Most Ducks in IPL

Most Ducks in IPL is a fascinating statistic that highlights the high-risk, high-reward nature of T20 cricket, a record ironically shared by some of the league's most decorated veterans and aggressive stroke-makers.

As of 2026, the record for the most dismissals for zero is jointly held by Dinesh Karthik and Glenn Maxwell with 18 ducks each, followed closely by Rohit Sharma with 17. While a "duck" represents a momentary failure, its prevalence among legendary figures underscores that even the greatest icons are susceptible to early exits when tasked with aggressive scoring—particularly during the high-pressure Powerplay—or when facing world-class bowling.

RANK 1

Glenn Maxwell

Ducks

Runs

100

RANK 2

Travis Head

SRH, AS

Ducks

Runs

1351

RANK 3

Surya Kumar Yadav

Ducks

Runs

1332

Rank	Player	Mat	Inn	Runs	HS	100s	50s	Avg	Ducks
1	Glenn Maxwell MS	17	15	100	30	0	0	6.67	5
2	Travis Head SRH, AS	43	42	1351	102	1	9	32.95	4
3	Surya Kumar Yadav MI	40	40	1332	102	1	10	39.18	4
4	Ishan Kishan SRH	43	42	1276	106	1	8	32.72	4
5	Dhruv Jurel RR	45	40	1043	81	0	10	33.65	4
6	Naman Dhir MI	37	33	710	62	0	3	27.31	4
7	Ravi Bishnoi RR	34	8	17	13	0	0	2.43	4
8	Abhishek Sharma SRH	45	44	1486	141	2	9	35.38	3
9	Prabhsimran Singh PBKS	45	44	1393	91	0	12	32.4	3
10	Mitchell Marsh LSG, PS	30	30	1251	117	2	9	41.7	3
11	Ruturaj Gaikwad CSK	33	33	1042	108	1	8	37.21	3
12	Ayush Badoni LSG	38	33	779	74	0	5	27.82	3
13	Sunil Narine KKR	40	30	774	109	1	3	27.64	3
14	Devdutt Padikkal RCB	33	32	749	61	0	5	24.97	3
15	Axar Patel DC	40	34	671	66	0	3	24.85	3
16	Rahul Tewatia GT	43	36	477	68	0	1	21.68	3
17	Dewald Brevis CSK	20	17	445	57	0	2	26.18	3
18	Shimron Hetmyer RR	34	29	430	52	0	1	19.55	3
19	Sameer Rizvi DC	24	18	424	90	0	3	30.29	3
20	Jake Fraser-McGurk MR	15	15	385	84	0	4	25.67	3
21	Liam Livingstone SRH	19	17	238	54	0	1	17	3
22	Anukul Roy KKR	19	9	55	29	0	0	11	3
23	Harshal Patel SRH	32	11	44	12	0	0	5.5	3
24	Mitchell Starc DC, SS	31	13	15	6	0	0	3	3
25	Shreyas Iyer PBKS	46	44	1453	101	1	13	48.43	2
26	Jos Buttler GT	42	41	1423	107	2	9	44.47	2
27	Nicholas Pooran LSG	42	42	1257	87	0	9	38.09	2
28	Rohit Sharma MI	38	38	1118	105	1	7	31.94	2
29	Phil Salt RCB	31	31	1040	89	0	10	35.86	2
30	Vaibhav Sooryavanshi RR	23	23	1028	103	2	6	44.7	2
31	Rishabh Pant LSG	41	39	1027	118	1	5	31.12	2
32	Shivam Dube CSK	41	40	1023	66	0	4	35.28	2
33	Ajinkya Rahane KKR	40	38	967	67	0	5	26.86	2
34	Aiden Markram LSG	36	35	896	66	0	6	28.9	2
35	Shashank Singh PBKS	43	37	836	68	0	6	39.81	2
