Wickets on First Ball of Innings in IPL

Losing a wicket on the very first ball of the match is the ultimate “cricket nightmare.” In IPL history, there have been 33 instances, where a batter was dismissed on the first legal delivery of the innings.

Here is the complete list including the bowlers, batters, season, and venue:

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IPL First Ball of the Innings Dismissals

Season	Batter	Team	Bowler	Venue	Mode of Wicket
2008	Parthiv Patel	CSK	Sohail Tanvir	Jaipur	lbw
2009	Gautam Gambhir	DC	L. Balaji	Durban	Caught
2009	Jacques Kallis	RCB	Dirk Nannes	Port Elizabeth	Caught
2009	Brendon McCullum	KKR	Kevin Pietersen	Durban	Caught
2009	S. Badrinath	CSK	Irfan Pathan	Centurion	Caught
2009	Sanath Jayasuriya	MI	Dirk Nannes	Centurion	Caught
2010	Manoj Tiwary	KKR	Chaminda Vaas	Navi Mumbai	Caught
2010	Michael Lumb	RR	Ashok Dinda	Ahmedabad	Caught
2011	Mayank Agarwal	RCB	Lasith Malinga	Bengaluru	Caught
2011	S. Anirudha	CSK	Praveen Kumar	Mohali	Caught
2011	Brendon McCullum	KTK	Alfonso Thomas	Navi Mumbai	Bowled
2012	Parthiv Patel	DecC	Marlon Samuels	Cuttack	Bowled
2013	Unmukt Chand	DD	Brett Lee	Kolkata	Bowled
2013	Kusal Perera	RR	Bhuvneshwar Kumar	Pune	Caught
2014	Jacques Kallis	KKR	Mohammed Shami	Dubai	Caught
2015	Dwayne Smith	CSK	Pat Cummins	Kolkata	Bowled
2015	Mayank Agarwal	DD	Lasith Malinga	Mumbai	Caught
2017	Chris Gayle	RCB	Umesh Yadav	Bengaluru	Caught
2017	Martin Guptill	PBKS	Jaydev Unadkat	Pune	Caught
2018	Suryakumar Yadav	MI	Umesh Yadav	Mumbai	Caught
2018	Shikhar Dhawan	SRH	Deepak Chahar	Mumbai	Bowled
2019	Joe Denly	KKR	Ishant Sharma	Kolkata	Bowled
2020	Prithvi Shaw	DC	Jofra Archer	Dubai	Bowled
2020	Marcus Stoinis	DC	Trent Boult	Dubai	Caught
2022	KL Rahul	LSG	Mohammed Shami	Mumbai	Caught
2022	Virat Kohli	RCB	J. Suchith	Mumbai	Caught
2022	David Warner	DC	Liam Livingstone	Navi Mumbai	Caught
2023	Prabhsimran Singh	PBKS	Bhuvneshwar Kumar	Hyderabad	Caught
2023	Virat Kohli	RCB	Trent Boult	Bengaluru	lbw
2023	Phil Salt	DC	Mohammed Shami	Ahmedabad	Caught
2024	Phil Salt	KKR	Tushar Deshpande	Chennai	Caught
2025	Shaik Rasheed	CSK	Mohammed Shami	Chennai	Caught
2025	Karun Nair	DC	Pat Cummins	Hyderabad	Caught
2026	KL Rahul	DC	Mohammed Shami	Lucknow	Caught

Key Highlights:

Most Frequent Bowler: Mohammed Shami has taken the most first-ball wickets in IPL history (5 times).

Most Frequent Batters: Brendon McCullum, Jacques Kallis, Mayank Agarwal, Virat Kohli, Phil Salt, Parthiv Patel, and KL Rahul have all suffered this fate twice.

Venue Trend: Wankhede Stadium and Eden Gardens have seen a high concentration of these “golden duck” openers.

Bowlers with Most Wickets on First Ball of Innings in IPL

Mohammed Shami has pulled ahead of the pack to become the undisputed specialist in the first-ball strike.

Bowler	1st Ball Wickets	Seasons
Mohammed Shami	5	2014, 2022, 2023, 2025, 2026
Bhuvneshwar Kumar	2	2013, 2023
Trent Boult	2	2020, 2023
Lasith Malinga	2	2011, 2015
Umesh Yadav	2	2017, 2018
Dirk Nannes	2	2009 (twice)
Pat Cummins	2	2015, 2025

Bonus Stat: Most Wickets in First Over in IPL History

Batters Dismissed on First Ball of Innings in IPL

While many legendary names appear on the full list, these players have unfortunately found themselves walking back to the pavilion after just one delivery multiple times.

Batter	1st Ball Dismissals	Seasons
KL Rahul	2	2022, 2026
Virat Kohli	2	2022, 2023
Phil Salt	2	2023, 2024
Brendon McCullum	2	2009, 2011
Jacques Kallis	2	2009, 2014
Mayank Agarwal	2	2011, 2015
Parthiv Patel	2	2008, 2012

Bonus Stats: Most Ducks in IPL | Most Ducks in Single IPL Season

Note: The 2026 instance involving KL Rahul was particularly significant as it was his second time being dismissed on the first ball of a match by the same bowler (Mohammed Shami), and it occurred during Shami’s debut match for the Lucknow Super Giants.