Ashwini Kumar, making his debut for Mumbai Indians, made history by taking Ajinkya Rahane’s wicket on the very first ball of his first over. Rahane’s catch was taken by Tilak Varma after two attempts, sending the stadium into a frenzy. Captain Hardik Pandya’s joy at this historic wicket was evident as he jumped up like a kid, celebrating wildly.
The young pacer, Ashwini Kumar, made a spectacular start in his IPL debut match. In the match being played at Wankhede Stadium against Kolkata Knight Riders, the 23-year-old left-arm fast bowler took a wicket off his very first delivery.
Captain Hardik Pandya handed him the ball in the fourth over, and Ashwini achieved a remarkable feat in Mumbai Indians’ history.
Ashwini’s first delivery was a fuller length ball, pitched outside the off-stump. KKR captain Ajinkya Rahane swung his bat, but the ball went straight to Tilak Varma, standing at deep backward point.
Tilak initially dropped the catch, but quickly turned around and made a stunning one-handed grab after a second attempt. This brilliant effort gave Ashwini Kumar his first IPL wicket.
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Ashwini Kumar became the second bowler in Mumbai Indians’ history to take a wicket on the first ball of his debut over. The first was Alzarri Joseph in 2019, who dismissed David Warner off the first ball of his debut match. Ashwini became the 10th bowler in IPL history to achieve this feat.
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Captain Hardik Pandya’s happiness at this historic wicket was a sight to behold. As soon as the wicket fell, Hardik jumped up like a child and celebrated exuberantly for his debut bowler.