Which bowlers have taken hat-tricks in IPL?


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the IPL hat-trick club—where bowlers flip the script in three savage deliveries. 🎯🔥 It's rare, dramatic, and totally iconic when it happens.

Here’s a breakdown of all the bowlers who’ve taken hat-tricks in IPL history (as of 2024):

🎩 Bowlers with Hat-Tricks in IPL History

✅ 1. Lakshmipathy Balaji (2008 – CSK vs KXIP)

  • 🥇 First-ever IPL hat-trick!

  • Figures: 5/24

🔥 Vintage swing + accuracy.

✅ 2. Amit Mishra – 🧙‍♂️ Only player with 3 IPL hat-tricks!

  • 2008 (DC vs DC)

  • 2011 (DC vs PBKS)

  • 2013 (SRH vs PWI)

🎯 The king of wrong'uns. Silent destroyer.

✅ 3. Makhaya Ntini (2008 – CSK vs KKR)

  • Took out Ganguly and McCullum in the same over.

🔥 South African fire in Chennai colors.

✅ 4. Yuvraj Singh (2009 & 2009!) – TWO hat-tricks in same season!

  • vs RCB & vs DC

💣 Yes, Yuvi the batter… but as a bowler? Deadly part-timer!

✅ 5. Rohit Sharma (2009 – DC vs MI)

  • Yep, ROHIT took a hat-trick!

  • Dismissed Abhishek Nayar, Harbhajan Singh, and JP Duminy.

😅 One of the most “wait, what?!” hat-tricks ever.

✅ 6. Praveen Kumar (2010 – RCB vs RR)

  • Bowled a beautiful over at the death.

🎯 Classic swing + discipline.

✅ 7. Ajit Chandila (2012 – RR vs PWI)

  • Got a hat-trick in his first over of the match!

🧙 Off-spin surprise package.

✅ 8. Sunil Narine (2013 – KKR vs KXIP)

  • Tricky spin on a turning Eden pitch.

🔁 Mystery master at his peak.

✅ 9. Shane Watson (2014 – RR vs SRH)

  • Cleaned up the tail with clever variations.

🧢 Power-hitter AND hat-trick hero.

✅ 10. Axar Patel (2016 – KXIP vs GL)

  • Ripped through the middle order in 1 over.

🧨 The silent assassin strikes.

✅ 11. Samuel Badree (2017 – RCB vs MI)

  • Got a hat-trick in the Powerplay!

⚡ Leggie chaos early in the game.

✅ 12. Jaydev Unadkat (2017 – RPS vs SRH)

  • Clean death-over execution.

🧊 Calm, clutch, clinical.

✅ 13. Andrew Tye (2017 – GL vs RPS)

  • Dream debut: 5-wicket haul with a hat-trick!

🏆 Talk about a first impression.

✅ 14. Sam Curran (2019 – KXIP vs DC)

  • Sparked a sudden collapse.

  • Took 4 wickets in 1.2 overs, including a hat-trick.

💥 Swinging it like magic.

✅ 15. Shreyas Gopal (2019 – RR vs RCB)

  • Took out Kohli, ABD, and Stoinis. IN A RAIN-SHORTENED GAME. 😳

💯 Possibly the coolest hat-trick ever.

🏏 Final Word:

Hat-tricks in the IPL are pure drama. They turn games on their head, light up stadiums, and live forever in highlight reels.