Andhra were bundled out for a paltry 30 in first innings in their Ranji Trophy match against Punjab at Mohali.
Only one batsman reached double figure in the innings, while seven failed to open their account. For Punjab Vineet Sharma returned the unbelievable figures of 5 for three in his 4.4 overs second best figures by a bowler claiming five wickets in an innings in the national championship.
Andhra's total is the 11th lowest total achieved by a side in Ranji Trophy. The details:
Lowest team totals in Ranji Trophy:
| Score | For | Vs | Venue | Season | Result |
| 22 | Southern Punjab | Northern India | Amritsar | 1934/35 | N India won by 91 runs |
| 23 | Sind | Southern Punjab | Patiala | 1938/39 | S Punjab won by 7wkts |
| 23 | J&K | Delhi | Srinagar | 1960/61 | Delhi won by inns and 334 runs |
| 23 | J&K | Haryana | Rai | 1977/78 | Haryana won by inns & 214 runs |
| 25 | Saurashtra | Bombay | Bombay | 1951/52 | Bombay won by 323 runs |
| 27 | Kerala | Mysore | Bangalore | 1963/64 | Mysore won by inns & 198 runs |
| 28 | Mysore | Bombay | Bangalore | 1951/52 | Bombay won by inns & 7 runs |
| 28 | J&K | Delhi | Srinagar | 1960/61 | Delhi won by ings and 334 runs |
| 28 | Goa | Kerala | Tellicherry | 1998/99 | Kerala won by 9 wkts |
| 29 | Andhra | Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore | 1978/79 | Tamil Nadu won by inns & 95 runs |
| 30 | Andhra | Punjab | Mohali | 2003/04 | Punjab won by inns & 95 runs |
| 31 | Eastern Punjab | Railways | Jullundur | 1958/59 | Drawn; FIL for Railways |
| 32 | Assam | Bihar | Dhanbad | 1971/72 | Bihar won by inns & 125 runs |
| 33 | Railways | Services | Delhi | 1958/59 | Services won by inns & 21 runs |
| 33 | Kerala | Andhra | Trivandrum | 1969/70 | Drawn; FIL for Andhra |
| 33 | Assam | Bengal | Jorhat | 1974/75 | Bengal won by inns & 282 runs |
| 33 | Andhra | Kerala | Kochi | 1997/98 | Drawn; FIL for Andhra |
| 35 | Patiala | Services | Delhi | 1958/59 | Services won by inns & 61 runs |
| 35 | Orissa | Bihar | Patna | 1958/59 | Bihar won by 8 wkts |
| 35 | Assam | Bengal | Jorhat | 1974/75 | Bengal won by inns & 282 runs |
| 36 | Kerala | Madras | Salem | 1961/62 | Madras won by inns & 45 runs |
| 37 | Delhi | United Provinces | Agra | 1934/35 | Uni Provinces won by inns & 99 runs |
| 37 | Baroda | Nawanagar | Jamnagar | 1937/38 | Nawanagar won by inns & 275 runs |
| 37 | J&K | Services | Delhi | 1959/60 | Services won by inns & 252 runs |
| 37 | Bihar | Bengal | Calcutta | 1972/73 | Bengal won by inns & 258 runs |
| 38 | Mysore | Madras | Madras | 1936/37 | Madras won by 379 runs |
| 38 | J&K | Delhi | Delhi | 1963/64 | Delhi won by inns & 51 runs |
| 39 | Maharashtra | Nawanagar | Jamnagar | 1941/42 | Nawanagar won by 8 wkts |
| 40 | Delhi | NWFP | Peshawar | 1938/39 | NWFP won by inns & 171 runs |
| 40 | Railways | Delhi | Delhi | 1961/62 | Delhi won by inns & 53 runs |
| 40 | Kerala | Mysore | Bangalore | 1965/66 | Mysore won by inns & 148 runs |
| 40 | Vidarbha | Rajasthan | Jaipur | 1977/78 | Rajasthan won by inns & 182 runs |
FIL = First Innings Lead
Note: The lowest ever total recorded by a side in a first class match on Indian soil is 21 by Muslims v Europeans at Pune in 1915-16 in Bombay QuadrangularTournament.
Outstanding five-wicket analysis in Ranji Trophy
| Figures | Bowler | For | Vs | Venue | Date |
| 4-2-2-5 | VM Muddiah | Services | J&K | Delhi | 1961-62 |
| 4.4-3-3-5 | V Sharma | Punjab | Andhra | Chandigarh | 2003-04 |
| 10-8-4-5 | K Bharatkumar | Tamil Nadu | Andhra | Coimbatore | 1978-79 |
| 8-5-5-5 | Firasat Hussain | United Provinces | Delhi | Agra | 1934-35 |
| 11-7-5-5 | SP Gupte | Bombay | Gujarat | Bombay | 1958-59 |
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