Indian batsmen collecting the first ball duck in an innings against South Africa
RG Sharma was dismissed for a first ball duck in India’s second innings to provide the 14th occasion of an Indian batsman collecting the first ball duck in an innings against South Africa.
| No | Player | Runs | BF | Inns | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | WV Raman | 0 | 1 | 3 | v South Africa | Port Elizabeth | 26 Dec 1992 |
| 2 | SR Tendulkar | 0 | 1 | 3 | v South Africa | Port Elizabeth | 26 Dec 1992 |
| 3 | J Srinath | 0 | 1 | 1 | v South Africa | Kanpur | 08 Dec 1996 |
| 4 | J Srinath | 0 | 1 | 2 | v South Africa | Durban | 26 Dec 1996 |
| 5 | SC Ganguly | 0 | 1 | 4 | v South Africa | Durban | 26 Dec 1996 |
| 6 | NR Mongia | 0 | 1 | 1 | v South Africa | Mumbai | 24 Feb 2000 |
| 7 | J Srinath | 0 | 1 | 1 | v South Africa | Mumbai | 24 Feb 2000 |
| 8 | V Sehwag | 0 | 1 | 2 | v South Africa | Durban | 26 Dec 2006 |
| 9 | MM Patel | 0 | 1 | 3 | v South Africa | Cape Town | 02 Jan 2007 |
| 10 | S Sreesanth | 0 | 1 | 1 | v South Africa | Durban | 26 Dec 2010 |
| 11 | Z Khan | 0 | 1 | 1 | v South Africa | Johannesburg | 18 Dec 2013 |
| 12 | RG Sharma | 0 | 1 | 1 | v South Africa | Durban | 26 Dec 2013 |
| 13 | WP Saha | 0 | 1 | 1 | v South Africa | Mohali | 05 Nov 2015 |
| 14 | RG Sharma | 0 | 1 | 3 | v South Africa | Delhi | 03 Dec 2015 |
RG Sharma became the second Indian batsman to collect the first ball duck against South Africa on two or more occasions after J Srinath. J Srinath has collected the first ball duck on three occasions against South Africa.
| No | Player | Runs | BF | Inns | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | J Srinath | 0 | 1 | 1 | v South Africa | Kanpur | 08 Dec 1996 |
| 2 | J Srinath | 0 | 1 | 2 | v South Africa | Durban | 26 Dec 1996 |
| 3 | J Srinath | 0 | 1 | 1 | v South Africa | Mumbai | 24 Feb 2000 |
| 1 | RG Sharma | 0 | 1 | 1 | v South Africa | Durban | 26 Dec 2013 |
| 2 | RG Sharma | 0 | 1 | 3 | v South Africa | Delhi | 03 Dec 2015 |
RG Sharma was dismissed for a first ball duck in India’s second innings to provide the fifth occasion of an Indian batsman collecting the first ball duck in an innings against South Africa at home. All such occasions are listed below
| No | Player | Runs | BF | Inns | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | J Srinath | 0 | 1 | 1 | v South Africa | Kanpur | 08 Dec 1996 |
| 2 | NR Mongia | 0 | 1 | 1 | v South Africa | Mumbai | 24 Feb 2000 |
| 3 | J Srinath | 0 | 1 | 1 | v South Africa | Mumbai | 24 Feb 2000 |
| 4 | WP Saha | 0 | 1 | 1 | v South Africa | Mohali | 05 Nov 2015 |
| 5 | RG Sharma | 0 | 1 | 3 | v South Africa | Delhi | 03 Dec 2015 |