Players With Most Ducks in IPL History (2008-2024)

Rohit Sharma has equaled the record with Dinesh Kartik scoring the most ducks in IPL history. This unforeseen incident happened in the 14th IPL 2024 match between Mumbai Indians and Rajasthan Royals. MI had a crashing defeat against RR in that game where they were bundled out for just 125 runs on the board. Alongside Rohit Sharma, Naman Dhir & Dewald Brevis are the other two batsmen who scored a duck in that game. Though the IPL t20 is recognized as a batsmen game altogether sometimes we can see the bowler’s prowess to produce a match-winning performance. Here very often we have seen the longest sixes and 200-strike-rate innings by batsmen. Along with that. there is also another lesser-known stat, the record of Most Ducks in IPL History.

The Indian Premier League is a batter’s paradise, as nowhere else will you witness every player, including the bowlers, going for boundaries immediately after stepping on the pitch. However, this need to be explosive and register big run totals on the scoreboard also results in carelessness. Add to that poor form and match pressure, and players often get out for zero runs. This is called a duck in cricket and is a nightmare scenario for every batsman. Today, we cover the players with the most ducks in IPL history.

List of Players With Most Ducks in IPL History

Getting dismissed without scoring is very disheartening for any batsman, especially when you’re in the top order and have the responsibility of scoring the most. Though the batsmen get a very short time to bat and settle in the competitive cricket of IPL, still some batsmen scored a lot of runs.

Most of the batsmen are very famous in IPL for their explosive batting. Even the bowlers sometimes bat explosively in the IPL to keep the flow of the game, especially T20 cricket format. Batters don’t take any time to judge the pitch or settle down, which is already a luxury in T20 cricket. Plus, when a batsman is not in good touch with the bat, the pressure of the IPL only amplifies, and they crumble.

Rohit Sharma – 17 Ducks in 246 Matches

The former Mumbai Indians captain has been in the limelight of this IPL, since after he was removed from the captaincy. MI appointed Hardik Pandya as their new captain for this season and the team suffered three back to back losses in this edition of the IPL. The team has not seen in the premium form over the years and neither their batting nor bowling was good till now. Rohit Sharma was the opener for Mumbai along with Ishan Kishan and scored a few runs in the first two games of IPL 2024. In the third game, he got out for a golden duck on a cracking delivery of Trent Boult. In this dismal list of record, Rohit has equaled with Dinesh Karthik with 17 ducks in 246 innings.

Dinesh Karthik – 17 Ducks in 246 Matches

Dinesh Karthik, who has been in the role of finisher in the RCB batting lineup had produced some explosive knocks in this year. He along with Rohit Sharma, is at the top of the table of scoring most ducks in IPL. Both of them scored 17 ducks in their entire IPL career of 246 matches. In his 16 years of IPL career, Karthik scored 4606 runs in 225 innings with 20 fifty-plus scores in their career.

Glenn Maxwell – 16 Ducks in 128 Matches

Maxwell is known for his explosive batting form, especially in the t20 format. But in IPL 2024 he hasn’t been the best of his form and already scored 2 ducks out of 3 games he played. Maxwell altogether scored 16 ducks in 128 matches of his 12-year IPL career. Also, he has an explosive strike rate of 157 which is better than many batsmen in this tournament.

Piyush Chawla – 15 Ducks in 184 Matches

Piyush Chawla is one of the bowlers who also featured in this list. He scored 15 ducks in 184 matches played in his IPL career. Usually, he plays as a leggie and batted lower down the order of the batting lineup. Out of 184 matches of his career, Chawla batted only 88 times. He scored a golden duck in the first match of the IPL 2024, and added one more score to his tally.

Mandeep Singh – 15 Ducks in 111 Matches

Mandeep Singh is another Indian batsman added to this list. He hasn’t been consistent in his 13-year IPL career and played only 111 matches. He scored 15 ducks out of the 88 innings he played all together. Mandeep scored 1706 runs with just a strike rate of 123.

Very famous world-class batters have been bowled out for zero runs, sometimes in their very first deliveries. You can read the list of players with the most ducks in the IPL below.