Indian opening batsmen dismissed for zero in Twenty20 Internationals
SV Samson of India was dismissed for a duck against South Africa at Centurion on 13 Nov 2024 to provide the 34th occasion of an Indian opening batsman scoring a duck in a T20I innings. It also provides the third occasion of an Indian wicket keeper opening batsman scoring a duck in a T20I innings. It also provides the 13th occasion of an Indian wicket keeper batsman scoring a duck in a T20I innings. All such occasions are tabulated below with relevant captions.
| INDIAN OPENING BATSMEN | ||||||
| No | Player | Runs | I | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | G Gambhir | 0 | 1 | v Pakistan | Durban | 14 Sep 2007 |
| 2 | V Sehwag | 0 | 1 | v Australia | Melbourne | 01 Feb 2008 |
| 3 | M Vijay | 0 | 1 | v South Africa | Gros Islet | 02 May 2010 |
| 4 | AM Rahane | 0 | 1 | v England | Eden Gardens | 29 Oct 2011 |
| 5 | G Gambhir | 0 | 2 | v Pakistan | Colombo (RPS) | 30 Sep 2012 |
| 6 | S Dhawan | 0 | 2 | v West Indies | Mirpur | 23 Mar 2014 |
| 7 | RG Sharma | 0 | 1 | v Sri Lanka | Pune | 09 Feb 2016 |
| 8 | RG Sharma | 0 | 2 | v Pakistan | Mirpur | 27 Feb 2016 |
| 9 | AM Rahane | 0 | 2 | v Pakistan | Mirpur | 27 Feb 2016 |
| 10 | KL Rahul | 0 | 2 | v Zimbabwe | Harare | 18 Jun 2016 |
| 11 | RG Sharma | 0 | 1 | v South Africa | Centurion | 21 Feb 2018 |
| 12 | RG Sharma | 0 | 1 | v Sri Lanka | Colombo (RPS) | 06 Mar 2018 |
| 13 | KL Rahul | 0 | 2 | v Australia | Sydney | 08 Dec 2020 |
| 14 | KL Rahul | 0 | 2 | v England | Ahmedabad | 14 Mar 2021 |
| 15 | KL Rahul | 0 | 1 | v England | Ahmedabad | 16 Mar 2021 |
| 16 | PP Shaw | 0 | 1 | v Sri Lanka | Colombo (RPS) | 25 Jul 2021 |
| 17 | S Dhawan | 0 | 1 | v Sri Lanka | Colombo (RPS) | 29 Jul 2021 |
| 18 | RG Sharma | 0 | 1 | v Pakistan | Dubai (DICS) | 24 Oct 2021 |
| 19 | RG Sharma | 0 | 1 | v West Indies | Basseterre | 01 Aug 2022 |
| 20 | KL Rahul | 0 | 2 | v Pakistan | Dubai (DICS) | 28 Aug 2022 |
| 21 | RG Sharma | 0 | 2 | v South Africa | Thiruvananthapuram | 28 Sep 2022 |
| 22 | RG Sharma | 0 | 2 | v South Africa | Indore | 04 Oct 2022 |
| 23 | YBK Jaiswal | 0 | 2 | v Bangladesh | Hangzhou | 06 Oct 2023 |
| 24 | RD Gaikwad | 0 | 2 | v Australia | Visakhapatnam | 23 Nov 2023 |
| 25 | YBK Jaiswal | 0 | 1 | v South Africa | Gqeberha | 12 Dec 2023 |
| 26 | Shubman Gill | 0 | 1 | v South Africa | Gqeberha | 12 Dec 2023 |
| 27 | RG Sharma | 0 | 2 | v Afghanistan | Mohali | 11 Jan 2024 |
| 28 | RG Sharma | 0 | 2 | v Afghanistan | Indore | 14 Jan 2024 |
| 29 | V Kohli | 0 | 2 | v U.S.A. | New York | 12 Jun 2024 |
| 30 | V Kohli | 0 | 1 | v Australia | Gros Islet | 24 Jun 2024 |
| 31 | Abhishek Sharma | 0 | 2 | v Zimbabwe | Harare | 06 Jul 2024 |
| 32 | SV Samson | 0 | 2 | v Sri Lanka | Pallekele | 28 Jul 2024 |
| 33 | SV Samson | 0 | 1 | v South Africa | Gqeberha | 10 Nov 2024 |
| 34 | SV Samson | 0 | 1 | v South Africa | Centurion | 13 Nov 2024 |
| INDIAN WICKET KEEPER OPENING BATSMEN | ||||||
| No | Player | Runs | I | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | KL Rahul | 0 | 2 | v Australia | Sydney | 08 Dec 2020 |
| 2 | SV Samson | 0 | 1 | v South Africa | Gqeberha | 10 Nov 2024 |
| 3 | SV Samson | 0 | 1 | v South Africa | Centurion | 13 Nov 2024 |
| INDIAN WICKET KEEPER BATSMEN | ||||||
| No | Player | Runs | I | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | MS Dhoni | 0 | 2 | v South Africa | Johannesburg | 01 Dec 2006 |
| 2 | RR Pant | 0 | 2 | v Australia | Sydney | 25 Nov 2018 |
| 3 | RR Pant | 0 | 2 | v West Indies | Lauderhill | 03 Aug 2019 |
| 4 | RR Pant | 0 | 1 | v West Indies | Wankhede | 11 Dec 2019 |
| 5 | KL Rahul | 0 | 2 | v Australia | Sydney | 08 Dec 2020 |
| 6 | SV Samson | 0 | 1 | v Sri Lanka | Colombo (RPS) | 29 Jul 2021 |
| 7 | Ishan Kishan | 0 | 1 | v Australia | Guwahati | 28 Nov 2023 |
| 8 | JM Sharma | 0 | 2 | v Afghanistan | Indore | 14 Jan 2024 |
| 9 | SV Samson | 0 | 1 | v Afghanistan | Bengaluru | 17 Jan 2024 |
| 10 | RR Pant | 0 | 1 | v South Africa | Bridgetown | 29 Jun 2024 |
| 11 | SV Samson | 0 | 1 | v Sri Lanka | Pallekele | 30 Jul 2024 |
| 12 | SV Samson | 0 | 1 | v South Africa | Gqeberha | 10 Nov 2024 |
| 13 | SV Samson | 0 | 1 | v South Africa | Centurion | |
SV Samson of India was dismissed for a duck against South Africa at Centurion on 13 Nov 2024 to provide the fifth occasion of his scoring zero while keeping wickets for India. All such occasions are tabulated below
| No | Player | Runs | I | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | SV Samson | 0 | 1 | v Sri Lanka | Colombo (RPS) | 29 Jul 2021 |
| 2 | SV Samson | 0 | 1 | v Afghanistan | Bengaluru | 17 Jan 2024 |
| 3 | SV Samson | 0 | 1 | v Sri Lanka | Pallekele | 30 Jul 2024 |
| 4 | SV Samson | 0 | 1 | v South Africa | Gqeberha | 10 Nov 2024 |
| 5 | SV Samson | 0 | 1 | v South Africa | Centurion | 13 Nov 2024 |
SV Samson became the first Indian wicket keeper batsman and the 14th wicket keeper batsman to score five or more zeroes in the history of Twenty20 Internationals. The following table lists all the 14 wicket keeper batsmen.
| No | Player | Team | Span | M | I | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | Z |
| 1 | RW Chakabva | Zim | 2011-2022 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 8 |
| 2 | JC Buttler | Eng | 2013-2024 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 7 |
| 3 | Q de Kock | RSA | 2014-2024 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 7 |
| 4 | Kamran Akmal | Pak | 2007-2014 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 6 |
| 5 | Rahmanullah Gurbaz | Afg | 2019-2024 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 6 |
| 6 | LJ Tucker | Ire | 2022-2024 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 6 |
| 7 | J Bangura | SLE | 2021-2023 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 5 |
| 8 | MH Cross | Sco | 2016-2021 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 5 |
| 9 | Mushfiqur Rahim | Ban | 2010-2019 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 5 |
| 10 | L Ronchi | NZl | 2013-2018 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 5 |
| 11 | SV Samson | Ind | 2021-2024 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 5 |
| 12 | JK Theodore | Gha | 2021-2023 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 5 |
| 13 | AN Toube | Cam | 2021-2024 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 5 |
| 14 | Usman Patel | Kuw | 2020-2024 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 5 |