Debuting in IPL for Mumbai Indians, Ashwani Kumar took the wicket of Kolkata Knight Riders captain Ajinkya Rahane on his first ball.
Ashwini Kumar (Photo Source: IPL/Bcci)
Left -arm fast bowler Ashwani Kumar IPL Made my debut in Mumbai Indians gave him a chance in playing XI in the match against Kolkata Knight Riders. Ashwani has created history by taking wickets on the very first ball of his IPL career. He dismissed Kolkata Knight Riders captain Ajinkya Rahane.
Ashwani implicated Rahane on a wide third man, where Tilak Verma completed the catch after dripping the ball twice. In this way Ashwani joined the list of special bowlers who took a wicket on the first ball on his IPL debut. Ashwani Kumar would have taken two wickets in the first over of his career. He would also dismiss Venkatesh Iyer but Mitchell Santner dropped the difficult catch.
In the powerplay, Mumbai gave Ashwani a chance to bowl only one over. In this, he spent 8 runs. After this, Hardik Pandya did not bowl him in the powerplay. Apart from this, he also showed his amazing in fielding. In the second over, Ashwani also caught a brilliant catch of Quinton de Kock off Deepak Chahar’s ball. After seeing this great bowling, everyone is keen to know about him.
Who is Ashwani Kumar?
Left -arm fast bowler Ashwani Kumar hails from Punjab. Their bouncer is very dangerous. They are known to change their speed. He also has a good wide yorker. He impressed the scouts of Mumbai Indians in the Sher -e -Punjab T20 Trophy in 2024. He performed several match winning with his good death bowling.
Ashwani made her debut for Punjab in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy in 2022. He has taken three wickets in four matches at an economy rate of 8.50. Apart from this, Ashwani has also played two first-class and four list a matches for Punjab. He was bought by a franchise for Rs 30 lakh during the 2025 mega auction.
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