Lowest Scores in IPL: List of Lowest Team Scores in IPL History from 2008 to 2023

Check out the lowest scores of each IPL team from 2008 to 2022!

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The Indian Premier League (IPL) is a game of nail-biting finishes, record-breaking performances, and nerve-wreaking final overs. We all can agree that the IPL is a tournament where many great players come under immense pressure. This pressure can either motivate the team to reach a new high or dip into new lows.

Although we have seen teams scoring some of the best runs in the IPL season, there are some forgettable moments where the team have put the lowest scores by succumbing to the pressure created by the opposing team. From 2008 to 2022, there have been some genuinely dismal batting displays, with teams being bowled out for embarrassingly low scores. Whether it Royal Challengers Bangalore (all-out at 49 runs), Rajasthan Royals (all-out at 58 runs), Delhi Capitals (all-out at 66 runs), and more, each of the IPL team have scored the lowest scores in the IPL seasons. In this article, we will take a look at some of the lowest scores in IPL history.

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IPL 2023 Lowest Scores

The IPL 2023 lowest scores are here. Check out the full details here:

Rajasthan Royals

Rajasthan Royals currently leads the table of scoring the lowest totals in IPL 2023. The team managed to score only 59 runs against Royal Challengers Bangalore. The latter had set a target of 171/5 runs, but RR only managed to score 59 runs, which is the lowest total of IPL 2023.

Lucknow Super Giants

Lucknow Super Giants have the lowest total in IPL 2023. The team scored only 108 runs against Royal Challengers Bangalore on May 01, 2023.

Sunrisers Hyderabad

Sunrisers Hyderabad has scored the lowest team total in IPL 2023. The team scored 121/8 against Lucknow Super Giants on April 7, 2023.

Royal Challengers Bangalore

Royal Challengers Bangalore currently have the lowest total in the IPL 2023 season. The team was chasing a huge target of 204 runs set by the Kolkata Knight Riders. However, they only managed to score 123 runs, which is currently the lowest score of IPL 2023.

Gujarat Titans

Gujarat Titans also scored one of the lowest IPL totals for the 2023 season. The team scored only 125 runs against Delhi Capitals on May 02, 2023.

Kolkata Knight Riders

Kolkata Knight Riders scored its lowest totals against Delhi Capitals. The team was only able to score 127 runs, which was easily chased by the latter on April 20, 2023.

Sunrisers Hyderabad

Sunrisers Hyderabad has scored the lowest team total in IPL 2023. The team scored 131/8 against Rajasthan Royals on April 2, 2023.

List of IPL Team with Lowest Scores Year Wise from 2008 to 2022

Chennai Super Kings

Chennai Super Kings is one of the strongest teams in the IPL tournament. However, the team scored its lowest score in IPL history in 2013 when they scored just 79 runs 2013. The team was all-out in 15.2 overs, and they were playing against Mumbai Indians.

Year Opponent Total Venue
2008 Rajasthan Royals 109 Jaipur
2009 Kings XI Punjab 116/9 Durban
2010 Delhi Capitals 112/9 Chennai
2011 Kolkata Knight Riders 114/4 Kolkata
2012 Delhi Capitals 110/8 Delhi
2013 Mumbai Indians 79 Chennai
2014 Royal Challengers Bangalore 138/4 Ranchi
2015 Delhi Capitals 119/6 Raipur
2018 Delhi Capitals 128/6 Delhi
2019 Mumbai Indians 109 Chennai
2020 Mumbai Indians 114/9 Sharjah
2021 Punjab Kings 134/6 Delhi
2022 Mumbai Indians 97 Mumbai

Also Read: Chennai Super Kings (CSK) IPL Team 2023: Player List, Name, Matches Schedule, Retains, Captain, Jersey, Photos, More

Mumbai Indians

The five-time IPL winner Mumbai Indians had an embarrassing inning in 2018. The team was wiped out at just 87 runs while they were playing against Sunrisers Hyderabad, making it the lowest total they have ever made. Apart from this, check out the lowest total of the team year wise in this table:

Year Opponent Total Venue
2008 Kings XI Punjab 116/9 Mohali
2009 Kings XI Punjab 116/7 Durban
2010 Kolkata Knight Riders 133/8 Kolkata
2011 Kings XI Punjab 87 Mohali
2012 Delhi Capitals 92 Mumbai
2013 Rajasthan Royals 92 Jaipur
2014 Royal Challengers Bangalore 115/9 Mumbai
2015 Kings XI Punjab 124 Mohali
2016 Sunrisers Hyderabad 92 Visakhapatnam
2017 Rising Pune Supergiant 129/8 Hyderabad
2018 Sunrisers Hyderabad 87 Mumbai
2019 Sunrisers Hyderabad 136/7
Hyderabad
2020 Sunrisers Hyderabad 116 Sharjah
2021 Royal Challengers Bangalore 111 Dubai
2022 Kolkata Knight Riders 113 Mumbai

