A statistic which might be a bit perplexing to digest would be a bowler picking up a wicket on the very first delivery of the innings. However, this was exactly what Delhi-born speedster, Mayank Yadav, managed to pull off during the third T20I between India and Bangladesh in Hyderabad. Having been bestowed with the opportunity of bowling with the brand new ball after being brought on at a latter stage in the first two games, Mayank struck immediately. A rocketing short delivery caught Parvez Hossain Emon off guard, as all he could do was stick the bat in front of his face to avoid getting rattled. The only thing he managed to do was spoon an easy catch to Riyan Parag at first slip. Mayank became just the fourth Indian bowler to pick up a wicket on the first delivery of the opposition's innings as far as T20Is are concerned. Let's have a look at the other bowlers to do so:  

Bowler	Opposition Batter	Venue	Year
Bhuvneshwar Kumar	Pathum Nissanka	Ekana International Cricket Stadium, Lucknow	2022
Bhuvneshwar Kumar	Jason Roy	Edgbaston, Birmingham	2022
Bhuvneshwar Kumar	Wesley Madhevere	Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne	2022
Hardik Pandya	Brandon King	Providence Stadium, Guyana	2023
Arshdeep Singh	Shayan Jahangir	Nassau County International Cricket Stadium, New York	2024

   Mayank included as part of travelling reserves for Test series vs NZ Following his impressive first few games in the international arena against Bangladesh where he racked up impressive speeds as well as was consistent on almost all occasions, Mayank earned his place as one of the four travelling reserves alongside Harshit Rana, Nitish Kumar Reddy, and Prasidh Krishna.   With the following assignment being the first in which he will be in direct touch with the Indian red-ball setup, it is set to be a learning curve for the youngster who will have a lot to imbibe from some of the senior bowlers in the squad.