2. This is one of the worst collapse in the late middle order

line up for India, slipping from 53/5 to 56/8 [ losing 3 wkts for 3 runs]

3. 11 th occasion when 6 or more batsmen were clean bowled in an

innings for India, 1st against SA

4. Steyn's figures of 8-2-23-5 is one of the best in test cricket in terms of

balls bowled and wickets taken[48 balls and 5 wkts]  

5. 7th lowest score for india and 2nd against SA, previous low was at 

Durban 96-97 when India was bundled out for 66 

6. 8th time 9 or more Indian batsmen failed to reach double digit

2nd Vs SA, previous when 10 batsmen failed to reach double digit at Durban 96-97 in a score of 66

Lowest Totals

Rank

Score

Wkts

For

Vs

Inn

Test

Series

venue

Balls

R/100b

=6BOv

R/6bO

mins

R/hr

Ave

1

42

9

Ind

Eng

2nd

2nd

1974

Lord's

102

41.18

17

2.47

77

32.73

4.67

2

58

10

Ind

Eng

1st

3rd

1952

Old Trafford

130

44.62

21.4

2.68

77

45.19

5.8

3

58

10

Ind

Aus

1st

1st

1947-48

Brisbane

171

33.92

28.3

2.04

92

37.83

5.8

4

66

10

Ind

SAf

2nd

1st

1996-97

Kingsmead

205

32.2

34.1

1.93

158

25.06

6.6

5

67

10

Ind

Aus

2nd

5th

1947-48

Melbourne

194

34.54

32.2

2.07

110

36.55

6.7

6

75

10

Ind

WI 

1st

1st

1987-88

Delhi (Feroz SK)185

40.54

30.5

2.43

144

31.25

7.5

0

7

76

10

Ind

SAf

1st

2nd

2007-08

Ahmedabad

120

63.33

20

3.8

109

41.83

7.6

Best Strike Rate

Rank

Player

Wkts

RC

For

Vs

Inn

Test

Series

venue

balls

Ave

SR

R/6bO

ER

1

Toshack, ERH

5

2

Aus

Ind

1st

1st

1947-48

Brisbane

19

0.4

3.8

0.63

10.53

2

Harbhajan Singh

5

13

Ind

WI

1st

4th

2006

Kingston

27

2.6

5.4

2.89

48.15

3

Kallis, JH

5

21

SAf

Ban

2nd

2nd

2002-03

Potchefstroom

27

4.2

5.4

4.67

77.78

4

Trumble, H

7

28

Aus

Eng

2nd

5th

1903-04

Melbourne

41

4

5.86

4.1

68.29

5

Clarke, MJ

6

9

Aus

Ind

2nd

4th

2004-05

Wankhede

38

1.5

6.33

1.42

23.68

6

Gilligan, AER

6

7

Eng

SAf

1st

1st

1924

Edgbaston

39

1.17

6.5

1.08

17.95

7

Noble, MA

7

17

Aus

Eng

1st

2nd

1901-02

Melbourne

46

2.43

6.57

2.22

36.96

8

Lawson, JJC

6

3

WI

Ban

2nd

1st

2002-03

Dhaka

41

0.5

6.83

0.44

7.32

9

Gupte, SP

5

18

Ind

Pak

2nd

1st

1954-55

Dhaka (Dacca)

36

3.6

7.2

3

50

10

May, TBA

5

9

Aus

WI

2nd

4th

1992-93

Adelaide

41

1.8

8.2

1.32

21.95

11

Giddins, ESH

5

15

Eng

Zim

1st

1st

2000

Lord's

42

3

8.4

2.14

35.71

12

Ironmonger, H

5

6

Aus

SAf

1st

5th

1931-32

Melbourne

44

1.2

8.8

0.82

13.64

13

Muralitharan, M

5

15

SL

Ban

1st

1st

2007

Colombo (SSC)

45

3

9

2

33.33

14

Taylor, BR

5

26

NZ

Ind

1st

3rd

1964-65

Brabourne

45

5.2

9

3.47

57.78

15

Woolley, FE

5

20

Eng

Aus

2nd

3rd

1912

The Oval

46

4

9.2

2.61

43.48

16

Steyn D  

5

23

SAf

Ind

1st

2nd

2007-08

Ahmedabad         

48

4.6

9.6

2.88

47.92