IPL 2025: RCB star Krunal Pandya becomes 15th Player to get Hit-Wicket in IPL - Check Full List

In a rare and unfortunate incident during the IPL 2025 match between Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) and Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) at the Ekana Stadium in Lucknow, Krunal Pandya was dismissed hit wicket.

This unusual mode of dismissal occurred as Pandya, attempting an aggressive shot, lost his balance and inadvertently dislodged the bails with his bat, leading to his dismissal.

This incident added to RCB's woes in a match where they were already under pressure. SRH had posted a formidable total of 231/6, courtesy of Ishan Kishan's unbeaten 94 off 48 balls . In response, RCB were bundled out for 189 runs, falling short by 42 runs.

Full List of Hit Wickets in IPL

The "hit wicket" dismissal is one of the rarest in the Indian Premier League (IPL). As of 2025, there have been 15 such instances. Below is the complete list of players who were dismissed in this manner:

S.No	Player	Team	Opponent	Year
1	Musavir Khote	Mumbai Indians	Kings XI Punjab	2008
2	Misbah-ul-Haq	Royal Challengers Bangalore	Kings XI Punjab	2008
3	Swapnil Asnodkar	Rajasthan Royals	Chennai Super Kings	2009
4	Ravindra Jadeja	Chennai Super Kings	Deccan Chargers	2012
5	Saurabh Tiwary	Royal Challengers Bangalore	Mumbai Indians	2012
6	Yuvraj Singh	Sunrisers Hyderabad	Mumbai Indians	2016
7	Deepak Hooda	Sunrisers Hyderabad	Delhi Daredevils	2016
8	David Warner	Sunrisers Hyderabad	Kings XI Punjab	2016
9	Sheldon Jackson	Kolkata Knight Riders	Rising Pune Supergiant	2017
10	Riyan Parag	Rajasthan Royals	Kolkata Knight Riders	2019
11	Hardik Pandya	Mumbai Indians	Kolkata Knight Riders	2020
12	Jonny Bairstow	Sunrisers Hyderabad	Mumbai Indians	2021
13	Sai Sudharsan	Gujarat Titans	Mumbai Indians	2022
14	Abhinav Manohar	Sunrisers Hyderabad	Mumbai Indians	2025
15	Krunal Pandya	Royal Challengers Bengaluru	Sunrisers Hyderabad	2025

Notably, David Warner is the only captain to have been dismissed hit wicket in the IPL, doing so during an innings of 52 runs against Kings XI Punjab in 2016. Jonny Bairstow and Sheldon Jackson are the only wicketkeepers to have been dismissed in this fashion.