Abhishek Sharma Surpasses Rohit Sharma, Sanju Samson For Most T20 Ducks In A Calendar Year 'Like An ON & OFF Button'

(MENAFN- Live Mint) Abhishek Sharma registered an unwanted record on Monday after the Sunrisers Hyderabad batter was dismissed for a first-ball duck against Rajasthan Royals during their Indian Premier League (IPL) match at home. In the process, the left-hander became the first Indian to register seven ducks in T20 cricket in a calendar year.

Abhishek surpassed seniors Rohit Sharma (2018) and Sanju Samson (2024), who held the record previously with six scores of zero in a single calendar year. Abhishek's seven ducks in T20s in 2026 came in his 18th innings. Australian batter Cooper Connolly, who is currently playing for Punjab Kings in IPL 2026, is next with four ducks in 17 innings.

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The incident took place on the very first ball that Jofra Archer bowled after Rajasthan Royals captain Riyan Parag won the toss and opted to bowl. The Sunrisers Hyderabad opener danced down the track and slashed the delivery away from his body. The ball took a thick edge and went straight to Ravi Bishnoi, who was stationed at deep third man.

Certainly, the dismissal didn't go well with the Sunrisers Hyderabad fans, who lashed out at the 25-year-old.“It's like an ON & OFF button by match,” one user wrote on X (formerly Twitter). "2 ducks for Abhishek in this IPL season - Last 5 matches," another said. He had scored a duck against Lucknow Super Giants earlier in the tournament this year.

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Player	No. of ducks	Year	Innings
Abhishek Sharma	7	2026	18
Rohit Sharma	6	2018	32
Sanju Samson	6	2024	32
Gurkeerat Singh Mann	5	2013	19

Earlier, Rajasthan Royals made two changes from the previous game. While South African batter Lhuan Dre Pretorious is making his IPL debut for the franchise, replacing Shimron Hetmyer, Brijesh Sharma made way for Tushar Deshpande. Sunrisers Hyderabad also brought in Praful Hinge in place of veteran Jaydev Unadkat.

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The Ishan Kishan-led Sunrisers Hyderabad, who lost their previous clash against Punjab Kings, will be eyeing their second win of the season, having lost three of their four matches so far. On the other hand, an in-form Riyan Parag-led Rajasthan Royals would be aiming to make it five wins in a row.

Abhishek Sharma's T20 ducks in 2026

Date	Tournament	Opponent
January 23	T20 International	New Zealand
January 28	T20 International	New Zealand
February 7	T20 World Cup	USA
February 15	T20 World Cup	Pakistan
February 18	T20 World Cup	Netherlands
April 5	Indian Premier League	Lucknow Super Giants
April 13	Indian Premier League	Rajasthan Royals

SRH vs RR playing XIs

Sunrisers Hyderabad: Abhishek Sharma, Travis Head, Ishan Kishan(w/c), Heinrich Klaasen, Salil Arora, Aniket Verma, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Harsh Dubey, Shivang Kumar, Praful Hinge, and Eshan Malinga

Rajasthan Royals: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Dhruv Jurel(w), Riyan Parag(c), Lhuan-dre Pretorius, Donovan Ferreira, Ravindra Jadeja, Jofra Archer, Nandre Burger, Sandeep Sharma, Ravi Bishnoi, and Tushar Deshpande

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