36	Marcus Stoinis PBKS, MS	40	34	764	124	1	3	31.83	2
37	Abishek Porel DC	31	29	736	65	0	4	28.31	2
38	Jitesh Sharma RCB	45	35	564	85	0	1	20.89	2
39	Abdul Samad LSG	37	32	462	45	0	0	19.25	2
40	Ayush Mhatre CSK	13	13	441	94	0	3	33.92	2
41	Sherfane Rutherford MI	21	18	414	71	0	1	29.57	2
42	Rachin Ravindra KKR	18	18	413	65	0	2	24.29	2
43	Karun Nair DC	10	10	216	89	0	1	21.6	2
44	Deepak Hooda	18	14	176	50	0	1	13.54	2
45	Jofra Archer RR	28	17	127	32	0	0	10.58	2
46	Mahipal Lomror GT	10	10	125	33	0	0	15.63	2
47	Tim Seifert KKR, MR	3	3	19	19	0	0	6.33	2
48	Piyush Chawla	11	6	15	10	0	0	3.75	2
49	Wanindu Hasaranga LSG	11	5	9	4	0	0	1.8	2
50	Anrich Nortje LSG	9	5	4	4	0	0	1.33	2
51	Simarjeet Singh	8	3	3	3	0	0	1.5	2
52	Vaibhav Arora KKR	33	6	2	1	0	0	1	2
53	Sai Sudharsan GT	44	44	2008	108	3	16	48.98	1
54	KL Rahul DC	41	41	1652	152	2	12	44.65	1
55	Yashasvi Jaiswal RR	46	45	1421	104	1	10	34.66	1
56	Sanju Samson CSK	39	38	1293	115	2	7	43.1	1
57	Rajat Patidar RCB	45	41	1208	93	0	12	31.79	1
58	N. Tilak Varma MI	43	40	1118	101	1	7	33.88	1
59	Tristan Stubbs DC	42	39	953	71	0	5	45.38	1
60	Priyansh Arya PBKS	30	30	839	103	1	5	27.97	1
61	Ravindra Jadeja RR	42	36	834	77	0	3	43.89	1
62	Nitish Kumar Reddy SRH	40	35	787	76	0	3	29.15	1
63	Tim David RCB, HH	41	35	733	70	0	2	36.65	1
64	Hardik Pandya MI	39	35	646	48	0	0	21.53	1
65	Cameron Green KKR	27	26	577	79	0	2	32.06	1
66	David Miller DC	31	30	574	55	0	2	33.76	1
67	Quinton De Kock MI	22	22	534	112	1	4	26.7	1
68	Washington Sundar GT	25	23	510	55	0	3	31.88	1
69	Nitish Rana DC	22	22	484	91	0	4	23.05	1
70	Krunal Pandya RCB	45	28	468	73	0	2	29.25	1
71	Andre Russell KKR	28	19	389	64	0	2	24.31	1
72	Sam Curran SS, RR	18	17	384	88	0	3	25.6	1
73	Jonny Bairstow	13	13	383	108	1	0	31.92	1
74	MS Dhoni CSK	28	24	357	37	0	0	32.45	1
75	Shahrukh Khan GT	31	23	349	58	0	2	20.53	1
76	Dinesh Karthik	15	13	326	83	0	2	36.22	1
77	Shahbaz Ahamad LSG	24	15	282	59	0	1	28.2	1
78	Ramandeep Singh KKR	34	22	254	35	0	0	18.14	1
79	Shubham Dubey RR	19	17	220	34	0	0	22	1
80	Rilee Rossouw	8	8	211	61	0	1	26.38	1
81	Romario Shepherd RCB	29	15	210	53	0	1	26.25	1
82	Urvil Patel CSK	10	10	197	65	0	1	19.7	1
83	Rashid Khan GT	44	22	192	31	0	0	13.71	1
84	Sarfaraz Khan CSK	8	7	161	50	0	1	23	1
85	Vipraj Nigam DC	19	10	157	39	0	0	19.63	1
86	Devon Conway	6	6	156	69	0	2	26	1
87	Salil Arora SRH	14	11	156	35	0	0	22.29	1
88	Marco Jansen PBKS	30	15	144	34	0	0	16	1
89	Moeen Ali	14	7	133	56	0	1	19	1
90	Arshad Khan GT	21	11	129	58	0	1	25.8	1