Most wickets in first over in IPL: The teams of Rajasthan Royals and Mumbai Indians are face to face in the 38th match of the 17th season of the Indian Premier League. In this match being held at Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur, Hardik Pandya won the toss and chose to bat first. Mumbai did not have a good start while playing first. Rajasthan's fast bowler Trent Boult once again achieved the first success for the team in the very first over. With the help of this wicket, Boult also became the bowler taking the most wickets in the first over in IPL.

In this article, we will mention those top 5 bowlers who have taken the most wickets in the first over in IPL.

These 5 bowlers have taken the most wickets in the first over in IPL.

5. Deepak Chahar/Zaheer Khan: 12-12 wickets

Deepak Chahar and Zaheer Khan are jointly at fifth position in this list. Both the bowlers have taken 12-12 wickets while bowling the first over in their IPL career. Chahar is still a part of the league even though he has retired.

4. Sandeep Sharma: 13 wickets

Right-arm fast bowler Sandeep Sharma is counted among the experienced bowlers of IPL, who has been a part of many franchises. In his IPL career, Sandeep Sharma has taken 13 wickets while bowling in the first over.

3. Praveen Kumar: 15 wickets

Former Indian fast bowler Praveen Kumar was called the King of Swing. Praveen always troubled the batsmen with his lethal bowling. The right-arm bowler took 15 wickets while bowling the first over during the IPL.

2. Bhuvneshwar Kumar: 25 wickets

Sunrisers Hyderabad's leading fast bowler Bhuvneshwar Kumar is at second place in this list. The right-arm fast bowler has taken 25 wickets while bowling the first over in IPL.

1. Trent Boult: 26 wickets

Trent Boult has done the feat of taking the most wickets in the first over in IPL. Bolt has taken 26 wickets in the first over in IPL. Rohit Sharma of Mumbai Indians became his 26th victim.