Musheer Khan achieves rare feat after PBKS vs RCB IPL 2025 match, became first player in world to….
New Delhi: Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) defeated Punjab Kings (PBKS) with 60 balls to spare in the first qualifier match of IPL 2025 played on Thursday. In this match, Punjab Kings (PBKS) cricketer Mushir Khan has created history. Mushir Khan made his T20 cricket debut in the first qualifier match against Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB). Mushir Khan was out on a score of zero in this match. However, despite this, this young batsman has registered his name in the pages of history.
Musheer Khan made history
This match was not only Musheer Khan’s first IPL match but also his debut match in T20 cricket. Musheer Khan had not played a single 20-over match before this. Musheer Khan has become the first player in T20 history to make his debut in a playoff match. So far, a total of 84 players have debuted in this format in the IPL, but before this no player had been able to debut in a playoff game.
Special record associated with Musheer Khan’s name
In fact, Musheer Khan is only the second player in history to have made his debut in a playoff match in the IPL. Before him, Sunny Gupta played his only IPL game in 2012 for Delhi Daredevils against Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in the second qualifier at MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. Musheer Khan was out for zero off three balls.
Who is Musheer Khan?
Musheer Khan is a young Indian cricketer. Musheer was born on 27 February 2005 in Mumbai. Musheer Khan is the younger brother of Indian cricketer Sarfaraz Khan. Musheer Khan is a right-handed batsman. He also bowls left-arm spin. Musheer Khan plays domestic cricket for Mumbai. Punjab Kings bought Musheer Khan for Rs 30 lakh in the IPL 2025 mega auction. He made his first-class cricket debut for Mumbai on 27 December 2022.
Has also played Under-19 World Cup
Musheer Khan has also played the 2024 ICC Under-19 World Cup for India. The Indian team was the runner-up in the ICC Under-19 World Cup, in which Musheer Khan scored two centuries. Mushir Khan had a stellar performance during the Ranji Trophy season (2023-2024), where he scored 433 runs at an impressive average of 108.25 and was one of the main reasons for Mumbai’s success. In the Ranji Trophy (2023-24) final, Mushir Khan scored a match-winning century and Mumbai became Ranji champions for the 42nd time.
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