BOTH OPENERS OUT FOR DUCK
Monday, January 25, 2010
Both Bangladeshi openers out for Duck against India on Sunday at the Share Bangla Stadium, Mirpur. Ishant Sharma got the rid of Imrul Kayes on his first ball of this test and then Zaheer Khan bowled Tamim Iqbal on third ball of his second over.
This was the 43rd instance in test history. Here are some more interesting details about both openers out for duck.
*** This was the first instance since August 2006 and after 138 test matches.
*** This was the first time a Bangladeshi opening pair out for a duck
*** Tamim-Imrul is the fifth pair to be out for a duck against India.
*** Last time Zimbabwe opening pair of Grant Flower and Gavin Rennie lost their wicket without opening the account at Delhi in 2000-01.
*** Out of five such instances 3 time a West Indian opening pair out for a duck against India. They are John Hott & Conrad Hunte (at Kanpur, 1958-59), Alvin Greenidge & Basil Williams (at Wankhede, 1978-79, both wicket by Karasan Ghavri) and Gordon Greenidge & Desmond Haynes (at Port of Spain, 1982-83 both wicket by BS Sandhu).
*** Javagal Srinath took both wickets against Zimbabwe during the Delhi test mention above.
*** There are 6 instances each when Australian and Pakistani openers out for a duck while 5 time this has happened with England, India, New Zealand and West Indies. 4 Sri Lankan opening pair and South Africa and Zimbabwe lost their openers 3 time each before they open their account.
*** This has happened 11 times against England in test cricket.
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