Aug 7, 2014
As India slid to eight for four on Day One of the fourth Test against England at Old Trafford, memories of the Headingley Test of 1952 were invetiable. From eight for no loss, India lost Gautam Gambhir, Murali Vijay, Virat Kohli and Cheteshwar Pujara. Apart from Gambhir, the others recorded ducks.
If one looks at the lowest scores for four wickets lost in a Test innings, India’s latest performance comes in the ten lowest. Of course, their score of zero for four during that fateful Headingley Test of 1952 “tops” the charts.
Least runs scored for top for wickets in a Test innings:
Team | Opposition | Score | Venue | Year |
India | England | 0 | Headingley | 1952 |
England | South Africa | 2 | Johannesburg | 1999 |
England | Australia | 5 | Melbourne | 1904 |
India | England | 6 | The Oval | 1952 |
Australia | England | 7 | Manchester | 1888 |
Australia | England | 7 | The Oval | 1896 |
Australia | England | 7 | Brisbane | 1936 |
Bangladesh | India | 7 | Dhaka | 2007 |
England | India | 8 | Bangalore | 1977 |
India | England | 8 | Manchester | 2014 |
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(Nishad Pai Vaidya is a Correspondent with CricketCountry and anchor for the site’s YouTube Channel. His Twitter handle is @nishad_44)