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T20 WC: Sher Malla Becomes Second Nepal Bowler To Take First-ball Wicket On T20 Debut

By IANS News February 08, 2026 • 22:36 PM View: 103

ICC T20 World Cup: Young pacer Sher Malla etched his name into cricketing history by becoming only the second Nepal bowler to claim a wicket off the very first delivery of his T20 career during Nepal’s ICC T20 World Cup 2026 clash against England at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Sunday.

Malla achieved the feat after extracting an edge out of England opener Phil Salt, who was returning to the side after injury, in the first ball of the second over.

Malla joined former Nepal captain Paras Khadka in an exclusive club, with Khadka being the first to achieve the feat when he dismissed Irfan Ahmed off the opening ball of his T20 career against Hong Kong in 2014.