DUBAI (Kashmir English): The ongoing T20 Asia Cup has become a nightmare for Pakistan’s top-order batter Saim Ayub as he equalled the unwanted record of scoring the most T20I ducks in a calendar year.
The left-handed batter has six ducks to his name in 20 T20I matches played so far in 2025.
During the Asia Cup Super Four match against Bangladesh, Ayub was dismissed for yet another duck on Mahedi Hasan’s bowl, bringing the total number of zero-score dismissals to four in the tournament.
The 23-year-old cricketer scored three ducks in three Group A matches against Oman, India, and the UAE. In the first two matches, he went for the gold duck while playing two deliveries against the UAE.
Even though Saim has failed to do much with the bat in the Asia Cup 2025, he has impressed with his bowling and has picked up six wickets so far.
Most ducks in a calendar year in T20Is
| PLAYER | TEAM | DUCKS | YEAR |
| Richard Ngarava | Zimbabwe | 6 | 2024 |
| Saim Ayub | Pakistan | 6 | 2025 |
| Blessing Muzarabani | Zimbabwe | 5 | 2024 |
| Regis Chakabva | Zimbabwe | 5 | 2022 |
| Sanju Samson | India | 5 | 2024 |
| Hassan Nawaz | Pakistan | 5 | 2025 |
Second most ducks in T20Is for Pakistan
He also became the player with the most ducks in T20Is for Pakistan in just the start of his career. Saim now only trails Umar Akmal.
Umar played 84 T20Is for Men in Green from 2009 to 2019 and scored 10 ducks, whereas Saim has nine ducks to his credit in 47 matches.
He has more ducks than Shahid Afridi, Kamran Akmal, Mohammad Hafeez, and Babar Azam.
| BATTER | MATCHES | RUNS | DUCKS |
| Umar Akmal | 84 | 1690 | 10 |
| Saim Ayub | 47 | 839 | 9 |
| Shahid Afridi | 98 | 1405 | 8 |
| Kamran Akmal | 58 | 987 | 7 |
| Mohammad Hafeez | 119 | 2514 | 7 |
| Babar Azam | 128 | 4223 | 7 |
