Opening batsmen batting at number one collecting the first ball ducks in the Indian Premier League
AM Rahane of Ris Pune was dismissed for a first ball duck against Delhi at Delhi on 12.05.17 to provide the 43rd occasion of an opening batsman batting at number one dismissed for a first ball duck in the history of the Indian Premier League. All such occasions are tabulated below.
| No | Pos | Batsman | Score | Balls | Team | Opposition | Ground | Date | |
| 1 | 01 | PA Patel | 00 | 01 | Chennai | Rajasthan | Jaipur | 04.05.08 | |
| 2 | 01 | JD Ryder | 00 | 01 | Bangalore | Deccan | Cape Town | 22.04.09 | |
| 3 | 01 | G Gambhir | 00 | 01 | Delhi | Chennai | Durban | 23.04.09 | |
| 4 | 01 | JH Kallis | 00 | 01 | Bangalore | Delhi | P Elizabeth | 26.04.09 | |
| 5 | * | 01 | BB McCullum | 00 | 01 | Kolkata | Bangalore | Durban | 29.04.09 |
| 6 | 01 | ST Jayasuryia | 00 | 01 | Mumbai | Punjab | Durban | 29.04.09 | |
| 7 | *+ | 01 | AC Gilchrist | 00 | 01 | Deccan | Chennai | E London | 04.05.09 |
| 8 | 01 | S Sohal | 00 | 01 | Punjab | Rajasthan | Durban | 05.05.09 | |
| 9 | 01 | S Badarinath | 00 | 01 | Chennai | Punjab | Centurion | 07.05.09 | |
| 10 | 01 | PA Patel | 00 | 01 | Chennai | Mumbai | P Elizabeth | 16.05.09 | |
| 11 | 01 | ST Jayasuriya | 00 | 01 | Mumbai | Delhi | Centurion | 21.05.09 | |
| 12 | 01 | MK Tiwary | 00 | 01 | Kolkata | Deccan | Mum-DYP | 12.03.10 | |
| 13 | 01 | MJ Lumb | 00 | 01 | Rajasthan | Kolkata | Ahmedabad | 20.03.10 | |
| 14 | 01 | MK Pandey | 00 | 01 | Bangalore | Deccan | Nagpur | 12.04.10 | |
| 15 | 01 | GC Smith | 00 | 01 | Pune | Punjab | Mum-DYP | 10.04.11 | |
| 16 | 01 | MA Agarwal | 00 | 01 | Bangalore | Mumbai | Bangalore | 12.04.11 | |
| 17 | 01 | S Aniruddha | 00 | 01 | Chennai | Punjab | Mohali | 13.04.11 | |
| 18 | 01 | BB McCullum | 00 | 01 | Kochi | Pune | Mum-DYP | 13.04.11 | |
| 19 | 01 | JD Ryder | 00 | 01 | Pune | Mumbai | Mum-DYP | 04.05.11 | |
| 20 | 01 | PC Valthaty | 00 | 01 | Punjab | Pune | Mumbai | 12.04.12 | |
| 21 | 01 | RE Levi | 00 | 01 | Mumbai | Deccan | Mumbai | 29.04.12 | |
| 22 | + | 01 | PA Patel | 00 | 01 | Deccan | Pune | Cuttack | 01.05.12 |
| 23 | 01 | MK Pandey | 00 | 01 | Pune | Deccan | Cuttack | 01.05.12 | |
| 24 | 01 | U Chand | 00 | 01 | Delhi | Kolkata | Kolkata | 03.04.13 | |
| 25 | 01 | U Chand | 00 | 01 | Delhi | Kolkata | Kolkata | 03.04.13 | |
| 26 | + | 01 | MDKJ Perera | 00 | 01 | Rajasthan | Pune | Pune-MCA | 11.04.13 |
| 27 | 01 | S Anirudha | 00 | 01 | Chennai | Pune | Chennai | 15.04.13 | |
| 28 | + | 01 | MS Bisla | 00 | 01 | Kolkata | Punjab | Mohali | 16.04.13 |
| 29 | 01 | AJ Finch | 00 | 01 | Pune | Mumbai | Mumbai | 13.04.13 | |
| 30 | 01 | DR Smith | 00 | 01 | Mumbai | Pune | Pune-MCA | 11.05.13 | |
| 31 | 01 | JH Kallis | 00 | 01 | Kolkata | Delhi | Dubai-DSC | 19.04.14 | |
| 32 | 01 | DR Smith | 00 | 01 | Chennai | Kolkata | Kolkata | 30.04.15 | |
| 33 | 01 | MA Agarwal | 00 | 01 | Delhi | Mumbai | Mumbai | 05.05.15 | |
| 34 | 01 | LMP Simmons | 00 | 01 | Mumbai | Delhi | Mumbai | 05.05.15 | |
| 35 | + | 01 | RV Uthappa | 00 | 01 | Kolkata | Ris Pune | Pune-MCA | 24.04.16 |
| 36 | 01 | SS Iyer | 00 | 01 | Delhi | Kolkata | Delhi | 30.04.16 | |
| 37 | 01 | DR Smith | 00 | 01 | Gujarat | Kolkata | Kanpur | 19.05.16 | |
| 38 | + | 01 | PA Patel | 00 | 01 | Mumbai | Gujarat | Mumbai | 16.04.17 |
| 39 | 01 | HM Amla | 00 | 01 | Punjab | Sunrisers | Hyd-RGS | 17.04.17 | |
| 40 | 01 | PA Patel | 00 | 01 | Mumbai | Bangalore | Mumbai | 01.05.17 | |
| 41 | 01 | SV Samson | 00 | 01 | Delhi | Mumbai | Delhi | 06.05.17 | |
| 42 | 01 | CH Gayle | 00 | 01 | Bangalore | Kolkata | Bangalore | 07.05.17 | |
| 43 | 01 | AM Rahane | 00 | 01 | Ris Pune | Delhi | Delhi | 12.05.17 |
AM Rahane became the first Rising Pune opening batsman batting at number one to collect the first ball duck in the tournament. He also became the fifth opening batsman batting at number one to collect the first ball duck against Delhi in the tournament. All such occasions are tabulated below.
