Bowlers taking a wicket of the first ball of the match in Indian Premier League – Mohd Shami owns the record with three occasions
Mohd Shami of Titans captured the wicket of PD Salt of Delhi of the first ball of the match at Ahmedabad on 02.05.23 in the ongoing Indian Premier League to provide the 30th occasion of a bowler capturing a wicket of the first ball of the match in the history of Indian Premier League. All such occasions are tabulated below chronologically.
| No | Bowler | Team | Date | Inns | Opposition | Ground | Batsman |
| 1 | Sohail Tanvir | Rajasthan | 04.05.08 | 1st | Chennai | Jaipur | P A Patel |
| 2 | L Balaji | Chennai | 23.04.09 | 1st | Delhi | Durban | G Gambhir |
| 3 | D P Nannes | Delhi | 26.04.09 | 1st | Bangalore | P Elizabeth | J H Kallis |
| 4 | K P Pietersen | Bangalore | 29.04.09 | 1st | Kolkata | Durban | B B McCullum |
| 5 | I K Pathan | Punjab | 07.05.09 | 1st | Chennai | Centurion | S Badrinath |
| 6 | D P Nannes | Delhi | 21.05.09 | 1st | Mumbai | Centurion | S T Jayasuriya |
| 7 | WPUJC Vaas | Deccan | 12.03.10 | 1st | Kolkata | Mum-DYP | M K Tiwary |
| 8 | A B Dinda | Kolkata | 20.03.10 | 1st | Rajasthan | Ahmedabad | M J Lumb |
| 9 | S L Malinga | Mumbai | 12.04.11 | 1st | Bangalore | Bangalore | M A Agarwal |
| 10 | P Kumar | Punjab | 13.04.11 | 1st | Chennai | Mohali | S Anirudha |
| 11 | A C Thomas | Pune Warriors | 13.04.11 | 1st | Kochi | Mum-DYP | B B McCullum |
| 12 | M N Samuels | Pune Warriors | 01.05.12 | 1st | Deccan | Cuttack | P A Patel |
| 13 | B Lee | Kolkata | 03.04.13 | 1st | Delhi | Kolkata | U B T Chand |
| 14 | B Kumar | Pune Warriors | 11.04.13 | 1st | Rajasthan | Pune-MCS | M D K J Perera |
| 15 | Mohd Shami | Delhi | 19.04.14 | 1st | Kolkata | Dub-ICS | J H Kallis |
| 16 | P J Cummins | Kolkata | 30.04.15 | 1st | Chennai | Kolkata | D R Smith |
| 17 | S L Malinga | Mumbai | 05.05.15 | 1st | Delhi | Mum-WS | M A Agarwal |
| 18 | U T Yadav | Kolkata | 07.05.17 | 1st | Bangalore | Bangalore | C H Gayle |
| 19 | J D Unadkat | Rising Pune | 14.05.17 | 1st | Punjab | Pune-MCS | M J Guptill |
| 20 | U T Yadav | Bangalore | 17.04.18 | 1st | Mumbai | Mum-WS | S A Yadav |
| 21 | D L Chahar | Chennai | 22.05.18 | 1st | Sunrisers | Mum-WS | S Dhawan |
| 22 | I Sharma | Delhi | 12.04.19 | 1st | Kolkata | Kolkata | J L Denly |
| 23 | J C Archer | Rajasthan | 14.10.20 | 1st | Delhi | Dub-ICS | P P Shaw |
| 24 | T A Boult | Mumbai | 10.11.20 | 1st | Delhi | Dub-ICS | M P Stoinis |
| 25 | Mohd Shami | Titans | 28.03.22 | 1st | Lucknow | Mum-WS | K L Rahul |
| 26 | J Suchith | Sunrisers | 08.05.22 | 1st | Bangalore | Mum-WS | V Kohli |
| 27 | LS Livingstone | Punjab | 16.05.22 | 1st | Delhi | Mum-DYP | D A Warner |
| 28 | B Kumar | Sunrisers | 09.04.23 | 1st | Punjab | Hyd-RGS | Psimran Singh |
| 29 | T A Boult | Rajasthan | 23.04.23 | 1st | Bangalore | Bangalore | V Kohli |
