It was 2008 when the Indian Premier League took its first step in the franchise cricket market, and since then the league has dominated all the T20 Leagues around the globe. IPL is the most popular and most cash-rich league in the world. Players around the globe crave to play in this league.
Over the years, we have witnessed numerous fabulous performances from bat, ball, and brilliance in the field as well. T20 cricket always appreciates the batters, but in this post, we will be talking about how bowlers make an impact in a game and help turn the tables around when the batters fail.
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Hat-tricks in IPL: List of Hat-tricks taken in IPL history
Over the years, several bowlers have achieved the rare and commendable milestone of taking three wickets in three consecutive deliveries. Chennai Super Kings’ seamer Laxmipathy Balaji was the first bowler ever to take a hat-trick in the IPL. It was a rare feat but the feat was achieved by Amit Mishra of Delhi Daredevils and Makhaya Ntini of Chennai Super Kings in the same season. The below list comprises the names of bowlers who have taken a hat-trick in IPL cricket. So, without any further ado, let’s take a look,
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| Bowler | Team | Against | Batters Dismissed | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lakshmipathy Balaji | Chennai Super Kings | Kings XI Punjab | Irfan Pathan, Piyush Chawla, VRV Singh | 2008 |
| Amit Mishra | Delhi Daredevils | Deccan Chargers | Ravi Teja, RP Singh, Pragyan Ojha | 2008 |
| Makhaya Ntini | Chennai Super Kings | Kolkata Knight Riders | Sourav Ganguly, Debabrata Das, David Hussey | 2008 |
| Yuvraj Singh | Kings XI Punjab | Royal Challengers Bangalore | Robin Uthappa, Jacques Kallis, Mark Boucher | 2009 |
| Rohit Sharma | Deccan Chargers | Mumbai Indians | Abhishek Nayar, Harbhajan Singh, JP Duminy | 2009 |
| Yuvraj Singh | Kings XI Punjab | Deccan Chargers | Herschelle Gibbs, Andrew Symonds, Venugopal Rao | 2009 |
| Praveen Kumar | Royal Challengers Bangalore | Rajasthan Royals | Damien Martyn, Sumit Narwal, Paras Dogra | 2010 |
| Amit Mishra | Deccan Chargers | Kings XI Punjab | Ryan McLaren, Mandeep Singh, Ryan Harris | 2011 |
| Ajit Chandila | Rajasthan Royals | Pune Warriors India | Jesse Ryder, Sourav Ganguly, Robin Uthappa | 2012 |
| Sunil Narine | Kolkata Knight Riders | Kings XI Punjab | David Hussey, Azhar Mahmood, Gurkeerat Singh | 2013 |
| Amit Mishra | Sunrisers Hyderabad | Pune Warriors India | Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Rahul Sharma, Ashok Dinda | 2013 |
| Pravin Tambe | Rajasthan Royals | Kolkata Knight Riders | Manish Pandey, Yusuf Pathan, Ryan ten Doeschate | 2014 |
| Shane Watson | Rajasthan Royals | Sunrisers Hyderabad | Shikhar Dhawan, Moises Henriques, Karn Sharma | 2014 |
| Axar Patel | Kings XI Punjab | Gujarat Lions | Dinesh Karthik, Dwayne Bravo, Ravindra Jadeja | 2016 |
| Samuel Badree | Royal Challengers Bangalore | Mumbai Indians | Parthiv Patel, Mitchell McClenaghan, Rohit Sharma | 2017 |
| Andrew Tye | Gujarat Lions | Rising Pune Supergiant | Rahul Tripathi, Ben Stokes, Manoj Tiwary | 2017 |
| Jaydev Unadkat | Rising Pune Supergiant | Sunrisers Hyderabad | Bipul Sharma, Rashid Khan, Bhuvneshwar Kumar | 2017 |
| Sam Curran | Kings XI Punjab | Delhi Capitals | Harshal Patel, Kagiso Rabada, Sandeep Lamichhane | 2019 |
| Shreyas Gopal | Rajasthan Royals | Royal Challengers Bangalore | Virat Kohli, AB de Villiers, Marcus Stoinis | 2019 |
| Harshal Patel | Royal Challengers Bangalore | Mumbai Indians | Hardik Pandya, Kieron Pollard, Rahul Chahar | 2021 |
| Yuzvendra Chahal | Rajasthan Royals | Kolkata Knight Riders | Shreyas Iyer, Shivam Mavi, Pat Cummins | 2022 |
| Rashid Khan | Gujarat Giants | Kolkata Knight Riders | Andre Russell, Sunil Narine, and Shardul Thakur | 2023 |
It’s a tough ask for a bowler to take a hat-trick in T20 cricket, but for players like Amit Mishra, the going isn’t tough. The veteran leggie has taken hat-trick not only once but thrice in IPL history. Mishra achieved this rare feat against Deccan Chargers in 2008, against Kings XI Punjab in 2011, and against Pune Warriors India in the 2013 edition. Besides Amit Mishra, prolific Indian all-rounder Yuvraj Singh has achieved this rare feat twice in the 2009 edition.
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