Most Wickets in First Over of IPL: Trent Boult Extends Record With 30th Scalp in MI vs KKR IPL 2025 Clash

Most wickets in first over of IPL: Trent Boult extended his record for most wickets in the first over of an Indian Premier League innings by adding another opening over scalp in Monday's IPL 2025 clash between Mumbai Indians and Kolkata Knight Riders.

Boult, who surpassed the torchbearer Bhuvneshwar Kumar to feat in the last season, continued his form of striking in the first over of an IPL innings by castling KKR all-rounder Sunil Narine for a duck in the fourth delivery of the start of his spell at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai.

Boult tops the chart for most wickets in the first over with 30 wickets, extending his advantage over India pacer Bhuvneshwar, who has 27 wickets in the first over of IPL matches. The rest of the chasing pack has claimed lesser than 20 wickets. Here is a look at the top 5 wicket-takers in the first over of IPL:

Most Wickets in 1st Over of IPL

Trent Boult - 30 wickets in 96 matches
Bhuvneshwar Kumar - 27 wickets in 126 matches
Praveen Kumar - 15 wickets in 89 matches
Sandeep Sharma - 13 wickets in 78 matches
Deepak Chahar - 13 wickets in 77 matches

Among his 30 IPL first over wickets, Boult claimed 11 wickets playing for Mumbai Indians, while he struck in the opening over 19 times during his stint with the Rajasthan Royals. The New Zealander, however, does not top the list for most wickets across competition in T20 format.

That record is held by Pakistan pacer Shaheen Shah Afridi, who has 50 wickets to his name in T20 cricket, including internationals, domestic and franchise leagues. David Willey, Bhuvneshwar, Mohammad Amir and Boult make up the top five. Here is a look at the list: