Opening batsmen collecting first ball ducks on four or more occasions in the annals of one day games
AJ Finch of Australia was dismissed first ball for a duck against New Zealand at Sydney on 04.12.16. It represents his fourth first ball duck in one day internations and provides the tenth occasion of an opening batsman collecting first ball ducks on four or more occasions in the history of one day internationals. The following table lists all such occasions
| No | No | Player | Team | Runs | BF | Inns | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | 1 | ST Jayasuriya | Srl | 0 | 1 | 2 | v Pakistan | Colombo (RPS) | 24 Aug 1994 |
| 2 | ST Jayasuriya | Srl | 0 | 1 | 2 | v Pakistan | Gwalior | 12 May 1997 | |
| 3 | ST Jayasuriya | Srl | 0 | 1 | 2 | v India | Colombo (RPS) | 18 Jul 1997 | |
| 4 | ST Jayasuriya | Srl | 0 | 1 | 2 | v New Zealand | Dhaka | 26 Oct 1998 | |
| 5 | ST Jayasuriya | Srl | 0 | 1 | 1 | v India | Colombo (RPS) | 30 Sep 2002 | |
| 6 | ST Jayasuriya | Srl | 0 | 1 | 2 | v Pakistan | Dambulla | 10 May 2003 | |
| 7 | ST Jayasuriya | Srl | 0 | 1 | 2 | v Australia | Melbourne | 22 Feb 2008 | |
| 8 | ST Jayasuriya | Srl | 0 | 1 | 2 | v India | Colombo (RPS) | 03 Feb 2009 | |
| 2 | 1 | CH Gayle | Win | 0 | 1 | 2 | v Australia | Kuala Lumpur | 24 Sep 2006 |
| 2 | CH Gayle | Win | 0 | 1 | 2 | v India | Chennai | 27 Jan 2007 | |
| 3 | CH Gayle | Win | 0 | 1 | 1 | v Australia | Adelaide | 09 Feb 2010 | |
| 4 | CH Gayle | Win | 0 | 1 | 2 | v Sri Lanka | Colombo (SSC) | 06 Feb 2011 | |
| 5 | CH Gayle | Win | 0 | 1 | 2 | v South Africa | Centurion | 28 Jan 2015 | |
| 3 | 1 | DL Haynes | Win | 0 | 1 | 2 | v Australia | Melbourne | 05 Jan 1989 |
| 2 | DL Haynes | Win | 0 | 1 | 2 | v India | Perth | 06 Dec 1991 | |
| 3 | DL Haynes | Win | 0 | 1 | 2 | v South Africa | Port of Spain | 12 Apr 1992 | |
| 4 | DL Haynes | Win | 0 | 1 | 2 | v Pakistan | Cape Town | 25 Feb 1993 | |
| 5 | DL Haynes | Win | 0 | 1 | 2 | v Sri Lanka | Kolkata | 25 Nov 1993 | |
| 4 | 1 | Rameez Raja | Pak | 0 | 1 | 1 | v Australia | Brisbane | 08 Jan 1989 |
| 2 | Rameez Raja | Pak | 0 | 1 | 2 | v Australia | Sydney | 25 Feb 1990 | |
| 3 | Rameez Raja | Pak | 0 | 1 | 2 | v England | Nottingham | 20 Aug 1992 | |
| 4 | Rameez Raja | Pak | 0 | 1 | 2 | v West Indies | Sydney | 17 Dec 1992 | |
| 5 | Rameez Raja | Pak | 0 | 1 | 1 | v West Indies | Cape Town | 25 Feb 1993 | |
| 5 | 1 | V Sehwag | Ind | 0 | 1 | 1 | v Sri Lanka | Colombo (SSC) | 01 Aug 2001 |
| 2 | V Sehwag | Ind | 0 | 1 | 1 | v West Indies | Port of Spain | 01 Jun 2002 | |
| 3 | V Sehwag | Ind | 0 | 1 | 2 | v Sri Lanka | Birmingham | 06 Jul 2002 | |
| 4 | V Sehwag | Ind | 0 | 1 | 2 | v Australia | Mumbai | 01 Nov 2003 | |
| 5 | V Sehwag | Ind | 0 | 1 | 2 | v West Indies | Ahmedabad | 05 Dec 2011 | |
| 6 | 1 | AJ Finch | Aus | 0 | 1 | 1 | v England | Cardiff | 14 Sep 2013 |
| 2 | AJ Finch | Aus | 0 | 1 | 1 | v Pakistan | Sharjah | 07 Oct 2014 | |
