Sensational Deepak Chahar bags second hat-trick in three days
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Indian cricket team pacer Deepak Chahar is having the best moment of his career at the moment.
On Sunday, the right-arm bowler claimed a hat-trick against Bangladesh in the T20I series decider in Nagpur.
And now, Chahar has gone on to claim another hat-trick inside three days.
His hat-trick came in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy match between Rajasthan and Vidarbha.
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Chahar's heroics help Rajasthan beat Vidarbha
Chahar finished with figures of 4/18 in three overs.
His spell included a hat-trick and a maiden over as Rajasthan restricted Vidarbha to 99 for 9 in 13 overs in Thiruvananthapuram.
The match was reduced to 13 overs per side and Rajasthan had earlier managed 105/8 in this crucial Group B encounter.
Chahar's heroics guided Rajasthan to a crucial win.
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How did Chahar claim the hat-trick against Vidarbha?
Chahar claimed all his four wickets in the final over of Vidarbha's innings.
He got the wicket of Rushabh Rathod (3) in the first ball of the 13th over.
The 27-year-old then accounted for the wickets of Darshan Nalkande, Shrikant Wagh and Akshay Wadkar off the final three deliveries that had a wide ball in between.
This was brilliant stuff from the pace bowler.
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Chahar had claimed a hat-trick against Bangladesh
Earlier, Chahar became the first Indian bowler to claim a hat-trick in T20Is.
He also registered the best bowling figures in T20Is.
Chahar's hat-trick was spread over two overs.
He removed Shafiul Islam on the last ball of the 18th over.
And then in the last over, he got the likes of Mustafizur Rahman and Aminul Islam to signal the end of Bangladesh's chase.
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Chahar has quickly established himself in T20 cricket
Chahar has quickly established himself as a true T20I bowler of late.
He was superb in the 12th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) this year and claimed 22 wickets for Chennai Super Kings.
Last season, he claimed 10 scalps for winners CSK.
He has already claimed 14 scalps for Team India in seven T20Is so far.