All about First Ball Ducks in T20 Internationals
There were three occasions of batsmen collecting their first ball ducks in two T20I games played yesterday, that is on 13.11.09. J Denly and MJ Prior of England collected the first ball ducks against South Africa at Johannesburg, while Abdul Razaaq of Pakistan collected his first ball duck against New Zealand at Dubai.
These three first ball ducks have swelled the number of occasions of first ball ducks in T20I games to 84. The following table lists all these 84 occasions in chronological order
| No | Batsmen | Team | Opp | Ground | Date |
| 1 | MS Sinclair | NZl | Aus | Auckland | 17.02.05 |
| 2 | KD Mills | NZl | Aus | Auckland | 17.02.05 |
| 3 | MP Vaughan | Eng | Aus | Southampton | 13.06.05 |
| 4 | MJ Clarke | Aus | Eng | Southampton | 13.06.05 |
| 5 | M Zondeki | RSA | Aus | Brisbane | 09.01.06 |
| 6 | DPMD Jayawardene | Srl | Eng | Southampton | 15.06.06 |
| 7 | KP Pietersen | Eng | Pak | Bristol | 28.08.06 |
| 8 | Younis Khan | Pak | Eng | Bristol | 28.08.06 |
| 9 | DO Obuya | Ken | NZl | Durban | 12.09.07 |
| 10 | JAR Blain | Sco | Pak | Durban | 12.09.07 |
| 11 | LJ Wright | Eng | Zim | Cape Town | 13.09.07 |
| 12 | AD Mascarenhas | Eng | Zim | Cape Town | 13.09.07 |
| 13 | Nazimuddin | Ban | RSA | Cape Town | 15.09.07 |
| 14 | JS Patel | NZl | Ind | Jo’burg | 16.09.07 |
| 15 | Mashrafe Mortaza | Ban | Aus | Cape Town | 16.09.07 |
| 16 | Alok Kapali | Ban | Aus | Cape Town | 16.09.07 |
| 17 | SM Pollock | RSA | Eng | Cape Town | 16.09.07 |
| 18 | PD Collingwood | Eng | RSA | Cape Town | 16.09.07 |
| 19 | AD Mascarenhas | Eng | NZl | Durban | 18.09.07 |
| 20 | MJ Clarke | Aus | Pak | Jo’burg | 18.09.07 |
| 21 | ST Jayasuriya | Srl | Ban | Jo’burg | 18.09.07 |
| 22 | Nazimuddin | Ban | Srl | Jo’burg | 18.09.07 |
| 23 | SE Bond | NZl | RSA | Durban | 19.09.07 |
| 24 | Abdur Razzak | Ban | Pak | Cape Town | 20.09.07 |
| 25 | KD Karthik | Ind | RSA | Durban | 20.09.07 |
| 26 | SM Pollock | RSA | Ind | Durban | 20.09.07 |
| 27 | Shahid Afridi | Pak | Ind | Jo’burg | 24.09.07 |
| 28 | L Vincent | NZl | Aus | Perth | 11.12.07 |
| 29 | JP Duminy | RSa | Win | P Elizabeth | 16.12.07 |
| 30 | DJ Bravo | Win | RSA | P Elizabeth | 16.12.07 |
| 31 | S Sreesanth | Ind | Aus | Melbourne | 01.02.08 |
| 32 | SCJ Broad | Eng | NZl | Christchurch | 07.02.08 |
| 33 | Shakib Al Hasan | Ban | Pak | Karachi | 20.04.08 |
| 34 | Shahadat Hossain | Ban | Pak | Karachi | 20.04.08 |
| 35 | GI Maiden | Sco | Ire | Belfast | 02.08.08 |
| 36 | HJC Mol | Net | Can | Belfast | 02.08.08 |
| 37 | PM Seelaar | Net | Can | Belfast | 02.08.08 |
