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Wicket On First Ball Of A Match in ODI World Cup

This article goes through the wicket on the first ball of an ODI World Cup match or innings. Wickets on the first ball of an ODI match or an ODI innings is disastrous for the batting team.

Sandipan Ghosh
Last updated: 15.10.2023
Wicket On First Ball Of A Match in ODI World Cup

Just like the other cricket formats, starting is very crucial for any team in ODI cricket.

While a good start sets up confidence for a team, a bad start destroys early confidence for a team.

Wicket on the first ball of an ODI match or an ODI innings is disastrous for the batting team, but an incredible beginning for the bowling side.

This article goes through the dismissals or wickets on the first ball of an ODI World Cup match or innings.

Article Contents:

  • Batters dismissed on the first ball of an ODI World Cup match (1st innings)

  • Batters dismissed on the first ball of the 2nd innings in an ODI World Cup match (2nd innings)

  • Interesting facts

NOTE: All the stats are based on the ESPNcricinfo Statsguru database (Updated until October 13, 2023).  

According to the ESPNcricinfo Statsguru database, Bangladesh cricketer Hanan Sarkar was the first batter to lose a wicket on the first ball of an ODI World Cup match. It was a Group Stage game in the ICC Cricket World Cup 2003, where the Sri Lankan left-arm pacer Chaminda Vaas bowled the Bangladeshi opener. That match was remembered for Vaas’ World Cup hat-trick in the first three balls of the match.


Batters dismissed on the first ball of an ODI World Cup match (1st innings)


Batter (Team)

Bowler (Team)

Venue

Date

Hanan Sarkar (Bangladesh)

Chaminda Vaas

(Sri Lanka)

Pietermaritzburg

February 14, 2003

Brendan Taylor (Zimbabwe)

Khurram Chohan (Canada)

Nagpur

February 28, 2011

Martin Guptill

(New Zealand)

Sheldon Cottrell

(West Indies)

Manchester

June 22, 2019

Dimuth Karunaratne (Sri Lanka)

Kagiso Rabada

(South Africa)

Chester-le-Street

June 28, 2019

Litton Das (Bangladesh)

Trent Boult

(New Zealand)

Chennai

October 13, 2023

 

According to the ESPNcricinfo Statsguru database, Pakistan opener Aamer Sohail was the first cricketer to get out on the first ball of an innings in an ODI World Cup match. It was a League Stage game in the Benson & Hedges World Cup 1992, where the New Zealand right-arm pacer Danny Morrison dismissed the Pakistan cricketer.


Batters dismissed on the first ball of the 2nd innings in an ODI World Cup match (2nd innings)


Batter (Team)

Bowler (Team)

Venue

Date

Aamer Sohail (Pakistan)

Danny Morrison

(New Zealand)

Christchurch

March 18, 1992

Graham Gooch (England)

Eddo Brandes (Zimbabwe)

Albury

March 18, 1992

Gary Kirsten

(South Africa)

Neil Johnson (Zimbabwe)

Chelmsford

May 29, 1999

Riaan Walters (Namibia)

Heath Streak (Zimbabwe)

Harare

February 10, 2003

William Porterfield (Ireland)

James Anderson (England)

Bengaluru

March 2, 2011

Lahiru Thirimanne

(Sri Lanka)

Dawlat Zadran (Afghanistan)

Dunedin

February 22, 2015

Martin Guptill

(New Zealand)

Aftab Alam (Afghanistan)

Taunton

June 8, 2019

 

Interesting facts:

  • New Zealand cricketer Martin Guptill is the only player to experience losing a wicket on the first ball of an innings in an ODI World Cup match more than once. The right-handed batter experienced it twice in 2019, once each in both innings.

  • The captains on those dismissal lists are English Graham Gooch (1992), Irish William Porterfield (2011), and Sri Lankan Dimuth Karunaratne (2019).

  • Zimbabwean Heath Streak was the only captain to take a wicket on the first ball of an innings in an ODI World Cup match. 


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