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Fraser-McGurk Joins Rohit Sharma, Jaiswal As Khaleel Ahmed Continues First Over Love Affair

Aakash Saini

Khaleel Ahmed celebrating a wicket [Source: AP Photos]Khaleel Ahmed celebrating a wicket [Source: AP Photos]

Chennai Super Kings (CSK) fast bowler Khaleel Ahmed once again struck with the new ball, this time by getting rid of Delhi Capitals opener Jake Fraser-McGurk for a five-ball duck in match number 17 of the IPL 2025 season. Turning up for his team at the M. A. Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai, Ahmed’s fuller delivery prompted the Australia-based opener to try and clear mid-on, only to find the safe hands of Ravichandran Ashwin.

Through the course of his latest new ball blitz, the CSK speedster has now taken wickets off the first over of an innings three times this IPL 2025.

Khaleel Ahmed picks up another first-over wicket

Khaleel Ahmed has been shouldering the responsibility of opening the bowling for CSK this IPL 2025 season. In his four games so far, the cricketer has picked up a wicket in his first over of the innings on three separate occasions.

Ahmed started off his exceptional new ball trend in IPL 2025 with the huge wicket of Mumbai Indians opener Rohit Sharma in the opening weekend of the season. While he failed to disrupt RCB openers next-up, the 27-year-old fast bowler has now taken first-over wickets in succession against Rajasthan Royals and Delhi Capitals. Here is a full list of Khaleel Ahmed’s first-over victims so far this IPL 2025.

Khaleel Ahmed wickets in first over of IPL 2025:

Batter
Runs
Venue
Rohit Sharma (MI)0 (4)Chennai
Yashasvi Jaiswal (RR)4 (3)Guwahati
Jake Fraser-McGurk (DC)0 (5)Chennai

Prior to the match, Delhi Capitals skipper Axar Patel won the toss and opted to bat first. Following Khaleel Ahmed’s early strike for hosts CSK, Capitals opener KL Rahul and number three Abishek Porel shared 54 quick runs for the second wicket to stabilize the innings to some extent.

By the time of the first strategic time out, the Capitals reached a competitive 76-2 at the end of nine overs.