BPL player gets timed out, recalled, and then dismissed first ball to script 'worst golden duck in history'
Hindustan TimesAustralian cricketer Tom O'Connell, on Tuesday, was dismissed twice in the same match. Playing for Chittagong Kings on the inaugural day of the 2024/25 edition of the Bangladesh Premier League against Khulna Tigers at the Shere Bangla National Stadium in Dhaka, O'Connell was timed out, then called back, only to be dismissed in the very first ball he faced, leading commentators to exclaim, the "worst golden duck in history". Tom O'Connell was dismissed by Mohammad Nawaz The Tigers' bowling attack inflicted a collapse in the powerplay as the Kings lost five wickets in the opening 6.1 overs. As the Aussie scampered through the ground, the umpires were spotted chatting with Khulna Tigers captain Mehidy Hasan Miraz, who at one point even lifted the umpire's watch. 'The worst golden duck in history' Miraz, who was part of the Shakib Al Hasan-led Bangladesh team that had appealed for a time-out of Angelo Mathews at the 2023 World Cup, however, retracted his appeal quickly.