| 30 | Mohd Shami | Titans | 02.05.23 | 1st | Delhi | Ahmedabad | P D Salt |
Mohd Shami, B Kumar, DP Nannes. SL Malinga and TA Boult are the five bowlers who have performed the feat on two or more occasions. Mohd Shami owns the record in this category of statistics with three occasions. DP Nannes. SL Malinga and TA Boult are the three overseas bowlers who have performed the feat on two occasions. Mohd Shami, DP Nannes and SL Malinga and are the three bowlers who have performed the feat on two occasions representing the same team
| No | Bowler | Team | Date | Inns | Opposition | Ground | Batsman |
| 1 | Mohd Shami | Delhi | 19.04.14 | 1st | Kolkata | Dub-ICS | J H Kallis |
| 2 | Mohd Shami | Titans | 28.03.22 | 1st | Lucknow | Mum-WS | K L Rahul |
| 3 | Mohd Shami | Titans | 02.05.23 | 1st | Delhi | Ahmedabad | P D Salt |
| 1 | B Kumar | Pune Warriors | 11.04.13 | 1st | Rajasthan | Pune-MCS | M D K J Perera |
| 2 | B Kumar | Sunrisers | 09.04.23 | 1st | Punjab | Hyd-RGS | Psimran Singh |
| 1 | D P Nannes | Delhi | 26.04.09 | 1st | Bangalore | P Elizabeth | J H Kallis |
| 2 | D P Nannes | Delhi | 21.05.09 | 1st | Mumbai | Centurion | S T Jayasuriya |
| 1 | S L Malinga | Mumbai | 12.04.11 | 1st | Bangalore | Bangalore | M A Agarwal |
| 2 | S L Malinga | Mumbai | 05.05.15 | 1st | Delhi | Mum-WS | M A Agarwal |
| 1 | T A Boult | Mumbai | 10.11.20 | 1st | Delhi | Dub-ICS | M P Stoinis |
| 2 | T A Boult | Rajasthan | 23.04.23 | 1st | Bangalore | Bangalore | V Kohli |
BB McCullum, JH Kallis, MA Agarwal, PA Patel and V Kohli are the five batsmen dismissed by the first ball of the match on two occasions. BB McCullum and JH Kallis are the two overseas batsmen dismissed by the first ball of the match on two occasions. V Kohli is the only batsman to be dismissed by the first ball of the match on two occasions representing a single team. MA Agarwal is the only batsman to be dismissed by the first ball of the match on two occasions by the same bowler – SL Malinga of Mumbai
| No | Bowler | Team | Date | Inns | Opposition | Ground | Batsman |
| 1 | K P Pietersen | Bangalore | 29.04.09 | 1st | Kolkata | Durban | B B McCullum |
| 2 | A C Thomas | Pune Warriors | 13.04.11 | 1st | Kochi | Mum-DYP | B B McCullum |
| 1 | D P Nannes | Delhi | 26.04.09 | 1st | Bangalore | P Elizabeth | J H Kallis |
| 2 | Mohd Shami | Delhi | 19.04.14 | 1st | Kolkata | Dub-ICS | J H Kallis |
| 1 | S L Malinga | Mumbai | 12.04.11 | 1st | Bangalore | Bangalore | M A Agarwal |
| 2 | S L Malinga | Mumbai | 05.05.15 | 1st | Delhi | Mum-WS | M A Agarwal |
| 1 | Sohail Tanvir | Rajasthan | 04.05.08 | 1st | Chennai | Jaipur | P A Patel |
| 2 | M N Samuels | Pune Warriors | 01.05.12 | 1st | Deccan | Cuttack | P A Patel |
| 1 | J Suchith | Sunrisers | 08.05.22 | 1st | Bangalore | Mum-WS | V Kohli |
| 2 | T A Boult | Rajasthan | 23.04.23 | 1st | Bangalore | Bangalore | V Kohli |