11 Bowlers who took the 1st Wicket in 11 IPL Seasons

#2 IPL 2009- Thilan Thushara( Chennai Super Kings)

Thilan Tushara celebrating after picking up a wicket

The Chennai Super Kings took on the Mumbai Indians in the opening match of IPL 2009 which was held entirely in South Africa. Sanath Jayasuriya and Sachin Tendulkar walked out to the middle opening the batting and exerted some control over the CSK bowlers before Thilan Thushara, the left arm pacer dismissed Jayasuriya for 26 getting him caught by Matthew Hayden.

Mumbai went on to post 165 on the board thanks to Sachin's unbeaten 59. CSK fell short by 19 runs as they were restricted to 146/7 in 20 overs as only Hayden and Dhoni managed to hang around for long.

CSK finished 2nd in the Points table but lost to RCB in the semi-finals. Mumbai, in contrast finished 7th in yet another disappointing season.

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#3 IPL 2010- Chaminda Vaas( Deccan Chargers)

Chaminda Vaas in action for the Deccan Chargers

IPL 2009 champions Deccan Chargers took on the Kolkata Knight Riders in the first match of IPL 2010. The now-defunct Deccan Chargers won the toss and elected to bowl first.

Sri Lankan fast bowler Chaminda Vaas made an immediate impact in the game's proceedings. He dismissed KKR opener Manoj Tiwary caught by Rohit Sharma off the first ball of the match. Wickets kept falling as Hodge, Gambhir and Pujara were dismissed before the team had crossed the 40-run mark.

Thanks to some great batting by Owais Shah and Angelo Matthews, KKR posted a decent 161/4 for DC to chase. In reply, Deccan Chargers fell short by 11 runs as they finished off with 150/7. After captain Adam Gilchrist's great knock at the top of the order, the middle order failed to consolidate as DC lost the match.

Deccan Chargers finished second in the points table but lost to CSK in the semis. KKR finished sixth in yet another disappointing season.