Hat-tricks in IPL History: From Amit Mishra to Rashid Khan - Indian Premier League Hat-tricks List

Gujarat Titans' spinner Rashid Khan on Sunday (April 9) became the 20th player to claim a hattrick in the Indian Premier League. The Afghanistan leg-spinner took the hattrick against Kolkata Knight Riders in match 13 of IPL 2023.

Rashid dimissed Andre Russell caught behind, then removed Sunil Narine, who was caught at deep-midwicket and finally Shardul Thakur was trapped LBW to complete the treble.

Rajasthan Royals spinner Yuzvendra Chahal was the last player to achieve this rare feat of a hat-trick in the IPL. The leg-spinner claimed a hat-trick during RR's win over Kolkata Knight Riders in IPL 2022.

Hat-tricks are special and treasured by any sportsperson, but to claim a hat-trick in cricket is even more a big achievement as a bowler needs to take three wickets in three deliveries in a row.

The IPL has seen 22 hat-tricks so far with two players featuring in the list more than once. Amit Mishra has taken three hat-tricks for three different franchises, while Yuvraj Singh has claimed two hat-tricks for the same franchise.

Bowlers from Rajasthan Royals (5 times) and Punjab Kings (4 times) feature the most in the list. Lakshmipathy Balaji was the first player to claim a hat-trick in IPL during the inaugural edition in 2008, which also saw 3 hat-tricks like in 2009 and 2017.

While 6 overseas bowlers feature in the list of 23, Indian players have achieved the feat the most with some names like Rohit Sharma being the surprise players to claim a hat-trick.

Also, hat-tricks in IPL have been claimed 8 times by pacers and 15 times by spinners. Every edition of the IPL so far except the 2015, 2018 and 2020 edition has witnessed a bowler claim a hat-trick in the cash-rich league.

IPL Hat-tricks list