Harry Brook registered an unwanted record to his name in England’s second inning of the second test against New Zealand. During England’s second innings against New Zealand, Harry Brook returned to the pavilion after being run out without facing a single ball. Harry Brook became the second English batsman to get out on a diamond duck.
In 2008 against South Africa, Monty Panesar returned to the pavilion after being run out without playing ball. Then this record of Diamond Duck was registered to his name. Now Harry Brook has also become a part of this unwanted club.
This incident took place in the 22nd over of England’s second innings. Root played Southee’s first ball in the direction of the gully and ran to take the run. Bracewell grabbed the ball running in the third slip and threw it to the wicketkeeper Blundell. Blundell scattered the bails without delay; Brook was far from the crease by then. This is how Brooke became the victim of Diamond Duck. England’s score was 80/5 when he was dismissed.
Now the question is, what is Diamond Duck? Here the explanation is when the batter gets out without playing the ball, it is called Diamond Duck in the language of cricket. It is mainly seen that the batter returns to the pavilion after being run out without facing the ball. Apart from this, if the batter faces the first ball, but it is wide, and he is out-stumped, it is called a diamond duck.
New Zealand was all out for 483 in their second innings, leaving England with a target of 258 to win. Chasing the target, Ben Stokes & Co. got all out for 256 runs and lost the match by 1 run.
