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Team India Lowest Test Inning Score: It was an abomination to say the least for Team India as they recorded their lowest ever total at home during the 1st test against New Zealand at the M. Chinnaswamy stadium in Bengaluru on Thursday. The bowling attack led by Mark Henry, who grabbed a fifer on a seam-friendly wicket, bowled out India on just 46 runs in 31.2 overs.

William O'Rourke, who is playing his first test in India, took 4 wickets for just 22 runs.

It was India's third-lowest innings tally in the longest format and their lowest at home since making 75 against the West Indies in New Delhi in 1987.

What are the lowest Test scores by India at home?

Team

Score

Overs

Inns

Opposition

Ground

Match Date

India

46

31.2

1

v New Zealand

Bengaluru

17 Oct 2024

India

75

30.5

1

v West Indies

Delhi

25 Nov 1987

India

76

20

1

v South Africa

Ahmedabad

3 Apr 2008

India

83

38.5

4

v England

Chennai

14 Jan 1977

India

83

27

1

v New Zealand

Mohali

10 Oct 1999

India

88

33.3

2

v New Zealand

Brabourne

12 Mar 1965

India

89

54.2

2

v New Zealand

Hyderabad (Deccan)

15 Oct 1969

India

90

30

3

v West Indies

Eden Gardens

10 Dec 1983

India

100

48.2

4

v England

Wankhede

18 Mar 2006

India's lowest Test team total came during the 2020-21 Border-Gavaskar Trophy in Australia, where they were bowled out for just 36 runs in the second innings of the first Test in Adelaide. This disastrous collapse marked India's second-ever sub-50 score in Test cricket. Despite this setback, India made a remarkable comeback, ultimately winning the series 2-1 with a historic victory in Brisbane, led by their resilient young players.

India's traveling woes in Test cricket have been notable in the past, with their next five lowest Test scores all occurring in overseas conditions between 1948 and 1996.

Lowest totals for India in Tests

36 vs AUS, Adelaide, 2020

42 vs ENG, Lord's, 1974

46 vs NZ, Bengaluru, 2024*

58 vs AUS, Brisbane, 1947

58 vs ENG, Manchester, 1952