Mayank Yadav Takes First-Ball Wicket To Announce Comeback; Bowling Speed Recorded

Mayank Yadav during IND vs ZIM T20I match (Source: BCCI/X)

On Thursday, Mayank Yadav took a wicket on the very first delivery to mark his return to international cricket for India. To make it more significant, Brian Bennett, who made an unbeaten 59-ball 97 in the last India vs Zimbabwe T20I during the T20 World Cup 2026 in February at MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai.

It was Mayank’s first international wicket since October 2024, the last match he had played for the country. The opposition was Bangladesh back then, where he took 2/32 in four overs in Gwalior.

After that, continuous injuries, coupled with bowling slumps, turned him from being the next big thing in Indian cricket into another individual among many who fail to live up to their true potential.

Mayank Yadav Makes Instant Impact For India

Even though Mayank took a wicket on the first ball on Thursday, it was not the first time he had done the same for India. In 2024 against Bangladesh, Parvez Hossain Emon was his victim in the same way.

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Overall, Bhuvneshwar Kumar has the success on the first ball of the innings for most number of times for India in T20Is, achieving the feat three times. Hardik Pandya has done it twice, while Arshdeep Singh got a wicket on the first ball once for India.

[Wickets By Indians On The First Ball Of A T20I Innings, As Of July 23, 2026]

Mayank Yadav Bowling Speed Revealed

Known for being one of the fastest-ever bowlers for India, all eyes were on Mayank Yadav bowling speed on Thursday during India’s first ODI of the three-match T20I series, taking place at Harare Sports Club.

And he did more than decent during the first two overs, despite being one of the most injury-prone fast bowlers around in the country.

Here’s the ball-by-ball speed of his first two overs during India vs Zimbabwe 1st ODI.

Over 1

• Ball 1: 149kph
• Ball 2: 149kph
• Ball 3: 146kph
• Ball 4: 146kph
• Ball 5: 139kph
• Ball 6: 138kph

Over 2

• Ball 1: 148 kph 
• Ball 2: 148 kph (Nb) 
• Ball 3: 149 kph 
• Ball 4: 144 kph 
• Ball 5: 145 kph
• Ball 6: 137 kph (Wide) 
• Ball 7: 143 kph 
• Ball 8: 112 kph (wide) 
• Ball 9: 137 kph

Mayank Yadav IPL Stats

Mayank Yadav made his IPL debut in 2024. Since then, he has only played 10 matches and took nine wickets in the competition, all for Lucknow Super Giants (LSG). The franchise, after watching him do wonders in IPL 2024, retained him for INR 11 Crore.

Notably, LSG bought Mayank for INR 20 Lakh ahead of IPL 2024. Of course, due to the immediate rise in Indian cricket moments after making waves in the IPL, his salary rocketed sky-high in the following editions.

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