On this present day again in 2008, Indian pacer Lakshmipathy Balaji took the primary-ever hat-trick within the historical past of the Indian Premier League. The pacer achieved this accomplishment throughout his aspect’s IPL 2008 match in opposition to Kings XI Punjab (now often called Punjab Kings). In that match, through the closing over of Punjab’s run chase of 182 runs, Balaji had dismissed Irfan Pathan, Piyush Chawla and VRV Singh.
CSK went on to win the match by 18 runs. Balaji ended with figures of 5/24, for which he was given the ‘Man of the Match’ award. Balaji was CSK’s key bowler that season, during which CSK ended as runners-up after dropping to Rajasthan Royals. He ended up with 11 wickets in 9 matches. Since that day, this feat was repeated 21 extra occasions. (Watch: Ziva Trains With Dad MS Dhoni Ahead Of CSK vs DC Clash In IPL 2023)
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Notably, Afghanistan and Gujarat Titans spinner Rashid Khan clinched the primary hat-trick of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 earlier in April. The Afghan T20 celebrity completed this in his aspect’s match in opposition to Kolkata Knight Riders on the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad.
With KKR needing 50 runs within the closing 4 overs, Rashid arrived within the seventeenth over. He made an instantaneous impression by eradicating dangerman Andre Russell (1), Sunil Narine (0) and Shardul Thakur (0) on the primary three balls of the over, lowering KKR from 155/4 to 155/7 in a matter of minutes. But KKR went on to win the match after Rinku Singh hit Yash Dayal for 5 successive sixes within the closing over.
He can also be the primary-ever Afghanistan participant to take a hat-trick in IPL historical past. He is the 18th bowler to take a hat-trick within the league’s historical past. (IPL 2023: ‘He Was Toying With RCB Bowlers:’ Gavaskar In Awe With Surya’s Scintillating Knock Vs RCB)
Since the graduation of the league, stars like Balaji, Rohit Sharma, Yuvraj Singh, Rashid, Yuzvendra Chahal, Harshal Patel, Sam Curran. Shreyas Gopal, Sunil Narine, Andrew Tye, Jaydev Unadkat, Axar Patel, Shane Watson and Amit Mishra are among the gamers to have taken an IPL hat-trick.
Amit Mishra has three hat methods to his identify in IPL, most by any bowler within the league’s historical past.Â