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.

Michael Kasprowicz first bowler to take first ball wicket in T20Is
Michael Kasprowicz first bowler to take first ball wicket in T20Is

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

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