27-year-old left-arm fast bowler Gurjapneet Singh is playing his first ever Indian Premier League (IPL) match on 11th Aprik. The Tamil Nadu-based cricketer replaced Matt Henry in Chennai Super Kingsâ playing XI for the IPL 2026 match against Delhi Capitals at MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai, and he made a memorable start to his IPL career by taking a wicket on the first ball of his first over. In an attempt to play a cut shot of Gurjapneetâs bowling, Axar was caught by Sarfaraz Khan.
His reaction says it all đ„ł Sarfaraz Khan with a screamer to send back Axar Patel đ€Ż Gurjapneet Singh with his maiden #TATAIPL wicket âïž Updates â¶ïž https://t.co/BzGc6O65jX #KhelBindaas | #CSKvDC pic.twitter.com/epaVEvSIGy
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This is quite a remarkable feat to achieve by any bowler. Ishant Sharma was the first player to take a wicket on the first ball of his first-ever IPL match. He achieved the feat for the Kolkata Knight Riders in the IPL 2008 match against the Royal Challengers Bengaluru in Bengaluru on April 18, 2008.
Full List of First-Ball Wickets in IPL
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Player |
Year |
Debut Team |
Wicket Taken (First Ball) |
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Ishant Sharma |
2008 |
Rahul Dravid |
|
|
Wilkin Mota |
2008 |
Kings XI Punjab |
Suresh Raina |
|
S. Vidyut |
2008 |
Shane Warne |
|
|
Ravi Teja |
2008 |
Deccan Chargers |
- |
|
Shane Harwood |
2009 |
Azhar Bilakhia |
|
|
Amit Singh |
2009 |
Rajasthan Royals |
Sunny Sohal |
|
Charl Langeveldt |
2009 |
Kolkata Knight Riders |
Rob Quiney |
|
Kevin Pietersen |
2009 |
Ravindra Jadeja |
|
|
Ali Murtaza |
2010 |
Mumbai Indians |
Naman Ojha |
|
TP Sudhindra |
2012 |
Deccan Chargers |
Faf du Plessis |
|
Adam Gilchrist |
2013 |
Kings XI Punjab |
Harbhajan Singh |
|
Hanuma Vihari |
2013 |
Sunrisers Hyderabad |
Chris Gayle |
|
Alzarri Joseph |
2019 |
Mumbai Indians |
David Warner |
|
Matheesha Pathirana |
2022 |
Chennai Super Kings |
Shubman Gill |
|
Ashwani Kumar |
2025 |
Mumbai Indians |
Ajinkya Rahane |
|
Gurjapneet Singh |
2026 |
Chennai Super Kings |
Axar Patel |
Ishant Sharma
In his 2008 IPL debut for Kolkata Knight Riders, Ishant Sharma took the wicket of the then Royal Challengers Bangalore player Rahul Dravid.
Wilkin Mota
Getting Suresh Raina out on debut from Chennai Super Kings is a huge feat and not an easy task but Wilking Mota from Kings XI Punjab did so in the year 2008 itself
Shane Harwood
In the year 2009, representing Rajasthan Royals, Shane Harwood took the wicket of Azhar Bilakhia from Deccan Chargers
Amit Singh
Yet another bowler from the Rajasthan Royals in the year 2009 who achieved this incredible feat by dismissing the then Kings XI Punjab batsman opener, Sunny Sohal, in his first ball.
Charl Langeveldt
Making his debut for Kolkata Knight Riders in the year 2009, he took his debut first ball wicket of RR batsman Rob Quiney.
Ali Murtaza
Bowling for the Mumbai Indians in his debut in the year 2010, he took the wicket of Naman Ojha of RR to claim this incredible feat.
Mahesh Pathirana and Ashwini Kumar
They are rather the new entrees in the list. Pathirana we all remember in year 2022 debuting for CSK took the wicket of Shubman Gill of Gujarat Titans and hit the Ronaldo celebration which gave him quite a limelight. Ashwani Kumar last year took wicket of KKR skipper Ajinkya Rahane in his dream debut for Mumbai Indians.
Who is Gurjanpreet Singh?
Gurjanpreet Singh is an Indian Cricketer who plays for Tamil Nadu in domestic cricket and Chennai Super Kings in the Indian Premier League. He is a left-arm medium-fast bowler and right-handed batter. Chennai Super Kings spent INR 2.2 crore on Gurjapneet Singh for IPL 2025, but his season was cut short by injury. He debuted for CSK in IPL 2026 today against DC .
Gurjanpreet Singh bowling career stats:
|
Format |
matches |
Balls |
Runs |
Wickets |
Economy |
4W |
5W |
|
FC |
9 |
1531 |
728 |
33 |
2.85 |
4 |
1 |
|
List A |
9 |
392 |
347 |
17 |
5.33 |
1 |
1 |
|
T20s |
15 |
330 |
512 |
21 |
9.25 |
0 |
0 |
