India vs England 2014, 4th Test at Manchester: Least runs scored for top four wickets in a Test match

Gautam Gambhir was the only batsman from the top four to get off the mark © Getty Images

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