Duck-athon: Abdullah Shafique creates unwanted history with hat-trick of ducks

0 off 4 - 1st ODI

0 off 2 - 2nd ODI

0 off 1 - 3rd ODI 

With his third duck in as many innings, Pakistan’s Abdullah Shafique has created unwanted history, becoming the first opener IN HISTORY to register three ducks in a three-match bilateral ODI series.

Martin Guptill is the only other opener to have scored three ducks in a bilateral ODI series. However, Guptill’s three ducks came in a seven-match series, against Sri Lanka in 2015.

In fact, only one other batter has scored three ducks in a three-match ODI series, and that’s India’s Suryakumar Yadav. Suryakumar registered that unwanted feat against Australia last year, where he scored a hat-trick of golden ducks.

The duck today against South Africa in Johannesburg made it seven ducks in the year - across formats - for Shafique, who began the year with a pair against Australia in the Sydney Test. 

Zimbabwe’s Blessing Muzarabani is the only other player to have registered more ducks in international cricket this year (9).

Most ducks in 2024 in international cricket 

9 - Blessing Muzarabani

7 - Abdullah Shafique

7 - Jasprit Bumrah