IPL Records and Statistics: Most Ducks Scored by Players in the League

Getting out on a duck is something, that any batsman doesn’t like but it can happen to any batsman who can get out on a duck as that’s the time when he is not set in the crease and not aware of the situation quite well. So, bowlers always have an opportunity when the batsman is on duck. Indian Premier League (IPL), the most favourite T20 league in the world, has shown so many records to its viewers. But some records aren’t of glory. In the run-fest tournament, the batters also faced some of the situations that they never wanted to face. It includes some of the well-established international players too. The legendary batsman of India, Virat Kohli got out of duck twice in the last IPL season.

List of batters with the most ducks in IPL:

Player Name	Ducks	Matches	Runs	Strike Rate
Rohit Sharma	14	221	5764	130.28
Piyush Chawla	13	165	584	111.02
Harbhajan Singh	13	163	833	137.91
Mandeep Singh	13	108	1692	123.77
Parthiv Patel	13	139	2848	120.78
Dinesh Karthik	13	158	4264	132.64
Ambati the	13	188	4162	127.12
Ajinkya Rahane	13	229	4021	120.67
Rashid Khan	12	92	293	151.94

Top 5 Batters with the Most Ducks Scored:

Rohit Sharma:

Country: India

Ducks: 14

Indian captain Rohit Sharma is at the top of the list of the most ducks in the Indian Premier League (IPL) with 14 ducks. Rohit has 221 appearances in IPL and is one the highest run-scorers of the league while playing for Decan Chargers and Mumbai Indians. Rohit has 5764 runs in IPL, with a strike rate of 130.28. The last time he got out on duck, was when he was dismissed by Mukesh Choudhary in a match against Chennai Super Kings.

Not only with bat, but Rohit is also the most successful captain of the IPL. Rohit won 5 IPL trophies while leading the Mumbai Indians side. No other captain won as many trophies as Rohit.

Piyush Chawla:

Country: India

Ducks: 13

The ex-Indian spinner, Piyush Chawla, has been dismissed 13 times on duck in his 165 appearances in IPL. The spinner also had a decent batting average in his career. He was even the hitter of winning runs in the 2014 IPL final for Kolkata Knight Riders. But he is in the second position on the list of scoring the most ducks.

In IPL, he has 157 wickets with an economy of 7.88 while representing Kolkata Knight Riders, Punjab Kings, Chennai Super Kings, and Mumbai Indians. He also has 528 runs beside his name in his IPL career.

Harbhajan Singh:

Country: India

Ducks: 13

Harbhajan Singh, the former off-spinner of India, is in the third position on the list of scoring the greatest number of ducks. Harbhajan has 13 ducks in 163 games that he played in IPL. Bhajji has an impact in this league. His variations, off-break, everything was a pioneer for the young spinners.

Bhajji played for Mumbai Indians, Chennai Super Kings, and Kolkata Knight Riders and bagged 150 wickets in his IPL career. He has scored 833 runs in this franchise league. Bhajji won the IPL trophy for Mumbai Indians in 2013,2015,2017 and with Chennai Super Kings in 2018.

Mandeep Singh:

Country: India

Ducks: 13

Mandeep Singh, the right-handed batsman from Punjab, has proved himself as a versatile batsman in the IPL. But unfortunately, he is in the fourth position on the list containing batters, with the most ducks. Mandeep has got out 13 times on duck in his 107 appearances. Mandeep Singh had a brilliant season with Kings XI Punjab in 2012, which made his name. But he made himself a finisher while playing for Royal Challengers Bangalore and played some crucial knocks.

The batter has played for Kolkata Knight Riders, Kings XI Punjab, Royal Challengers Bangalore, and Delhi Capitals and is now in the squad of Delhi Capitals. Mandeep has 1692 runs with a strike rate of 123.77 in his IPL career.

Parthiv Patel:

Country: India

Ducks: 13

The former wicket-keeper batsman of India holds the fifth position in the list with 13 ducks in his 139 matches. Parthiv had been playing in IPL since the inaugural IPL season and debuted for Chennai Super Kings.

The left-handed opener has represented Chennai Super Kings, Decan Chargers, Kochi Tuskers Kerala, Mumbai Indians, Royal Challengers Bangalore, and Sunrisers Hyderabad. Parthiv has scored 2848 runs at a strike rate of 120.78, including 13 fifties.

The achievement of a batter lies in how he makes his comeback after failing in a game. All these batters came back harder every time they failed and established themselves as renowned played in IPL and in international cricket too and made some records of glory, which fans will remember forever.

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