| 3 | AJ Finch | Aus | 0 | 1 | 1 | v West Indies | Basseterre | 13 Jun 2016 | |
| 4 | AJ Finch | Aus | 0 | 1 | 1 | v New Zealand | Sydney | 04 Dec 2016 | |
| 7 | 1 | GW Flower | Zim | 0 | 1 | 2 | v Bangladesh | Dhaka | 25 Mar 1999 |
| 2 | GW Flower | Zim | 0 | 1 | 2 | v Australia | Bulawayo | 21 Oct 1999 | |
| 3 | GW Flower | Zim | 0 | 1 | 2 | v South Africa | Durban | 02 Feb 2000 | |
| 4 | GW Flower | Zim | 0 | 1 | 2 | v South Africa | Port Elizabeth | 06 Feb 2000 | |
| 8 | 1 | HH Gibbs | RSA | 0 | 1 | 2 | v Pakistan | Sharjah | 24 Mar 2000 |
| 2 | HH Gibbs | RSA | 0 | 1 | 1 | v New Zealand | Brisbane | 19 Jan 2002 | |
| 3 | HH Gibbs | RSA | 0 | 1 | 1 | v Pakistan | Tangier | 18 Aug 2002 | |
| 4 | HH Gibbs | RSA | 0 | 1 | 2 | v Pakistan | Lahore | 20 Oct 2007 | |
| 9 | 1 | AC Gilchrist | Aus | 0 | 1 | 1 | v South Africa | Melbourne | 13 Jan 2002 |
| 2 | AC Gilchrist | Aus | 0 | 1 | 1 | v Pakistan | Melbourne-CS | 15 Jun 2002 | |
| 3 | AC Gilchrist | Aus | 0 | 1 | 1 | v South Africa | Brisbane | 15 Jan 2006 | |
| 4 | AC Gilchrist | Aus | 0 | 1 | 2 | v England | Sydney | 02 Feb 2007 | |
| 10 | 1 | MJ Guptill | NZl | 0 | 1 | 1 | v Sri Lanka | Dambulla | 13 Aug 2010 |
| 2 | MJ Guptill | NZl | 0 | 1 | 2 | v India | Dambulla | 25 Aug 2010 | |
| 3 | MJ Guptill | NZl | 0 | 1 | 1 | v Sri Lanka | Dunedin | 23 Jan 2015 | |
| 4 | MJ Guptill | NZl | 0 | 1 | 2 | v Sri Lanka | Wellington | 29 Jan 2015 |
ST Jayasuriya of Sri Lanka, CH Gayle of West Indies, DL Haynes of West Indies, Rameez Raja of Pakistan and V Sehwag of India are the five opening batsmen who have collected the first ball ducks on five or more occasions. Their performance is furnished below
| No | No | Player | Team | Runs | BF | Inns | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | 1 | ST Jayasuriya | Srl | 0 | 1 | 2 | v Pakistan | Colombo (RPS) | 24 Aug 1994 |
| 2 | ST Jayasuriya | Srl | 0 | 1 | 2 | v Pakistan | Gwalior | 12 May 1997 | |
| 3 | ST Jayasuriya | Srl | 0 | 1 | 2 | v India | Colombo (RPS) | 18 Jul 1997 | |
| 4 | ST Jayasuriya | Srl | 0 | 1 | 2 | v New Zealand | Dhaka | 26 Oct 1998 | |
| 5 | ST Jayasuriya | Srl | 0 | 1 | 1 | v India | Colombo (RPS) | 30 Sep 2002 | |
| 6 | ST Jayasuriya | Srl | 0 | 1 | 2 | v Pakistan | Dambulla | 10 May 2003 | |
| 7 | ST Jayasuriya | Srl | 0 | 1 | 2 | v Australia | Melbourne | 22 Feb 2008 | |
| 8 | ST Jayasuriya | Srl | 0 | 1 | 2 | v India | Colombo (RPS) | 03 Feb 2009 | |
| 2 | 1 | CH Gayle | Win | 0 | 1 | 2 | v Australia | Kuala Lumpur | 24 Sep 2006 |
| 2 | CH Gayle | Win | 0 | 1 | 2 | v India | Chennai | 27 Jan 2007 | |
| 3 | CH Gayle | Win | 0 | 1 | 1 | v Australia | Adelaide | 09 Feb 2010 | |
| 4 | CH Gayle | Win | 0 | 1 | 2 | v Sri Lanka | Colombo (SSC) | 06 Feb 2011 | |
| 5 | CH Gayle | Win | 0 | 1 | 2 | v South Africa | Centurion | 28 Jan 2015 | |
| 3 | 1 | DL Haynes | Win | 0 | 1 | 2 | v Australia | Melbourne | 05 Jan 1989 |
