India in Sri Lanka – Third Test – Wicket keepers collecting the first ball duck on three or more occasions
Prasanna Jayawardene of Sri Lanka was dismissed for zero after facing one delivery in the second innings of the Sri Lanka against India in the third test at Sara Oval which is in progress. He has been dismissed for a first ball duck on three occasions – vs Australia at Hobart in Nov 2007, vs Bangladesh at Chittagong in Jan 2009 and vs India at Col-PSS in Aug 2010. He holds the record for most first ball ducks by a Sri Lankan wicket keeper. He wrested the record from KC Sangakkara who had collected two first ball ducks.
HAPW Jayawardne became the 13th wicket keeper batsman to collect the first ball ducks on three or more occasions. The complete list read thus
| No | No | Wicketkeeper | Team | Opp | Ground | Mon/Year |
| 1 | 1 | IA Healy | Aus | Pak | Lahore | Oct 1988 |
| 2 | IA Healy | Aus | Win | Adelaide | Feb 1989 | |
| 3 | IA Healy | Aus | Eng | Manchester | Jul 1989 | |
| 4 | IA Healy | Aus | Win | Adelaide | Jan 1993 | |
| 5 | IA Healy | Aus | Eng | Birmingham | Jun 1997 | |
| 6 | IA Healy | Aus | Win | Bridgetown | Mar 1999 | |
| 2 | 1 | AC Gilchrist | Aus | Ind | Kolkata | Mar 2001 |
| 2 | AC Gilchrist | Aus | Ind | Kolkata | Mar 2001 | |
| 3 | AC Gilchrist | Aus | SAF | Melbourne | Dec 2005 | |
| 4 | AC Gilchrist | Aus | SAF | Johannesburg | Mar 2006 | |
| 3 | 1 | RD Jacobs | Win | SAF | Georgetown | Mar 2001 |
| 2 | RD Jacobs | Win | Pak | Sharjah | Jan 2002 | |
| 3 | RD Jacobs | Win | Inds | Mumbai | Oct 2002 | |
| 4 | RD Jacobs | Win | Aus | St John’s | May 2003 | |
| 4 | 1 | IDS Smith | NZl | Aus | Christchurch | Mar 1982 |
| 2 | IDS Smith | NZl | Pak | Karachi | Dec 1984 | |
| 3 | IDS Smith | NZl | Ind | Hyd-LBS | Dec 1988 | |
| 4 | IDS Smith | NZl | Aus | Perth | Nov 1989 | |
| 5 | 1 | PJL Dujon | Win | Pak | Faisalabad | Oct 1986 |
| 2 | PJL Dujon | Win | Eng | Port of Spain | Mar 1990 | |
| 3 | PJL Dujon | Win | Eng | The Oval | Aug 1991 | |
| 6 | 1 | TG Evans | Eng | Aus | Adelaide | Jan 1947 |
| 2 | TG Evans | Eng | SAF | Durban | Dec 1948 | |
| 3 | TG Evans | Eng | Aus | Lord’s | Jun 1953 | |
| 7 | 1 | P Jayawardene | Srl | Aus | Hobart | Nov 2007 |
| 2 | P Jayawardene | Srl | Ban | Chittagong | Jan 2009 | |
| 3 | P Jayawardene | Srl | Ind | Col-PSS | Aug 2010 | |
| 8 | 1 | Khaled Mashud | Ban | Pak | Multan | Aug 2001 |
| 2 | Khaled Mashud | Ban | Pak | Dhaka | Jan 2002 | |
| 3 | Khaled Mashud | Ban | Win | Dhaka | Dec 2002 | |
| 9 | 1 | JR Murray | Win | Pak | Port of Spain | Apr 1993 |
| 2 | JR Murray | Win | Eng | Georgetown | Mar 1994 | |
| 3 | JR Murray | Win | Eng | Manchester | Jul 1995 | |
| 10 | 1 | DJ Richardson | SAF | Pak | Johannesburg | Jan 1995 |
| 2 | DJ Richardson | SAF | Pak | Johannesburg | Jan 1995 | |
| 3 | DJ Richardson | SAF | Pak | Faisalabad | Oct 1997 | |
| 11 | 1 | AJ Stewart | Eng | Ind | Kolkata | Jan 1993 |
| 2 | AJ Stewart | Eng | SAF | Johannesburg | Nov 1999 | |
| 3 | AJ Stewart | Eng | Aus | Brisbane | Nov 2002 | |
| 12 | 1 | Wasim Bari | Pak | Aus | Adelaide | Dec 1972 |
| 2 | Wasim Bari | Pak | Aus | Melbourne | Jan 1977 | |
| 3 | Wasim Bari | Pak | Eng | Birmingham | Jun 1978 | |
| 13 | 1 | D Williams | Win | Aus | Melbourne | Dec 1992 |
| 2 | D Williams | Win | Pak | Rawalpindi | Nov 1997 | |
| 3 | D Williams | Win | Eng | Port of Spain | Feb 1998 |