A hat-trick in cricket is known when a bowler takes three wickets on consecutive 3 balls in a single match. The Indian Premier League is one of the top twenty cricket tournaments in which there are several occasions when bowlers took hat trick.
First ever hat-trick in IPL was taken by Lakshmipathy Balaji who dismissed Kings XI Punjab’s three batsmen in the first edition of Indian Premier League in 2008. Latest hat-trick was taken by Gujarat Lions fast bowler Andrew Tye against Rising Pune Supergiant during 13th match of IPL 2017.
Let’s have a look at the complete list of bowlers who took hat tricks in the competition so far.
IPL Hat-Tricks
S. No. | Year | Bowler | Versus |
1 | 2008 | Lakshmipathy Balaji (CSK) | Kings XI Punjab |
2 | 2008 | Amit Mishra (DD) | Deccan Chargers |
3 | 2008 | Makhaya Ntini (CSK) | Kolkata Knight Riders |
4 | 2009 | Yuvraj Singh (KXIP) | Royal Challengers Bangalore |
5 | 2009 | Rohit Sharma (DC) | Mumbai Indians |
6 | 2009 | Yuvraj Singh (KXIP) | Deccan Charges |
7 | 2010 | Praveen Kumar (RCB) | Rajasthan Royals |
8 | 2011 | Amit Mishra (DC) | Kings XI Punjab |
9 | 2012 | Ajit Chandila (RR) | Pune Warriors India |
10 | 2013 | Sunil Narine (KKR) | Kings XI Punjab |
11 | 2013 | Amit Mishra (SRH) | Pune Warriors India |
12 | 2014 | Pravin Tambe (RR) | Kolkata Knight Riders |
13 | 2014 | Shane Watson (RR) | Sunrisers Hyderabad |
14 | 2016 | Axar Patel (KXIP) | Gujata Lions |
15 | 2017 | Samuel Badree (RCB) | Mumbai Indians |
16 | 2017 | Andrew Tye (GL) | Rising Pune Supergiant |
17 | 2017 | Jaydev Unadkat (RPS) | Sunrisers Hyderabad |