New Low for India: 24th Below 100 Test Score

With a score of 94 runs at The Oval in the fifth test of 2014 tour, India registered its 24th below 100 team score in test matches. England has been it’s key tormentor. Interestingly, India has so far bowled out it’s opponents below 100 only in 6 test innings, and 4 of them have come after 2000. Check the list of Indian scores below 100 with details, and whom India has bowled out below 100 in test matches.

India in England 2014: Schedule and Results

India’s Key Tormentors
England is India’s key tormentor bowling them out below 1000 runs on 9 occasions now.

    9 England
    5 New Zealand, West Indies
    3 Australia
    2 South Africa

Indian Scores Below 100
In 1952 Indians were bowled out below 100 runs in both the innings of the test at Manchester vs England.

    42 vs England (Lord’s 1974)
    58 vs Australia (Brisbane, 1947)
    58 vs England (Manchester, 1952)
    66 vs South Africa (Durban, 1996)
    67 vs Australia (Melbourne, 1948)
    75 vs West Indies (Delhi, 1987)
    76 vs South Africa (Ahmedabad, 2008)
    81 vs West Indies (Bridgetown, 1997)
    82 vs England (Manchester, 1952)
    83 vs New Zealand (Mohali, 1999)
    88 vs New Zealand (Mumbai (BS), 1965)
    89 vs New Zealand (Hyderabad (Deccan), 1969)
    90 vs West Indies (Kolkata, 1983)
    92 vs England (Birmingham, 1967)
    93 vs England (Lord’s, 1936)
    94 vs England (The Oval, 2014)
    96 vs England (Lord’s, 1979)
    97 vs West Indies (Kingston, 1976)
    98 vs Australia (Brisbane, 1947)
    98 vs West Indies (Kingston, 1976)
    98 vs England (The Oval, 1952)
    99 vs New Zealand (Hamilton (2002)

Timeline of Below 100 Scores
1952 was the year of below 100 scores for India.

    Before India’s First Test Win: 7 (1936, 1947, 1947, 1948, 1952, 1952, 1952)
    1960-70: 3 (1965, 1967, 1969)
    1970-80: 4 (1974, 1976, 1976, 1979)
    1980-90: 2 (1983, 1987)
    1990-2000: 3 (1996, 1997, 1999)
    2000-2014: 3 (2002, 2008, 2014)

Scores Below 100 vs India

    82 Sri Lanka (Chandigarh, 1990)
    83 Australia (Melbourne, 1981)
    84 South Africa (Johannesburg, 2006)
    91 Bangladesh (Dhaka, 2000)
    93 Australia (Mumbai, 2004)
    94 New Zealand (Hamilton, 2002)

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