Stats: AB de Villiers' rare duck in ODI cricket
Out of the 7 ducks, AB de Villiers has recorded 6 of them in the ICC ODI events.
AB de Villiers came into the Champions Trophy 2017 as the No.1 ranked batsman in the ODI cricket. After getting out for just 4 runs vs Sri Lanka in the first game, De Villiers got a good chance to score a big knock over Pakistan as he came to the crease in the 15th over. However, AB de Villiers cut the first ball he faced in the innings straight into the hands of the point fielder in Imad Wasim’s bowling to depart for a golden duck.
This turned out to be AB de Villiers’ first golden duck in his ODI cricket and only his 7th duck in this format. His last duck in ODIs also came in the Champions Trophy, in 2013 vs England in the semi-final.
AB de Villiers’ ducks in ODI cricket:
| Balls Faced | Innings in the game | Opposition | Ground | Date |
| 2 | 1 | Netherlands | Basseterre | 16-Mar-2007 |
| 5 | 2 | Sri Lanka | Providence | 28-Mar-2007 |
| 3 | 2 | Ireland | Providence | 3-Apr-2007 |
| 6 | 1 | New Zealand | St George’s | 14-Apr-2007 |
| 6 | 1 | India | Belfast | 29-Jun-2007 |
| 9 | 1 | England | The Oval | 19-Jun-2013 |
| 1 | 1 | Pakistan | Birmingham | 7-Jun-2017 |
This was only the 2nd duck for De Villiers in the ODI format since 2008. Among the players who have played 100 or more ODI innings since 2008, only Mike Hussey has less than two ducks in this format.
Fewest ducks in ODI cricket since January 1st, 2008: (Min: 100 innings)
| Player | Team | Matches | Innings | Ducks |
| MEK Hussey | Australia | 110 | 102 | 1 |
| AB de Villiers | South Africa | 162* | 154 | 2 |
| F du Plessis | South Africa | 112* | 108 | 2 |
| HM Amla | South Africa | 155* | 152 | 3 |
| MJ Clarke | Australia | 123 | 117 | 3 |
| MS Dhoni | India | 191 | 163 | 3 |
| IR Bell | England | 102 | 100 | 4 |
| JP Duminy | South Africa | 156* | 141 | 4 |
| DJG Sammy | West Indies | 121 | 104 | 4 |
AB de Villiers, who has played 212 ODI innings, has got only 7 ducks so far. At an average, De Villiers record a duck every 30.29 innings, the 7th highest number of innings for any player who have played more than 150 ODI innings.
Most innings played for each duck in ODIs: (Min: 150 innings)
| Player | Team | Matches | Innings | Ducks | Inns per duck |
| MEK Hussey | Australia | 185 | 157 | 3 | 52.33 |
| HM Amla | SA | 154 | 152 | 3 | 50.67 |
| S Chanderpaul | West Indies | 268 | 251 | 6 | 41.83 |
| MG Bevan | Australia | 232 | 196 | 5 | 39.2 |
| M Azharuddin | India | 334 | 308 | 9 | 34.22 |
| MS Dhoni | India / Asia XI | 287 | 249 | 8 | 31.125 |
| AB de Villiers | South Africa / Africa XI | 220 | 212 | 7 | 30.29 |
Out of the 7 ducks, AB de Villiers has recorded 6 of them in the ICC ODI events; the World Cup and the Champions Trophy. Four of those 6 have come in the 2007 World Cup itself. Only New Zealand’s Nathan Astle (8 ducks) has got more ducks in ICC ODI tournaments than ABD.
Most ducks in ICC ODI tournaments: (World Cup + Champions Trophy)
| Player | Team | Matches | Innings | Ducks |
| NJ Astle | New Zealand | 35 | 35 | 8 |
| AB de Villiers | South Africa | 35 | 34 | 6 |
| Habibul Bashar | Bangladesh | 16 | 15 | 5 |
| Ijaz Ahmed | Pakistan | 32 | 28 | 5 |
| KO Otieno | Kenya | 25 | 24 | 5 |
| SR Watson | Australia | 39 | 34 | 5 |
Including the World T20, only 3 players have scored more ducks in the ICC events than AB de Villiers. Astle tops this list as well with 8 ducks in hand.
Most ducks in ICC tournaments: (World Cup + Champions Trophy + World T20)
| Player | Team | Matches | Innings | Ducks |
| NJ Astle | New Zealand | 35 | 35 | 8 |
| TM Dilshan | Sri Lanka | 77 | 72 | 7 |
| ST Jayasuriya | Sri Lanka | 76 | 75 | 7 |
| AB de Villiers | South Africa | 65 | 63 | 6 |
| EJG Morgan | England / Ireland | 52 | 51 | 6 |
| Shahid Afridi | Pakistan | 74 | 69 | 6 |
| SR Watson | Australia | 63 | 56 | 6 |
(Stats as on June 7th, 2017)
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