Also Read: Mumbai Indians (MI) IPL Team 2023: Player List, Name, Matches Schedule, Retains, Captain, Jersey, Photos, More

Royal Challengers Bangalore

Royal Challengers Bangalore is probably the only team in IPL history that have the highest and lowest scores in the tournament. The Royal Challengers Bangalore had the lowest total of 49 runs in 2017, which is also the lowest score ever recorded in the tournament. They were playing Kolkata Knight Riders. Apart from this, the team also have some of more lowest totals, which you can check it out here:

Year Opponent Total Venue
2008 Kolkata Knight Riders 82 Bangalore
2009 Chennai Super Kings 87 Gqeberha
2010 Chennai Super Kings 123 Durban
2011 Mumbai Indians 108 Chennai
2012 Kolkata Knight Riders 123/9 Bengaluru
2013 Kolkata Knight Riders 115/9 Ranchi
2014 Rajasthan Royals 70 Abu Dhabi
2015 Chennai Super Kings 124 Chennai
2016 Delhi Capitals 138/8 Raipur
2017 Kolkata Knight Riders 49 Kolkata
2018 Chennai Super Kings 127/9 Pune
2019 Chennai Super Kings 70 Chennai
2020 Kings XI Punjab 109 Dubai
2021 Kolkata Knight Riders 92 Abu Dhabi
2022 Sunrisers Hyderabad 68
Ahmedabad

Also Read: Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) IPL Team 2023: Player List, Name, Matches Schedule, Retains, Captain, Jersey, Photos, More

Rajasthan Royals

Rajasthan Royals comes to second place when it comes to the lowest totals in IPL. The company had a bad season in 2009. The team was playing against Royal Challengers Bangalore, and they only managed to score 58 runs. Apart from this, check out the lowest total of the team year wise in this table:

Year Opponent Total Venue
2008 Mumbai Indians 103 Mumbai
2009 Royal Challengers Bangalore 58
Cape Town
2010 Royal Challengers Bangalore 92 Bengaluru
2011 Kolkata Knight Riders 81 Kolkata
2012 Chennai Super Kings 126/6 Jaipur
2013 Sunrisers Hyderabad 113/9
Hyderabad
2014 Sunrisers Hyderabad 102
Ahmedabad
2015 Royal Challengers Bangalore 109 Pune
2018 Sunrisers Hyderabad 125/9
Hyderabad
2019 Delhi Capitals 115/9 Delhi
2020 Royal Challengers Bangalore 131/9 Dubai
2021 Kolkata Knight Riders 85 Sharjah
2022 Delhi Capitals 130/9 Mumbai

Also Read: Rajasthan Royals (RR) IPL Team 2023: Player List, Name, Matches Schedule, Retains, Captain, Jersey, Photos, More

Delhi Capitals

Delhi Capitals is in the third position among the teams that have scored the lowest totals in IPL history. The lowest score for Delhi Capitals is 66 runs. The team was all out in 13.4 overs during a match against Mumbai Indians in 2017. Apart from this, check out the lowest total of the team year-wise in this table:

Year Opponent Total Venue
2008 Rajasthan Royals 87 Mumbai
2009 Kings XI Punjab 120/9 Mumbai
2010 Kings XI Punjab 111 Delhi
2011 Mumbai Indians 95 Delhi
2012 Chennai Super Kings 114/5 Chennai
2013 Sunrisers Hyderabad 80
Hyderabad
2014 Chennai Super Kings 84 Abu Dhabi
2015 Royal Challengers Bangalore 95 Delhi
2016 Kolkata Knight Riders 98 Kolkata
2017 Mumbai Indians 66 Delhi
2018 Kolkata Knight Riders 129 Kolkata
2019 Chennai Super Kings 99 Chennai
2020 Mumbai Indians 110/9 Dubai
2021 Punjab Kings 127/9 Sharjah
2022 Kolkata Knight Riders 117 Mumbai

Also Read: Delhi Capitals (DC) IPL Team 2023: Player List, Name, Matches Schedule, Retains, Captain, Jersey, Photos, More

Kolkata Knight Riders

Kolkata Knight Riders also had an embarrassing match in 2008 when they played against Mumbai Indians. The team was wiped out in 15.2 overs, and they managed to score only 67 runs. Apart from this, check out the lowest total of the team year-wise in this table:

