{"id":44714,"date":"2024-05-04T13:08:47","date_gmt":"2024-05-04T07:38:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cricindeed.com\/?p=44714"},"modified":"2024-05-04T13:08:48","modified_gmt":"2024-05-04T07:38:48","slug":"lowest-declaration-totals-in-test-cricket","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cricindeed.com\/lowest-declaration-totals-in-test-cricket\/","title":{"rendered":"Top 10: Lowest Declaration Totals in Test Cricket"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Declaring an innings in a Test match is an interesting facet. When a captain believes his side has enough runs on the board to outclass the opponent, he can declare his team’s innings closed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, there have been instances of teams declaring their innings on the lowest totals. This might be done considering the team has a sufficient lead or wants to get a result in a limited time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On that note, let\u2019s look at the top 10 lowest innings declaration totals in Test cricket.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Lowest Declaration Totals in Test<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t
Team<\/th>Declaration Total<\/th>Against<\/th>Venue<\/th>Date<\/th>Match Result<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Australia<\/td>32\/7d<\/td>England<\/td>Brisbane<\/td>1 Dec 1950<\/td>AUS Won<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
West Indies<\/td>51\/6d<\/td>England<\/td>Bridgetown<\/td>8 Jan 1935<\/td>WI Lost<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sri Lanka<\/td>57\/1d<\/td>West Indies<\/td>Colombo (RPS)<\/td>23 Nov 2010<\/td>Drawn<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
England<\/td>68\/7d<\/td>Australia<\/td>Brisbane<\/td>1 Dec 1950<\/td>ENG Lost<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
England<\/td>68\/0d<\/td>India<\/td>Delhi<\/td>23 Dec 1981<\/td>Drawn<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
England<\/td>76\/9d<\/td>Australia<\/td>Melbourne<\/td>1 Jan 1937<\/td>ENG Lost<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
England<\/td>77\/4d<\/td>Pakistan<\/td>Lahore<\/td>15 Nov 2000<\/td>Drawn<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
New Zealand<\/td>79\/1d<\/td>Bangladesh<\/td>Mirpur<\/td>25 Oct 2008<\/td>Drawn<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
England<\/td>81\/7d<\/td>West Indies<\/td>Bridgetown<\/td>8 Jan 1935<\/td>ENG Won<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Australia<\/td>84\/2d<\/td>New Zealand<\/td>Brisbane<\/td>8 Nov 2001<\/td>Drawn<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n
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Key Insights<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

32\/7d<\/strong> by Australia is the lowest innings total declared by a team in the history of Test cricket. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, there is one instance of England declaring their innings on the score of zero (0\/0d<\/strong>) without playing a ball against South Africa in 2000. But it hasn\u2019t been included on this table, as it was more of a planned decision by both team captains to achieve a result.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There are 2 instances of teams declaring their totals below the score of 100<\/strong> in a single Test match. Prior to Australia\u2019s 32\/7d, England had closed their first innings on 68\/7d in the Brisbane Test in 1950. Likewise, in the 1935 Bridgetown Test<\/a>, England declared their first innings on 81\/7 and the West Indies declared their second innings on 51\/6.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There are 16<\/strong> instances of teams declaring their innings on 100 or fewer runs on the board. The number rises to 46<\/strong> if we take the cutoff of 150 runs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

130\/9d<\/strong> is the lowest declaration score in the first innings of a Test match. Pakistan closed their innings on 130\/9 after batting 44.5 overs against England in 1974.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Read Next | Top 10: Longest Innings by a Team in Test Cricket<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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