Not every match in cricket is full of runs and entertainment; some of them are full of just a bad day at the office for all players. The team doesn’t matter, whether it be a champion’s team or a low-level team; any team can collapse. Let us have a look at the Top 5 Lowest Team Scores in the Asia Cup All-time.
Basically, in the past sixteen editions of the Asia Cup, the tournament has been played in two formats. One is the 50-over format, and the other is the T20 format. Eventually, there have been fourteen 50-over formats, whereas there have been only two T20 formats of the Asia Cup. The maximum lowest team totals are from the T20 format.
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Top 5 Lowest Team Scores in Asia Cup All-time
Hong Kong 38/10 – 6th Match Asia Cup 2022
This was the lowest team total in the history of the Asia Cup. Pakistan, batting first, made 183 runs in their 20 overs. Mohammad Rizwan scored 78 runs in 57 balls, and Fakhar Zaman also scored a half-century.
In reply, Hong Kong only scored 38 runs and lost all of their wickets. Shadab Khan was the pick of the bowlers as he took four wickets for just eight runs.

Sri Lanka 50/10 – Final Asia Cup 2023
This match was the final of the previous edition. The match only took place for less than the time taken to complete one single innings in a 50-over match. It was a Mohammed Siraj dominance as he took six wickets in the match.
In his second over, he picked up four wickets. Surely, missed a well-deserved hat-trick. Indian openers chased the target in just 37 overs and won their 8th Asia Cup title.

UAE 81/9 – 9th Match Asia Cup 2022
In a single edition, this was the second time the United Arab Emirates team scored one of the lowest team totals in the Asia Cup history. They were playing India in the 9th Match of the Asia Cup 2022. The UAE team batting first was only able to score 81 in the 20 overs they played.
They weren’t all out as they just lost nine wickets. All Indian bowlers picked up a wicket, with Bhuvaneshwar getting two. India chased the target in 10.1 overs with Rohit Sharma being the Man of the Match.

UAE 82/10 – 3rd Match Asia Cup 2022
Eventually, this was the second match of the United Arab Emirates in the 2022 Asia Cup. They were playing Bangladesh. Batting first, Bangladesh scored 133 runs and lost eight wickets.
Mohammad Mithun and Mahmudullah are scoring runs for their team. The Bangladesh bowling was too good as they stopped the United Arab Emirates on 82 runs and won the match by 51 runs.

Pakistan 83/10 – 4th Match Asia Cup 2022
The India-Pakistan match never disappoints. Pakistan were batting first and just scored 83 runs and lost all of their wickets. Hardik Pandya was the pick off the bowlers for the Indian team. It was an easy victory for the Indian team, basically, but Mohammad Amir had different plans.
He got Rohit Sharma and Ajinkya Rahane in the first three matches, and it was Suresh Raina in his second innings. Virat Kohli’s calm knock of 49 runs helped India win the match.

Top 10 Lowest Team Scores in Asia Cup All-time
Let us now have a look at the Top 10 Lowest Team Scores in Asia Cup All-time with opponents, format, year, venue, and result of the match.
Team | Score | Opponent | Format | Year | Venue | Result |
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Hong Kong | 38 | Pakistan | T20 | 2022 | Sharjah | Pakistan won by 155 runs |
Sri Lanka | 50 | India | ODI | 2023 | Colombo | India won by 10 wickets |
UAE | 81/9 | India | T20 | 2016 | Mirpur | India won by 9 wickets |
UAE | 82 | Bangladesh | T20 | 2016 | Mirpur | Bangladesh won by 51 runs |
Pakistan | 83 | India | T20 | 2016 | Mirpur | India won by 5 wickets |
Bangladesh | 87 | Pakistan | ODI | 2000 | Dhaka | Pakistan won by 232 runs |
Bangladesh | 94 | Pakistan | ODI | 1986 | Moratuwa | Pakistan won by 7 wickets |
Sri Lanka | 96 | India | ODI | 1984 | Sharjah | India won by 10 wickets |
Bangladesh | 99 | India | ODI | 1988 | Chattogram | India won by 9 wickets |
Oman | 101/8 | UAE | T20 | 2016 | Mirpur | UAE won by 71 runs |
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