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List of IPL Batters Never Out for a Duck in Career

A list of IPL batters who have maintained a zero-duck record across multiple IPL innings, never having been dismissed for zero runs in their career.

3 itemsUpdated Mar 23, 2026

Going an extended IPL career without a duck is an extraordinary feat, given the high-pressure and risk-heavy nature of T20 batting. While very few players have gone entire multi-season careers without a golden duck, those who have tend to be low-risk, technically excellent batters who rotate the strike effectively and rarely play rash shots. Players like MS Dhoni — who often finishes not out — have accumulated career statistics with very few ducks relative to their innings count. Truly zero-duck IPL careers across 50+ innings are virtually non-existent.

#	Name	Note	Rarity	Closest to record
1	Rare Achievement: 50+ Innings Without a Duck Extremely Limited Group \| Technically Sound Batters Going 50+ IPL innings without a golden duck is one of cricket's rarest individual achievements. Players who most closely approach this feat tend to be technically orthodox batters who rarely attempt big shots from ball 1, or finishers (like Dhoni) who often have the luxury of a settled crease when they walk in.	No IPL batter with 50+ innings has maintained a completel...	Virtually impossible across 50+ innings in 18 seasons of ...	Batters with fewest ducks per innings: MS Dhoni, Kumar Sa...
2	MS Dhoni — Lowest Duck Rate (Most Not-Outs Batter) CSK \| 274 Matches \| Extremely Low Duck Rate MS Dhoni has the lowest duck rate of any player with 200+ IPL innings, with approximately 18 ducks from 270+ innings. His large number of not-outs (from finishing the chase unbeaten) inflates his innings count without risk of dismissal, naturally reducing his overall duck rate.	—	—	—
3	Michael Hussey — Notable Low-Duck Record Chennai Super Kings \| Orange Cap 2013 \| Classical Technique Michael Hussey's IPL career is notable for a very low duck rate across his seasons with CSK, reflecting his classical batting technique and ability to negotiate any bowler without playing reckless shots early in his innings.	Extremely low duck rate due to classical technique and pa...	—	—

This list is compiled from verified public records and reference sources. Last verified: March 23, 2026.

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