as well. With Joe Root on 99, and looking for his 37th test ton and 8th at Lord's, we are set for a big day tomorrow.
Day 1 score summary
India vs England 3rd Test - Day 1 Scorecard Summary (Lord's)
Indian men's cricket team with seven ICC trophies are the second most successful team in men's cricket history. Australia with ten trophies lead the list of teams with the most ICC trophies.
The International Cricket Council (ICC) conducts different cricket events and tournaments throughout the year. ICC tournaments are the biggest platforms in the game of cricket, where the top teams contest against each other for championship podiums.
Contributing to the team on a big stage like this will always be remembered for a long time. The ODI World Cup is conducted once every four years, whereas the Men's T20 World Cup is played every two years. The ICC Champions Trophy is where only the top 8 teams compete in each finals tournament.
Last but not least, the World Test Championship is played over two years. This article thoroughly talks about the men's cricketing teams that have won ICC trophies at some point in time. Let's take a look at the teams with the most ICC Trophies.
Australia's sheer dominance over other cricketing teams is nothing new. For decades, Australia has been executing out-of-ordinary performances and winning trophies for the country. Out of all the cricketing countries, Australia has the most ICC trophies.
Till now the Aussies won 10 ICC trophies. Australia is the only team to win 6 ICC World Cups. The most successful team in the Cricket World Cup clinched the trophy in 1987, 1999, 2003, 2007, 2015, and 2023. Interestingly Australia made a record of being the only team to win the trophy in all the countries that hosted the World Cup.
Australia won the ICC Champions Trophy twice in 2006 and 2009 against West Indies and New Zealand respectively. Lastly, Australia lifted their first-ever ICC T20 World Cup trophy after defeating New Zealand in the 2021 T20 World Cup. They claimed the ICC World Test Championship after defeating India at the Oval by a huge margin of 209 runs.
India sits in the second position on this prestigious list of most ICC Trophies by any team. India won their first-ever ICC World Cup in 1983 under the captaincy of Kapil Dev. Later again 28 years, the men in blue won the World Cup for the second time under the captaincy of Mahendra Singh Dhoni in 2011.
The Indian men's cricket team also reached the semifinals four times in 1987, 1996, 2015, and 2019. Meantime, they lost in two finals in 2003 and 2023.
The men in blue won the Champions Trophy thrice. First, in 2002, both the finalists India and Sri Lanka were declared the co-champions of the 2002 Champions Trophy. In the 2013 edition, India defeated England by 5 runs and won the Champions Trophy for the second time in Birmingham. Their latest triumph came via Champions Trophy 2025, as they defeated New Zealand by four wickets in Dubai in the final.
Lastly, India won the inaugural edition of the ICC T20 World Cup in 2007 after defeating Pakistan in Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg. In the 2024 T20 World Cup, India defeated South Africa by 7 runs to lift the trophy for the second time.
Next on this list is West Indies with a total of 5 ICC trophies. The first-ever ICC World Cup final was won by West Indies in 1975. West Indies once again continued their reign in the next edition of the World Cup as well, in 1979. The Caribbean team also won the Champions Trophy in 2004. Lastly, West Indies became the winner of the ICC T20 World Cup twice; once against Sri Lanka in 2012 and the other time against England in 2016.
England | 3
England team after winning the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2022. Image- ICC
Till 2010, the England team has not had any ICC Tournament. But, it was in 2010, when they won their first ICC T20 World Cup against arch-rival Australia. Craig Kieswetter guided them home in the final for their first-ever ICC Trophy. Post that, they have been a phenomenal white-ball team and won two ICC World Cups since then.
In 2019, they won their first ICC Men's ODI World Cup as Ben Stokes made all the difference in the final against England in a match where boundary count helped England to win the World Cup.
England's latest ICC Trophy triumph came under Jos Buttler as they became the first-ever team in Cricket history to hold the ODI and T20 World Cup at the same time. Jos Buttler and company won the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2022 as Sam Curran won the player of the tournament after taking 13 wickets with the ball. Curran also was the player of the match in the final as well.
Pakistan | 3
Pakistan sits in the fourth position on the list of most ICC Trophy wins by any team with 3 ICC trophies. The first-ever ICC trophy won by Pakistan was during the 1992 cricket World Cup. Pakistan defeated England in the final and won by 22 runs.
The next ICC trophy won by Pakistan was in the 2009 T20 World Cup where they beat Sri Lanka in the final and won the title by 8 wickets. The most recent and last ICC win of Pakistan is the 2017 Champions Trophy where they defeated India by 180 runs.
With 3 ICC trophies, Sri Lanka sits in 5th position on this list. Sri Lanka won their first-ever ICC World Cup in 1996 where they played against Australia in the final hosted in Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore. They went ahead to win their next ICC trophy in the 2002 Champions Trophy. The winner of the tournament is actually both India and Sri Lanka as both the finalist teams were declared as co-champions.
The last time Sri Lanka won an ICC Trophy was when they defeated India in the 2014 T20 World Cup hosted in Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium Dhaka.
The New Zealand cricket team has won a total of 2 ICC trophies since they started competing in tournaments conducted by ICC. The Kiwis won their first-ever ICC Trophy in the 2000 Champions Trophy. Nairobi hosted the final of New Zealand vs India where New Zealand won the match by 4 wickets.
The next ICC Trophy won by the Kiwis was the ICC World Test Championship. Once again, New Zealand played against India in the final of an ICC event and clinched the trophy in the inaugural edition of the World Test Championship final.
South Africa have broken the jinx and finally won an ICC trophy after 27 years, only their second ICC title after beating Australia by five wickets at the iconic Lord's Cricket Ground to become World Test champions. Chasing 282 runs to win, Aiden Markram registered his eighth Test century and played one of the most important knocks of his career with 136 runs to guide the Proteas to a historic win.
Meanwhile, in the 1998 ICC Champions Trophy hosted in Bangladesh, South Africa beat West Indies in the final to win their first ICC title. Jacques Kallis was exceptional and contributed the most to the team reaching and winning the final and was awarded the player of the tournament. He hit a century and picked up a five-wicket haul as well.
Note: The stats include shared trophies. The article was first written by Shreya Ghosh and then got edited by Abishek Goswami.
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