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Is this the most ridiculous scorecard in cricket history?

South African Under 19s cricketer Shania-Lee Swart has given new meaning to the term 'carrying your bat', scoring 160 not out as every single one of her teammates were dismissed for 0.

Opening the batting for Mpumalanga in a Twenty20 tournament in Pretoria, Swart scored 160 off 86 balls in her team's total of 169.

But incredibly, the other nine runs came from extras as none of her teammates managed to get off the mark.

Unbelievable! Image: Cricinfo
Unbelievable! Image: Cricinfo

No other player faced more than 10 balls as 90 per cent of Swart's runs came from boundaries, finishing her knock with 18 fours and 12 sixes.

But she wasn't done there, also starring in the field with 2-21 off four overs as her side won by 42 runs.

Swart. Image: Facebook
Swart. Image: Facebook

Swart posted the ridiculous scorecard to her Facebook page where a fan congratulated her and jokingly said she should "give someone else a go next time".

"I wanted to (give someone else a go) but everytime someone else was on strike we lost a wicket, so I had to play clever cricket to win the game for my team," she said.

Swart and her teammates. Image: Facebook
Swart and her teammates. Image: Facebook

It's highly likely this is the very first instance of a team scoring nine ducks and winning the game.

Maybe a WBBL call-up is in the future for the young gun?