Abhishek Sharma records his 10th duck in T20s: Key stats
What's the story
Indian T20I stalwart Abhishek Sharma perished for a first-ball duck in the 2nd T20I versus New Zealand on Friday. Chasing 209 runs to win in Raipur, India lost Sanju Samson (6) in the 1st over. Thereafter, Jacob Duffy came in and got Abhishek's wicket off the first ball, leaving India reeling at 6/2. Here are further details and stats.
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Abhishek falls prey to Duffy
NZ pace bowler Duffy bowled a length delivery and Abhishek attempted a flick shot. However, the ball went straight to Devon Conway at deep square leg. Conway made no mistake and completed a catch, ending Abhishek's short stay.
Stats
10 ducks in T20s, including two for India (T20Is)
Abhishek, who slammed a blazing half-century in the 1st T20I versus New Zealand, failed this time around. As per ESPNcricinfo, the southpaw recorded his 10th duck overall in T20s. From 170 matches (166 innings), he has 5,002 runs at 33.12. Meanwhile, this was his 2nd duck in T20Is for India. In 34 matches, he owns 1,199 runs at 36.33.