Lowest team score at fall of 5th wicket vs India in ODI: New Zealand top the unwanted list

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Raipur, Jan 21: Indian fast bowling unit put up a sensational effort with the new ball in the second ODI against New Zealand on Saturday (January 21) at Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Stadium in Raipur as half of the batting side went inside the dressing room inside 11 overs.

Having elected to bowl first, Indian pacers put up a sublime effort and dismissed New Zealand's top-order with the new ball.

The visitors could only post 15 runs on the board and lost the top five wickets in the process. It, therefore, became the lowest total against India at the loss of five wickets.

Mohammed Shami dismissed New Zealand's opener Finn Allen for a duck on the fifth ball of the match. Later, Mohammed Siraj got Henry Nicholls caught at the slip cordon for 2.

Shami returned to dismiss Daryll Mitchell (1) by getting him caught and bowled in the 7th over. Later, all-rounder Hardik Pandya took a stunning one-handed catch bending towards his left to end Devon Conway's resistance. The left-handed batter had scored 7 runs before getting dismissed.

Later, Shardul Thakur picked up the fifth New Zealand wicket in the game when he dismissed their captain Tom Latham for 1. Latham, while, trying to drive the bowler edged the ball and an alert Shubman Gill pouched him comfortably at slip. New Zealand's fifth wicket, thus, fell for 15 in 10.3 overs.

Here is a look at the lowest scores at the fall of 5th wicket vs India in ODIs:

1. 15/5 by New Zealand in Raipur in 2023

2. 26/5 by England at The Oval in 2022

3. 29/5 by Pakistan at SSC Colombo in 1997

4. 30/5 by Zimbabwe at Harare in 2005

5. 32/5 by West Indies at Port of Spain in 1997

Jasprit Bumrah floored England in July 2022

Earlier in 2022, Jasprit Bumrah led Indian pacers ripped through half of the England side as the visitors restricted hosts to a paltry total of 110 in the first ODI at the Kia Oval in London on Tuesday (July 12).

During the innings, England set an unwanted record as their score of 26 bettered the previous lowest of 29 scored by Pakistan in 1997 as the lowest score posted by a side at the fall of the fifth wicket against India in the 50-over game.

Opting to bowl first, India got a great start after Bumrah removed opener Jason Roy and number three Joe Root for ducks in the second over. Mohammed Shami too joined the party in the very next over as he removed Ben Stokes also for a duck.

Bumrah later got rid of in-form Jonny Bairstow for 7 and the quick-scoring Liam Livingstone for a duck to join a unique list for India bowlers to take 4 wickets inside 10 overs in an ODI since 2002.

The pace attack of India reduced England to 26 for 5 in 7.5 overs, the lowest score at the fall of the fifth wicket by any side against India in One Day Internationals.

Bumrah also joined a list that includes Javagal Srinath and Bhuvneshwar Kumar for Indian bowlers to take four wickets inside 10 overs of an One Day International since 2002.

Here is the Indian bowlers with four wickets inside 10 overs since 2002 in ODIs:

1. Javagal Srinath vs Sri Lanka, Johannesburg 2003

2. Bhuvneshwar Kumar vs Sri Lanka, Port of Spain 2013

3. Jasprit Bumrah vs England, The Oval 2022

Bumrah ended the match with an impressive figures of 6 for 19 in 7.2 overs which included three maidens as England were bowled out for 110 in 25.2 overs. Brydon Carse and David Willey were the final two victims of Bumrah in the innings as the pacer registered the third best bowling figures by an Indian bowler in ODIs.

Bumrah's figures of 6 for 19 is only behind Stuart Binny (6 for 4) and legendary Anil Kumble (6 for 12). However, the pacer finished above the likes of Ashish Nehra and Kuldeep Yadav., who also had their best figures against England.

Here is top 5 best bowling figures in ODIs by Indian bowlers: