World reacts as India bowled out for 36 — the lowest Test score in 65 years

The cricket world has been left gobsmacked by one of the greatest turnarounds in Test memory as India suffered an all-time capitulation.

Josh Hazlewood was the chief destroyer for Australia.

The cricket world has been left in disbelief the world’s No. 3 side India were left decimated by Josh Hazlewood and Pat Cummins.

India started the day at 1/9 but the loss of nightwatchman Jasprit Bumrah sparked one of the more insane collapses ever seen in the cricket world.

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When Bumrah fell with the score on 15, India lost 8/16 when Hanuma Vihari was dismissed as Hazelwood claimed his fifth wicket of the innings.

It gave him his eighth five-wicket haul in Test cricket as he had figures of 5/3.

Former Australian cricket legends in the commentary box were having the time of their lives during the capitulation.

On Fox Cricket, Mark Waugh said: “5-3 — that’s under-10s”.

“He’ll get his name in the paper,” Adam Gilchrist laughed.

Hazelwood ended with figures of 5/8.

It saw India just trying to get past the lowest ever score for India, which was 42 scored in the second innings of the second Test against England in June 1974, a match India lost by an innings and 285 runs.

The saving grace for India this time around is that the side had a 53-run lead on the first innings, giving a slight buffer during a Test where the runs have been at a premium.

Jasprit Bumrah’s wicket was just the beginning.

But the innings ended on a sour note when Mohammed Shami was hit on the arm by a vicious Pat Cummins bouncer after he chased it down the leg side with the bowler unable to grip the bat.

Shane Warne was left stunned in the commentary box.

“I just can’t believe they were bowled out for 36,” he said. “I’m still in a bit of shock. I got to the ground and during the build up ‘if India bat for 65-70 overs, tough little battle for Australia later today’ but India were out in such a short period of time.”

AAP’s Scott Bailey tweeted that it was the “Lowest Test innings in 65 years and the equal-fifth lowest ever. Incredible.”

The score was the lowest since 1955, when New Zealand were bowled out for the lowest score of all-time when they were dismissed for 26 against England in Auckland.

The remainder of the top five all happened before WWII.

Incredibly, not one of the Indian batsmen made double figures with Mayank Agarwal top scoring with 9.

Mike Hussey said he “feel like I’m in a dream”.

“I don’t believe what I’ve just witnessed,” he said. “All Virat Kohli could say to his team is ‘we’ve been bowled out for 36, we’ve got 90 to play with. It happened to us, why can’t it happen to Australia?’ But I can’t believe what I’ve just seen, unbelievable Test cricket.”

There was some confusion as to whether that means the record of 42 was beaten with the retired hurt.

“Does 9/36 with a retired hurt mean that 42 all out remains the record?” Rick Eyre tweeted.

Lowest scores at Adelaide Oval

20 - Gold Coast (2017)
26 - Western Bulldogs (2018)
29 - Essendon (2020)
33 - Adelaide (2020)
34 - Fremantle (2019)
35 - Adelaide (2020)
35 - North Melbourne (2020)
36 - India (2020)#AUSvIND

— Joshua Kay (@js_kay) December 19, 2020

Virat Kohli’s one and only Test in Australia has not gone to plan.

The head of the sports desk for Pakistan’s Dawn News Abdul Ghaffar tweeted: “NEVER EVER UNDER ESTIMATE, WRITE OFF AUSTRALIA

They can do Wonders, From any Stage. This Fight back & bowling spell will be Remembered in History.”

Woke up quite late,
WTF happened in Adelaide? #AUSvIND

— Abhishek Baxi (@baxiabhishek) December 19, 2020

This is a glorious innings of terrible cricket. #AUSvIND

— Sasky Stewart (@Sasky) December 19, 2020

At 31/9 you just can’t say anymore. The scoreline says it all. Utter demolition. #AusvInd

— Rahul Puri (@rahulpuri) December 19, 2020

This is the kind of score I used to get regularly on Cricket 19 #AUSvIND

— Brandon Cohen (@BrandonGCohen) December 19, 2020

This cricket score is so weird - surreal almost. Very 2020. 🏏 #AUSvIND

— Julia Holman (@JulesHolman) December 19, 2020

It left Australia just 90 runs to claim the first match of the series and the side did it in a relative canter.

A 70-run stand took the game out of India’s hands with Joe Burns finishing the match with a six to bring up his 50 and find a bit of form after a dire start to the season.

Australia finished the victory just two wickets down and now claim a 1-0 lead in the four-match series with Indian captain Virat Kohli heading home for the birth of his first child.