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Rank	Team	Score	Overs	RR	Inns	Opposition	Ground	Result	Match Date	Scorecard
🥇 1	New Zealand	26	27.0	0.96	3	v England	Auckland	lost	25 Mar 1955	Test # 402
🥈 2	New Zealand	47	32.3	1.44	2	v England	Lord's	lost	19 Jun 1958	Test # 455
🥉 3	India	58	21.4	2.67	2	v England	Manchester	lost	17 Jul 1952	Test # 353
4	New Zealand	67	59.1	1.13	1	v England	Leeds	lost	3 Jul 1958	Test # 456
5	New Zealand	70	39.2	1.77	1	v Pakistan	Dhaka	draw	7 Nov 1955	Test # 415
6	South Africa	72	50.1x8	1.07	4	v England	Cape Town	lost	1 Jan 1957	Test # 435
6	South Africa	72	33.4x8	1.61	4	v England	Johannesburg	lost	24 Dec 1956	Test # 434
8	New Zealand	74	62.2	1.18	1	v West Indies	Dunedin	lost	3 Feb 1956	Test # 421
8	New Zealand	74	50.3	1.46	3	v England	Lord's	lost	19 Jun 1958	Test # 455
10	Australia	75	28.4x8	1.97	2	v South Africa	Durban	won	20 Jan 1950	Test # 320
11	West Indies	76	36.3	2.08	2	v Pakistan	Dhaka	lost	6 Mar 1959	Test # 471
12	West Indies	77	45.1	1.70	4	v New Zealand	Auckland	lost	9 Mar 1956	Test # 424
13	West Indies	78	29.6x8	1.96	2	v Australia	Sydney	lost	25 Jan 1952	Test # 347
14	New Zealand	79	46.3x8	1.27	2	v South Africa	Johannesburg	lost	29 Jan 1954	Test # 381
15	Australia	80	53.1	1.50	1	v Pakistan	Karachi	lost	11 Oct 1956	Test # 430
16	India	82	36.3	2.24	3	v England	Manchester	lost	17 Jul 1952	Test # 353
16	Australia	82	25.7x8	2.37	1	v West Indies	Adelaide	lost	22 Dec 1951	Test # 343
18	Australia	84	40.4	2.06	2	v England	Manchester	lost	26 Jul 1956	Test # 428
19	New Zealand	85	52.0	1.63	3	v England	Manchester	lost	24 Jul 1958	Test # 457
20	West Indies	86	41.0	2.09	3	v England	The Oval	lost	22 Aug 1957	Test # 443
21	Pakistan	87	83.5	1.03	1	v England	Lord's	draw	10 Jun 1954	Test # 387
21	England	87	31.2x8	2.08	3	v Australia	Melbourne	lost	31 Dec 1958	Test # 462
23	West Indies	89	56.4	1.57	2	v England	The Oval	lost	22 Aug 1957	Test # 443
24	Pakistan	90	56.5	1.58	2	v England	Manchester	draw	22 Jul 1954	Test # 389
25	New Zealand	94	69.3	1.35	2	v England	Birmingham	lost	5 Jun 1958	Test # 454
26	India	98	38.5	2.52	2	v England	The Oval	draw	14 Aug 1952	Test # 354
27	South Africa	99	57.4x8	1.29	3	v Australia	Cape Town	lost	31 Dec 1957	Test # 445
27	South Africa	99	46.2x8	1.60	3	v Australia	Durban	lost	20 Jan 1950	Test # 320
29	New Zealand	100	47.5x8	1.57	4	v South Africa	Johannesburg	lost	24 Dec 1953	Test # 378
30	England	103	69.3	1.48	3	v West Indies	The Oval	lost	12 Aug 1950	Test # 326
31	Pakistan	104	48.5	2.12	3	v West Indies	Lahore	lost	26 Mar 1959	Test # 473
32	Australia	105	57.4	1.82	4	v India	Kanpur	lost	19 Dec 1959	Test # 483
