Sikandar Raza surpasses Babar Azam in unwanted T20I record after golden duck
Zimbabwe captain Sikandar Raza has reached an unwanted milestone by recording his seventh golden duck in T20 internationals. This places him second on the list of most ducks by a captain in the format, trailing only Aaron Finch.
Why it matters
This statistic highlights the performance struggles of a key international cricket captain during a high-profile series.
Zimbabwe captain Sikandar Raza went past Pakistan's Babar Azam and former India captain Rohit Sharma for the second-most ducks by a captain in T20 internationals during the third and final T20I against India in Harare on Sunday.Raza was dismissed for a golden duck by India pacer Yash Thakur, taking his tally of ducks as T20I captain to seven. Only former Australia captain Aaron Finch has more ducks as captain in the format, with eight. Babar Azam and Rohit Sharma are next on the list with six each.Most ducks as T20I captain (Full Member teams):8 – Aaron Finch7 – Sikandar Raza6 – Babar Azam6 – Rohit SharmaThe dismissal came in the fourth over of Zimbabwe's chase of 193. Yash bowled a short-of-length delivery that hurried Raza, who attempted to play towards the leg side. The ball took the leading edge and looped back towards the bowler.
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