Both the openers scoring ducks in the same innings in the annals of test cricket

Both the openers scoring ducks in the same innings in the annals of test cricket

RJ Burns and DP Sibley of England scored ducks in England’s second  innings against India at Lord’s to provide the 56th occasion of  both the openers scoring ducks in an innings in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are tabulated below

NoTeamIOppGround0Start Date
1Aus3EngManchester230 Aug 1888
2Win3EngManchester221 Jul 1928
3Eng1NZlCh’church224 Mar 1933
4Aus4EngBrisbane204 Dec 1936
5Aus3EngMelbourne201 Jan 1937
6Aus1SAFJo’burg224 Dec 1949
7Aus3EngBrisbane201 Dec 1950
8Ind3EngLeeds205 Jun 1952
9SAF2EngLord’s223 Jun 1955
10Win1PakTrinidad226 Mar 1958
11Win3IndKanpur212 Dec 1958
12NZl3SAFJo’burg202 Feb 1962
13Ind4AusChennai202 Oct 1964
14NZl3EngAuckland211 Mar 1966
15Eng3PakHyd-Pak216 Mar 1973
16Ind1AusMelbourne230 Dec 1977
17Win2IndMumbai201 Dec 1978
18Eng2AusPerth214 Dec 1979
19Pak1WinKarachi222 Dec 1980
20Pak2AusPerth213 Nov 1981
21Pak3EngLeeds226 Aug 1982
22Win2IndTrinidad211 Mar 1983
23Srl2AusKandy222 Apr 1983
24Eng3WinKingston221 Feb 1986
25NZl4EngLord’s224 Jul 1986
26NZl4EngAuckland230 Jan 1992
27Pak2WinSt John’s201 May 1993
28Srl3SAFCol-SSC206 Sep 1993
29Zim3PakFaisalabad224 Oct 1996
30Ind4ZimHarare207 Oct 1998
31Aus1SrlKandy209 Sep 1999
32Ind1NZlMohali210 Oct 1999
33Zim2WinTrinidad216 Mar 2000
34SAF1SrlKandy230 Jul 2000
35Srl4SAFKandy230 Jul 2000
36Zim3IndDelhi218 Nov 2000
37Srl2SAFDurban226 Dec 2000
38Pak2AusCol-PSS203 Oct 2002
39Pak1AusSharjah211 Oct 2002
40Eng4PakFaisalabad220 Nov 2005
41NZl1SAFJo’burg205 May 2006
42SAF1SrlCol-PSS204 Aug 2006
43Ban1IndDhaka224 Jan 2010
44Srl2NZlGalle217 Nov 2012
45Pak3SAFCape Town214 Feb 2013
46Pak3SAFDub-DSC223 Oct 2013
47Ban4ZimDhaka225 Oct 2014
48NZl4EngLord’s221 May 2015
49Win4AusKingston211 Jun 2015
50Aus1EngNottingham206 Aug 2015
51Srl3IndGalle212 Aug 2015
52NZl4SAFCenturion227 Aug 2016
53Win3IndHyd-RGS212 Oct 2018
54Srl3NZlCol-PSS222 Aug 2019
55Pak4NZlM Maunganui226 Dec 2020
56Eng4IndLord’s212 Aug 2021

It also provides the sixth occasion of both the England openers scoring ducks in an innings in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are tabulated below

NoTeamIOppGround0Start Date
1Eng1NZlCh’church224 Mar 1933
2Eng3PakHyd-Pak216 Mar 1973
3Eng2AusPerth214 Dec 1979
4Eng3WinKingston221 Feb 1986
5Eng4PakFaisalabad220 Nov 2005
6Eng4IndLord’s212 Aug 2021

It also provides the eighth occasion of both the openers scoring ducks in an innings against India in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are tabulated below

NoTeamIOppGround0Start Date
1Win3IndKanpur212 Dec 1958
2Win2IndMumbai201 Dec 1978
3Win2IndTrinidad211 Mar 1983
4Zim3IndDelhi218 Nov 2000
5Ban1IndDhaka224 Jan 2010
6Srl3IndGalle212 Aug 2015
7Win3IndHyd-RGS212 Oct 2018
8Eng4IndLord’s212 Aug 2021

It also provides the fourth occasion of both the openers scoring ducks in an innings at Lord’s in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are tabulated below. It also provides the first such occasion by England openers at Lord’s.

NoTeamIOppGround0Start Date
1SAF2EngLord’s223 Jun 1955
2NZl4EngLord’s224 Jul 1986
3NZl4EngLord’s221 May 2015
4Eng4IndLord’s212 Aug 2021

It also provides the ninth occasion of both the openers scoring ducks in an innings on English soil in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are tabulated below. It also provides the first such occasion by England openers on home soil.

NoTeamIOppGround0Start Date
1Aus3EngManchester230 Aug 1888
2Win3EngManchester221 Jul 1928
3Ind3EngLeeds205 Jun 1952
4SAF2EngLord’s223 Jun 1955
5Pak3EngLeeds226 Aug 1982
6NZl4EngLord’s224 Jul 1986
7NZl4EngLord’s221 May 2015
8Aus1EngNottingham206 Aug 2015
9Eng4IndLord’s212 Aug 2021
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