4 interesting facts about Hat-tricks taken in IPL history

#1 Two ball hat-trick by Pravin Tambe

Pravin Tambe

Pravin Tambe is an unorthodox leg-spinner from Mumbai who made his IPL debut for Rajasthan Royals at the age of 41 years in the IPL 2013. He impressed everyone with his fantastic bowling and won the Golden wicket award (for the leading wicket-taker) in 2013 Champions League Twenty20.

On May 5, 2014, Tambe claimed a rare two ball hat-trick (i.e) three wickets in two legal deliveries for RR against the Kolkata Knight Riders and he became the first player to achieve this feat in the history of the IPL (overall second player in T20 after Isuru Udana).

In the 16th over, Manish Pandey (diamond duck) got stumped on a wide ball (1st ball) from Tambe. Then, in the first legal ball of that over, Pravin Tambe got the wicket of Yusuf Pathan (golden duck) and got Ryan ten Doeschate (golden duck) in his 2nd legal delivery.

With the help of Shane Watson's triple strike in an over and Tambe's hat-trick (4-0-26-3), RR successfully defended the target and won the match by 10 runs.