Top 5 worst batting collapses by Team India in ODIs

There have been some exemplary batting collapses in cricket in recent years. The bowlers suddenly find life on the pitch, one wicket leads to another and another. It has happened to India various times and there is some curiosity to see if it will happen again. Though it might bring the opposition to celebrate, it triggers the team facing it like nothing else. Never the easiest things to watch for a fan if your favourite team is in that sort of trouble. Here we present to you, five of the worst batting collapses by India in One Day Internationals. 1. India v Australia, 4th ODI, Canberra, 2015. (277 for 1 to 323 all out) John Hastings of Australia celebrates with team-mates after taking the wicket of MS Dhoni. (Photo by Mark Metcalfe – CA/Cricket Australia/Getty Images) After Australia clinched the series 3-0 at a nail-biting contest at MCG, both teams headed to Canberra for the dead rubber. For India, it was to play for pride and also to erase the bitter memories so far in the series. Indian bowlers repeated their poor performance and allowed Australia to set a target of 349 for India. India began well with Dhawan and Kohli posting centuries as India looked well in the course to register the highest successful chase in Australia. But Dhawan’s wicket turned the tide in Australia’s favour. The Indian score slid from 277-1 to 323 all out as Australia snatched a victory from the jaws of a defeat. 2. India v South Africa, Nagpur, World Cup 2011. (267-1 to 296 all out) Indian batsmen Sachin Tendulkar (R) and Virender Sehwag (L) run between the wickets during the Cricket World Cup match between India and South Africa at The Vidarbha Cricket Association (VCA) Cricket Stadium in Nagpur. (Photo by PRAKASH SINGH/AFP/Getty Images) In what promised to be a humdinger of contest, India and South Africa locked horns in a crucial group stage fixture in the World Cup. Winning the toss and batting first, India were off to a flier, as Tendulkar raced his way to a century along with Sehwag and Gambhir who lodged significant fifties. At 267-1 in 40 overs, India seemed in a great shape to reach the 350 mark with wickets in their hand. What followed was perhaps one of the worst batting collapses. India tumbled to 296 all out, even failing to cross the 300 mark as Steyn bowled a ferocious spell and took a fifer. South Africa won the game with 3 balls to spare. 3. India v Australia, Kolkata, 2003 TVS Cup final. (159 for 4 to 198 all out) CALCUTTA, INDIA: Australian bowler Michael Clarke (L) celebrates with wicket keeper Adam Gilchrist (C) after bowling out Indian batsman Rahul Dravid. (Photo by EMMANUEL DUNAND/AFP/Getty Images) India and Australia featured in the final of a Tri-Series involving New Zealand. Batting first, Australia registered 235-5 in their quota of 50 overs. After early wickets, Tendulkar and Dravid set the platform for the Indian chase. At 159-4 with Badani and Dravid well set, India looked well on course to achieve a famous win. Badani then lost his wicket and was soon followed by Dravid as India descended from 159-4 to 198 all out. Indian lower order deteriorated, as Harvey and Clarke accounted for all 6 wickets, inspiring Australia to a 37 runs victory in the final. 4. India v Sri Lanka, Sharjah, 2000 Coca-Cola Champions Trophy Final. (54 all out) India’s Sachin Tendulkar. (Photo by JORGE FERRARI/AFP/Getty Images) The Champions Trophy 2000 was supported to be a sumptuous affair between cricketing neighbours, India and Sri Lanka. However, it proved to be a dull one. In perhaps one of the most one-sided games in the history of the game, Sri Lanka defeated India by 254 runs. Jayasuriya led the charge for Sri Lanka with a magnificent 189, as Sri Lanka set a massive target of 300 for India to fetch. Making a mockery of the chase, India slithered to 54 all out. Vaas and Muralitharan took 8 Indian wickets as India recorded the worst total in their history of international cricket. 5. India v Sri Lanka, 1996 World Cup semifinals, Kolkata. (98-1 to 120-8) (Photo Source: Getty Images) The 1996 World Cup semi-final should have been an epic encounter, but instead, it turned out to be a damp squib. With Sri Lanka scoring 251-8, and India at 98-1, everyone expected a classic competitive game but all hell broke loose as soon as Sachin Tendulkar got out. Indian score skidded from 98-1 to 120-8 as the crowd turned into a riot following the poor performances. The crowd threw bottles on the ground and set various stands on fire. Match referee Clive Lloyd awarded the game to the Sri Lankans as Vinod Kambli left the field breaking into tears.

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Top 5 worst batting collapses by Team India in ODIs

3. India v Australia, Kolkata, 2003 TVS Cup final.

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