Australia’s Michael Kasprowicz became the first bowler to take first ball wicket in T20Is when Australian team played only twenty20 against Kiwis in New Zealand. Eventually this was first t20 match in the history of shortest format of game.
Since then a total of 16 bowlers have taken first ball wicket in twenty20 internationals.
Bowlers took wicket on their first ball in T20 International
Sr. No. | DATE | BOWLER | VERSUS | BATSMAN | VENUE |
1 | 17 May 2005 | Michael Kasprowicz (AUS) | New Zealand | Stephen Fleming | Auckland |
2 | 1 December 2006 | Ajit Agarkar (IND) | South Africa | Herschelle Gibbs | Johannesburg |
3 | 2 February 2007 | Alfonso Thomas (SA) | Pakistan | Imran Nazir | Johannesburg |
4 | 11 December 2007 | Shaun Tait (AUS) | New Zealand | Jamie How | Lahore |
5 | 5 November 2008 | Rory Kleinveldt (SA) | Bangladesh | Junaid Siddique | Johannesburg |
6 | 15 November 2009 | Joe Denly (ENG) | South Africa | Graeme Smith | Centurion |
7 | 24 November 2009 | Pragyan Ojha (IND) | Bangladesh | Shakib Al Hasan | Nottingham |
8 | 31 August 2011 | Virat Kohli (IND) | England | Kevin Pietersen | Manchester |
9 | 16 March 2014 | Nadeem Ahmed (HK) | Nepal | Subash Khakurel | Chittagong |
10 | 16 March 2014 | Paras Khadka (NPL) | Hong Kong | Irfan Ahmed | Chittagong |
11 | 15 July 2015 | Willie Gavera (PNG) | Ireland | Niall O’Brien | Belfast |
12 | 21 November 2015 | Ajay Lalcheta (OMAN) | Hong Kong | Nizakat Khan | Abu Dhabi |
13 | 30 November 2015 | Aamer Yamin (PAK) | England | Jason Roy | Sharjah |
14 | 3 January 2017 | Lockie Ferguson (NZ) | Bangladesh | Sabbir Rahman | Napier |
15 | 22 January 2017 | Lakshan Sandakan (SL) | South Africa | Mangaliso Mosehle | Johannesburg |
16 | 13 September 2019 | Taijul Islam (BAN) | Zimbabwe | Brendan Taylor | Dhaka |