India National Cricket Team captain Shreyas Iyer gained the toss and opted to bat first within the historic one-off T20I match towards the Japan National Cricket Team on Tuesday, September 22, on the Sano Worldwide Cricket Ground, Sano. However, Abhishek Sharma failed to make an affect in Sano.
Abhishek failed to hold forward his red-hot form regardless of coming into the historic one-off T20I recreation following a record-breaking century towards Afghanistanin the third and final T20I last week in Delhi.
Abhishek Sharma falls for golden duck as Japan shock India early in historic T20I
The India National Cricket Team suffered an early blow towards the Japan National Cricket Team as opener Abhishek Sharma was dismissed for a golden duck within the ongoing one-off T20I match on the Sano Worldwide Cricket Ground on Tuesday (September 22).
Charlie Hara-Hinze supplied Japan with a dream begin by removing the harmful left-hander within the first over itself. Hara-Hinze bowled a delivery on the leg stump, which Abhishek tried to work in direction of the fine-leg area. The Indian batter got a high edge, sending the ball high into the air.
Shoma Sugaya-Slater displayed great recreation consciousness and ran back from the brief subject to complete a sensational catch, with Abhishek strolling back after facing just one delivery. Apparently, Charlie Hara-Hinze was the bowler who had dismissed Vaibhav Sooryavanshi in 2024.
Embarrassing document for Abhishek Sharma
With this embarrassing outing, Abhishek has made an unwanted document in T20I cricket. He has now grow to be the Indian opener with probably the most golden ducks within the shorter format of the game.
Most Golden Duck by Indian Openers in T20I
5 – Abhishek Sharma*
4 – Rohit Sharma
3 – Sanju Samson
2 – KL Rahul
1 – Murali Vijay
1 – Ajinkya Rahane
1 – Prithvi Shaw
1 – Shikhar Dhawan
1 – Virat Kohli
1 – Shubman Gill
Abhishek Sharma enters T20 document books for wrong motive
Abhishek Sharma added yet one more unwanted document to his identify in T20 cricket. The Indian batter has registered 10 ducks in T20 matches in 2026 which is probably the most ducks in a calendar 12 months.
Punjab lad now has surpassed Afghanistan star Rashid Khan and Pakistan all-rounder Shadab Khan, both of whom have nine ducks each in 2019 and 2024 respectively. With more matches in line-up, Abhishek at present holds the unwanted document with 10 ducks in 2026.
Most Ducks in a Calendar 12 months in T20s
10 – Abhishek Sharma (2026)*
9 – Rashid Khan (2019)
9 – Shadab Khan (2024)Most Ducks in a Calendar 12 months in T20s
More to observe…
Source: cricketaddictor.com
