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