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Tillakaratne Dilshan holds the record for registering the most ducks in T20 World Cup, having been dismissed for zero 5 times across 34 matches. Following him, the second-most ducks were recorded by Shahid Afridi with 5, and the third-most ducks were recorded by Luke Wright with 4. While ducks are an unfortunate statistic, they also reflect the pressure and competitiveness of World Cup cricket. Facing world-class bowling attacks in high-stakes matches often leads to early dismissals. Below, we have provided the complete list of players with the most ducks in the T20 World Cup, offering a clear look at this unique record in tournament history.
| PLAYER | DUCKS | MAT | INNS | RUNS | AVG | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tillakaratne Dilshan | 5 | 34 | 34 | 897 | 30.93 | 124.07 |
Shahid Afridi | 5 | 34 | 34 | 546 | 18.83 | 154.24 |
Luke Wright | 4 | 21 | 21 | 439 | 25.82 | 142.53 |
Sanath Jayasuriya | 4 | 18 | 18 | 346 | 21.63 | 121.40 |
Roelof van der Merwe | 4 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 2.11 | 45.24 |
Calum MacLeod | 4 | 12 | 12 | 93 | 8.45 | 77.50 |
Lendl Simmons | 4 | 14 | 14 | 339 | 26.08 | 118.53 |
Mohammad Nabi | 4 | 30 | 30 | 347 | 15.09 | 109.46 |
George Dockrell | 4 | 17 | 17 | 144 | 16.00 | 112.50 |
Johnson Charles | 4 | 20 | 20 | 456 | 22.80 | 113.72 |
Andre Russell | 4 | 29 | 29 | 236 | 16.86 | 147.50 |
Soumya Sarkar | 4 | 17 | 17 | 161 | 9.47 | 98.77 |
Shakib Al Hasan | 3 | 43 | 43 | 853 | 23.05 | 120.14 |
Mushfiqur Rahim | 3 | 28 | 28 | 402 | 17.48 | 107.49 |
Dwayne Bravo | 3 | 34 | 34 | 530 | 21.20 | 126.79 |
Kamran Akmal | 3 | 28 | 28 | 524 | 20.96 | 115.93 |
Kevin O'Brien | 3 | 18 | 18 | 238 | 17.00 | 122.05 |
Andre Fletcher | 3 | 11 | 11 | 219 | 27.38 | 114.66 |
Paul Stirling | 3 | 23 | 23 | 419 | 19.95 | 118.70 |
Umar Akmal | 3 | 18 | 18 | 486 | 34.71 | 132.43 |
Ashish Nehra | 3 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
Alex Hales | 3 | 20 | 20 | 568 | 31.56 | 139.22 |
Gulbadin Naib | 3 | 24 | 24 | 337 | 17.74 | 106.98 |
Pat Cummins | 3 | 22 | 22 | 60 | 8.57 | 107.14 |
Tanwir Afzal | 3 | 6 | 6 | 48 | 12.00 | 102.13 |
Quinton de Kock | 3 | 27 | 27 | 653 | 25.12 | 134.36 |
Mustafizur Rahman | 3 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 3.43 | 96.00 |
Richie Berrington | 3 | 17 | 17 | 389 | 32.42 | 123.10 |
Mahedi Hasan | 3 | 10 | 10 | 58 | 11.60 | 109.43 |
Pathum Nissanka | 3 | 18 | 18 | 485 | 26.94 | 114.93 |
Bas de Leede | 3 | 15 | 15 | 120 | 10.91 | 73.17 |
Regis Chakabva | 3 | 8 | 8 | 45 | 5.63 | 70.31 |
Roger Mukasa | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
Tanzid Hasan | 3 | 7 | 7 | 76 | 10.86 | 96.20 |
Tamim Iqbal | 2 | 23 | 23 | 514 | 24.48 | 113.47 |
Nazimuddin | 2 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 3.00 | 52.17 |
Abdur Razzak | 2 | 15 | 15 | 10 | 3.33 | 33.33 |
JeanPaul Duminy | 2 | 23 | 23 | 568 | 40.57 | 129.68 |
Shaun Pollock | 2 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 8.00 | 123.08 |
Gautam Gambhir | 2 | 20 | 20 | 524 | 26.20 | 118.02 |
Brendon McCullum | 2 | 25 | 25 | 637 | 28.95 | 128.43 |
Paul Collingwood | 2 | 17 | 17 | 210 | 13.13 | 117.32 |
Dimitri Mascarenhas | 2 | 8 | 8 | 61 | 15.25 | 103.39 |
Kumar Sangakkara | 2 | 30 | 30 | 661 | 25.42 | 112.22 |
Jehan Mubarak | 2 | 11 | 11 | 161 | 23.00 | 146.36 |
Mahmudullah | 2 | 34 | 34 | 458 | 17.62 | 106.76 |
Morris Ouma | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
Elton Chigumbura | 2 | 12 | 12 | 169 | 24.14 | 156.48 |
Colin Smith | 2 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 3.67 | 122.22 |
William Porterfield | 2 | 14 | 14 | 253 | 21.08 | 104.98 |
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How We Track This Record
Our T20I statistics are compiled from official match data provided by cricket boards and the ICC. We update our records database after every completed T20 International match, typically within 24 hours of the match conclusion.