Top 10 Lowest Team Score in IPL History

The IPL is known for racy batting, slogging away for sixes and the highest scores by batsmen and teams. But also there have been many occasions where teams have been badly ripped apart, looking to score the marginal runs, and crumbled terribly to concede embarrassingly low scores. These games are remembered for the fact that they had phenomenal batsman who completely fell apart in the face of world class bowling attacks.

Here in this article, we will focus on the minimum team score ever in IPL along with the list for 10 lowest totals in IPL. The same list includes Royal Challengers Bengaluru, Rajasthan Royals, and Delhi Capitals that experienced veritable collapses in IPL games.

Lowest Team Score in IPL – Complete Table

Rank	Team	Score	Opponent	Venue	Year
1	RCB	49	KKR	Kolkata	2017
2	Rajasthan Royals	58	RCB	Cape Town	2009
3	Rajasthan Royals	59	RCB	Jaipur	2023
4	Delhi Daredevils	66	MI	Delhi	2017
5	Delhi Daredevils	67	Kings XI Punjab	Mohali	2017
6	KKR	67	MI	Mumbai	2008
7	RCB	68	SRH	Mumbai	2022
8	RCB	70	CSK	Chennai	2019
9	RCB	70	RR	Abu Dhabi	2014
10	Kings XI Punjab	73	Rising Pune Supergiant	Pune	2017

1. RCB – 49 vs KKR (2017, Kolkata)

The lowest ever team score in IPL came about when Royal Challengers Bengaluru were bowled out for just 49 runs against Kolkata Knight Riders in 2017.

The match held at Eden Gardens, Kolkata saw the RCB batting unit obliterated by some excellent KKR bowlers. However, they kept losing wickets regularly with none of the batters really getting settled at the crease. NP: Nathan Coulter-Nile, Chris Woakes, and Colin de Grandhomme were all petrifying with the ball. And then, RCB’s collapse became one of the most incredible moments in the IPL.

2. Rajasthan Royals – 58 vs RCB (2009, Cape Town)

58 vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru (2009, Cape Town) Rajasthan Royals suffered a humiliating defeat in the 2009 IPL season against Royal Challengers Bengaluru in Cape Town.

Right from the start, RCB bowlers made it very hard for Rajasthan batters to bat in partnerships. The pressure became immense under Anil Kumble’s spectacular leadership and an aggressive bowling line-up. The Royals were woeful against this spin + pace combination. It is still one of the lowest-scoring games in the history of the IPL.

3. Rajasthan Royals – 59 vs RCB (2023, Jaipur)

Now Rajasthan Royals suffered a historic low for the second time during the 2023 season, when they were bundled out for 59 by Royal Challengers Bengaluru in Jaipur.

RCB bowlers made a brilliant job at the head of the assault from Mohammed Siraj and Wayne Parnell. Chasing a modest target, Rajasthan’s potent batting lineup flopped astronomically. Early wickets put the middle order in a panic. Rajasthan Royals had the strongest batting line-up that season and fans were left aghast as it was unexpected.

4. Delhi Daredevils – 66 vs MI (2017, Delhi)

Delhi Daredevils posted only 66 runs against Mumbai Indians in Delhi during IPL 2017.

Mumbai Indians bowlers were simply clinical and knocked the batters off Delhi without any difficulty. Karn Sharma and Harbhajan Singh bowled excellently in those conditions, controlling the scoring rate and giving the batting team no chance to settle into an innings. The Delhi batting lineup appeared completely void of confidence during the entire innings. It was a low point in the whole plight that season.

5. Delhi Daredevils – 67 vs Kings XI (2017, Mohali)

One of the other low score by Delhi Daredevils also came against Punjab Kings in Mohali, where they lasted for 67 in 2017.

Kings XI bowlers were at the peak from the very first ball and continued to pick wickets in powerplay overs. With the ball, Sandeep Sharma and Axar Patel got particular applause. Delhi never recovered after losing wickets early in the innings. Their batting collapse became one of the most disappointing performances of the season.

6. KKR – 67 vs MI (2008, Mumbai)

The first IPL season of 2008 saw Kolkata Knight Riders bundled out for 67 runs by Mumbai Indians.

The Mumbai bowlers had bowled with remarkable discipline and accuracy during the innings. Early breakthroughs from Shaun Pollock and Dwayne Bravo destroyed major damage. KKR batters found it difficult to cope with the pressure and failed to forge any significant partnerships. It marked one of the few significant batting collapses in IPL history.

7. RCB – 68 vs SRH (2022, Mumbai)

RCB again bit the dust in IPL 2022 as they heaped 68 against Sunrisers Hyderabad and slumped to another embarrassing collapse.

Their pace bowlers put on an absolute clinic to completely wrest control of the game from Sunrisers Hyderabad You may also like Marco Jansen And T Natarajan Picked Up Important RCB Batsmen Cheaply The batting order, which had a slew of big names, struggled to cope with swing and bounce. RCB had already made history in many sheets before the MI match happened this time.

8. RCB – 70 vs CSK (2019, Chennai)

In IPL 2019, Royal Challengers Bengaluru scored just 70 against Chennai Super Kings in Chennai

Chepauk was slow and spin-friendly, and Chennai took full advantage of the conditions. Royal Challengers Bangalore (Image Credits: Twitter)Harbhajan Singh and Imran Tahir, in particular, had a huge role to play in troubling RCB batters during the innings. None of the batters could find rhythm or forge partnerships. It held up a mirror to RCB’s faltering response against quality spin attacks.

9. RCB – 70 vs RR (2014, Abu Dhabi)

Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s 70 all out by Rajasthan Royals in Abu Dhabi, IPL 2014.

In a brilliant showing with the ball, Pravin Tambe and the other Rajasthan bowlers. RCB has everything, way more than these guys, with a star-studded but experienced batting lineup who failed to perform as a unit. Regular fall of wickets did not allow the innings to settle down. The bowling from Rajasthan Royals made the match an easy affair for the team to walk in and win.

10. Kings XI – 73 vs Supergiant (2017, Pune)

Punjab Kings has managed to score only 73 runs against Rising Pune Supergiant in Pune during IPL 2017.

Rising Pune Supergiant’s bowlers stuck slog overs to keep a lid on the tempo of scoring, and the Punjab batters struggled to push the ball past neck height. Bowlers Jaydev Unadkat and Ben Stokes were key in crashing the batting line-up. After a terrible start, Punjab battled a few wickets in their middle order. The game turned into yet another chapter in one of the most iconic further batting collapses in IPL history.

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Conclusion

Even some of the best batting combination can collapse under pressure and prove to be the lowest team total in IPL history. In past seasons, all three — Royal Challengers Bengaluru, Rajasthan Royals and Delhi Capitals had periods where their batting just caved like a house of cards.

The IPL is scripted as the tournament to witness high-scoring games, which also includes big hitting but these margins in a game remind fans that on certain occasions a good bowling performance can turn a match on its head. These type of massive collapses remains an integral part of IPL history that make the tournament increasingly more unpredictable as well as exciting.

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