Jake Fraser McGurk's horrid T20 run continues, dismissed for golden duck in DC-MI clash

ANI April 14, 2025 241 views

Jake Fraser-McGurk is experiencing a dramatic decline in his T20 cricket performance after his breakthrough IPL 2024 season. His current IPL 2025 run has been particularly challenging, with a golden duck in the recent match against Mumbai Indians. The Australian batter's statistics have dropped significantly, from scoring 330 runs at a strike rate of 234.04 to struggling to make meaningful contributions. Despite his previous success, McGurk seems to be going through a challenging phase in his cricket career.

"A golden duck is a tough way to start an innings" - Cricket Analyst
New Delhi, April 13: Delhi Capitals (DC) batter Jake Fraser-McGurk's poor run in T20 cricket continued with a golden duck against Mumbai Indians (MI) in his side's Indian Premier League (IPL) match at Arun Jaitley Stadium on Sunday, the first match of Blue and Red franchise at their primary home venue this season.

Key Points

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Jake Fraser-McGurk's performance drops dramatically from previous IPL season

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Only 46 runs in five matches with two ducks

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Contrasts sharply with his impressive 2024 IPL statistics

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Struggling to maintain power-play impact

During the run-chase of 206 runs, Fraser-McGurk was out on a golden duck to Deepak Chahar on the first ball of the innings, giving a catch to Will Jacks at cover region.

In five matches so far in IPL 2025, McGurk has made just 46 runs at an average of barely 9.20, a strike rate of exactly 100 and the best score of 38. This also includes two ducks.

This is in stark contrast with his IPL 2024 numbers, where he set the competition alight with some top-tier power-play numbers. He scored 330 runs in nine innings at an average of 36.66, a mind-boggling strike rate of 234.04 and four half-centuries. His best score was 84, and he smashed 32 fours and 28 sixes in the tournament.

After the conclusion of IPL 2024, McGurk has scored just 428 runs in 29 innings at an average of 14.75 and a strike rate of 131.69. He has scored just two half-centuries and his best score is 95.

Notably, he has survived beyond the Powerplay in only seven of his 29 T20 innings since the conclusion of IPL 2024.

Coming to the match, DC won the toss and elected to bowl first.

The 100-run mark came for DC in nine overs. Knock from Ryan Rickelton (41 in 25 balls, with five fours and two sixes) and his 47-run stand with Rohit Sharma (18), 60-run stand for the third wicket between Suryakumar Yadav (40 in 28 balls, with five fours and two sixes) and Tilak Varma (59 in 33 balls, with six fours and three sixes) and a 62-run stand between Tilak and Naman Dhir (38* in 17 balls, with three fours and two sixes) powered MI to 205/5 in 20 overs.

Kuldeep Yadav (2/23) and Vipraj Nigam (2/41) were among top bowlers for DC.

DC needs to chase 206 runs to secure their fifth win in a row.

Reader Comments

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Priya K.
Really disappointing to see JFM struggling like this. Last season he was pure entertainment! Hope he finds his form soon 🤞 #ComeBackStronger
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Rahul S.
Golden duck on first ball... ouch. That's gotta hurt the confidence. Maybe DC should give him a break to work on his technique?
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Anjali M.
The difference between IPL 2024 and 2025 stats is shocking! What changed? Is it pressure or technical issues? 🤔
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Samir P.
Respectfully, DC management needs to rethink their batting order. Can't keep sending out a struggling opener when we're chasing 200+ totals.
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Tina R.
Remember that 84 last season? Pure fireworks! Hope he rediscovers that magic soon. Cricket needs exciting players like him 💥
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Vikram J.
The numbers don't lie - 29 innings with only 7 powerplay survivals is worrying. Maybe he needs to work with a specialist batting coach?

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