IPL 2021: From Lakshmipathy Balaji to Harshal Patel; full list of all 19 hat-tricks in history of IPL
Harshal
Patel
–
who
is
the
leading
wicket-taker
of
IPL
2021
–
produced
a
sensational
effort
with
the
ball
to
become
only
the
third
bowler
for
Royal
Challengers
Bangalore
to
grab
a
hat-trick
in
the
domestic
T20
tournament.
Harshal
(4/17
in
3.1
overs),
the
current
Purple
Cap
holder
dismissed
MI
batsmen
Hardik
Pandya,
Kieron
Pollard
and
Rahul
Chahar
off
successive
deliveries.
It
helped
RCB
to
defend
a
target
of
165
without
breaking
much
sweat
as
they
restricted
the
much-vaunted
Mumbai
batting
line-up
to
111
in
18.1
overs.
Mumbai
thus
lost
10
wickets
for
54
runs
after
being
57
for
no
loss
at
one
stage.
IPL
2021:
RCB
vs
MI:
Harshal
Patel
takes
hattrick
as
Royal
Challengers
Bangalore
crush
Mumbai
Indians
With
his
match-winning
effort
against
Mumbai
Indians
in
Dubai,
Harshal
also
equalled
his
RCB
teammate
Yuzvendra
Chahal
to
grab
the
most
wickets
as
an
uncapped
player
in
an
IPL
season
with
23
wickets
to
his
name.
In
the
2015
IPL
season,
Chahal
had
23
scalps
as
an
uncapped
RCB
player.
Before
Harshal,
IPL
had
witnessed
18
hat-tricks
in
its
history
of
14
seasons.
Veteran
Delhi
Capitals
spinner
Amit
Mishra
is
the
only
bowler
to
have
claimed
the
most
number
of
hat-tricks
(3)
in
the
history
of
the
IPL.
While
legendary
India
all-rounder
Yuvraj
Singh
earned
the
distinction
of
picking
up
a
couple
of
hat-tricks
in
the
IPL.
Here’s
the
list
of
all
19
hat-tricks
taken
in
the
tournament’s
history
(check
the
stats):
IPL
2008:
Lakshmipathy
Balaji:
The
Chennai
Super
Kings’ pacer
became
the
first
bowler
in
the
history
of
IPL
to
claim
a
hat-trick,
which
came
against
Kings
XI
Punjab
(now
renamed
Punjab
Kings).
Makhaya
Ntini:
South
Africa
quick
Makhaya
Ntini
–
who
played
for
CSK
–
was
the
second
bowler
to
pick
up
a
hat-trick
in
the
inaugural
edition
of
the
tournament.
He
picked
up
his
hat-trick
against
the
Kolkata
Knight
Riders.
Amit
Mishra:
The
senior
Delhi
Capitals’
spinner
Amit
Mishra
picked
up
the
first
of
his
three
IPL
hat-tricks
in
the
first
season
of
the
tournament
itself.
He
grabbed
his
maiden
IPL
hattrick
against
Deccan
Chargers
(now
defunct).
IPL
2009:
Yuvraj
Singh:
The
left-arm
spinner
is
the
only
bowler
to
have
picked
up
two
hat-tricks
in
a
season.
Yuvraj
–
who
captained
Kings
XI
Punjab
–
grabbed
his
hat-tricks
against
Royal
Challengers
Bangalore
and
Deccan
Chargers.
Rohit
Sharma:
Before
becoming
‘Hitman’
i.e.
one
of
the
most
destructive
batsmen
in
the
game,
Rohit
impressed
with
his
bowling
when
he
showcased
his
off-spin
skills
to
grab
his
maiden
IPL
hat-trick
playing
for
Deccan
Chargers.
Rohit
got
his
hat-trick
against
MI,
the
franchise
he
would
go
on
leading
and
guiding
them
to
the
title
triumph
five
times.
IPL
2010:
Praveen
Kumar:
Former
India
swing
bowler
Praveen
Kumar
picked
up
a
hat-trick
against
Rajasthan
Royals.
IPL
2011:
Amit
Mishra:
Playing
for
Deccan
Chargers
back
then,
the
leg-spinner
grabbed
his
second
hat-trick
in
IPL
2011
against
Punjab.
IPL
2012:
Ajit
Chandila:
Before
getting
suspended
by
the
IPL
for
his
alleged
role
in
the
infamous
spot-fixing
scandal
in
2013,
Ajit
Chandila
picked
up
a
hat-trick
against
Pune
Warriors
India
(PWI),
playing
for
Rajasthan
Royals.
IPL
2013:
Amit
Mishra:
This
year
playing
for
Sunrisers
Hyderabad
(SRH),
Mishra
picked
up
his
third-hat-trick
of
his
IPL
career.
Sunil
Narine:
The
Kolkata
Knight
Riders
(KKR)
mystery
spinner
picked
up
his
sole
IPL
hat-trick
against
Punjab.
IPL
2014:
Pravin
Tambe:
Playing
for
RR
the
senior
spinner
claimed
his
hat-trick
against
KKR.
Shane
Watson:
Watson
was
the
second
RR
bowler
to
pick
up
a
hat-trick
in
the
same
season
for
the
franchise.
His
hat-trick
came
against
SRH.
IPL
2016:
Axar
Patel:
The
Delhi
Daredevils
(now
rechristened
Delhi
Capitals)
all-rounder
Axar
Patel
picked
up
his
IPL
career’s
maiden
hat-trick,
against
Gujarat
Lions
(now
defunct).
IPL
2017:
Samuel
Badree:
Playing
for
RCB,
the
West
Indies
spinner
picked
up
a
hat-trick
against
Punjab
during
a
league
game
in
2017.
Andrew
Tye:
The
Australia
pacer
–
who
played
for
Gujarat
Lions
in
that
season
grabbed
a
hat-trick
against
Rising
Pune
Supergiant
(RPS).
Jaydev
Unadkat:
Unadkat
–
who
plays
for
Saurashtra
Ranji
side
–
picked
up
his
maiden
IPL
fifty
against
Sunrisers
Hyderabad.
IPL
2019:
Sam
Curran:
After
a
hiatus
in
2018,
the
hat-trick
once
against
made
an
entry
in
the
2019
season.
Playing
for
Kings
XI
Punjab
in
his
debut
IPL
season,
Sam
Curran
picked
up
a
hat-trick
against
Delhi.
Shreyas
Gopal:
The
Rajasthan
Royals
spinner
picked
up
the
second
hattrick
of
the
IPL
2019
when
he
grabbed
his
maiden
IPL
season.
He
got
a
hat-trick
against
RCB.
IPL
2021:
Harshal
Patel:
The
right-arm
uncapped
pacer
became
the
first
bowler
to
pick
up
a
hat-trick
in
IPL
2021.
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