Cricket’s biggest ODI competition, the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup is held once every four years. It is the most revered cricket tournament, where the top cricket teams compete robustly to win the coveted title of “World Champions”.
The ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup follows the One-Day International (ODI) format of playing cricket and comprises 50 over innings for the two playing teams. When we talk about the ICC Cricket World Cup, we talk about dedication, intensity, robustness, and every step towards achieving the tag name of “World Champions”.
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In most cases, the ICC Cricket World Cup games are pretty exhilarating to watch and the teams play with all their heart to win every single game and reach towards lifting the trophy of “The ICC Cricket World Cup”. Usually, the games in the World Cup finish with razor-close margins with great scores, and awe-inspiring chases. Many times teams cross 350 to 400 runs in the Cricket World Cup.
However, there are instances when some teams are dismissed for low run totals. Scoring low run totals in the World Cup can be quite challenging for the team batting first as the opponent can easily chase the low run totals and win the game. But, as we know, “In the game of Cricket and Life, anything is possible at any moment.”
There are some terrific games played in the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup when even after scoring extremely low run totals, the team batting first could defend their score and win the match against their opponent.
As we delve into the article, we get to know about four instances when the lowest run totals were successfully defended in the history of the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup. Read further and take a look at the list of the lowest totals defended in the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup.
Zimbabwe Vs England (1992)
Zimbabwe has been playing International Cricket for quite a long time. However, it was not known as a strong team for long. However, to everyone’s surprise, the team came in front as one of the strongest teams in the game of Cricket by defeating the robust England team by 9 runs in the 1992 World Cup.
It was an awe-inspiring win for Zimbabwe. Even though it scored an extremely low score of 134, the bowlers worked their fingers to their bones and dismissed the England squad for 125 runs. Eddo Brandes was the man who saved Zimbabwe from losing the game and registered the match-winning 4/21 bowling figure.
England Vs Pakistan (1979)
Another instance when a low run total was successfully defended in the history of the ICC men’s Cricket World Cup was a thrilling clash between England and Pakistan in the 1979 World Cup. England chose to bat first but scored a mediocre total of just 165/9 in 60 overs. However, England’s bowlers were destined to snatch the game for their team. They did not give up and bought back to win the match. Finally, Pakistan ended up losing by 14 runs. This is perhaps one of the most amazing victories in the history of the Cricket World Cup.
Kenya Vs West Indies (1996)
The 1996 Cricket World Cup gave us many surprises, one of those being the match between Kenya and West Indies. Kenya scored a total of 167 runs. However, West Indies players lost the match to Kenya as they were dismissed for just 93 runs. This surely stunned everyone.
India Vs West Indies (1983) Cricket World Cup
Who can ever forget the ODI Men’s Cricket World Cup finals of 1983, when India defeated West Indies to become the World Champions? India scored merely 183 runs in the final match then, but was surprisingly defended by India. West Indies players were all out at 140 runs and thus India grabbed the World Cup Trophy with a great honor. With three wickets apiece, Mohinder Amarnath and Madan Lal were the star bowlers in the match.
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