| No | Pos | Batsman | Score | Balls | Team | Opposition | Ground | Date | |
| 1 | 01 | JH Kallis | 00 | 01 | Bangalore | Delhi | P Elizabeth | 26.04.09 | |
| 2 | 01 | ST Jayasuriya | 00 | 01 | Mumbai | Delhi | Centurion | 21.05.09 | |
| 3 | 01 | JH Kallis | 00 | 01 | Kolkata | Delhi | Dubai-DSC | 19.04.14 | |
| 4 | 01 | LMP Simmons | 00 | 01 | Mumbai | Delhi | Mumbai | 05.05.15 | |
| 5 | 01 | AM Rahane | 00 | 01 | Ris Pune | Delhi | Delhi | 12.05.17 |
PA Patel {05}, DR Smith {03}, BB McCullum {02}, JD Ryder {02}, JH Kallis {02}, MA Agarwal {02}, MK Pandey {02}, S Anirudha {02},ST Jayasuriya {02} and UBT Chand {02} are the opening batsmen batting at number one who have collected the first ball ducks on two or more occasions in the tournament. All such occasions are listed below
| No | Pos | Batsman | Score | Balls | Team | Opposition | Ground | Date | |
| 1 | + | 01 | PA Patel | 00 | 01 | Chennai | Rajasthan | Jaipur | 04.05.08 |
| 2 | + | 01 | PA Patel | 00 | 01 | Chennai | Mumbai | P Elizabeth | 16.05.09 |
| 3 | + | 01 | PA Patel | 00 | 01 | Deccan | Pune | Cuttack | 01.05.12 |
| 4 | + | 01 | PA Patel | 00 | 01 | Mumbai | Gujarat | Mumbai | 16.04.17 |
| 5 | + | 01 | PA Patel | 00 | 01 | Mumbai | Bangalore | Mumbai | 01.05.17 |
| 1 | 01 | DR Smith | 00 | 01 | Mumbai | Pune | Pune-MCA | 11.05.13 | |
| 2 | 01 | DR Smith | 00 | 01 | Chennai | Kolkata | Kolkata | 30.04.15 | |
| 3 | 01 | DR Smith | 00 | 01 | Gujarat | Kolkata | Kanpur | 19.05.16 | |
| 1 | * | 01 | BB McCullum | 00 | 01 | Kolkata | Bangalore | Durban | 29.04.09 |
| 2 | 01 | BB McCullum | 00 | 01 | Kochi | Pune | Mum-DYP | 13.04.11 | |
| 1 | 01 | JD Ryder | 00 | 01 | Bangalore | Deccan | Cape Town | 22.04.09 | |
| 2 | 01 | JD Ryder | 00 | 01 | Pune | Mumbai | Mum-DYP | 04.05.11 | |
| 1 | 01 | JH Kallis | 00 | 01 | Bangalore | Delhi | P Elizabeth | 26.04.09 | |
| 2 | 01 | JH Kallis | 00 | 01 | Kolkata | Delhi | Dubai-DSC | 19.04.14 | |
| 1 | 01 | MA Agarwal | 00 | 01 | Bangalore | Mumbai | Bangalore | 12.04.11 | |
| 2 | 01 | MA Agarwal | 00 | 01 | Delhi | Mumbai | Mumbai | 05.05.15 | |
| 1 | 01 | MK Pandey | 00 | 01 | Bangalore | Deccan | Nagpur | 12.04.10 | |
| 2 | 01 | MK Pandey | 00 | 01 | Pune | Deccan | Cuttack | 01.05.12 | |
| 1 | 01 | S Anirudha | 00 | 01 | Chennai | Punjab | Mohali | 13.04.11 | |
| 2 | 01 | S Anirudha | 00 | 01 | Chennai | Pune | Chennai | 15.04.13 | |
| 1 | 01 | ST Jayasuriya | 00 | 01 | Mumbai | Delhi | Centurion | 21.05.09 | |
| 2 | 01 | ST Jayasuryia | 00 | 01 | Mumbai | Punjab | Durban | 29.04.09 | |
| 1 | 01 | U Chand | 00 | 01 | Delhi | Kolkata | Kolkata | 03.04.13 | |
| 2 | 01 | U Chand | 00 | 01 | Delhi | Kolkata | Kolkata | 03.04.13 |