| 38 | JJ Celestine | Ber | Sco | Belfast | 03.08.08 |
| 39 | J Edness | Ber | Sco | Belfast | 03.08.08 |
| 40 | RR Watson | Sco | Ber | Belfast | 03.08.08 |
| 41 | CR Foggo | Ber | Ire | Belfast | 03.08.08 |
| 42 | PJ Ongondo | Ken | Ire | Belfast | 04.08.08 |
| 43 | CJO Smith | Sco | Net | Belfast | 04.08.08 |
| 44 | NFI McCallum | Sco | Net | Belfast | 04.08.08 |
| 45 | KC Hodsoll | Ber | Can | Belfast | 05.08.08 |
| 46 | Mohd Qazi | Can | Ber | Belfast | 05.08.08 |
| 47 | AA Mulla | Can | Zim | King City | 11.10.08 |
| 48 | C Zhuwawo | Zim | Can | King City | 11.10.08 |
| 49 | TM Dilshan | Srl | Pak | King City | 11.10.08 |
| 50 | S Matsikenyeri | Zim | Pak | King City | 12.10.08 |
| 51 | ZE Surkari | Can | Srl | King City | 12.10.08 |
| 52 | M Ntini | RSA | Aus | Melbourne | 11.01.09 |
| 53 | VB van Jaarsveld | RSA | Aus | Brisbane | 13.01.09 |
| 54 | JDP Oram | NZl | Ind | Wellington | 27.02.09 |
| 55 | MEK Hussey | Aus | RSA | Jo’burg | 27.03.09 |
| 56 | CJ Ferguson | Aus | RSA | Centurion | 29.03.09 |
| 57 | NW Bracken | Aus | RSA | Centurion | 29.03.09 |
| 58 | A Symonds | Aus | Pak | Dubai | 07.05.09 |
| 59 | CJO Smith | Sco | NZl | The Oval | 06.06.09 |
| 60 | RT Ponting | Aus | Win | The Oval | 06.06.09 |
| 61 | NS Poonia | Sco | RSA | The Oval | 07.06.09 |
| 62 | CJO Smith | Sco | RSA | The Oval | 07.06.09 |
| 63 | JM Anderson | Eng | RSA | Nottingham | 11.06.09 |
| 64 | KMDN Kulasekara | Srl | Pak | Lord’s | 12.06.09 |
| 65 | Shahid Afridi | Pak | Srl | Lord’s | 12.06.09 |
| 66 | JP Duminy | RSA | Win | The Oval | 13.06.09 |
| 67 | JE Taylor | Win | RSA | The Oval | 13.06.09 |
| 68 | KD Mills | NZl | Pak | The Oval | 13.06.09 |
| 69 | M Muralitharan | Srl | Ire | Lord’s | 14.06.09 |
| 70 | AC Botha | Ire | Srl | Lord’s | 14.06.09 |
| 71 | GP Swann | Eng | Ind | Lord’s | 14.06.09 |
| 72 | DT Johnston | Ire | Pak | The Oval | 15.06.09 |
| 73 | LMP Simmons | Win | Eng | The Oval | 15.06.09 |
| 74 | ST Jayasuriya | Srl | NZl | Nottingham | 16.06.09 |
| 75 | XM Marshall | Win | Srl | The Oval | 19.06.09 |
| 76 | Mohd Ashraful | Ban | Win | Basseterre | 02.08.09 |
| 77 | DM Richards | Win | Ban | Basseterre | 02.08.09 |
| 78 | Kamran Akmal | Pak | Srl | Col-RPS | 12.08.09 |
| 79 | JL Denly | Eng | Aus | Manchester | 30.08.09 |
| 80 | DL Vettori | NZl | Srl | Col-RPS | 02.09.09 |
| 81 | ML Udawatte | Srl | NZl | Col-RPS | 04.09.09 |
| 82 | Abdul Razzaq | Pak | NZl | Dubai | 13.11.09 |
| 83 | JL Denly | Eng | RSA | Jo’burg | 13.11.09 |
| 84 | MJ Prior | Eng | RSA | Jo’burg | 13.11.09 |
