IPL: Top 4 Bowlers Who Picked Up Most Wickets In First Over

The 18th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) kicked off on 22 March 2025 and the IPL 2025 has already witnessed a total of 74 matches so far. While numerous batsmen, including Abhishek Sharma, Vaibhav Suryavanshi, C Andre Siddanth and many other batsmen have undoubtedly risen to fame after their successful batting exploits in the ongoing IPL 2025 edition, the annihilating bowlers, including Prasidh Krishna, Digvesh Rathi and many others have also garnered immense fame for their deadly bowling attacks even under high-pressure situations.

Well, if you’re an Indian Premier League aficionado, you would most definitely agree that picking up a wicket in the first over of the match undoubtedly gives a tactical advantage to the squad by disrupting the opening partnerships and breaking the opposing team’s momentum.

In this article we will take a look at the top four bowlers who have dominated their opponent teams after picking up the highest number of wickets in the first over of the IPL.

IPL: Top 4 Bowlers Who Picked Up Most Wickets In First Over

• Trent Boult – 30 Wickets

New Zealand’s former international cricketer and one of the greatest pace bowlers of all-time, Trent Boult, is at the first spot in our list of the top four bowlers who are currently dominating the Indian Premier League scene with most wickets in the first over. The annihilating bowler from New Zealand, Trent Boult, has successfully played a total of 96 Indian Premier League matches so far and has picked up the highest ever total of 30 wickets right in the first over of the match.

Undoubtedly, Trent Boult, who was officially acquired by the Mumbai Indians (MI) franchise for a staggering INR 12.50 crore in the TATA IPL 2025 mega auction held in Jeddah in November 2024, is undoubtedly proving to be a nightmare for the top-order batting lineups of various franchises.

• Bhuvneshwar Kumar – 27 Wickets

Often popularly referred to as India’s most reliable death-over specialist, Bhuvneshwar Kumar is at the second spot in our list of the four bowlers who have dominated their opponent teams after picking up the highest number of wickets in the first over of the Indian Premier League.

The right-arm-fast-medium bowler, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, who has the rare ability to swing the ball both ways, making him one of the greatest swing bowlers at an international level, was picked up by the Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) squad for a whopping INR 10.75 crore during the TATA IPL 2025 mega auction in November 2024. As of now, Bhuvneshwar Kumar has played a total of 126 matches in his star-studded Indian Premier League career and has successfully picked up the second-highest total of 27 wickets in the first over of the matches.

• Praveen Kumar – 15 Wickets

Next, at the third spot in our list of the top four bowlers who are currently dominating the Indian Premier League scene with most wickets in the first over, we have Indian former cricketer Praveen Kumar, who made his glitzy IPL debut for the Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) squad in the 2008 edition and later played for numerous IPL franchises including Kings XI Punjab (now Punjab Kings), Mumbai Indians, Sunrisers Hyderabad, and Gujarat Lions.

Throughout his star-studded Indian Premier League career, Praveen Kumar who is currently a part of the Mumbai Indians (MI) franchise in the ongoing IPL 2025 edition, has played a phenomenal total of 119 matches so far and has picked up the third-highest total of 15 wickets in the first over of the matches entirely disrupting the opponent team’s momentum and match-winning partnerships and making him one of the most reliable bowlers with the new ball in the history of the Indian Premier League.

• Sandeep Sharma – 13 Wickets

The 31-year-old Indian cricketer Sandeep Sharma, who is currently a part of the Rajasthan Royals (RR) franchise in the ongoing IPL 2025 edition, is at the fourth spot in our list of the top four bowlers who are currently dominating the Indian Premier League scene with most wickets in first over with the fourth-highest total of 13 wickets.

The annihilating bowler from Patiala, Punjab, Sandeep Sharma made his much-awaited IPL debut for the Kings XI Punjab (now Punjab Kings) franchise in the 2013 edition and later played for the Sunrisers Hyderabad, and Rajasthan Royals franchises in his IPL career so far. Owing to his match-winning bowling hauls and long years of experience, Sandeep Sharma was acquired by the Rajasthan Royals (RR) franchise for a staggering INR 4 crore ahead of the Indian Premier League 2025 season.

As of now, Sandeep Sharma has already picked up a total of eight wickets in the nine matches that he has played for the Rajasthan Royals (RR) squad in the ongoing 18th edition of the Indian Premier League, making him one of the most valuable picks of the season for the franchise.