On the night of 31st March 2025, the magic of Ashwini Kumar contributed by taking 4 wickets in Mumbai Indians win against Kolkata Knight Riders at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. With this, Ashwini Kumar’s name has been added in the history. He took the wicket of Kolkata captain Ajinkya Rahane on his first ball. By the way, this is not the first time in the IPL when any bowling of debut has taken wickets on the first ball. This feat has been repeated 10 times in total.
In the IPL debut, Ishant Sharma was the first to do the feat to take wickets on the first ball. He took the wicket of Rahul Dravid of Royal Challengers Bangalore while making his debut for KKR in 2008. Wilkin Mota also achieved this feat in the same season. In 2009, three bowlers made this achievement in their name. Let’s look at when and against which teams, which bowler has taken wickets on the first ball of their IPL debut.
10 Bowlers Who Took Wicket on First Ball on Their IPL Debut
1- In 2008, Ishant Sharma (Kolkata) dismissed Rahul Dravid of Royal Challengers Bangalore.
2- In 2008, Wilkin Mota (Punjab) took the wicket of Suresh Raina of Chennai.
3- In 2009, Shane Harwood (Rajasthan) dismissed Azhar Bilakhia of Deccan Chargers.
4- In 2009, Amit Singh (Rajasthan) dismissed Sunny Sohal of Punjab.
5- In 2009, Charl Langvelt (Kolkata) took the wicket of Rob Quini of Rajasthan.
6- In 2010, Ali Murtaza (Mumbai) made Naman Ojha of Rajasthan a victim.
7- In 2012, TD Sudhindra (Deccan Chargers) hunted Faf du Plessis of Chennai.
8- In 2019, Aljari Joseph (Mumbai) took the wicket of David Warner of Hyderabad.
9- In 2022, M Pathirana (Chennai) dismissed the Shubhaman Bill of Gujarat Titans.
10- In 2025, Ashwini Kumar (Mumbai) dismissed Ajinkya Rahane of Kolkata on his IPL debut.