In a remarkable event in cricket’s 148-year history, an unprecedented incident occurred during a match between Canada and Scotland. For the first time ever in international cricket, both opening batsmen were dismissed in the first two balls of an innings. This extraordinary moment took place during a qualifier match for the ICC ODI World Cup.
International cricket began with the first Test match in 1877, and in the 148 years since, across Test, ODI, and T20I formats, no team had ever lost both openers in the first two deliveries of an innings—until now.
Scotland’s captain, Richie Berrington, won the toss and elected to field first. Pacer Brad Currie opened the bowling attack for Scotland. His very first ball saw Canadian opener Ali Nadeem prod at the delivery, edging it to Mark Watt in the slips. Pargat Singh came in at number three, facing the second ball of the innings. Pargat played a straight drive, which Currie attempted to stop. Meanwhile, the non-striker, Yuvraj Sharma, had ventured out of his crease to take a run. The ball deflected off Currie’s hand and hit the stumps, catching Yuvraj out of his ground. Pargat, still within his crease, was safe, but Yuvraj was run out, marking the second dismissal in as many balls.
This rare occurrence is the first of its kind in the history of international cricket. Despite Canada’s early collapse, losing five wickets for just 18 runs, they managed to post 184 runs in 48.1 overs. Scotland, in response, chased down the target comfortably, scoring 187 for 3 in 41.5 overs to secure the victory.
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