Angkrish Raghuvanshi become the 22th player in the history of IPL to score Half-Century in Debut Match. Raghuvanshi score his maiden 50 against Delhi Capitals.
Kolkata Knight Riders clashed with Delhi Capitals on 4th April at ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium in the 16th Match of IPL 2024. KKR had started with 2 wins in the last 2 games whereas Delhi managed to get 1 victory in the last 3 matches.
In the High scoring game between the Capitals and Knight Riders, A young Debutant Angkrish Raghuvasnshi got a chance to play at No. 3 for Kolkata in the debut match for KKR. The Debutant played brilliantly not only anchoring Sunil Narine in scoring big in the first 10 overs but also setting a personal record by scoring a half-century in the debut match of Ipl. KKR sets record of 3rd highest run in first 10 over of IPL.
Raghuvanshi named himself in the elite player list of 21 players making himself the 22nd player to score half a century in the debut match.
Here’s the list of Players scoring a half-century in debut matches across the different season
2008 (1st edition)
- Brendon McCullum
- Michael Hussey
- Shaun Marsh
- Graeme Smith
- James Hopes
- Swapnil Asnodkar
- Gautam Gambhir
- Kumar Sangakkara
- Sivaramakrishnan Vidyut
- Shikhar Dhawan
- Shreevats Goswami
2009
- David Warner
2010
- Owai Shah
- Ambati Rayudu
- Paul Collingwood
- Kumar Jadhav
2012
- Richard Levi
2016
- Sam Billings
2020
- Devdutt Padikkal
2022
- Ayush Badoni
2023
- Kyle Mayers
2024
- Angkrish Raghuvanshi
No Debutant player scored a half-century in 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019, and 2021