Batsman dismissed run out for zero after facing 20 plus deliveries – First such occasion at Lord’s

Batsman dismissed run out for zero after facing 20 plus deliveries – First such occasion at Lord’s

CBRLS Kumara of Sri Lanka was dismissed run out for zero after playing 22 deliveries in the first innings of the just concluded test at Lord’s against England to provide the fifth occasion of a batsmen dismissed run out for zero after playing 20 plus deliveries. All such occasions are tabulated below.

NoPlayerZBFITeamOppositionGroundDate
1IM Chappell0221AustraliaIndiaSydney26 Jan 1968
2HH Gibbs0224South  AfricaNew ZealandWellington18 Mar 1999
3CBRLS Kumara0222Sri LankaEnglandLord’s29 Aug 2024
4KD Ghavri0211IndiaAustraliaMelbourne07 Feb 1981
5Ebadot Hossain0201BangladeshSri LankaMirpur23 May 2022

CBRLS Kumara of Sri Lanka became the third batsman to be dismissed run out for zero after playing exact 22 deliveries.  He is the first Sri Lankan batsman to suffer such an ignominy. Lord’s witnessed such an occasion for the first time in the annals of test cricket. England became the first opposition to effect such a dismissal

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