All-time lowest team scores in the ICC Cricket World Cup

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Lowest score in the World Cup: Canada and Namibia top the list of teams with the lowest total in the ICC ODI Cricket World Cup.

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Lowest team scores in ICC world cricket

The ICC Cricket World Cup is set to return this year after a gap of four years and fans have been eagerly anticipating to watch their favorite players and teams in action again. The World Cup is a quadrennial event that last took place in 2019, where England won their first title. It is considered the biggest and most prestigious cricket tournament and many teams participate to win the title and bring glory to their nations.

The World Cup follows the One Day International (ODI) format of cricket. It includes 50 overs of play and the games last the whole day. ODIs are considered to be the most entertaining and fulfilling format of cricket. It is more intense than traditional Test cricket, but the extra overs allow the players to showcase their skills to the fullest compared to T20, where explosive batting and length bowling are prioritized.

There have been times when batsmen have converted ODI games into short-form cricket and smashed runs at scoring rates of over 200. You can check the list of top team scores in the ICC World Cup below.

Best team results in the ICC Cricket World Cup

The opposite scenario also happened when the bowlers showed their skills and bowled out entire teams for double-digit scores. Today we cover the list of the lowest team scores ever recorded in the history of the ICC World Cup.

Lowest Team Scores in ICC Cricket World Cup

The lowest total is one of the more embarrassing World Cup records and serves as a reminder to other teams. They are mostly less popular teams like Canada and Namibia who were under fire from the ODI bowlers and were forced out due to humiliating results. However, strong teams and ICC members like Bangladesh and Pakistan have also recorded some of the lowest ICC World Cup totals.

Canada tops the list with a shockingly low score of 36 against Sri Lanka in the 2003 World Cup. Prabath Nissanka achieved a four-wicket haul, conceding just 12 runs in 7 overs. Sri Lanka were chasing a target of 37 runs inside 4.4 overs.

In second place is Canada again, but two decades earlier. In the 1979 World Cup, Canada lost 45 runs in 40.3 overs to England in the first innings.
Namibia is in third place and is tied with Canada’s score of 45 runs. In the 2003 World Cup, Australia dismissed the entire Namibian team at their peak for 45 runs in 14 overs in the second innings. They were chasing a target of 302.

