A hat-trick in cricket is when a bowler takes three wickets on consecutive deliveries, dismissing three different batsmen.
The first IPL hat-trick was taken by Lakshmipathy Balaji , playing against KXIP, in 2008.
Amit Mishra, the only cricketer to take three IPL hat-tricks.
Check list of all Hat-Tricks In IPL. Axar Patel became first player to take a hattrick in IPL 2016. Check this list of players who took hat-trick before him in Indian Premier League.
Here is the list of all hat-tricks in Indian Premier League (IPL) history:
| No. | Bowler | Against | Season |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lakshmipathy Balaji (CSK) | KXIP | 2008 |
| 2 | Amit Mishra (DD) | DC | 2008 |
| 3 | Makhaya Ntini (CSK) | KKR | 2008 |
| 4 | Yuvraj Singh (KXIP) | RCB | 2009 |
| 5 | Rohit Sharma (DC) | MI | 2009 |
| 6 | Yuvraj Singh (KXIP) | DC | 2009 |
| 7 | Praveen Kumar (RCB) | RR | 2010 |
| 8 | Amit Mishra (DC) | KXIP | 2011 |
| 9 | Ajit Chandila (RR) | PWI | 2012 |
| 10 | Sunil Narine (KKR) | KXIP | 2013 |
| 11 | Amit Mishra (SRH) | PWI | 2013 |
| 12 | Pravin Tambe (RR) | KKR | 2014 |
| 13 | Shane Watson (RR) | SRH | 2014 |
| 14 | Axar Patel (KXIP) | GL | 2016 |
Bowlers Taking Hattrick More than Once
3 – Amith Misra (For DD, DC and SRH)
2 – Yuvraj Singh (For KXIP)
Facts about IPL Hattricks :
1. Ntini is the only bowler to have taken hattrick without help, all bowled.
2. 4 hattricks were taken by fast bowlers, 10 by spinners.
3. 7 hattricks were completed in one over, other 7 spilled to next over.
4. Rohit Sharma is the youngest (22 years 6 days) to take a hattrick.
5. Pravin Tambe is the oldest (43 years) to take a hattrick.
6. Watson, Yuvraj and Narine’s hattrick are in losing causes.
7. Amit Mishra’s hattrick vs PWI in 2013 had 4 wickets in the over.
8. Yuvraj Singh is the only player to take two Hat-Trick in one season. It happened in 2009.
List of Hat-Tricks Taken in IPL History and their Facts
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