32	West Indies	105	24.5x8	3.19	2	v Australia	Adelaide	won	22 Dec 1951	Test # 343
34	India	106	55.1	1.92	1	v Pakistan	Lucknow	lost	23 Oct 1952	Test # 356
34	Pakistan	106	42.2	2.50	2	v West Indies	Bridgetown	draw	17 Jan 1958	Test # 446
36	England	110	61.3x8	1.34	2	v South Africa	Gqeberha	lost	1 Mar 1957	Test # 438
37	Australia	111	43.2x8	1.92	3	v England	Adelaide	lost	28 Jan 1955	Test # 396
37	South Africa	111	57.4	1.92	4	v England	Lord's	lost	23 Jun 1955	Test # 409
37	Australia	111	31.3x8	2.65	4	v England	Melbourne	lost	31 Dec 1954	Test # 393
40	South Africa	112	65.0	1.72	2	v England	The Oval	lost	13 Aug 1955	Test # 412
41	England	114	65.2	1.74	4	v South Africa	Nottingham	lost	7 Jun 1951	Test # 334
42	South Africa	115	64.5	1.77	2	v England	Lord's	lost	21 Jun 1951	Test # 335
43	Australia	116	36.2x8	2.40	1	v West Indies	Sydney	won	25 Jan 1952	Test # 347
44	India	121	61.5	1.95	1	v England	Kanpur	lost	12 Jan 1952	Test # 346
44	South Africa	121	51.4	2.34	3	v England	Nottingham	won	7 Jun 1951	Test # 334
46	England	122	38.0x8	2.40	4	v Australia	Brisbane	lost	1 Dec 1950	Test # 327
47	England	123	52.4x8	1.75	3	v Australia	Sydney	lost	5 Jan 1951	Test # 329
47	Australia	123	39.2	3.12	3	v England	Nottingham	draw	11 Jun 1953	Test # 372
49	New Zealand	124	108.3	1.14	3	v Pakistan	Karachi	lost	13 Oct 1955	Test # 413
49	India	124	62.5	1.97	2	v West Indies	Eden Gardens	lost	31 Dec 1958	Test # 463
51	New Zealand	125	81.2	1.53	1	v England	Dunedin	lost	11 Mar 1955	Test # 401
51	New Zealand	125	70.0	1.78	1	v England	Wellington	lost	24 Mar 1951	Test # 333
53	West Indies	127	51.3	2.46	1	v England	Lord's	lost	20 Jun 1957	Test # 440
54	New Zealand	129	101.2	1.27	3	v England	Leeds	lost	3 Jul 1958	Test # 456
54	India	129	79.5	1.61	4	v West Indies	Bridgetown	lost	7 Feb 1953	Test # 366
56	England	130	58.3x8	1.67	4	v South Africa	Gqeberha	lost	1 Mar 1957	Test # 438
56	England	130	59.3	2.18	2	v Pakistan	The Oval	lost	12 Aug 1954	Test # 390
58	South Africa	132	48.2x8	2.05	3	v Australia	Gqeberha	lost	3 Mar 1950	Test # 322
58	India	132	59.3	2.21	1	v New Zealand	Eden Gardens	draw	28 Dec 1955	Test # 419
58	New Zealand	132	56.3	2.33	3	v England	Dunedin	lost	11 Mar 1955	Test # 401
58	West Indies	132	36.2	3.63	3	v England	Leeds	lost	25 Jul 1957	Test # 442
62	New Zealand	133	72.2	1.83	3	v England	Christchurch	lost	27 Feb 1959	Test # 470
62	England	133	54.2	2.44	1	v South Africa	Lord's	won	23 Jun 1955	Test # 409
62	Pakistan	133	51.4	2.57	1	v England	The Oval	won	12 Aug 1954	Test # 390
65	South Africa	134	80.7x8	1.24	3	v England	Gqeberha	won	1 Mar 1957	Test # 438
65	Pakistan	134	100.3	1.33	3	v Australia	Dhaka	lost	13 Nov 1959	Test # 479
