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10 Lowest Totals In Indian Premier League History

The Indian Premier League (IPL) is renowned for its explosive batting, six-hitting extravaganzas, and high-scoring thrillers but it has also seen some very low totals. The very aggression that defines the league is also what makes it prone to sudden batting collapses. With teams constantly looking to maintain a high run rate and capitalise on every over, risk-taking is the norm, not the exception. This aggressive approach, while entertaining, often leads to wickets tumbling in clusters, causing huge collapses which lead to very low team totals. This article talks about the 10 lowest totals in Indian Premier League history.

Lowest Totals In IPL History

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10. Kings XI Punjab Vs Rising Pune Supergiant – 73

One of the lowest totals scored in Indian Premier League history was scored by the Kings XI Punjab against the Rising Pune Supergiant on 14th May 2017. The Kings XI Punjab batted first, and Axar Patel’s 22 runs in 20 balls was the highest individual score. Wriddhiman Saha, Shaun Marsh, and Swapnil Singh managed to reach double figures as well, but no one really managed to get going. Kings XI Punjab ended up being bowled out for just 73 runs, and RPSG managed to chase the score down in 12 overs, having lost just one wicket.

8. Royal Challengers Bangalore Vs Rajasthan Royals – 70

The Royal Challengers Bangalore feature on this list of lowest totals in Indian Premier League history multiple times, with their performance against the Rajasthan Royals on 26th April 2014 being the first mention. RCB batted first and three players managed to reach double-digit scores, namely Virat Kohli (21 runs in 25 balls), Mitchell Starc (18 runs in 16 balls), and Ravi Rampaul (13 runs in 13 balls). The Rajasthan Royals managed to bowl the Royal Challengers Bangalore out for just 70 runs, and the Rajasthan Royals were able to chase the score down in just 13 overs, winning by a margin of six wickets with 42 balls to spare.

8. Royal Challengers Bangalore Vs Chennai Super Kings – 70

Another game with one of the lowest scores in IPL history was the game between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Chennai Super Kings on 23rd March 2019. The Royal Challengers Bangalore batted first, and while Parthiv Patel managed to score 29 runs in 35 balls, not a single other player managed to score a double-digit score. The Chennai Super Kings managed to bowl RCB out for just 70 runs and managed to chase the score down very easily, doing so in just 17.4 overs. Chennai Super Kings ended up winning the game by a margin of seven wickets with 14 balls to spare.

7. Royal Challengers Bangalore Vs Sunrisers Hyderabad – 68

Royal Challengers Bangalore had another abysmal performance in the Indian Premier League on 23rd April 2022, this time against the Sunrisers Hyderabad. Glenn Maxwell (12 runs in 11 balls) and Suyash Prabhudessai (15 runs in 20 balls) were the only players who managed to score more than 10 runs, and the Sunrisers Hyderabad ended up bowling out the Royal Challengers Bangalore for a very low total of just 68 runs. Abhishek Sharma ended up chasing almost the entire score by himself, and SRH chased the score down in just eight overs and lost just one wicket during this chase.

5. Kolkata Knight Riders Vs Mumbai Indians – 67

The Mumbai Indians bowled out the Kolkata Knight Riders for one of the lowest totals in Indian Premier League history on 16th May 2008. KKR actually started quite well and Salman Butt (13 runs in 13 balls) and Sourav Ganguly (15 runs in 20 balls) gave a decent start but apart from these both only Ajit Agarkar (15 runs in 14 balls) managed to reach double figures. However, brilliant bowling by the Mumbai Indians saw them bowl KKR out for just 67 runs. MI came out swinging while batting as well and managed to chase this low target down in just 5.3 overs at the loss of two wickets, winning the game with ease.

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5. Delhi Daredevils Vs Kings XI Punjab – 67

The game between the Delhi Daredevils and Kings XI Punjab on 30th April 2017 saw one of the lowest team totals in Indian Premier League history. The Delhi Daredevils batted first and only Karun Nair (11 runs in 10 balls), Corey Anderson (18 runs in 25 balls) and Kagiso Rabada (11 runs in 20 balls) managed to score more than 10 runs. The Kings XI Punjab ended up bowling out the Delhi Daredevils for a very low total of just 67 runs. KXIP openers, Martin Guptill and Hashim Amla, managed to chase this score down very easily without losing a single wicket, helping the Kings XI Punjab win by a margin of 10 wickets with 73 balls to spare.

4. Delhi Daredevils Vs Mumbai Indians – 66

The Delhi Daredevils hit one of the lowest scores in Indian Premier League history, this time against the Mumbai Indians on 6th May 2017, just a week after scoring 67 runs. The Mumbai Indians batted first, and high-scoring performances by Lendl Simmons and Kieron Pollard saw them set a target of 213 for the Delhi Daredevils to try and chase down. The pressure of chasing such a high target got to DD and while Karun Nair (21 runs in 15 balls), Corey Anderson (10 runs in 8 balls) and Pat Cummins (10 runs in 10 balls) scored double figures, everyone else in the team failed and Delhi Daredevils were bowled out for just 66 runs.

3. Rajasthan Royals Vs Royal Challengers Bangalore – 59

The Rajasthan Royals are one of the only two teams to have scored less than 60 runs in IPL history, and they have managed to do so twice. The latest of these times was in the game against the Royal Challengers Bangalore on 14th May 2023. RCB batted first, and fine performances by Faf du Plessis and Glenn Maxwell saw them set a target of 172 for the Rajasthan Royals to try and chase down. While Joe Root managed to score 10 runs and Shimron Hetmyer did really well (35 runs in 19 balls), the rest of the team completely collapsed, and the Royal Challengers Bangalore were able to bowl the Rajasthan Royals out for just 59 runs.

2. Rajasthan Royals Vs Royal Challengers Bangalore – 58

The first time the Rajasthan Royals scored a sub-60 total in the Indian Premier League was also against the Royal Challengers Bangalore, with this game taking place on 18th April 2009. The Royal Challengers Bangalore batted first, and while they did not do exceptionally well, good performances by Kevin Pietersen and Rahul Dravid saw them reach a good total of 133 runs. Everyone thought that the Rajasthan Royals would be able to chase this score down but only Tyron Henderson (11 runs in 15 balls), Yusuf Pathan (11 runs in 14 balls), and Ravindra Jadeja (11 runs in 10 balls) managed to reach double digits RR ended up being bowled out for a low total of just 58 runs.

1. Royal Challengers Bangalore Vs Kolkata Knight Riders – 49

The lowest score in Indian Premier League history came in the game between the Kolkata Knight Riders and the Royal Challengers Bangalore on 23rd April 2017. An all-round team performance, along with a good start by Sunil Narine, saw KKR set a decent target of 132 for RCB to try and chase down. While everyone expected the Royal Challengers Bangalore to chase this score down with ease, not a single player in the entire batting lineup managed to score more than 10 runs, with the highest score being 9 runs in 7 balls by Kedar Jadhav. KKR ended up bowling out RCB for just 49 runs and won the game by a margin of 82 runs.

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