Golden Duck out vs Diamond Duck out: Be it a street cricketer or an international cricket player, whenever they come to the crease to bat, everyone has this thought in their mind that they should not get “out on the first ball”.

Getting out on the first ball is called duck out in cricket. But have you ever wondered how many types of duck outs are there in cricket? Actually, there are 8 types of duck outs in cricket but in this article we will talk about 2 special duck outs which are Golden Duck out and Diamond Duck out.

The question of golden duck out and diamond duck out arose in India vs Sri Lanka match

In fact, in the second match of the 3-match T20 series played between India and Sri Lanka, Sri Lankan batsman Dasun Shanaka was out for the second consecutive time without opening his account. In the first match, he was run out without playing a ball, while in the second T20 match, he was out after playing 1 ball.

Now in such a situation, there is a question in the minds of people that whether he got out on golden duck in both the matches or is it some other type of diamond duck out because he got out on zero in both the matches but he played 2 balls in one match and got out on the very first ball in one match.

What is Golden Duck?

When a batsman gets out on the very first ball, then it is called a golden duck out. Whereas, when a batsman gets out on the second ball without scoring any run, then it is called a silver duck out. That means Dasun Shanaka did not get a diamond but a golden and silver duck out.

What is Diamond Duck Out?

In cricket, when a batsman gets out without scoring any runs, it is called a duck. When a batsman gets out without playing a single ball, it is called a diamond duck. This happens when a batsman obstructs the fielding and gets out without being run out, timed out or facing the ball.