Lowest completed total is one of those records which the teams never want to put their names in that book. When it happens in the big tournaments like the Cricket World Cup, it becomes more shameful for that cricket team.
In CWC history, while we have seen some big totals, especially in recent times, we have also experienced the poor lowest completed totals. Here we are briefly discussing the top five lowest completed totals in CWC history.
5. Scotland – 68 (31.3 overs) vs West Indies at Leicester on 27th May 1999
During 1999 Cricket World Cup, inexperienced Scotland side just surrendered in front of the West Indies bowling attack. After deciding to bat first, Scotland was all out for only 68 runs (31.3 overs). Apart from Gavin Hamilton (not out on 24 runs) and Asim Butt (11 runs), no other Scotland batsmen reached the double-digit marks. However, the second highest scorer in that innings was extras with 12 runs.
Among the Caribbean bowlers, Courtney Walsh (3/7) bagged three wickets while Sir Curtly Ambrose (2/8), Hendy Bryan (2/29) and Reon King (2/9) picked up two wickets each. Also, Phil Simmons (1/15) took one wicket in that innings.
West Indies chased down that tiny total in just 10.1 overs after losing two wickets. Opener Shivnarine Chanderpaul and the skipper Brian Lara remained not out on 30 and 25 runs respectively.