| 2 | DL Haynes | Win | 0 | 1 | 2 | v India | Perth | 06 Dec 1991 | |
| 3 | DL Haynes | Win | 0 | 1 | 2 | v South Africa | Port of Spain | 12 Apr 1992 | |
| 4 | DL Haynes | Win | 0 | 1 | 2 | v Pakistan | Cape Town | 25 Feb 1993 | |
| 5 | DL Haynes | Win | 0 | 1 | 2 | v Sri Lanka | Kolkata | 25 Nov 1993 | |
| 4 | 1 | Rameez Raja | Pak | 0 | 1 | 1 | v Australia | Brisbane | 08 Jan 1989 |
| 2 | Rameez Raja | Pak | 0 | 1 | 2 | v Australia | Sydney | 25 Feb 1990 | |
| 3 | Rameez Raja | Pak | 0 | 1 | 2 | v England | Nottingham | 20 Aug 1992 | |
| 4 | Rameez Raja | Pak | 0 | 1 | 2 | v West Indies | Sydney | 17 Dec 1992 | |
| 5 | Rameez Raja | Pak | 0 | 1 | 1 | v West Indies | Cape Town | 25 Feb 1993 | |
| 5 | 1 | V Sehwag | Ind | 0 | 1 | 1 | v Sri Lanka | Colombo (SSC) | 01 Aug 2001 |
| 2 | V Sehwag | Ind | 0 | 1 | 1 | v West Indies | Port of Spain | 01 Jun 2002 | |
| 3 | V Sehwag | Ind | 0 | 1 | 2 | v Sri Lanka | Birmingham | 06 Jul 2002 | |
| 4 | V Sehwag | Ind | 0 | 1 | 2 | v Australia | Mumbai | 01 Nov 2003 | |
| 5 | V Sehwag | Ind | 0 | 1 | 2 | v West Indies | Ahmedabad | 05 Dec 2011 |
ST Jayasuriya of Sri Lanka with eight first ball ducks hold the record for most first ball ducks by an opening batsman in the annals of one day internationals. His performance is furnished below
| No | No | Player | Team | Runs | BF | Inns | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | 1 | ST Jayasuriya | Srl | 0 | 1 | 2 | v Pakistan | Colombo (RPS) | 24 Aug 1994 |
| 2 | ST Jayasuriya | Srl | 0 | 1 | 2 | v Pakistan | Gwalior | 12 May 1997 | |
| 3 | ST Jayasuriya | Srl | 0 | 1 | 2 | v India | Colombo (RPS) | 18 Jul 1997 | |
| 4 | ST Jayasuriya | Srl | 0 | 1 | 2 | v New Zealand | Dhaka | 26 Oct 1998 | |
| 5 | ST Jayasuriya | Srl | 0 | 1 | 1 | v India | Colombo (RPS) | 30 Sep 2002 | |
| 6 | ST Jayasuriya | Srl | 0 | 1 | 2 | v Pakistan | Dambulla | 10 May 2003 | |
| 7 | ST Jayasuriya | Srl | 0 | 1 | 2 | v Australia | Melbourne | 22 Feb 2008 | |
| 8 | ST Jayasuriya | Srl | 0 | 1 | 2 | v India | Colombo (RPS) | 03 Feb 2009 |
AJ Finch became the second Australian opening batsman to collect the first ball ducks in one day internationals after AC Gilchrist. The performance of both the openers is furnished below
| No | No | Player | Team | Runs | BF | Inns | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | 1 | AJ Finch | Aus | 0 | 1 | 1 | v England | Cardiff | 14 Sep 2013 |
| 2 | AJ Finch | Aus | 0 | 1 | 1 | v Pakistan | Sharjah | 07 Oct 2014 | |
| 3 | AJ Finch | Aus | 0 | 1 | 1 | v West Indies | Basseterre | 13 Jun 2016 | |
| 4 | AJ Finch | Aus | 0 | 1 | 1 | v New Zealand | Sydney | 04 Dec 2016 | |
| 2 | 1 | AC Gilchrist | Aus | 0 | 1 | 1 | v South Africa | Melbourne | 13 Jan 2002 |
| 2 | AC Gilchrist | Aus | 0 | 1 | 1 | v Pakistan | Melbourne-CS | 15 Jun 2002 | |
| 3 | AC Gilchrist | Aus | 0 | 1 | 1 | v South Africa | Brisbane | 15 Jan 2006 | |
| 4 | AC Gilchrist | Aus | 0 | 1 | 2 | v England | Sydney | 02 Feb 2007 |