Year Opponent Total Venue
2008 Mumbai Indians 67 Mumbai
2009 Mumbai Indians 95 Gqeberha
2010 Chennai Super Kings 109 Kolkata
2011 Kochi Warriers 126/9 Kolkata
2012 Delhi Daredevils 108/7 Centurion
2013 Mumbai Indians 105 Mumbai
2014 Punjab Kings 109 Abu Dhabi
2015 Chennai Super Kings 132/9 Chennai
2016 Gujarat Lions 124/8 Kanpur
2017 Mumbai Indians 107 Bengaluru
2018 Mumbai Indians 108 Kolkata
2019 Chennai Super Kings 108/9 Chennai
2020 Royal Challengers Bangalore 84/8 Abu Dhabi
2021 Rajasthan Royals 133/9 Mumbai
2022 Lucknow Super Giants 101 Kolkata

Also Read: Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) IPL Team 2023: Player List, Name, Matches Schedule, Retains, Captain, Jersey, Photos, More

Sunrisers Hyderabad

Sunrisers Hyderabad still manages to put on a good show as compared to the other teams. The lowest total of Sunrisers Hyderabad is 96 runs, which is still respectable as compared to the other teams. Check out the full list of the lowest scores from the team.

Year Opponent Total Venue
2013 Pune Warriors 119/8 Pune
2014 Punjab Kings 121 Sharjah
2015 Mumbai Indians 113 Hyderabad
2016 Rising Pune Supergiant 118/8 Hyderabad
2017 Kolkata Knight Riders 128/7 Bengaluru
2018 Mumbai Indians 118 Mumbai
2019 Mumbai Indians 96 Hyderabad
2020 Punjab Kings 114 Dubai
2021 Kolkata Knight Riders 115/8 Dubai
2022 Kolkata Knight Riders 123/8 Mumbai

Also Read: Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) IPL Team 2023: Player List, Name, Matches Schedule, Retains, Captain, Jersey, Photos, More

Punjab Kings

Punjab Kings (previously known as Kings XI Punjab) scored the lowest number of runs in IPL in 2017. The team scored 73 against Pune Supergiants during the match in Pune.

Year Opponent Total Venue
2008 Chennai Super Kings 112/8 Mumbai
2009 Chennai Super Kings 92/8 Durban
2010 Chennai Super Kings 136/8 Chennai
2011 Pune Warriors 112/8 Mumbai
2012 Kolkata Knight Riders 124/7 Mohali
2013 Sunrisers Hyderabad 120/9 Mohali
2014 Chennai Super Kings 117 Hyderabad
2015 Royal Challengers Bangalore 88 Bengaluru
2016 Delhi Capitals 111/9 Delhi
2017 Pune Supergiants 73 Pune
2018 Royal Challengers Bangalore 88 Indore
2019 Chennai Super Kings 138/5 Chennai
2020 Sunrisers Hyderabad 126/7 Dubai
2021 Chennai Super Kings 106/8 Mumbai
2022 Delhi Capitals 115 Mumbai

Also Read: Punjab Kings (PBKS) IPL Team 2023: Player List, Name, Matches Schedule, Retains, Captain, Jersey, Photos, More

Lucknow Super Giants

Lucknow Super Giants made their debut last year in IPL 2022. Although the team proved its mettle in teh 2022 season, but still it had an embarrassing inning against Gujarat Titans. The team was all-out on 82 runs in just 13.5 overs in Pune.

Gujarat Titans

Lastly, we have the winner of the IPL 2022 season. The Gujarat Titans scored their season’s lowest score, which was 143/8. The team scored the runs against Punjab Kings in Mumbai on May 3, 2022.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

1. Who scored the lowest score in IPL?

Royal Challengers Bangalore scored the lowest total in the history of IPL. The team was only able to score 49 runs in 2017 against Kolkata Knight Riders.

2. Which team has the least points in IPL history?

Delhi Capitals and Deccan Chargers were the two teams that secured the least points in the history of IPL. The Delhi Capitals were able to secure 4 points in 2014, while Deccan Chargers accumulated 4 points in 2008.

3. What is the lowest total defended in IPL?

Chennai Super Kings holds the record for defending the lowest total scores in 2009. The CSK defended a total of 116 runs while they were against Kings XI Punjab in IPL 2009 that took place in Durban.

4. Who has the most wins without losses in IPL?

Kolkata Knight Riders currently hold the record for the maximum number of consecutive wines in the history of IPL. The team won 10 matches consecutively in 2014.

5. Which team has the longest losing streak in IPL?

Kolkata Knight Riders had the longest losing streak in IPL history. The team lost 9 matches consecutively in the IPL 2009 season.

6. How many times has a team scored less than 75 runs in IPL?

Royal Challengers Bangalore is the only team that has scored less than 75 runs 4 times in the history of IPL.

7. What is the lowest score in IPL at the end of the powerplay?

The lowest score after the powerplay was from Sunrisers Hyderabad. The team scored only 14 runs in the first six overs with the loss of three wickets.

8. What is the lowest score of CSK in IPL?

The lowest score of CSK in IPL is 79 runs.