Sometimes on your bad day, everything can go wrong, and you can end up in embarrassment. It surely is fair because on all days in sports are the same, one day you are top of everyone, and on the other hand, a small collapse can raise questions about the players. This usually happens in the T20 format more often. Let us have a look at the Top 5 Lowest totals for ICC Men’s T20 World Cup.
Nowadays, teams such as Australia, England, and India tend to play attacking cricket from the first ball of the match in the T20 format. This usually can break you or make you. Mostly, the smaller teams that are in their developing phase have a lot of low scores against the bigger opponents in this format.
Top 5 Lowest totals for ICC Men’s T20 World Cup
Uganda 39/10 vs West Indies
It was the last edition of the T20 World Cup, which was in 2024, where Uganda was playing the West Indies at Providence. Uganda were chasing 174 runs, and they were bowled out for 39 runs, which was a joint lowest score in the T20 World Cup. Akeal Hosein was the pick off the bowlers for the West Indies as he took 5/11.
Netherlands 39/10 vs Sri Lanka
It was the group stage match between the Netherlands and Sri Lanka in the ICC T20 World Cup 2014. The Netherlands were batting first and they just managed to score 39 runs and lost all of their wickets. Angelo Mathews and Ajanta Mendis took three wickets each. Eventually, Sri Lanka won the match by nine wickets.
Uganda 40/10 vs New Zealand
In the same edition of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024, Uganda had two of the lowest scores in the history of the T20 World Cup. This time, they were facing the New Zealand team. Batting first, they were bowled out on just 41 runs. Tim Southee, in his four overs, just gave away four runs, bowled one maiden, and took three wickets. New Zealand won the match by nine wickets.
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Netherlands 44/10 vs Sri Lanka
This time, it was the 2021 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup when the Netherlands got one of the lowest scores in the competition. They were playing against Sri Lanka again, but this time Sharjah was the venue. The Netherlands just scored 44 runs and lost all of their wickets. Wanindu Hasaranga and Lahiru Kumara took three wickets each. Sri Lanka won by eight wickets.
Oman 47/10 vs England
Oman was playing a group stage match against England in the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024. They were bowled for 47 runs in the first inning, and eventually England won the match by eight wickets. Adil Rashid took four wickets, whereas Mark Wood and Jofra Archer got three wickets each.
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