England's Ben Duckett registers his 7th duck in Tests: Stats
What's the story
England cricket team opener Ben Duckett was dismissed first ball in his side's chase of 130 on Day 4 of the Edgbaston Test. Duckett fell prey to Pakistan pacer Mohammad Abbas. Notably, Duckett endured a horrible series with the bat against Pakistan. Abbas's seaming delivery angled in from round the wicket and the line forced Duckett to poke at it. Here's more.
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3rd duck against Pakistan in Tests
Duckett's scores in the three-match series against Pakistan read: 15, 17, 1, 11 and 0.
Across 5 innings, Duckett averaged 8.8.
Notably, he now has three ducks against Pakistan from 9 matches (16 innings), as per Cricinfo.
He has amassed 663 runs against Pakistan at 44.2, having hammered 2 hundreds and 5 fifties.
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7 ducks overall in Tests
Overall in the format, Duckett now has 7 ducks for England. From 49 matches (91 innings), Duckett owns 3,364 runs at 38.22. He has slammed 7 hundreds and 16 fifties. Notably, 2 out of his 7 ducks have come on home soil.
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Mohammad Abbas dismisses the southpaw for 3rd time
As per Cricinfo, Duckett has managed only 21 runs across 5 innings against Abbas. He averages 7 and has faced a total of 33 balls. Right-arm pacer Abbas has dismissed Duckett three times.
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2nd England batter with this unwanted record
As per Cricbuzz, Duckett is now the second England batter to be dismissed on the first ball of a Test innings against Pakistan after Brian Luckhurst at Headingley, Leeds, in 1971.