Ishant Sharma - Pathirana: jugador de bolos con la primera bola en su debut en IPL

La lista también incluye a personajes como Alzarri Joseph, Charles Langeveldt y Ali Murtaza.

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

Bowler	Match	Batter	Year
Ishant Sharma	Kolkata Knight Riders vs Royal Challengers Bangalore	Rahul Dravid	2008
Wilkin Mota	Punjab Kings vs Chennai Super Kings	Suresh Raina	2008
Shane Harwood	Rajasthan Royal vs Deccan Chargers	Azhar Bilakhia	2009
Amit Singh	Rajasthan Royal vs Punjab Kings	Sunny Sohal	2009
Charl Langeveldt	Kolkata Knight Riders vs Rajasthan Royals	Rob Quiney	2009
Ali Murtaza	Mumbai Indians vs Rajasthan Royals	Naman Ojha	2010
TP Sudhindra	Deccan Chargers vs Chennai Super Kings	Faf du Plessis	2012
Alzarri Joseph	Mumbai Indians vs Sunrisers Hyderabad	David Warner	2019
Matheesha Pathirana	Chennai Super Kings vs Gujarat Titans	Shubhman Gill	2022