Bowlers with 1st ball wicket on their IPL debut: The first season of IPL was played almost 17 years ago in 2008. Till now there have been 17 seasons of this league. Big records were made during these 17 years. Apart from the batsmen, bowlers have given many memorable performances, but do you know how many bowlers have taken wickets on the first ball of their debut match in IPL history? Actually, the first name in this list is of Indian fast bowler Ishant Sharma.
These bowlers have done this feat
In his debut match of IPL 2008, Ishant Sharma dismissed Rahul Dravid on the very first ball. After this, Shane Harwood of Rajasthan Royals achieved this feat in the IPL 2009 season. Shane Harwood dismissed Ahzar Bilakhia of Deccan Chargers. Whereas the third name in this list is that of Amit Singh of Rajasthan Royals. In the IPL 2009 season, Amit Singh dismissed Sunny Sohail of Punjab Kings on the very first ball of his debut match. In the same season, Charles Languet of Kolkata Knight Riders dismissed Rob Queenie of Rajasthan Royals on the first ball.
At the same time, the name of Mumbai Indians’ Ali Mortaza is included in this list. This bowler achieved this feat by dismissing Naman Ojha of Rajasthan Royals in the 2010 season. TP Sudhindra of Deccan Chargers Hyderabad dismissed Faf du Plessis of Chennai Super Kings on his very first ball in the 2012 season. After this, in the IPL 2019 season, Alzarri Joseph of Mumbai Indians achieved this feat against Sunrisers Hyderabad. Whereas in the IPL 2022 season, Mathisa Pathirana of Chennai Super Kings made a place in this list by dismissing Shubman Gill of Gujarat Titans.
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