New Delhi: Mumbai Indians (MI) pacer Ashwani Kumar scripted history with an impressive four-wicket haul on his debut against Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) at the Wankhede Stadium in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 on Monday. Ashwani registered the best-ever bowling figures by an Indian bowler on his IPL debut.
The left-arm pacer produced a fiery spell to run riot against the KKR batting line-up after MI won the toss and invited the visitors to bat first in the game at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. Ashwani dismissed KKR skipper Ajinkya Rahane on 11 on his very first ball in the match to get off to a dream start.
He then picked up the important wickets of Rinku Singh, Manish Pander and Andre Russell to finish with excellent figures of 4/24 off his 3 overs and become the first Indian to take a four-wicket haul on his IPL debut. Ashwani broke the record held by Amit Singh to register the best figures by an Indian on his IPL debut. Amit finished with figures of 3/9 on his IPL debut for the Rajasthan Royals against Punjab Kings in 2009.
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Ashwani broke the 16-year-old record with his sensational spell against KKR on Monday. He opened his account with the wicket of Rahane, who was caught by Tilak Varma at deep point after mistiming a full-length delivery. The left-arm pacer managed to outfox Rinku with a short ball before cleaning up both Pandey and Russel in quick succession to help MI bowl out KKR for a paltry 116 runs in just 16.2 overs.
Best bowling figures by an Indian on IPL debut:
Ashwani Kumar (MI) vs KKR – 4/24
Amit Singh (RR) vs Punjab Kings – 3/9
Vijaykumar Vyshak (RCB) vs Delhi Capitals – 3/20
Mumbai Indians beat KKR by 8 wickets
Mumbai Indians defeated Kolkata Knight Riders by 8 wickets at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai to snap their two-match losing streak and register their first win of the season. MI rode on a fabulous knock of unbeaten 62 off 41 balls from opener Ryan Rickelton and Suryakumar Yadav’s cameo of 9-ball 27 not out to chase down the target of 117 runs in just 12.5 overs and wrap up a commanding victory.
Mumbai Indians pacer Ashwani Kumar enjoyed a dream IPL debut with a 4-wicket haul against Kolkata Knight Riders at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Monday. IPL Sports News: Latest Cricket News, Cricket Live Score, Sports Breaking News from Sports Today
