India, Dec. 11 -- Shubman Gill's T20I struggles continued on Thursday as he was dismissed for his first-ever golden duck in international cricket, raising fresh concerns ahead of the T20 World Cup. The dismissal came in the opening over of India's innings in the second T20I against South Africa in New Chandigarh.

Chasing a daunting 214, Gill was out on the fifth ball of the first over, facing Lungi Ngidi. The right-arm pacer delivered a good-length ball on off stump that hit the deck and shaped away. Gill, caught in the crease, pushed at it and edged it thickly to wicketkeeper Reeza Hendricks, who dived to his right to complete the catch, a dismissal reminiscent of a Test match.

This marked Gill's first golden duck in international cric...