Hattricks in cricket
An aspiration of every bowler is to take three wickets in three consecutive deliveries. So, usually, in limited over matches. Even, the bowlers can decide the outcome by pulling off hat tricks. Even, following a hat trick, the bowlers celebrated their success. However, we will always be amazed and amused by a bowler’s hat trick. So, for a hat trick to succeed, one must have a lot of skill and luck. ( Hat-tricks in IPL)
Full List of Hat-tricks in IPL
Even, A total of 20 hat tricks have been graced in the IPL tournament, so far. So, let’s dig into some details about it.
| S.No. | Player | Team | Bowling Figures | Against | Year | Players |
| 1 | Lakshmipathy Balaji | Chennai Super Kings | 5/24 | Punjab Kings | 2008 | Irfan Pathan, Piyush Chawala, VRV Singh |
| 2 | Amit Mishra | Delhi Capitals | 5/17 | Deccan Chargers | 2008 | Ravi Teja, Pragyan Ojha, RP Singh |
| 3 | Makhaya Ntini | Chennai Super Kings | 4/21 | Kolkata Knight Riders | 2008 | Sourav Ganguly, Debabrata Das, David Hussey |
| 4 | Yuvraj Singh | Punjab Kings | 3/22 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 2009 | Robin Uthappa, Jacques Kallis, Mark Boucher |
| 5 | Rohit Sharma | Deccan Chargers | 4/6 | Mumbai Indians | 2009 | Abishek Nayar, Harbhajan Singh, JP Duminy |
| 6 | Yuvraj Singh | Punjab Kings | 3/13 | Deccan Chargers | 2009 | Herschelle Gibbs, Andrew Symonds, Venugopal Rao |
| 7 | Praveen Kumar | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 3/18 | Rajasthan Royals | 2010 | Damien Martyn, Sumit Narwal, Paras Dogra |
| 8 | Amit Mishra | Deccan Chargers | 4/9 | Punjab Kings | 2011 | Ryan McLaren, Mandeep Singh, Ryan Harris |
| 9 | Ajit Chandila | Rajasthan Royals | 4/13 | Pune Warriors India | 2012 | Jesse Rider, Sourav Ganguly, Robin Uthappa |
| 10 | Sunil Narine | Kolkata Knight Riders | 3/33 | Punjab Kings | 2013 | David Hussey, Azhar Mahmood, Gurkeerat Singh |
| 11 | Amit Mishra | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 4/19 | Pune Warriors India | 2013 | Bhuvaneshwar Kumar, Rahul Sharma, Ashok Dinda |
| 12 | Pravin Tambe | Rajasthan Royals | 3/26 | Kolkata Knight Riders | 2014 | Manish Pandey, Yusuf Pathan, Ryan ten Doeschate |
| 13 | Shane Watson | Rajasthan Royals | 3/13 | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 2014 | Shikhar Dhawan, Moses Henriques, Karn Sharma |
| 14 | Axar Patel | Punjab Kings | 4/21 | Gujarat Lions | 2016 | Dinesh Karthik, Dwayne Bravo, Ravindra Jadeja |
| 15 | Samuel Badree | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 4/9 | Mumbai Indians | 2017 | Parthiv Patel, Mitchell McClenaghan, Rohit Sharma |
| 16 | Andrew Tye | Gujarat Lions | 5/17 | Rising Pune Supergiants | 2017 | Ankit Sharma, Manoj Tiwary, Shardul Thakur |
| 17 | Jaydev Unadkat | Rising Pune Supergiant | 5/30 | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 2017 | Bipul Sharma, Rashid Khan, Bhuvaneshwar Kumar |
Hat-tricks in the IPL: Interesting Facts
#4 Three hat-tricks with 3 different teams (Hat-trick of hat-tricks in IPL)
Also, he became the first spinner to achieve a hat-trick in the history of the IPL tournament. However, when he clinched his first hat-trick for Delhi Daredevils against Deccan Chargers in 2008’s inaugural edition.
Against Kings XI Punjab, Mishra took his second hat-trick for Deccan Chargers after they bought him in 2011. Mishra joined SRH in 2013 after two years with DC. This is the first time in IPL history that a bowler has taken three hat-tricks.
So, only Amit Mishra has taken a hat-trick for all three teams (DD, DC, SRH). Also, he is the 2nd highest wicket-taker in the IPL this season.
#3 Two hat-tricks in a single day
For the first time in the history of the IPL, two different players registered two hat-tricks in two different matches on the same day.
Date: April 14, 2017
- Hat-trick 1: (Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Mumbai Indians)
- Hat-trick 2: (Gujarat Lions vs Rising Pune Supergiant)
#2 Hat-trick on debut match
Even, Australian bowler Andrew Tye can agitate any batsmen with his exact yorkers. And, speed varieties, especially in the T-20 arrangement. Although, subsequent to neglecting to show up for Chennai Super Rulers in 2015. Moreover, Gujarat Lions purchased Tye in the IPL 2016.
And, on April 14, 2017, Tye played his most memorable IPL match for GL against Rising Pune Supergiant at Rajkot. But, in this match, Tye turned into the main player to take a full go-around on debut IPL match. However, when he excused Ankit Sharma, Manoj Tiwary and Shardul Thakur in three progressive conveyances.
However, Tye completed his presentation coordinate with an amazing five-wicket pull (4-0-17-5). And, recorded the best bowling figure for any bowler on debut in the IPL history. Moreover, past record: Shoaib Akhtar 3-0-11-4 for Kolkata Knight Riders versus Delhi Thrill seekers in 2008.
#1 Two ball hat-trick by Pravin Tambe
In the IPL 2013, Pravin Tambe made his debut for Rajasthan Royals as an unorthodox leg-spinner at the age of 41. However, with his fantastic bowling. He even won the Golden Wicket Award. But, for taking the most wickets in 2013 Champions League Twenty20.
So, as a result of this feat. Although, Tambe becomes the first player in IPL history to claim three wickets in two legal deliveries. Even, after Isuru Udana. Moreover, he was the second player in T20 after him.
A triple strike from Shane Watson in an over and Tambe’s hat-trick (4-0-26-3) gave RR a 10-run victory.
FAQs
1. Who has the most hat-tricks in IPL?
In the history of IPL, Amit Mishra has taken the most hat-tricks with three.
2. How many players have hat-tricks in IPL?
IPL has seen a total of 19 hat-tricks over the past 13 seasons.
3. Who took the first t20 hat-tricks?
Brett Lee of Australia. There have been 39 occurrences as of 18 October 2022 in Twenty20 International (T20I) cricket. Brett Lee of Australia recorded the first Twenty20 hat-trick in September 2007 against Bangladesh in Cape Town.
