Virat Kohli out for golden duck in third ODI vs West Indies at New Chandigarh

Virat Kohli was bowled for a golden duck by Jayden Seales in the third ODI between India and West Indies at Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium, New Chandigarh on October 3, 2026. The dismissal came early in India’s innings as the match was the final game of the three-match series.

India had already secured the series with a 2-0 lead after comfortable victories in the first two matches. The hosts lost two quick wickets at the start of the third ODI, including captain Shubman Gill, who had scored a double century and a century in the opening two games but was trapped for 1 off 6 balls by Jayden Seales on the third ball of the third over. Gill’s wicket brought Kohli to the crease.

Kohli arrived at the crease having compiled four centuries and five half-centuries in his previous 12 innings. He was beaten by a straight delivery from Seales and was bowled for a golden duck.

The dismissal represented only the fourth occasion that Kohli has been out to the first legitimate ball he faced in an ODI innings. Before Seales, Darren Sammy, Tim Bresnan, and Kieron Pollard had been the bowlers to achieve that feat, and three of those four bowlers are West Indian.

Earlier in the 2025–26 period, Kohli had recorded two consecutive ducks during the AUS vs IND ODI series in October 2025. Across formats, this outing brought Kohli’s total number of ducks to 40, and among active international players he has the most ducks in international cricket.

In ODI cricket specifically, Kohli has now been dismissed for a duck 19 times, and this match produced only his second single-digit score in his last 13 ODI innings. He finished the three-match series with 168 runs at an average of 84 and a strike rate of 155.56.

At the time of the report India were rebuilding after the two early dismissals, with Rohit Sharma and Ruturaj Gaikwad putting on a 50-run partnership for the third wicket. India’s next confirmed ODI assignment is a series in November against New Zealand, meaning fans will wait approximately one month to see Kohli bat for the national side again.