Arshdeep becomes first India bowler in T20 World Cup history to...

NEW DELHI:

Arshdeep Singh

has etched his name in the history of the

T20 World Cup

by accomplishing a feat that no Indian bowler has ever achieved before.
The young left-arm fast bowler became the first player from India to claim a wicket on the very first delivery of a match in the tournament's history.
Opening the bowling for India, Arshdeep struck on the very first ball to trap USA opener

Shayan Jahangir

plumb in front in the Group A match in New York on Wednesday.
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The delivery was a tricky one, darting back sharply after pitching. It surprised Jahangir, who was caught in the crease. The ball struck him around the knee-roll, and the impact was clearly in front of the off-stump.

Jahangir came in as a replacement of skipper Monank Patel who missed out this match with a left-shoulder injury.
Arshdeep added to USA woes with another strike in the same over by dismissing in-form

Andries Gous

.
Apart from Arshdeep, the other three bowlers who have reached this landmark are Bangladesh's Mashrafe Mortaza, Shapoor Zadran of Afghanistan and Namibia's Ruben Trumplemann.
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Arshedeep's accomplishment placed him alongside Trumpelmann and Afghanistan's Fazalhaq Farooqi, who also managed to secure two dismissals in their respective first overs during the tournament.