MI vs KKR / Who is Ashwini Kumar, who did wonders by taking a wicket on the first ball of his debut

MI vs KKR: An exciting match is currently being played between Mumbai Indians and Kolkata Knight Riders in IPL 2025. In this match, Mumbai captain Hardik Pandya won the toss and decided to bowl first. He included young bowler Ashwini Kumar in his playing XI. In this way, this talented 23-year-old player made his IPL debut and impressed everyone with his brilliant performance in his very first over.

Took wicket on the very first ball

Ashwini Kumar bowled the first ball of his IPL career to Ajinkya Rahane. Rahane tried to play a shot on this ball, but Tilak Verma took a brilliant catch and sent him to the pavilion. In this way, Ashwini created history by taking a wicket on the very first ball of IPL debut. He has become the tenth bowler overall to do so in the IPL, while he became the third bowler to do this feat for Mumbai Indians. Before him, Alzari Joseph and Ali Murtaza had taken wickets on the first ball of their debut for Mumbai Indians.

Ashwini joined Mumbai Indians for Rs 30 lakh

Ashwini Kumar was bought by Mumbai Indians in the IPL 2025 mega auction for Rs 30 lakh. Earlier he was a part of the Punjab Kings team, but he did not get a chance to play there. However, this season he got the opportunity to debut for Mumbai Indians, and he took full advantage of this opportunity.

Splendid performance in Sher-e Punjab T20 tournament

Ashwini Kumar was born on 29 August 2001 in Mohali, Punjab. He plays for the Punjab team in domestic cricket. His brilliant performance in the Sher-e Punjab T20 tournament brought him into the limelight. He has so far taken three wickets in two first class matches and three wickets in four List-A matches. This season Mumbai Indians have given him a chance to showcase his talent, and he has made the most of it.

Mumbai Indians Playing XI (Match against KKR):

Ryan Rickelton

Will Jacks (wicketkeeper)

Suryakumar Yadav

Tilak Verma

Hardik Pandya (captain)

Naman Dheer

Mitchell Santner

Deepak Chahar

Trent Boult

Ashwini Kumar

Vignesh Puthur

This young bowler of Mumbai Indians has made a great start in his debut match, giving his team an early lead. It will be interesting to see how Ashwini bowls in the rest of his spell and how Mumbai Indians take this match forward.