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What are some of the firsts of IPL as it completes 18 years?
short by Anmol Sharma / on Saturday, 18 April, 2026
IPL completed 18 years on Saturday (April 18) with its first-ever match having been played on this day in 2008 between KKR and RCB in Bengaluru. RCB's Praveen Kumar bowled first ball, Zaheer Khan took first wicket. KKR's Brendon McCullum hit the first boundary, six, fifty and century. RCB's Balachandra Akhil scored first duck and KKR claimed the first win.
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