Most Ducks as Openers in T20Is
| Player | Team | Matches | Innings | Ducks as Opener |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Stirling | Ireland | 149 | 146 | 13 |
| Rohit Sharma | India | 125 | 124 | 10 |
| Zubaidi Zulkifle | Malaysia | 56 | 56 | 10 |
| Chaloemwong Chatphaisan | Thailand | 33 | 33 | 9 |
| Tillakaratne Dilshan | Sri Lanka | 66 | 66 | 9 |
| Soumya Sarkar | Bangladesh | 53 | 52 | 9 |
| Quinton de Kock | South Africa | 93 | 92 | 8 |
| Muhammad Muneeb | Belgium | 41 | 41 | 8 |
| Stephan Myburgh | Netherlands | 45 | 44 | 8 |
| Rahmanullah Gurbaz | Afghanistan | 72 | 72 | 8 |
Key Insights on Unwanted Duck Records by T20I Openers
Leading the List of Ducks as a T20I Opener
Paul Stirling has the most ducks as an opener in T20Is and was the first to reach 10 ducks in this format. When you remove the “opener” filter, he is joined on the all-time list by these other players.
Thailand’s Chaloemwong Chatphaisan became the first opener to register five golden ducks in T20Is. (Find out who has been dismissed the most times for a golden duck in T20I here.)
Nigeria’s Daniel Ajekun is the only opener to get out on zero without facing a ball in two T20I innings.
Consecutive and Calendar Year Duck Milestones
Andre Fletcher (West Indies), Mohammad Hafeez (Pakistan), Kushal Bhurtel (Nepal), Chatphaisan, and Arnav Manoj (Singapore) logged ducks in three consecutive innings, the joint-most as openers in T20Is.
Hafeez and Chatphaisan are the two openers to get out on golden ducks in two consecutive T20I innings.
Bhurtel and Chatphaisan earned five ducks each in 2024, the joint-most as openers in a calendar year in T20Is. On the contrary, here is the list of cricketers who scored the most runs in a calendar year.
Malaysia’s Zubaidi Zulkifle is the only opener to score three or more ducks in three different calendar years in T20Is.
Duck Records by T20I Opening Partnerships
Tanzania’s Abhik Patwa–Ivan Selemani and Kuwait’s Ravija Sandaruwan–Adnan Idrees are the two opening pairs to score ducks in two T20I innings each.
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