Most Wickets on First Ball of IPL Match: Mohammad has left a different mark with his bowling not only for the country but also in domestic and IPL cricket. He has taken wickets from time to time and put unexpected matches in India’s bag. During this time, he also has numerous notable achievements to his name. Mohammad Shami achieved a feat against CSK that will also shock you to hear.
Mohammad Shami sent Sheikh Sharid to the pavilion by dismissing him on the very first ball against CSK. By doing this, he won everyone’s heart by making a historic record in his name. That means he became the bowler who took the most wickets on the first ball of the match. Due to this, there is a lot of enthusiasm on the faces of his fans.
Mohammad Shami created this big history.
While playing for Sunrisers Hyderabad, Mohammad Shami has achieved a significant achievement. He won everyone’s heart by creating a big record by taking a wicket on the very first ball of the match against CSK. He became such a player who has taken a wicket on the very first ball in IPL four times. Meaning, Mohammed Shami has become the first player to do so.
He has sent the batsman to the pavilion on the very first ball of the match in 2014, 2022, 2023 and now in 2025. These include Jacques Kallis (2014), KL Rahul (2022), and Phil Salt (2023). In IPL 2025, he has now sent Sheikh Rashid to the pavilion. Apart from Shami, some other bowlers have also done this more than once.
This player has also made a record.
Apart from Mohammed Shami, stormy bowler Bhuvneshwar Kumar is also the player to take a wicket on the very first ball of an IPL match twice. He sent Kusal Perera in 2013 and Prabhsimran Singh in 2023 to the pavilion on the first ball of the game.
In this case, Umesh Yadav comes again, who has taken a wicket on the first ball of an IPL match twice based on bowling. He dismissed Chris Gayle in 2017 and Suryakumar Yadav in 2018 on the first ball of an IPL match.