CJO Smith of Scotland remains the only batsman in the history of T20I games to collect the first ball duck on three occasions which is a record for most first ball ducks. AD Mascarehas of England, JL Denly of England, JP Duminy of South Africa, KD Mills of New Zealand, MJ Clarke of Australia, Nazimuddin of Bangladesh, Shahid Afridi of Pakistan, SM Pollock of South Africa and ST Jayasuriya of Sri Lanka are the batsmen who have collected the first ball ducks on two occasions,
| No | Batsmen | Team | Opp | Ground | Date |
| 1 | CJO Smith | Sco | Net | Belfast | 04.08.08 |
| 2 | CJO Smith | Sco | NZl | The Oval | 06.06.09 |
| 3 | CJO Smith | Sco | RSA | The Oval | 07.06.09 |
| 1 | AD Mascarenhas | Eng | Zim | Cape Town | 13.09.07 |
| 2 | AD Mascarenhas | Eng | NZl | Durban | 18.09.07 |
| 1 | JL Denly | Eng | Aus | Manchester | 30.08.09 |
| 2 | JL Denly | Eng | RSA | Jo’burg | 13.11.09 |
| 1 | JP Duminy | RSa | Win | P Elizabeth | 16.12.07 |
| 2 | JP Duminy | RSA | Win | The Oval | 13.06.09 |
| 1 | KD Mills | NZl | Aus | Auckland | 17.02.05 |
| 2 | KD Mills | NZl | Pak | The Oval | 13.06.09 |
| 1 | MJ Clarke | Aus | Eng | Southampton | 13.06.05 |
| 2 | MJ Clarke | Aus | Pak | Jo’burg | 18.09.07 |
| 1 | Nazimuddin | Ban | RSA | Cape Town | 15.09.07 |
| 2 | Nazimuddin | Ban | Srl | Jo’burg | 18.09.07 |
| 1 | Shahid Afridi | Pak | Ind | Jo’burg | 24.09.07 |
| 2 | Shahid Afridi | Pak | Srl | Lord’s | 12.06.09 |
| 1 | SM Pollock | RSA | Eng | Cape Town | 16.09.07 |
| 2 | SM Pollock | RSA | Ind | Durban | 20.09.07 |
| 1 | ST Jayasuriya | Srl | Ban | Jo’burg | 18.09.07 |
| 2 | ST Jayasuriya | Srl | NZl | Nottingham | 16.06.09 |
AA Mulla of Canada, Kamran Akmal of Pakistan and JL Denly of England are the three batsman who have been dismissed by the first ball of the match
| No | Batsmen | Team | Opp | Ground | Date |
| 1 | AA Mulla | Can | Zim | King City | 11.10.08 |
| 2 | Kamran Akmal | Pak | Srl | Col-RPS | 12.08.09 |
| 3 | JL Denly | Eng | RSA | Jo’burg | 13.11..09 |
JL Denly and MJ Prior’s dismissal in England’s innings against South Africa at Jo’burg on 13.11.09 provides the ninth occasion of two batsmen collecting the first ball ducks in an innings. All the nine occasions are listed below. JL Denly and MJ Prior provide the second occasion of two England batsmen collecting the first ball ducks after LJ Wright and AD Mascarnehas against Zimbabwe at Cape Town on 13.09.07
| No | Batsmen | Team | Opp | Ground | Date |
| 1 | MS Sinclair | NZl | Aus | Auckland | 17.02.05 |
| 2 | KD Mills | NZl | Aus | Auckland | 17.02.05 |
| 1 | LJ Wright | Eng | Zim | Cape Town | 13.09.07 |
| 2 | AD Mascarenhas | Eng | Zim | Cape Town | 13.09.07 |
| 1 | Mashrafe Mortaza | Ban | Aus | Cape Town | 16.09.07 |
