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

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.

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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:

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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:

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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:

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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:

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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:

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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.

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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.

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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.