Rashid Khan becomes fourth bowler with a hat-trick versus KKR
Rashid Khan claimed a hat-trick in the 17th over against Kolkata Knight Riders in match number 113 of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 season on Sunday. Gujarat Titans posted a mammoth 204/4 versus KKR after batting first in Ahmedabad. In response, KKR were going along well (155/4 after 16 overs). Rashid came in and claimed three successive scalps to stun everyone.
Fourth bowler to claim a hat-trick versus KKR
Rashid is the fourth bowler to claim a hat-trick versus KKR after Makhaya Ntini (CSK), Kolkata, 2008; Pravin Tambe (RR), Ahmedabad, 2014; and Yuzvendra Chahal (RR), Mumbai (Brabourne), 2022.
Rashid now owns most hat-tricks in T20s
As per Cricbuzz, Rashid now owns four career T20 hat-tricks. His hat-tricks have come in CPL, T20I, BBL, and now IPL. He steered clear of Andrew Tye, Mohammad Sami, Amit Mishra, Andre Russell, and Imran Tahir (3 hat-tricks each).
120 wickets in the IPL and 536 overall in T20s
Playing his 95th match in the IPL, Rashid has raced to 120 wickets at an average of 20.22. In IPL 2023, Rashid has managed to claim eight wickets at 11.75. He is the joint-highest wicket-taker at the moment. In 14 games versus KKR, Rashid has 17 scalps under his belt. Overall in the 20-over format, Rashid has raced to 536 career scalps at 18.05.
Rashid's heroics not enough as KKR stun Gujarat
Rashid's three-fer wasn't enough as KKR won by three wickets. KKR needed 28 off the last five balls and southpaw Rinku Singh tamed Yash Dayal for five successive sixes. Dayal had 29 runs to defend off the final over but Rinku had other ideas. Earlier, Sai Sudharsan and Vijay Shankar helped Gujarat post 204/4. For KKR, Venkatesh Iyer (83) and Rinku (48*) delivered.