| 2 | Alok Kapali | Ban | Aus | Cape Town | 16.09.07 |
| 1 | Shakib Al Hasan | Ban | Pak | Karachi | 20.04.08 |
| 2 | Shahadat Hossain | Ban | Pak | Karachi | 20.04.08 |
| 1 | HJC Mol | Net | Can | Belfast | 02.08.08 |
| 2 | PM Seelaar | Net | Can | Belfast | 02.08.08 |
| 1 | JJ Celestine | Ber | Sco | Belfast | 03.08.08 |
| 2 | J Edness | Ber | Sco | Belfast | 03.08.08 |
| 1 | CJO Smith | Sco | Net | Belfast | 04.08.08 |
| 2 | NFI McCallum | Sco | Net | Belfast | 04.08.08 |
| 1 | CJ Ferguson | Aus | RSA | Centurion | 29.03.09 |
| 2 | NW Bracken | Aus | RSA | Centurion | 29.03.09 |
| 1 | JL Denly | Eng | RSA | Jo’burg | 13.11.09 |
| 2 | MJ Prior | Eng | RSA | Jo’burg | 13.11.09 |
The following table lists out the rival batsmen collecting the first ball ducks in a T20I games
| No | Batsmen | Team | Opp | Ground | Date |
| 1 | MP Vaughan | Eng | Aus | Southampton | 13.06.05 |
| 2 | MJ Clarke | Aus | Eng | Southampton | 13.06.05 |
| 1 | KP Pietersen | Eng | Pak | Bristol | 28.08.06 |
| 2 | SM Pollock | RSA | Eng | Cape Town | 16.09.07 |
| 1 | KD Karthik | Ind | RSA | Durban | 20.09.07 |
| 2 | SM Pollock | RSA | Ind | Durban | 20.09.07 |
| 1 | JJ Celestine | Ber | Sco | Belfast | 03.08.08 |
| 2 | J Edness | Ber | Sco | Belfast | 03.08.08 |
| 3 | RR Watson | Sco | Ber | Belfast | 03.08.08 |
| 1 | KC Hodsoll | Ber | Can | Belfast | 05.08.08 |
| 2 | Mohd Qazi | Can | Ber | Belfast | 05.08.08 |
| 1 | AA Mulla | Can | Zim | King City | 11.10.08 |
| 2 | C Zhuwawo | Zim | Can | King City | 11.10.08 |
| 1 | KMDN Kulasekara | Srl | Pak | Lord’s | 12.06.09 |
| 2 | Shahid Afridi | Pak | Srl | Lord’s | 12.06.09 |
| 1 | JP Duminy | RSA | Win | The Oval | 13.06.09 |
| 2 | JE Taylor | Win | RSA | The Oval | 13.06.09 |
| 1 | M Muralitharan | Srl | Ire | Lord’s | 14.06.09 |
| 2 | AC Botha | Ire | Srl | Lord’s | 14.06.09 |
| 1 | Mohd Ashraful | Ban | Win | Basseterre | 02.08.09 |
| 2 | DM Richards | Win | Ban | Basseterre | 02.08.09 |
The following table lists out the eight captains who have collected the first ball duck in T20I games
| No | Batsmen | Team | Opp | Ground | Date |
| 1 | MP Vaughan | Eng | Aus | Southampton | 13.06.05 |
| 2 | DPMD Jayawardene | Srl | Eng | Southampton | 15.06.06 |
| 3 | PD Collingwood | Eng | RSA | Cape Town | 16.09.07 |
| 4 | DJ Bravo | Win | RSA | P Elizabeth | 16.12.07 |
| 5 | RR Watson | Sco | Ber | Belfast | 03.08.08 |
| 6 | TM Dilshan | Srl | Pak | King City | 11.10.08 |
| 7 | RT Ponting | Aus | Win | The Oval | 06.06.09 |
| 8 | DL Vettori | NZl | Srl | Col-RPS | 02.09.09 |
TM Dilshan remains the only captain-cum-wicket keeper batsman to collect the first ball duck in the history of one day games. He collected the first ball duck in the game between Sri Lanka and Pakistan at King City on 11.10.08
