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Pakistan’s opener Hasan Nawaz sets unwanted record in T20

Becoming the first opener to be dismissed for a duck three times in a single series
Hassan Nawaz after getting the Man of the Match Award in the post-match ceremony in Auckland. Photo File
Hassan Nawaz after getting the Man of the Match Award in the post-match ceremony in Auckland. Photo File

The young opener has set an unwanted record in T20 series against New Zealand.

In the fifth T20 match of the series, opener Hasan Nawaz was dismissed for a duck, adding an undesirable record to his name. Hasan Nawaz was out for a duck for the third time in the same T20 series.

Hasan Nawaz made his debut against New Zealand on March 16 but was dismissed for a duck, and the second T20 saw a similar outcome. However, in the third match, the young batter surprised everyone by scoring a century.

In the fourth T20, he was out after scoring a single run, and in the final match, he was dismissed for a duck again. With this, he became the first opener to be dismissed for a duck three times in a single series.

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Several Pakistani openers, included in the list of getting dismissed for multiple ducks in a T20 series:

3 – Hasan Nawaz (5 innings)

2 – Shahzaib Hasan (2 innings)

2 – Mohammad Hafeez (3 innings)

2 – Mohammad Rizwan (4 innings)