‘Cricket is a game of uncertainties’ – the legends of the game have often said it. The Isle of Man national team was bowled out for just 10 runs in Sunday’s international match against Spain. The record for the lowest score in the history of men’s T20 cricket was also born.
Team La Manga Club made a record of shame by being bowled out for 10 runs in 8.4 overs at the bottom ground. For the Isle of Man, Joseph Burroughs was the top scorer with 4 runs and seven out for a duck.
Spain’s left-arm fast bowlers Atif Mehmood and Mohammad Kamran took four wickets each. It is worth noting that Kamran also scored a hat-trick. In reply, opener Awais Ahmed hit consecutive sixes and the Spanish team won in two balls.
The Isle of Man has now surpassed the previous record of 15 runs for the lowest T20 total set by Sydney Thunder in last year’s Big Bash League in Australia. Prior to Sunday, the lowest T20 International score was 21 by Turkey against the Czech Republic in 2019.
Speaking to Cricbus, Spanish head coach Corey Rutgers called it a crazy game of cricket. “Madness, just madness,” Spain coach Corey Rutgers told cricbuzz.com.