Yuzvendra Chahal produced a efficiency for the ages within the IPL 2025 as he turned the primary bowler this version to choose a hat-trick. The Punjab Kings spinner completed with figures of 4/32 in opposition to Chennai Tremendous Kings in Chennai on Wednesday. In reality, he’s the primary bowler since IPL 2023 to choose a hat-trick. After conceding 23 runs in his first two overs, Chahal was introduced into the assault by PBKS captain Shreyas Iyer within the nineteenth over. Although he was hit for six off the primary ball, he picked MS Dhoni’s wicket on the second ball. He went on to scalp Deepak Hooda, Anshul Kamboj and Noor Ahmad to finish his second hat-trick within the IPL.
Chahal is now the primary participant in historical past to take a hat-trick in opposition to CSK within the IPL. That is additionally the primary occasion of a bowler taking a hat-trick at Chepauk since 2008. That 12 months CSK’s Laximipathy Balaji turned the primary to attain the feat in opposition to Kings XI Punjab (now PBKS).
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Sam Curran braved testing situations to provide an imperious 88 however a late four-wicket burst from Yuzvendra Chahal, together with a hat-trick, stored Chennai Tremendous Kings to 190 all out in opposition to Punjab Kings of their Indian Premier League match right here on Wednesday.
Curran’s first fifty of the season (88 off 47 balls, 9×4 4×6) as he anchored the restoration means of his aspect from a precarious 48 for 3 within the energy play.
With their backs in opposition to the wall, Curran teamed up with Dewald Brevis (32) to fastidiously plot CSK’s method again into the competition with a sturdy 78-run fourth-wicket stand and turned on the warmth on PBKS bowling.
Till the sixteenth over, CSK coasted properly at almost 9 runs an over when the England all-rounder picked Suryansh Shedge to assault.
The primary two balls had been struck for sixes over long-off and deep sq. leg, and on the third authentic supply it took a splendid diving effort from Shreyas Iyer to save lots of a sure third six within the over.
However Curran wasn’t accomplished but as he pierced gaps on the subsequent two deliveries to get as many boundaries, ultimately gathering 26 off the PBKS novice.
Curran’s onslaught pressured PBKS’ strike bowler Arshdeep to resort to huge full tosses, which resulted in a tidy over for 4 runs however for which he needed to bowl eight deliveries as two had been huge deliveries.
Curran ultimately fell within the 18th over, getting an edge whereas making an attempt to duck below a Marco Jansen bouncer, however not earlier than producing a knock of spunk and substance from any batter within the famed yellow jersey this season.
Chahal, who was wicketless till the penultimate over, was hit for a six by MS Dhoni (11) however the bowler had him caught at lengthy off on the second supply.
On the fourth, Deepak Hooda (2) performed one meekly in direction of backward level whereas on the fifth, influence substitute Anshul Kamboj (0) was cleaned up.
Noor Ahmad (0) tried to place one away however ended up miscuing his shot and Jansen got here in from long-on to finish the hat-trick, which was the lef-spinner’s second within the IPL.
It was as soon as once more a disappointing begin to the innings for CSK wherein their openers Shaik Rasheed (11) and Ayush Mhatre (7) fell with out making a dent.
Rasheed hit a few enticing strokes earlier than mistiming one and Shashank Singh collected a straightforward seize off Arshdeep within the third over.
Mhatre did not clear mid-off the place Shreyas took a pleasant seize after overlaying a long way on his left for Jansen’s first wicket within the sport.
Ravindra Jadeja (17) confirmed aggressive intent proper from ball one however he fell to Harpreet Brar attempting to chop one too near the physique and was caught behind.
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