The form may be bad, the name of Mohammed Shami! Unique record made on the first ball of the innings
Sunrisers Hyderabad fast bowler Mohammed Shami on Friday set a unique record in IPL history. On the very first ball of the match against Chennai Super Kings, Shami dismissed Sheikh Rashid and took a wicket on the first ball of an IPL innings for the fourth time. Prior to this, he has also dismissed Jacques Kallis (2014), KL Rahul (2022) and Phil Salt (2023) on the first ball of the innings. Shami has now become the bowler to take the most wickets on the first ball in IPL.
Mohammed Shami’s IPL 2025 may have faded so far, but he has caught everyone’s attention by creating history in Chepock. Shami got Sheikh Rashid caught by Abhishek Sharma in the slip on the very first ball of the innings against Chennai Super Kings and registered her name in the record book. He has become the first bowler to take a four -time wicket on the first ball in IPL history.
Earlier, Shami had dismissed Jacques Kallis in 2014, KL Rahul in 2022 and Phil Salt in 2023. A total of 41 bowlers in the IPL have taken wickets on the first ball of the innings, but no one could show continuity like Shami.
Batsman dismissed on the first ball of the innings in IPL (by Shami):
- Jack Kallis (Kolkata Knight Riders), Dubai (2014)
- KL Rahul (Lucknow Super Giants), Mumbai (Wankhede) (2022)
- Phil Soult (Kolkata Knight Riders), Ahmedabad (2023)
- Sheikh Rashid (Chennai Super Kings), Chennai (2025)
Bowlers to take the most wickets on the first ball of the innings in IPL:
- Mohammed Shami – 4 times
- Lasith Malinga – 3 times
- Ashok Dinda – 3 times
- Praveen Kumar – 3 times
- Bhuvneshwar Kumar – 3 times
- Umesh Yadav – 3 times
- Trent Bolt – 3 times
- Dirk Nainas – 2 times
- Irfan Pathan – 2 times
- LBE Morkel – 2 times
- Harbhajan Singh – 2 times
- Pat Cummins – 2 times
- Zaheer Khan – 2 times
- Ravichandran Ashwin – 2 times
- Deepak Chahar – 2 times
Even though Shami’s performance in this season has been simple so far – just 6 wickets in 8 matches – but this achievement has re -highlighted his experience and class. So far, legends like Lasith Malinga, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Trent Bolt have been able to do this feat in the history of IPL.
