Shahid Afridi and others who have scored a duck on their birthday in ODI cricket
Shahid Afridi was out for a second-ball duck on his 35th birthday against Zimbabwe at Brisbane in a group match of the ICC Cricket World Cup yesterday. Afridi arrived at the crease when the score was 127 for four in the 34th over. A lot was expected from Afridi, who is playing his 5th World Cup but hasn’t hit any half-century. But he lasted only two balls at the crease. It was Afridi’s 30th duck in One-Day Internationals (ODIs). Only Sanath Jayasuriya (34) has got out for a duck on more occasions in ODIs.
Afridi became the 19th player in the history of ODIs to get out for a duck on his birthday. Here is the list of players who have got out for a duck on their birthday in ODI history:
Players to have been out fo a duck in ODIs on birthday:
|
Birthday # |
Batsman |
Balls |
Team |
Against |
Venue |
Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
37 |
Glenn McGrath |
2 |
Australia |
England |
Melbourne |
09-Feb-07 |
|
36 |
Pat Symcox |
1 |
South Africa |
India |
Sharjah |
14-Apr-96 |
|
35 |
Shahid Afridi |
2 |
Pakistan |
Zimbabwe |
Brisbane |
01-Mar-15 |
|
34 |
Mark Burgess |
2 |
New Zealand |
England |
Manchester |
17-Jul-78 |
|
32 |
Russell Arnold |
3 |
Sri Lanka |
India |
Nagpur |
25-Oct-05 |
|
31 |
Nathan Astle |
2 |
New Zealand |
Australia |
Colombo (SSC) |
15-Sep-02 |
|
30 |
Bryan Young |
3 |
New Zealand |
India |
Delhi |
03-Nov-94 |
|
29 |
Kim Hughes |
2 |
Australia |
England |
Sydney |
26-Jan-83 |
|
29 |
Junior Murray |
1 |
West Indies |
Pakistan |
Melbourne |
20-Jan-97 |
|
28 |
John Bracewell |
2 |
New Zealand |
Pakistan |
Sharjah |
15-Apr-86 |
|
28 |
Dinesh Mongia |
4 |
India |
Pakistan |
Delhi |
17-Apr-05 |
|
26 |
Azhar Mahmood |
1 |
Pakistan |
New Zealand |
Dunedin |
28-Feb-01 |
|
26 |
Hamilton Masakadza |
6 |
Zimbabwe |
Bangladesh |
Bulawayo |
09-Aug-09 |
|
25 |
Ian Bell |
10 |
England |
Bangladesh |
Bridgetown |
11-Apr-07 |
|
24 |
Basit Ali |
2 |
Pakistan |
New Zealand |
Port Elizabeth |
13-Dec-94 |
|
23 |
Makhaya Ntini |
0 |
South Africa |
Sri Lanka |
Galle |
06-Jul-00 |
|
23 |
Daniel Vettori |
2 |
New Zealand |
South Africa |
Adelaide |
27-Jan-02 |
|
21 |
Axar Patel |
1 |
India |
England |
Brisbane |
20-Jan-15 |
|
19 |
Asif Mujtaba |
10 |
Pakistan |
West Indies |
Gujranwala |
04-Nov-86 |
- The first player to get out for a duck on his birthday in ODIs was Mark Burgess on his 34th birthday on July 17, 1978.
- The oldest to get out for a duck on birthday in ODIs is Glenn McGrath on his 37th birthday in 2007. Pat Symcox (36), Shahid Afridi (35), Russell Arnold (32), Nathan Astle (31) and Bryan Young (30) are the others to have got out for a duck on their birthday after the age of 30.
- Players to get out for a golden duck on their birthday in ODIs are Pat Symcox, Junior Murray, Azhar Mahmood and Axar Patel.
- Makhaya Ntini was out for a diamond duck on his 23rd birthday in 2000.
- Ian Bell and Shahid Afridi are the only players to have achieved this feat in World Cups.
- Asif Mujtaba and Ian Bell faced 10 balls for a duck on their birthday.
Bonus Trivia:
Vinod Kambli (100* vs England, Jaipur, 1993), Sachin Tendulkar (134 vs Australia, Sharjah, 1998), Sanath Jayasuriya (130 vs Bangladesh, Karachi, 2008) and Ross Taylor (131* vs Pakistan, Pallekelle, 2011) are the four players to score a century in ODIs on their birthday.