Position	Team	Achieve	Overs	Order	Opposition	Match date
1	Canada	36	18.4	1	Sri Lanka	February 19, 3
2	Canada	45	40.3	1	England	13-June-79
3	Namibia	45	14	2	Australia	February 27, 3
4	Bangladesh	58	18.5	1	West Indies	March 4, 11
5	Scotland	68	31.3	1	West Indies	May 27, 1999
6	Kenya	69	23.5	1	New Zealand	February 20-11
7	Pakistan	74	40.2	1	England	March 1, 92
8	Ireland	77	27.4	1	Sri Lanka	April 18, 2007
9	Bangladesh	78	28	2	South Africa	March 19, 11
10	Bermuda	78	24.4	2	Sri Lanka	March 15, 2007
11	Namibia	84	17.4	2	Pakistan	February 16, 3
12	Sri Lanka	86	37.2	1	West Indies	07-Jun-75
13	Ireland	91	30	1	Australia	April 13, 2007
14	England	93	36.2	1	Australia	18-June-75
15	West Indies	93	35.2	2	Kenya	February 29, 1996
16	East Africa	94	52.3	2	England	14-June-75
17	Zimbabwe	99	19.1	2	Pakistan	March 21, 2007
18	UAE	102	31.3	1	India	28-February-15
19	England	103	41	2	South Africa	May 22, 1999
20	Kenya	104	35.5	2	West Indies	04 March 03
21	Canada	105	33.2	1	Australia	June 16, 1979
22	Pakistan	105	21.4	1	West Indies	May 31-19
23	Bangladesh	108	35.1	1	South Africa	February 22, 3
24	Sri Lanka	109	23	2	India	March 10, 2003
25	West Indies	110	46.4	1	Australia	May 30, 1999
26	Sri Lanka	110	35.2	2	South Africa	May 19, 1999
27	West Indies	112	43.3	1	Pakistan	23 March 11
28	Bangladesh	112	37	2	Sri Lanka	March 21, 2007
29	Kenya	112	33.1	2	Pakistan	23-February-11
30	New Zealand	112	30.1	2	Australia	March 11, 2003
31	Netherlands	115	31.3	2	West Indies	28-February-11
32	Bangladesh	116	37.4	1	New Zealand	May 17, 1999
33	East Africa	120	55.3	1	India	11-June-75
34	Netherlands	120	34.5	2	South Africa	March 3, 2011
35	Bangladesh	120	28	2	Canada	11 February 3
36	Scotland	121	42.1	1	New Zealand	May 31, 1999
37	Canada	122	36.5	2	Sri Lanka	February 20-11
38	Netherlands	122	30.2	2	Australia	February 20, 3
39	Canada	123	42.1	2	Zimbabwe	28-February-11
40	Zimbabwe	123	40.3	2	Pakistan	June 11, 1999
41	England	123	33.2	1	New Zealand	20-February-15
42	Bangladesh	124	31.1	1	Sri Lanka	February 14, 3
43	England	125	49.1	2	Zimbabwe	March 18, 1992
44	India	125	41.4	1	Australia	February 15, 3
45	Afghanistan	125	34.1	1	South Africa	June 15-19
46	East Africa	128	60	2	New Zealand	07-Jun-75
47	Australia	129	38.2	2	India	20-June-83
48	Netherlands	129	26.5	2	Australia	March 18, 2007
49	Namibia	130	42.3	2	India	23 February 3
50	Scotland	130	25.4	1	Australia	March 14-15
51	Bangladesh	131	43.5	2	West Indies	April 19, 2007
52	Scotland	131	40.1	2	Australia	March 14, 2007
53	India	132	60	2	England	07-Jun-75
54	Pakistan	132	45.4	1	Ireland	March 17, 2007
55	Pakistan	132	39	1	Australia	June 20, 1999
56	Zimbabwe	133	44.1	1	Kenya	March 12, 2003
57	Sri Lanka	133	37.2	1	South Africa	18 March 15
58	New Zealand	133	25.5	2	Australia	April 20, 2007
59	Kenya	134	49.4	1	Zimbabwe	February 27, 1996
60	Zimbabwe	134	46.1	1	England	March 18, 1992
61	Ireland	134	37.4	2	New Zealand	April 9, 2007
62	Pakistan	134	31	2	England	February 22, 3
63	Zimbabwe	135	44.2	1	India	October 17, 87
64	Sri Lanka	136	50.4	1	England	20-June-83
65	Canada	136	50	2	South Africa	February 27, 3
66	UAE	136	48.3	1	England	February 18, 1996
67	Netherlands	136	48.1	2	India	February 12, 3
68	West Indies	136	38.4	2	South Africa	March 5, 92
69	Scotland	136	34.1	1	Netherlands	March 22, 2007
70	Sri Lanka	136	29.2	1	New Zealand	01-Jun-19
71	Zimbabwe	137	41.4	2	Australia	March 14, 1992
72	Sri Lanka	138	50.1	2	Pakistan	14-June-75
73	Canada	138	42.5	2	Pakistan	March 3, 2011
74	Canada	139	60	1	Pakistan	June 9, 1979
75	Zimbabwe	139	42.4	2	Australia	October 13, 87
76	West Indies	140	52	2	India	25-June-83
77	Kenya	140	38	1	South Africa	February 12, 3
78	Ireland	141	33.2	2	South Africa	March 15, 11
79	Netherlands	142	50	1	England	February 16, 3
80	Kenya	142	43.4	1	Sri Lanka	March 1, 2011
81	Afghanistan	142	37.3	2	Australia	04 March 15
82	Scotland	142	36.2	1	New Zealand	17-February-15
83	Bangladesh	143	37.2	1	England	April 11, 2007
84	West Indies	143	34.2	2	India	June 27-19
85	Netherlands	145	50	1	Pakistan	February 26, 1996
86	New Zealand	146	45.1	1	India	March 14, 03
87	Kenya	147	36	2	Zimbabwe	March 20, 11
88	South Africa	149	43.5	1	Australia	April 25, 2007
89	Pakistan	151	56	2	England	June 16, 1979
90	Zimbabwe	151	50	1	West Indies	February 16, 1996
91	West Indies	151	33.1	2	South Africa	February 27-15
92	Australia	151	32.2	1	New Zealand	28-February-15
93	Australia	151	30.3	2	West Indies	11-June-83
94	UAE	152	50	2	South Africa	February 16, 1996
95	England	152	44.3	2	South Africa	February 25, 1996
96	Kenya	152	44.3	1	South Africa	May 26, 1999
97	Afghanistan	152	32.4	2	Sri Lanka	04-Jun-19
98	New Zealand	153	35	2	Sri Lanka	March 18, 11
99	England	154	48	1	South Africa	April 17, 2007
100	Zimbabwe	154	45.3	1	Australia	March 1, 1996