PJ Cummins of Australia emulates MM Sharma of India – Both spend 16 minutes in the middle to remain not out with no score facing just a single delivery

PJ Cummins of Australia emulates MM Sharma of India – Both spend 16 minutes in the middle to remain not out with no score facing just a single delivery

PJ Cummins of Australia spent 16 minutes at the crease and remained not out with no score facing just a single delivery in the first one day game against New Zealand at Sydney on 04.12.16. He became the fourth batsman in the history of one day internationals to remain at the crease for ten plus minutes to remain not out with a duck facing a single delivery. The four batsmen who have accomplished the feat are listed below

No Player Runs Mins BF Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 MM Sharma 0* 16 1 1 Ind RSA Indore 14 Oct 2015
2 PJ Cummins 0* 16 1 1 Aus NZl Sydney 04 Dec 2016
3 Shoaib Akhtar 0* 11 1 2 Pak RSA Abu Dhabi 31 Oct 2010
4 Robiul Islam 0* 10 1 1 Ban Zom Bulawayo 05 May 2013

PJ Cummins became the first Australian batsman to accomplish such a feat and shares this dubious record with MM Sharma of India. MM Sharma also remained not out with no score facing a single delivery against South Africa at Indore on 14.10.15. Both these batsmen spent 16 minutes in the middle

No Player Runs Mins BF Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 MM Sharma 0* 16 1 1 Ind RSA Indore 14 Oct 2015
2 PJ Cummins 0* 16 1 1 Aus NZl Sydney 04 Dec 2016

 

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