AA Mulla of Canada and Kamran Akmal of Pakistan are the only two batsmen to collect the first ball ducks in the dual role of wicket keeper opening batsman
| No | Batsmen | Team | Opp | Ground | Date |
| 1 | AA Mulla | Can | Zim | King City | 11.10.08 |
| 2 | Kamran Akmal | Pak | Srl | Col-RPS | 12.08.09 |
As many as eight occasions of wicket keeper batsmen collecting the first ball ducks have been witnessed in the history of T20I games. CJO Smith of Scotland has collected the first ball ducks on three occasions
| No | Batsmen | Team | Opp | Ground | Date |
| 1 | J Edness | Ber | Sco | Belfast | 03.08.08 |
| 2 | CJO Smith | Sco | Net | Belfast | 04.08.08 |
| 3 | AA Mulla | Can | Zim | King City | 11.10.08 |
| 4 | TM Dilshan | Srl | Pak | King City | 11.10.08 |
| 5 | CJO Smith | Sco | NZl | The Oval | 06.06.09 |
| 6 | CJO Smith | Sco | RSA | The Oval | 07.06.09 |
| 7 | Kamran Akmal | Pak | Srl | Col-RPS | 12.08.09 |
| 8 | MJ Prior | Eng | RSA | Jo’burg | 13.11.09 |
The following list shows the sixteen occasions of opening batsmen who have collected the first ball ducks in T20I games.
| No | Batsmen | Team | Opp | Ground | Date |
| 1 | DO Obuya | Ken | NZl | Durban | 12.09.07 |
| 2 | Nazimuddin | Ban | RSA | Cape Town | 15.09.07 |
| 3 | ST Jayasuriya | Srl | Ban | Jo’burg | 18.09.07 |
| 4 | Nazimuddin | Ban | Srl | Jo’burg | 18.09.07 |
| 5 | L Vincent | NZl | Aus | Perth | 11.12.07 |
| 6 | RR Watson | Sco | Ber | Belfast | 03.08.08 |
| 7 | CR Foggo | Ber | Ire | Belfast | 03.08.08 |
| 8 | Mohd Qazi | Can | Ber | Belfast | 05.08.08 |
| 9 | AA Mulla | Can | Zim | King City | 11.10.08 |
| 10 | C Zhuwawo | Zim | Can | King City | 11.10.08 |
| 11 | ST Jayasuriya | Srl | NZl | Nottingham | 16.06.09 |
| 12 | XM Marshall | Win | Srl | The Oval | 19.06.09 |
| 13 | DM Richards | Win | Ban | Basseterre | 02.08.09 |
| 14 | Kamran Akmal | Pak | Srl | Col-RPS | 12.08.09 |
| 15 | JL Denly | Eng | Aus | Manchester | 30.08.09 |
| 16 | JL Denly | Eng | RSA | Jo’burg | 13.11.09 |
JL Denly of England, Nazimuddin of Bangladesh and ST Jayasuriya of Sri Lanka are the three opening batsmen who have collected the first ball ducks on two occasions
| No | Batsmen | Team | Opp | Ground | Date |
| 1 | JL Denly | Eng | Aus | Manchester | 30.08.09 |
| 2 | JL Denly | Eng | RSA | Jo’burg | 13.11.09 |
| 1 | Nazimuddin | Ban | RSA | Cape Town | 15.09.07 |
| 2 | Nazimuddin | Ban | Srl | Jo’burg | 18.09.07 |
| 1 | ST Jayasuriya | Srl | Ban | Jo’burg | 18.09.07 |
| 2 | ST Jayasuriya | Srl | NZl | Nottingham | 16.06.09 |