Sher Malla picked up the wicket of Phillip Salt on the first ball of his T20I career in Nepal’s 2026 T20 World Cup opening match against England at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. Malla became the 28th bowler to achieve the record of picking up a wicket on the first ball of his T20I cricket.
Here is the List of Bowlers Who Have Been Able To Pick Wicket On First Ball In T20I Cricket
- Michael Kasprowicz (Australia) – Stephen Fleming, Australia vs New Zealand, Auckland 2004-05
- Andre Nel (South Africa) – Nathan Astle, South Africa vs New Zealand, Johannesburg, 2005-06
- Ajit Agarkar (India) – Harschelle Gibbs, India vs South Africa, Johannesburg, 2006-07
- Andre Thomas (South Africa) – Imran Nazim, South Africa vs Pakistan, Johannesburg, 2006-07
- Shaun Tait (Australia) – Jamie How, Australia vs New Zealand, Perth, 2007-08
- Rory Kleinveldt (South Africa) – Junaid Siddiquie, South Africa vs Bangladesh, Johannesburg, 2008-09
- Ben Geeves (Australia) – Harschelle Gibbs, South Africa vs Australia, Johannesburg, 2008-09
- Pragyan Ojha (India) – Shakib Al Hasan, India vs Bangladesh, Trent Bridge, 2009
- Joe Denly (England) – Graeme Smith, England vs South Africa, Centurion, 2009-10
- Virat Kohli (India) – Kieven Pietersen, India vs England, Manchester, 2011
- Nadeem Ahmed (Hong Kong) – Saurabh Khakurel, Hong Kong vs Nepal, Chattogram, 2013-14
- Paras Khadka (Nepal) – Irfan Ahmed, Nepal vs Hong Kong, Chattogram, 2013-14
- William Guera (Papua New Guinea) – Niall O’Brein, Papua New Guinea vs Ireland, Belfast, 2015
- Akash Lallcheta (Oman) – Nizakat Khan, Oman vs Hong Kong, Abu Dhabi, 2015-16
- Aamer Yameen (Pakistan) – Jason Roy, Pakistan vs England, Sharjah, 2015-16
- Lockie Furguson (New Zealand) – Sabbir Rahman, New Zealand vs Bangladesh, Napier, 2016-17
- Lakshan Sandakan (Sri Lanka) – Mangaliso Mosehle, Sri Lanka vs South Africa, Johannesburg, 2016-17
- Taijul Islam (Bangladesh) – Brenaon Tayler, Bangladesh vs Zimbabwe, Dhaka, 2019
- Lewis Gregory (England) – Colin De Grandhomme, England vs New Zealand, Wellington, 2019
- Khizar Hayat (Malaysia) – Kinchit Shah, Malaysia vs Hong Kong, Kuala Lumpur, 2019-20
- Dieter Klein (Germany) – Awais Ahmed, Germany vs Spain, Almeria, 2019-20
- Cole McConchie (New Zealand) – Mohammad Naim, New Zealand vs Bangladesh, Mirpur, 2021
- Keshav Maharaj (South Africa) – Bhanuka Rajapaksa, South Africa vs Sri Lanka, Colombo, 2021
- Ihsanullah (Pakistan) – Ibrahim Zadran, Pakistan vs Afghanistan, Sharjah, 2023
- Mark Humphreys (Ireland) – Rishad Hossain, Ireland vs Bangladesh, Chattogram, 2023
- Kamal Raiz (Cyprus) – Arsland Amjad, Cyprus vs Estonia, Episkopi, 2024
- Ben Fletcher (Netherlands) – Lokesh Bam, Netherlands vs Nepal, Glasgow, 2025
- Sher Malla (Nepal) – Phillip Salt, Nepal vs England, Mumbai, (Wankhede), 2025-26
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