Rashid Khan took the primary hat-trick of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 however nonetheless couldn’t information Gujarat Titans to victory in opposition to Kolkata Knight Riders on Sunday. The star spinner from Afghanistan took the wickets of Andre Russell, Sunil Narine and Shardul Thakur to finish the spectacular milestone on the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. Russell went for a giant shot however ended up edging it to wicket-keeper Wriddhiman Saha whereas Narine was caught within the deep as KKR tried to extend their run fee. With Rashid on a hat-trick, he trapped Shardul LBW and though the guests went for a evaluation, the replays clearly confirmed that the bowl didn’t transfer a lot and was going to crash into the stumps.
𝐇𝐀𝐓-𝐓𝐑𝐈𝐂𝐊 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐑𝐚𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐝 𝐊𝐡𝐚𝐧! 👏 👏
Andre Russell ✅
Sunil Narine ✅
Shardul Thakur ✅We have our first hat-trick of the #TATAIPL 2023 & it is that man – @rashidkhan_19! 🙌 🙌
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— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) April 9, 2023
It is the twenty second hat trick in IPL historical past. The first-ever IPL hat trick was taken by Lakshmipati Balaji for Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in opposition to Punjab Kings (PBKS, then generally known as Kings XI Punjab) within the inaugural season.
He can also be the first-ever Afghanistan participant to take a hat-trick in IPL historical past. He is the 18th bowler to take a hat-trick within the league’s historical past.
Coming to the match, Gujarat Titans posted 204/4 of their 20 overs after electing to bat first. Vijay Shankar top-scored with 63 off 24 balls, consisting of 4 boundaries and 5 sixes. Sai Sudharshan additionally scored his second half-century in IPL 2023, scoring 53 in 38 balls consisting of three fours and two sixes. Shubman Gill additionally performed a stable knock of 39 runs in 31 balls, with 5 fours.
Sunil Narine was the choose of the bowlers for KKR, taking 3/33 in 4 overs. Suyash Sharma additionally continued his stable run after a three-fer in opposition to Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) within the earlier match, taking 1/35 in his 4 overs.
In chase of 205 runs, KKR was lowered to twenty-eight/2, however skipper Nitish Rana (45 off 29 balls with 4 boundaries and three sixes) placed on a hundred-run stand for the third wicket with Venkatesh Iyer, who scored 83 in 40 balls, which consisted of eight fours and 5 sixes.
Dismissal of those two set batters and Rashid’s hat-trick put KKR on the backfoot at 155/7. The equation got here right down to 29 runs within the ultimate over. Rinku Singh got here by with a clutch cameo, hitting 5 successive sixes within the ultimate over to seal what was as soon as an unbelievable win for KKR. Rinku scored 48* in 21 balls, consisting of 1 4 and 6 sixes.
Rashid was the choose of the bowlers for GT, taking 3/37. Alzarri Joseph took two, whereas Joshua Little and Mohammed Shami took a wicket every.
Rinku Singh was given the ‘Player of the Match’ award for his unbelievable match-winning cameo.
With this win, KKR has climbed to 3rd place within the factors desk, successful two of their three matches and dropping one. They have a complete of 4 factors. GT has slipped to fourth place and has an analogous win-loss document to KKR, however KKR is one place up as a consequence of a superior net-run-rate.
(With ANI inputs)
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