Yuzvendra Chahal as soon as once more proved why he’s thought of one of many Indian Premier League’s all-time nice spinners, delivering a sensational hat-trick to derail Chennai Super Kings‘ innings and set a number of milestones within the course of.
Taking part in for Punjab Kings, Chahal’s brilliance got here within the nineteenth over of CSK’s innings on the MA Chidambaram Stadium on Wednesday, as he picked up 4 wickets in simply six balls to bowl out the hosts for 190 in 19.2 overs.
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Chahal’s spell got here at a time when CSK had been cruising at 177 for five, courtesy of Sam Curran’s blistering 88 off 47 balls – the best particular person rating for CSK this season. With Curran dismissed within the 18th over, MS Dhoni walked in to a deafening roar and started his innings in classic model with a 4 off Marco Jansen, earlier than hitting a six off Chahal.
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Nevertheless, what adopted was pure magic. Chahal dismissed Dhoni on the very subsequent ball, caught by Nehal Wadhera at long-off. He then eliminated Deepak Hooda two balls later and bowled Anshul Kamboj for a golden duck. Off the ultimate ball of the over, Noor Ahmad additionally fell for a first-ball duck, finishing Chahal’s second IPL hat-trick.
His ultimate figures stood at 4 for 32 in three overs, having began the over with none for 23.
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Chahal not solely delivered the primary hat-trick of the 2025 IPL season but additionally turned simply the third bowler in IPL historical past to take 4 wickets in an over. Extra considerably, it marked his ninth four-wicket haul within the league, making him the bowler with essentially the most 4-plus wicket hauls in IPL historical past.
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Talking on the mid-innings break, a visibly elated Chahal stated, “Feeling excellent, it was the nineteenth over and in entrance of me was Mahi bhai, felt it might go both method, however the plan was to go for wickets. 5 fielders had been inside and the plan was to bowl on the stumps and in addition to bowl large, not bowl straightforward balls and play with the batter’s thoughts. It got here from the memes and I had deliberate to do that celebration if I take a five-fer or a hat-trick.”
Most 4-plus wicket hauls within the IPL
- 9 – Yuzvendra Chahal*
- 8 – Sunil Narine
- 7 – Lasith Malinga
- 6 – Kagiso Rabada
Reflecting on CSK’s whole, he added, “It isn’t straightforward, 190 is an efficient rating. When the ball is previous, it turns. Nonetheless, it’s a great whole to chase. Sure, we will do it.”
Chahal’s game-changing over not solely rewrote the document books but additionally gave Punjab Kings a large psychological edge as they appeared to chase down the goal in Chennai.
4 wickets in an over for a bowler in IPL
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- Yuzvendra Chahal – PBKS vs CSK Chennai 2025