{"id":16430,"date":"2025-11-02T18:20:49","date_gmt":"2025-11-02T13:20:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pakjazbo.com\/?p=16430"},"modified":"2025-11-02T18:20:50","modified_gmt":"2025-11-02T13:20:50","slug":"de-kock-sets-unwanted-record-for-most-t20i-ducks-by-a-south-african-batter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakjazbo.com\/?p=16430","title":{"rendered":"De Kock Sets Unwanted Record for Most T20I Ducks by a South African Batter"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Lahore:<\/strong> South African wicketkeeper-batter Quinton de Kock<\/strong> has found his name in the record books for all the wrong reasons after registering yet another duck \u2014 his eighth in T20 International cricket \u2014 during the third and final T20I against Pakistan at Lahore\u2019s Gaddafi Stadium.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

De Kock, opening the innings for South Africa, was dismissed for zero in the very first over by Pakistan\u2019s fiery left-arm pacer Shaheen Shah Afridi<\/strong>. The early dismissal not only dented South Africa\u2019s start but also gave De Kock an unwanted distinction \u2014 the most ducks by any South African player in T20I history.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to official records, De Kock has now played 96 T20 Internationals<\/strong>, getting out eight times without scoring<\/strong>, the highest tally for any Proteas batter in this format.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Following him on the list is Andile Phehlukwayo<\/strong>, who has been dismissed for zero seven times<\/strong>, while Temba Bavuma<\/strong>, JP Duminy<\/strong>, and Reeza Hendricks<\/strong> share the third spot, each with six ducks<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While De Kock\u2019s consistency and explosive stroke play have often been match-winning, his recent dismissals reflect a concerning trend of early exits, particularly against quality new-ball bowlers. Cricket analysts noted that Afridi\u2019s ability to swing the ball sharply into the left-hander exposed a recurring weakness in De Kock\u2019s technique during the powerplay overs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On the other side, Pakistan also witnessed an unwanted record of its own during the same match. Young opener Saim Ayub<\/strong> was dismissed for a duck, marking his 10th T20I duck<\/strong> \u2014 equalling Umar Akmal\u2019s<\/strong> long-standing record for the most ducks by a Pakistani batter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Saim, playing his 51st T20 International<\/strong>, now joins Akmal, who reached the same tally over 84 matches<\/strong>. This statistic underscores the risk-reward nature of aggressive top-order batting, where players often look to dominate early and sometimes pay the price.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Other Pakistani players on the list include former captain Shahid Afridi<\/strong> and current star Babar Azam<\/strong>, both dismissed eight times<\/strong> without scoring, while Kamran Akmal<\/strong>, Mohammad Nawaz<\/strong>, and Mohammad Hafeez<\/strong> have each suffered seven<\/strong> T20I ducks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Despite these records, cricket experts highlighted that such dismissals are part of the unpredictable nature of T20 cricket. ESPN\u2019s analyst commented, \u201cAggressive openers like De Kock and Saim Ayub often walk a fine line between brilliance and failure. One innings can change a game, but a mistimed shot can end it just as quickly.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Lahore: South African wicketkeeper-batter Quinton de Kock has found his name in the record books for all the wrong reasons after registering yet another duck \u2014 his eighth in T20 International cricket \u2014 during the third and final T20I against Pakistan at Lahore\u2019s Gaddafi Stadium. De Kock, opening the innings for South Africa, was dismissed […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":16431,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pagelayer_contact_templates":[],"_pagelayer_content":"","inline_featured_image":false,"rop_custom_images_group":[],"rop_custom_messages_group":[],"rop_publish_now":"no","rop_publish_now_accounts":{"facebook_3859443944190656_798604363342440":""},"rop_publish_now_history":[{"account":"facebook_3859443944190656_798604363342440","service":"facebook","timestamp":1762089691,"status":"success"}],"rop_publish_now_status":"done","footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-16430","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sports"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pakjazbo.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16430","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pakjazbo.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pakjazbo.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pakjazbo.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pakjazbo.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=16430"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/pakjazbo.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16430\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":16432,"href":"https:\/\/pakjazbo.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16430\/revisions\/16432"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pakjazbo.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/16431"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pakjazbo.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=16430"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pakjazbo.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=16430"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pakjazbo.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=16430"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}