65	England	134	59.4x8	1.68	1	v Australia	Brisbane	lost	5 Dec 1958	Test # 460
68	India	135	59.4	2.26	1	v Australia	Delhi	lost	12 Dec 1959	Test # 482
69	India	136	78.2	1.73	2	v Australia	Eden Gardens	lost	2 Nov 1956	Test # 433
69	New Zealand	136	77.4	1.75	3	v India	Brabourne	lost	2 Dec 1955	Test # 417
69	India	136	69.2	1.96	4	v Australia	Eden Gardens	lost	2 Nov 1956	Test # 433
72	New Zealand	137	77.3	1.76	4	v England	Birmingham	lost	5 Jun 1958	Test # 454
73	West Indies	139	60.4	2.29	1	v England	Kingston	lost	30 Mar 1954	Test # 386
74	Australia	140	99.3	1.40	3	v England	Leeds	lost	12 Jul 1956	Test # 427
74	India	140	85.3	1.63	1	v England	The Oval	lost	20 Aug 1959	Test # 478
76	West Indies	142	85.3	1.66	1	v England	Leeds	lost	25 Jul 1957	Test # 442
76	South Africa	142	60.0x8	1.77	3	v England	Johannesburg	won	15 Feb 1957	Test # 437
76	New Zealand	142	72.5	1.94	2	v England	Christchurch	lost	27 Feb 1959	Test # 470
79	Australia	143	71.1	2.00	2	v England	Leeds	lost	12 Jul 1956	Test # 427
79	England	143	68.0	2.10	4	v Pakistan	The Oval	lost	12 Aug 1954	Test # 390
81	South Africa	144	75.1x8	1.43	3	v Australia	Gqeberha	lost	28 Feb 1958	Test # 451
81	England	144	72.4	1.98	2	v Australia	Nottingham	draw	11 Jun 1953	Test # 372
81	Pakistan	144	62.5	2.29	3	v West Indies	Dhaka	won	6 Mar 1959	Test # 471
84	West Indies	145	78.3	1.84	2	v New Zealand	Auckland	lost	9 Mar 1956	Test # 424
84	Pakistan	145	75.3	1.92	1	v West Indies	Dhaka	won	6 Mar 1959	Test # 471
84	India	145	63.3	2.28	2	v Pakistan	Karachi	draw	26 Feb 1955	Test # 400
87	Pakistan	146	66.0	2.21	1	v Australia	Lahore	lost	21 Nov 1959	Test # 480
87	West Indies	146	60.0	2.43	1	v Pakistan	Karachi	lost	20 Feb 1959	Test # 469
89	South Africa	148	96.3	1.53	3	v England	Nottingham	lost	9 Jun 1955	Test # 407
89	Australia	148	83.1	1.77	2	v England	Nottingham	draw	7 Jun 1956	Test # 425
89	India	148	82.5	1.78	2	v Pakistan	Dhaka	draw	1 Jan 1955	Test # 394
89	South Africa	148	53.1x8	2.08	3	v New Zealand	Johannesburg	won	24 Dec 1953	Test # 378
93	New Zealand	149	82.1x8	1.36	3	v South Africa	Durban	lost	11 Dec 1953	Test # 377
93	India	149	55.4	2.67	3	v England	Leeds	lost	2 Jul 1959	Test # 476
95	Pakistan	150	104.3	1.43	2	v India	Delhi	lost	16 Oct 1952	Test # 355
95	England	150	66.6x8	1.68	3	v South Africa	Johannesburg	won	24 Dec 1956	Test # 434
95	England	150	63.7x8	1.76	4	v Australia	Melbourne	lost	22 Dec 1950	Test # 328
98	England	151	106.4	1.41	2	v West Indies	Lord's	lost	24 Jun 1950	Test # 324
98	England	151	89.4	1.68	1	v South Africa	The Oval	won	13 Aug 1955	Test # 412
98	South Africa	151	87.4	1.72	4	v England	The Oval	lost	13 Aug 1955	Test # 412
