The first bowler to take a wicket off the first ball of an IPL match was Praveen Kumar.
He achieved this feat while playing for Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) in the IPL 2008 season opener against Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR). Praveen dismissed Sourav Ganguly with the very first ball of RCB's bowling innings.
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