What a day for the debutant Ashwani Kumar! Starting with a catch of Quinton de Cock, he logs in his career in the marquee IPL league, Indian Premier League, with the wicket of KKR captain Ajinkya Rahane. Ashwani dropped the ball towards length, having it full and wide, angling across the captain. The later sliced it toward deep backward point, a place where fielders are not supposed to stand Yet it was preplanned. Tilak, assigned there, fumbling a bit, completed the catch with one hand. The cutest part was seeing MI captain Hardik Pandya jumping with joy throughout. Amidst high fives and pats, that man literally came jumping in the air throughout like an overjoyed kid. Wicket for Ashwani Kumar in his 1st ever Delivery in IPL π₯#MIvsKKR pic.twitter.com/ZjxwaCpkL8 — πΊπππππ (@Shebas_10dulkar) March 31, 2025 A dream debut for #AshwaniKumar! πHe gets the big wicket of #AjinkyaRahane on the very first delivery of his #TATAIPL career! π₯Watch LIVE action β‘ https://t.co/SVxDX5nnhH#IPLonJioStar π #MIvKKR | LIVE NOW on Star Sports 1, Star Sports 1 Hindi, Star Sports 3 &… pic.twitter.com/Qk0cSw6IlE — Star Sports (@StarSportsIndia) March 31, 2025 Read also: Who is Ashwani Kumar - MI's latest debutant who got the wicket of Ajinkya Rahane off his very first ball? MI won the toss and decided to bat Mumbai Indians once again flexed their scouting team. Earlier, they introduced the young Vignesh Pathur, and now, there is Ashwani Kumar. Nevertheless, HP decided to field first, and his captaincy has been top-notch since the beginning. Kolkata Knight Riders have lost four wickets before the powerplay ends. Trent Bount, with his usual habit of bagging wickets in the early overs, did nothing different. The sweet sound of timber rand in when he toppled Sunil Narine's stump as the latter returned with a two-ball duck Deepak Chahar, the new addition to the Mumbai Indians, joined the show as he bagged two wickets. The first one came from Quinton de Kock, the one who stood out at 97 in the last match against Rajasthan Royals. His recent addition was Venkatesh Iyer, who felt trapped with an upper cut, and got edged as the keeper gloved him. Meanwhile, the young Angkrish Raghuvangshi departed to Hardik Pandya, where the latter introduced himself right after the powerplay.