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Ishant Sharma to Pathirana: Bowlers with 1st ball wicket on their IPL debut

Ishant Sharma to Pathirana: Bowlers with 1st ball wicket on their IPL debut

The likes of Alzarri Joseph, Charl Langeveldt, and Ali Murtaza also feature on the list.

Making an IPL debut is a dream for many bowlers around, but taking a wicket on the first ball of the debut is the cherry on the cake. As we gear up for the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 season, let’s revisit a unique achievement in IPL history: bowlers who took a wicket with their very first ball in an IPL tournament.

1st ball wicket on IPL debut

Ishant Sharma was the first bowler to take a wicket on the very first ball of his IPL debut. In the match between Kolkata Knight Riders and Royal Challengers Bangalore, Ishant took the wicket of Rahul Dravid in IPL 2008. Wilkin Mota also did the same in IPL 2008, where the took the wicket of Suresh Raina.

n 2009, Shane Harwood, Amit Singh and Charl Langelveldt took the wickets on their first ball of the debut match. Ali Murtaza in IPL 2010 took the wicket of Naman Ojha.

In IPL 2019, West Indian pacer Alzarri Joseph took the wicket of David Warner on his very first IPL ball. In that game, he also took the best bowling figures in the history of the Indian Premier League.

First ball wicket in IPL

BowlerMatchBatterYear
Ishant SharmaKolkata Knight Riders vs Royal Challengers BangaloreRahul Dravid2008
Wilkin MotaPunjab Kings vs Chennai Super KingsSuresh Raina2008
Shane HarwoodRajasthan Royal vs Deccan ChargersAzhar Bilakhia2009
Amit SinghRajasthan Royal vs Punjab KingsSunny Sohal2009
Charl LangeveldtKolkata Knight Riders vs Rajasthan RoyalsRob Quiney2009
Ali MurtazaMumbai Indians vs Rajasthan RoyalsNaman Ojha2010
TP SudhindraDeccan Chargers vs Chennai Super KingsFaf du Plessis2012
Alzarri JosephMumbai Indians vs Sunrisers HyderabadDavid Warner2019
Matheesha PathiranaChennai Super Kings vs Gujarat TitansShubhman Gill2022
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