Top 5 Lowest ODI Totals Against Pakistan
Here in this list, we will talk about the five lowest totals on which Pakistan has dismissed the opposition in the history of Pakistan cricket.
The top five lowest ODI scores against Pakistan in international cricket are of teams that include Afghanistan, New Zealand, Zimbabwe, and Sri Lanka.
LOWEST ODI TOTALS AGAINST PAKISTAN:
The New Zealand cricket team features twice in the list of the lowest ODI totals against Pakistan, and both times they have scored below 100 against Pakistan.
Out of five times, the Pakistan team has dismantled the opposition thrice for their lowest ODI total against them at Sharjah, once at Bulawayo, and once at Hambantota.
Afghanistan has scored the lowest-ever total against Pakistan in ODI cricket as they were bundled out for just 59 runs in the first ODI match of a three-match ODI series in Srilanka.
New Zealand ranks in second place who scored 64 runs way back in 1986, Zimbabwe comes in at third place which was bundled out for 67 runs in 2018, followed by New Zealand, and Srilanka who scored 74 and 78 runs respectively against Pakistan in One-Day International cricket.
The teams that have scored the lowest-ever total in ODI cricket against Pakistan are as follows;
| TEAM | SCORE | YEAR | VENUE |
| AFGHANISTAN | 59 | 2023 | HAMBANTOTA |
| NEW ZEALAND | 64 | 1986 | SHARJAH |
| ZIMBABWE | 67 | 2018 | BULAWAYO |
| NEW ZEALAND | 74 | 1990 | SHARJAH |
| SRILANKA | 78 | 2002 | SHARJAH |
AFGHANISTAN (2023):
The right-arm Pakistani pacer, Haris Rauf was the Man of the Match in this match against Afghanistan when they were bundled out for just 59 runs in an ODI match against Pakistan and Babar Azam was the captain of the Pakistan team in this match.
NEW ZEALAND (1986):
The right-arm Pakistani leg-spinner, Abdul Qadir was the Man of the Match in this match for a four-wicket haul against New Zealand as they were bundled out for just 64 runs in an ODI match against Pakistan and Imran Khan was the captain of the Pakistan team in this match.
ZIMBABWE (2018):
The right-arm Pakistani pacer, Faheem Ashraf was the Man of the Match for a five-wicket haul in this match against Afghanistan. Faheem’s 5/22 helped Pakistan bundle Zimbabwe out for just 67 runs in an ODI match against Pakistan and Sarfaraz Ahmed was the captain of the Pakistan team in this match.
NEW ZEALAND (1990):
The legendary Pakistani pacer, Waqar Younis was the Man of the Match in this match against New Zealand for his brilliant bowling spell of 5/20 in just 9 overs. New Zealand scored just 74 runs, fourth lowest-ever ODI total against Pakistan, and Imran Khan was the captain of the Pakistan team in this match.
SRILANKA (2002):
The right-handed Pakistani batter, Muhammad Yousaf was awarded the Man of the Match in this match against Sri Lanka for his terrific knock of 129 runs in the Sharjah Cup final. Sri Lanka couldn’t face the trio of Wasim, Waqar, and Shoaib as they scored just 78 runs in that ODI match against Pakistan and Waqar Younis was the captain of the Pakistan team in this match.