98	India	151	70.0	2.15	4	v West Indies	Chennai	lost	21 Jan 1959	Test # 465
102	India	152	70.1	2.16	1	v Australia	Kanpur	won	19 Dec 1959	Test # 483
102	India	152	68.2	2.22	2	v West Indies	Brabourne	draw	28 Nov 1958	Test # 459
102	Pakistan	152	58.2	2.60	3	v India	Delhi	lost	16 Oct 1952	Test # 355
105	India	153	63.5	2.39	3	v Australia	Chennai	lost	19 Oct 1956	Test # 431
106	South Africa	154	75.5	2.03	3	v England	The Oval	lost	16 Aug 1951	Test # 338
106	England	154	54.3x8	2.12	1	v Australia	Sydney	won	17 Dec 1954	Test # 392
106	India	154	49.0	3.14	3	v West Indies	Eden Gardens	lost	31 Dec 1958	Test # 463
109	India	157	97.3	1.61	3	v England	Nottingham	lost	4 Jun 1959	Test # 474
109	India	157	66.5	2.34	3	v England	Kanpur	lost	12 Jan 1952	Test # 346
109	Pakistan	157	65.0	2.41	1	v England	Nottingham	lost	1 Jul 1954	Test # 388
112	Pakistan	158	86.2	1.83	3	v India	Dhaka	draw	1 Jan 1955	Test # 394
112	South Africa	158	84.3	1.86	1	v England	Manchester	lost	5 Jul 1951	Test # 336
112	New Zealand	158	75.5	2.08	2	v West Indies	Christchurch	lost	18 Feb 1956	Test # 422
112	South Africa	158	50.1x8	2.36	2	v Australia	Gqeberha	lost	3 Mar 1950	Test # 322
116	New Zealand	160	99.4	1.60	2	v West Indies	Auckland	draw	15 Feb 1952	Test # 350
117	India	161	99.3	1.61	1	v Australia	Chennai	lost	19 Oct 1956	Test # 431
117	New Zealand	161	75.0	2.14	1	v England	The Oval	draw	21 Aug 1958	Test # 458
117	India	161	68.5	2.33	1	v England	Leeds	lost	2 Jul 1959	Test # 476
120	Pakistan	162	96.0	1.68	1	v India	Karachi	draw	26 Feb 1955	Test # 400
120	Australia	162	50.5	3.18	3	v England	The Oval	lost	15 Aug 1953	Test # 376
122	Australia	163	82.4x8	1.48	1	v South Africa	Durban	draw	24 Jan 1958	Test # 447
123	New Zealand	164	133.2	1.23	1	v Pakistan	Karachi	lost	13 Oct 1955	Test # 413
123	South Africa	164	87.0x8	1.41	1	v England	Gqeberha	won	1 Mar 1957	Test # 438
123	Pakistan	164	92.0	1.78	3	v England	The Oval	won	12 Aug 1954	Test # 390
123	New Zealand	164	60.4	2.70	3	v West Indies	Christchurch	lost	18 Feb 1956	Test # 422
127	India	165	79.1	2.08	3	v England	Lord's	lost	18 Jun 1959	Test # 475
127	India	165	67.0	2.46	3	v England	Leeds	lost	5 Jun 1952	Test # 351
129	England	167	109.4	1.52	1	v Australia	Leeds	draw	23 Jul 1953	Test # 375
130	India	168	77.4	2.16	1	v England	Lord's	lost	18 Jun 1959	Test # 475
131	England	170	89.2	1.90	2	v West Indies	Kingston	lost	15 Jan 1954	Test # 380
132	England	171	82.0	2.08	2	v Australia	Lord's	lost	21 Jun 1956	Test # 426
132	South Africa	171	70.2	2.43	1	v England	Leeds	won	21 Jul 1955	Test # 411
134	New Zealand	172	123.4	1.39	2	v South Africa	Wellington	lost	6 Mar 1953	Test # 368
134	New Zealand	172	118.5	1.44	3	v South Africa	Wellington	lost	6 Mar 1953	Test # 368
