The young Zimbabwe side was bundled out for a world record lowest score of 35 in 89 minutes and 18 overs in the third match of five-match One-Day International series against Sri Lanka in Harare on Sunday.
As many as four Zimbabwean batsmen failed to open their account and none of the eleven could reach double figures. In fact, the highest score was only seven by Dion Ebrahim.
Left arm pace bowler Chaminda Vaas claimed four wickets for 12 runs (taking his career tally to 301), while debutant Farveez Maharoof ended with dream figures of 3 wickets for 3 runs in his 3 overs.
Zimbabwe thus displaced Canada from the top position in the list of lowest team totals. Canada had made 36, also against Sri Lanka, in the 2003 World Cup in South Africa.
Lowest ODI Totals:
| Score | Overs | For | Vs | Venue | Date |
| 35 | 18 | Zim | SL | Harare | 25 Apr 2004 |
| 36 | 18.4 | Can | SL | Paarl | 19 Feb 2003 |
| 38 | 15.4 | Zim | SL | Colombo SSC | 08 Dec 2001 |
| 43 | 19.5 | Pak | WI | Cape Town | 25 Feb 1993 |
| 45 | 40.3 | Can | Eng | Old Trafford | 14 Jun 1979 |
| 45 | 14 | Nam | Aus | Potchefstroom | 27 Feb 2003 |
| 54 | 26.3 | Ind | SL | Sharjah | 29 Oct 2000 |
| 54 | 23.2 | WI | SA | Cape Town | 25 Jan 2004 |
| 55 | 28.3 | SL | WI | Sharjah | 03 Dec 1986 |
| 63 | 25.5 | Ind | Aus | Sydney | 08 Jan 1981 |
| 64 | 35.5 | NZ | Pak | Sharjah | 15 Apr 1986 |
| 68 | 31.3 | Sco | WI | Leicester | 27 May 1999 |
| 69 | 28 | SA | Aus | Sydney | 14 Dec 1993 |
| 70 | 25.2 | Aus | Eng | Edgbaston | 04 Jun 1977 |
| 70 | 26.3 | Aus | NZ | Adelaide | 27 Jan 1986 |
Most batsmen failing to reach double figures in an innings:
| Batsmen | For | Vs | Venue | Date | Score |
| 11 | Can | SL | Paarl | 19 Feb 2003 | 36 |
| 11 | Zim | SL | Harare | 25 Apr 2004 | 35 |
| 10 | Aus | WI | Perth | 04 Jan 1987 | 91 |
| 10 | NZ | Pak | Sharjah | 01 May 1990 | 74 |
| 10 | Can | Eng | Old Trafford | 14 Jun 1979 | 45 |
| 10 | NZ | Pak | Sharjah | 15 Apr 1986 | 64 |
| 10 | Zim | SL | Colombo SSC | 08 Dec 2001 | 38 |
| 10 | Nam | Aus | Potchefstroom | 27 Feb 2003 | 45 |
| 10 | Pak | WI | Cape Town | 25 Feb 1993 | 43 |
| 10 | Ind | SL | Sharjah | 29 Oct 2000 | 54 |
