Abhishek Sharma breaks unwanted T20 duck record against Japan
Only five days ago, Abhishek Sharma was celebrating one of the biggest records of his career. Against Japan, he created another piece of T20 history, but this time for all the wrong reasons. The Indian opener was dismissed for a golden duck in Tuesday's historic T20I in Sano. He faced just one delivery before top edging Charlie Hara Hinze to Shoma Sugaya Slater. It was his 10th duck across all…
Five days after breaking Rohit Sharma's record with a fastest T20I century for an Indian, Abhishek Sharma experienced a dramatic reversal against Japan. The Indian opener was dismissed for a golden duck in the first delivery of the match, marking his 10th duck in T20 cricket in 2026. This surpassed the previous record of nine ducks set by Afghanistan's Rashid Khan in 2019 and Pakistan's Shadab Khan in 2024.
Just five days prior, Sharma had smashed 108 runs off just 34 balls against Afghanistan, breaking Rohit Sharma's previous record of 35 balls for a century and the third-fastest men's T20I century overall. The contrasting performances within five days highlight the extremes of Sharma's year in T20 cricket. Despite the early setback, India managed to win the match by two runs, facing a five-over reduction due to rain, and narrowly avoided a historic upset as Japan finished on 30 for three.
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