Taking a wicket on the primary ball of a T20 Worldwide profession is uncommon enough. Taking two wickets from the primary two deliveries is a rare introduction to the format, one that immediately broadcasts a bowler’s arrival. Only three bowlers, men or ladies, have managed this feat in T20I historical past: Australia’s Michael Kasprowicz, the USA’s Akshatha Rao, and India’s 20-year-old batting all-rounder Niki Prasad.
Prasad turned the primary Indian lady and the second lady total to achieve the landmark throughout India’s second T20I against Zimbabwe at Raipur on 18th October 2026, helping India win by 9 wickets and take a 2-0 lead within the three-match sequence.
Michael Kasprowicz (Australia) vs New Zealand, 2005
Former Australian pacer Michael Kasprowicz was already an skilled worldwide cricketer when he made his T20I debut against New Zealand at Auckland on seventeenth February 2005. He had first represented Australia in ODIs on 19th December 1995, against the West Indies at Melbourne, however his first two T20I deliveries produced a surprising double breakthrough.
Kasprowicz struck within the sixth over of New Zealand’s chase, removing former skipper and opening batter Stephen Fleming for 18 off 13 balls together with his first supply. He then trapped Mathew Sinclair for a first-ball duck on the very subsequent ball. The correct-arm quick finished with wonderful figures of 4 for 29 from 4 overs as Australia defended 215 and bowled New Zealand out for 170, profitable by 44 runs.
Ricky Ponting was named Player of the Match for his unbeaten 98 off 55 balls from No. 4, which powered Australia to 214 for 5. Kasprowicz performed solely two T20Is, taking 5 wickets at a mean of 11.40 and an financial system price of 8.14, however his explosive debut stays one of many format’s most memorable first spells.
Akshatha Rao (USA) vs Bangladesh, 2019
Former USA off-spinner Akshatha Rao created historical past as the primary lady to take two wickets in her first two T20I deliveries. She made her worldwide debut for the USA against Scotland at Dundee on thirty first August 2019, and achieved the landmark a day later against Bangladesh at Arbroath within the ICC Ladies’s T20 World Cup Qualifier.
Rao dismissed Bangladesh opener Ayasha Rahman, who made 8 off 11 balls, with the primary ball of the eighth over of the second innings. She then trapped the opposite opener, Sanjida Islam, leg-before for 30 off 34 balls with the next supply. Her exceptional spell learn 1-0-2-2, though the USA could not capitalise on her breakthrough after being bowled out for just 46 and shedding by eight wickets.
Rao went on to take six wickets in 9 T20Is for the USA, at a mean of 20.16 and an financial system price of 5.04. Her feat stood alone among ladies cricketers for seven years before Niki Prasad joined the unique membership.
Niki Prasad (India) vs Zimbabwe, 2026
India’s Niki Prasad turned the third bowler total, second lady and first Indian lady to take two wickets with her first two T20I deliveries. The 20-year-old off-spinning batting all-rounder made her worldwide debut within the first T20I against Zimbabwe on the Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh Worldwide Stadium in Raipur on sixteenth October 2026, a part of India’s first-ever white-ball bilateral sequence against Josephine Nkomo’s aspect.
In the second T20I on 18th October, after Zimbabwe chose to bat, Prasad removed Chipo Mugeri Tiripano for 34 off 32 balls with her first supply and dismissed Nyasha Gwanzura for a first-ball duck with her subsequent. She finished with spectacular figures of 2 for 7 from two overs as Zimbabwe had been restricted to 102 for 8. India then chased down 103 in just 8.5 overs, profitable by 9 wickets to seal the sequence 2-0 with a match to spare.
Prasad had already proven her temperament on debut, scoring an unbeaten 39 off 35 balls at No. 5 while chasing 115. Her six-boundary knock, including a decisive 82-run fifth-wicket stand with Deepti Sharma, who made 49 off 37 balls, guided India dwelling with 4 wickets in hand. With the third T20I scheduled on the same venue on twentieth October, Prasad will look to finish a memorable debut sequence with a whitewash.
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