4 interesting facts about Hat-tricks taken in IPL history

#2 Hat-trick on debut match

Andrew Tye celebrating his hat-trick against Rising Pune Supergiant

Australian bowler Andrew Tye has the ability to unsettle any batsmen with his accurate yorkers and pace variations, particularly in the T-20 format. After failing to make a single appearance for Chennai Super Kings in 2015, Gujarat Lions bought Tye in the IPL 2016.

On April 14, 2017, Tye played his first IPL match for GL against Rising Pune Supergiant at Rajkot. In this match, Tye became the first player to take a hat-trick on debut IPL match when he dismissed Ankit Sharma, Manoj Tiwary and Shardul Thakur in three successive deliveries.

Tye finished his debut match with an impressive five-wicket haul (4-0-17-5) and recorded the best bowling figure for any bowler on debut in the IPL history (previous record: Shoaib Akhtar 3-0-11-4 for Kolkata Knight Riders vs Delhi Daredevils in 2008).