134	West Indies	172	60.5	2.82	4	v Pakistan	Dhaka	lost	6 Mar 1959	Test # 471
137	South Africa	173	63.2x8	2.05	1	v Australia	Sydney	lost	9 Jan 1953	Test # 362
138	Australia	177	86.3	2.04	1	v India	Eden Gardens	won	2 Nov 1956	Test # 433
139	England	181	150.5	1.20	2	v West Indies	Bridgetown	lost	6 Feb 1954	Test # 383
139	South Africa	181	114.0	1.58	2	v England	Nottingham	lost	9 Jun 1955	Test # 407
139	New Zealand	181	89.3	2.02	1	v England	Auckland	draw	14 Mar 1959	Test # 472
139	Australia	181	53.3x8	2.54	3	v England	Melbourne	won	22 Dec 1950	Test # 328
143	Pakistan	182	122.0	1.49	3	v India	Peshawar	draw	12 Feb 1955	Test # 398
143	India	182	76.3	2.37	3	v Pakistan	Lucknow	lost	23 Oct 1952	Test # 356
143	West Indies	182	43.5	4.15	1	v Australia	Georgetown	lost	26 Apr 1955	Test # 405
146	West Indies	183	81.2	2.25	4	v England	Manchester	lost	8 Jun 1950	Test # 323
146	England	183	75.5	2.41	3	v India	Chennai	lost	6 Feb 1952	Test # 348
148	Australia	184	53.4x8	2.57	4	v England	Sydney	lost	17 Dec 1954	Test # 392
149	England	186	99.2	1.87	4	v Australia	Lord's	lost	21 Jun 1956	Test # 426
149	Australia	186	72.1x8	1.93	2	v England	Brisbane	won	5 Dec 1958	Test # 460
149	England	186	79.4	2.33	1	v West Indies	Birmingham	draw	30 May 1957	Test # 439
149	Pakistan	186	73.0	2.54	1	v India	Brabourne	lost	13 Nov 1952	Test # 357
153	Australia	187	109.5	1.70	3	v Pakistan	Karachi	lost	11 Oct 1956	Test # 430
153	New Zealand	187	53.2x8	2.63	2	v South Africa	Johannesburg	lost	24 Dec 1953	Test # 378
155	Pakistan	188	146.3	1.28	1	v India	Peshawar	draw	12 Feb 1955	Test # 398
155	New Zealand	188	92.2x8	1.52	3	v South Africa	Johannesburg	lost	29 Jan 1954	Test # 381
157	New Zealand	189	114.2	1.65	3	v West Indies	Christchurch	lost	8 Feb 1952	Test # 349
157	New Zealand	189	72.2	2.61	3	v England	Wellington	lost	24 Mar 1951	Test # 333
159	England	190	76.1x8	1.87	2	v Australia	Brisbane	lost	26 Nov 1954	Test # 391
160	England	191	67.6x8	2.11	1	v Australia	Melbourne	won	31 Dec 1954	Test # 393
160	England	191	89.5	2.12	2	v South Africa	Leeds	lost	21 Jul 1955	Test # 411
160	South Africa	191	78.2	2.43	3	v England	Manchester	lost	5 Jul 1951	Test # 336
163	India	194	95.0	2.04	3	v England	The Oval	lost	20 Aug 1959	Test # 478
163	England	194	87.0	2.22	2	v South Africa	The Oval	won	16 Aug 1951	Test # 338
163	Australia	194	59.1x8	2.46	1	v England	Melbourne	won	22 Dec 1950	Test # 328
166	Australia	197	64.3x8	2.29	3	v England	Melbourne	lost	23 Feb 1951	Test # 331
166	England	197	62.0x8	2.38	2	v Australia	Melbourne	lost	22 Dec 1950	Test # 328
168	England	198	119.2x8	1.24	3	v Australia	Brisbane	lost	5 Dec 1958	Test # 460
