Suryakumar Yadav joins the infamous list of 14 players with three consecutive ODI ducks

Mar 23, 2023

By: Rahul Verma

3 ducks in 3 straight ODIs

On Wednesday, during the exciting third and final one-day international against Australia, the world's top-rated T20 batter, Suryakumar Yadav, unfortunately, recorded his third consecutive golden duck.

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Mitchell Starc dismisses Yadav

In the first two matches of the series, the 32-year-old batsman was dismissed by Mitchell Starc, both times on the very first ball he faced in his innings

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Ashton Agar bowled Yadav

As India chased down a target of 270 in the final ODI against Australia in Chennai, Suryakumar Yadav faced the first ball of the 36th over and was immediately bowled by Ashton Agar.

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Indians with 3 Straight ODI Ducks

Sachin Tendulkar (1994), Anil Kumble (1996), Zaheer Khan (2003-04), Ishant Sharma (2010-11), Jasprit Bumrah (2017-2019)

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Other players who scored 3 consecutive ducks in ODI

Andrew Symonds, Australia | Shoaib Malik, Pakistan | Mahela Jayawardene, Sri Lanka | Salman Butt, Pakistan

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Most golden duck in cricket ODI

Lasith Malinga holds the record for most golden ducks in an ODI career with 26 ducks.

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Other players

The list of players with the most Golden Ducks in their ODI careers includes Shahid Afridi (12), Wasim Akram (10), Moin Khan (10), and Sanath Jayasuriya (9).

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Consecutive ODI golden ducks

Alec Stewart, Andrew Symonds, Shane Watson, Tony Blain, Ian Blackwell, Nicholas de Groot, Vusi Sibanda, Tinashe Panyangara, Brett Lee, James Ngoche, Devendra Bishoo, Alex Cusack, and Blessing Muzarabani.

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360-degree player

While renowned for his 360-degree style in the shortest white-ball format, Suryakumar Yadav has yet to make a mark in the 50-over game and establish himself as a regular in the format.

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