In cricket, a duck is a batsmans dismissal with a score of zero). A golden duck is a specific type of duck, which occurs when a batsman is dismissed off their first delivery faced). The term "duck" comes from the shape of the number zero, which resembles a ducks egg. There are other types of ducks in cricket, including:
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Regular Duck: When a batsman is dismissed without scoring any runs, but some time after the first ball.
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King Pair: When a batsman is dismissed on the very first ball that they face in both innings of a Test match without scoring any runs.
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Diamond Duck: When a batsman is dismissed without facing any legal balls.
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Platinum Duck (or Royal Duck): When a batsman is dismissed on the first ball of the first innings of the entire match.
Former Sri Lanka cricketer Muttiah Muralitharan holds the record for the most golden ducks in Test cricket with 14, while former Sri Lanka cricketer Lasith Malinga holds the record for the most golden ducks in One-Day Internationals (ODIs) with 13. Pakistani cricketer Umar Akmal has the most golden ducks in T20 internationals with six.