168	South Africa	198	105.0x8	1.41	3	v Australia	Johannesburg	lost	7 Feb 1958	Test # 449
170	Pakistan	199	91.3	2.17	2	v Australia	Karachi	won	11 Oct 1956	Test # 430
171	Pakistan	200	105.5	1.88	1	v Australia	Dhaka	lost	13 Nov 1959	Test # 479
171	New Zealand	200	88.4	2.25	1	v England	Auckland	lost	25 Mar 1955	Test # 402
173	South Africa	201	78.4x8	1.92	3	v Australia	Johannesburg	draw	23 Dec 1957	Test # 444
174	South Africa	202	106.3	1.89	1	v England	The Oval	lost	16 Aug 1951	Test # 338
174	Australia	202	92.0	2.19	2	v England	The Oval	draw	23 Aug 1956	Test # 429
176	South Africa	203	80.2x8	1.89	2	v Australia	Johannesburg	lost	7 Feb 1958	Test # 449
176	England	203	102.3	1.98	1	v India	Delhi	draw	2 Nov 1951	Test # 339
176	England	203	95.1	2.13	2	v India	Kanpur	won	12 Jan 1952	Test # 346
176	West Indies	203	59.3x8	2.56	3	v Australia	Melbourne	lost	31 Dec 1951	Test # 345
180	England	204	123.4	1.64	3	v South Africa	The Oval	won	13 Aug 1955	Test # 412
181	Australia	205	150.2	1.36	3	v England	Manchester	lost	26 Jul 1956	Test # 428
181	South Africa	205	99.6x8	1.54	2	v England	Cape Town	lost	1 Jan 1957	Test # 435
181	England	205	64.5x8	2.37	1	v Australia	Melbourne	lost	13 Feb 1959	Test # 468
184	India	206	111.0	1.85	3	v Australia	Delhi	lost	12 Dec 1959	Test # 482
184	India	206	102.5	2.00	2	v England	Nottingham	lost	4 Jun 1959	Test # 474
186	West Indies	207	75.2	2.74	3	v Australia	Georgetown	lost	26 Apr 1955	Test # 405
187	New Zealand	208	140.0	1.48	2	v West Indies	Wellington	lost	3 Mar 1956	Test # 423
187	New Zealand	208	110.2	1.88	3	v West Indies	Dunedin	lost	3 Feb 1956	Test # 421
187	New Zealand	208	106.5	1.94	3	v West Indies	Wellington	lost	3 Mar 1956	Test # 423
187	India	208	83.1	2.50	3	v England	Brabourne	draw	14 Dec 1951	Test # 342
187	India	208	79.0	2.63	2	v England	Manchester	lost	23 Jul 1959	Test # 477
192	New Zealand	209	132.0	1.58	2	v India	Chennai	lost	6 Jan 1956	Test # 420
192	South Africa	209	86.5x8	1.80	2	v Australia	Cape Town	lost	31 Dec 1957	Test # 445
192	Australia	209	84.2x8	1.86	3	v South Africa	Melbourne	lost	6 Feb 1953	Test # 365
192	Pakistan	209	79.2	2.63	2	v West Indies	Lahore	lost	26 Mar 1959	Test # 473
196	South Africa	211	96.2	2.19	3	v England	Lord's	lost	21 Jun 1951	Test # 335
196	England	211	85.3	2.46	2	v South Africa	Manchester	won	5 Jul 1951	Test # 336
198	West Indies	213	67.3x8	2.37	4	v Australia	Sydney	lost	25 Jan 1952	Test # 347
199	England	214	78.0x8	2.05	4	v South Africa	Johannesburg	lost	15 Feb 1957	Test # 437
199	South Africa	214	74.6x8	2.14	1	v Australia	Gqeberha	lost	28 Feb 1958	Test # 451

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