Umar Akmal equals unwanted world record

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Umar Akmal hits a four during their Cricket World Cup match against South Africa in Auckland, March 7, 2015. File photo courtesy REUTERS.

Pakistan middle order batsman Umar Akmal has equaled an unwanted world record of most ducks in T20I as Sri Lanka created history by registering first ever T20I series victory against Pakistan.

When he was dismissed without scoring in the first T20I, it was his ninth duck in his 83rd T20I, and he broke Shahid Afridi’s record.

Again in the second T20I, he bagged another ‘golden duck’, and the tenth duck in 84 matches to equal the world record set by Sri Lanka’s Dilshan Tillekaratne.