Diamond duck is associated with cricket game.
When a batsman gets out without facing a single ball, it is called a ‘diamond duck’. Usually, it is a run-out of a new batsman at the non-striker’s end, or stumped off a wide ball is also said to be out for a ‘diamond duck’.
Also, the rare dismissal of ‘timed out’, in which the batsman takes too long to turn up at the crease, is also called a ‘diamond duck.
Do you know there is Bronze duck, Silver duck and Golden duck in cricket?