IPL 2018: 5 times a part-time bowler turned a match around

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#2 Yuvraj Singh, 3/13 against Deccan Chargers, 2009

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Yuvraj has two IPL hat-tricks

Even though Yuvraj was considered a batting all-rounder in ODI cricket, he hadn't bowled much in IPL.

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To everyone's surprise, Yuvraj has two IPL hat-tricks, both in the same year, to his name. While his team, Kings XI Punjab, lost the match against RCB in the first instance, he was able to get his team across the line against Deccan Chargers.

Defending a modest total of 134, Yuvraj bowled himself from one end to strangle the batsmen for runs in the middle overs. Yuvraj not only stopped the flow of runs but also, took a game-changing hat-trick, which included the crucial wickets of Herschelle Gibbs and Andrew Symonds.

This stalled Deccan Chargers' run-chase and Kings XI Punjab won the thrilling match by 1 run.

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