Paul Stirling records his 13th duck in men's T20Is: Stats
Ireland captain Paul Stirling continues his quest for a big score in international cricket. After scoring 11 in the 1st T20I against India, he recorded a four-ball duck in the 2nd. Prasidh Krishna dismissed the Ireland captain in the third over. Stirling registered his 13th duck, now the most by a batter in men's T20Is. Here are the key stats.
Why does this story matter?
Stirling is the only Ireland player to have slammed over 3,000 runs in T20I cricket. The right-handed batter has represented Ireland in as many as 131 T20Is. However, he has also undergone quite a few rough patches in the format. His 13 ducks in T20I cricket are a by-product of this. He now tops the list of ducks in men's T20Is.
Stirling surpasses Kevin O'Brien
As mentioned, Stirling recorded his 13th duck in T20Is. He surpassed his compatriot Kevin O'Brien, who recorded 12 ducks in his decade-old T20I career. Only two other players have registered more than 10 ducks in the format.
Fifth-most runs in T20I cricket
Stirling has racked up 3,408 runs in 131 matches at 28.63 in T20I cricket. His strike rate reads 135.83. Stirling is the fifth-highest run-getter in this format. He is one of the six batters to reach 3,000 runs in T20Is. He is only behind Virat Kohli (4,008), Rohit Sharma (3,853), Martin Guptill (3,531), and Babar Azam (3,485).
The summary of 2nd T20I
India had a patchy start after Ireland invited them to bat. The visitors were reduced to 34/2 before Ruturaj Gaikwad and Sanju Samson got them past 100. Rinku Singh and Shivam Dube then took charge, smashing 42 runs off the last two overs (185/5). For Ireland, Andrew Balbirnie was the lone warrior, with others failing to capitalize. Ireland eventually lost by 33 runs (152/8).
