Players with the Most Hat-Tricks in IPL History

Hat-tricks are rare in any form of cricket, but the achievement becomes even harder in the IPL, where bowlers work with only 24 deliveries and batters are constantly looking to attack. Three wickets from three consecutive legal deliveries require skill, pressure and often the ability to outthink batters who know a boundary is only one swing away.

Amit Mishra holds the record for the most hat-tricks in IPL history with three, and his achievement is even more remarkable because the three came for three different franchises. Yuvraj Singh and Yuzvendra Chahal are next with two apiece. Chahal joined the multiple-hat-trick club in IPL 2025 when he ripped through Chennai Super Kings' lower order while playing for Punjab Kings.

Through IPL 2026, the tournament has witnessed 22 hat-tricks by 18 different bowlers. Leg-spinners have played a major role in that history, but the list also includes fast bowlers, finger-spinners, all-rounders and even Rohit Sharma, whose off-spin produced one of the more unexpected hat-tricks in the competition.

Players With the Most Hat-Tricks in IPL History

Amit Mishra remains the only bowler to complete three IPL hat-tricks, while Yuvraj and Chahal are the only players to have done it twice. No hat-trick was recorded during IPL 2026, leaving the all-time leaderboard unchanged.

1. Amit Mishra – 3 IPL Hat-Tricks

Amit Mishra is the only bowler in IPL history with three hat-tricks. His record was built over six seasons and for three franchises, beginning with Delhi Daredevils in 2008, followed by Deccan Chargers in 2011 and Sunrisers Hyderabad in 2013.

Mishra's success was based on the qualities that made him such an effective T20 leg-spinner. He was prepared to give the ball air, change his pace and attack the stumps even when batters were looking for boundaries. Instead of treating T20 cricket purely as a format for defensive bowling, Mishra continued searching for wickets, and that attacking approach repeatedly produced match-turning spells.

Amit Mishra's First Hat-Trick – 2008

Mishra's first hat-trick came during the inaugural IPL season for Delhi Daredevils against Deccan Chargers. Delhi had set a competitive total, and Mishra's leg-spin became decisive as Deccan tried to keep up with the required rate. He completed the hat-trick late in the innings and finished with a five-wicket haul, turning what had been a competitive chase into a comfortable Delhi victory.

That spell was an early indication of how valuable attacking wrist-spin could become in T20 cricket. Mishra was willing to tempt batters into hitting against the spin, knowing that the pressure of the asking rate could create catching opportunities. What looked like an excellent one-off performance eventually became the first chapter of a record no other IPL bowler has matched.

Amit Mishra's Second Hat-Trick – 2011

Three seasons later, Mishra repeated the feat, this time for Deccan Chargers against Kings XI Punjab. By then, he was already an established IPL wicket-taker, but a second hat-trick placed him in rare company alongside Yuvraj Singh.

The second hat-trick also showed that his first was not simply the product of one favourable match. Mishra had developed a reliable method for attacking lower and middle-order batters under pressure. His leg-break remained the stock ball, but the googly and variations in flight forced batters to commit before they were completely certain which way the ball would turn.

Amit Mishra's Record Third Hat-Trick – 2013

Mishra's third hat-trick came in one of the best low-total defences in IPL history. Sunrisers Hyderabad had managed only 119/8 against Pune Warriors India, leaving their bowlers almost no margin for error. Pune appeared to have the chase under control for long periods and reached 101/4, needing only 19 more runs.

The match then changed dramatically. Mishra removed Angelo Mathews before dismissing Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Rahul Sharma and Ashok Dinda in successive deliveries to complete his third IPL hat-trick. Pune Warriors collapsed from 101/4 to 108 all out, losing their final six wickets for only seven runs as SRH pulled off an 11-run victory.

Mishra finished with 4/19, and the IPL's official statistics confirmed that he had become the first bowler to take three hat-tricks in the tournament. More than a decade later, that record still stands.

Why Amit Mishra's Three Hat-Tricks Are So Difficult to Match

Mishra's record is not simply about the number three. The hat-tricks came in 2008, 2011 and 2013, which means he repeatedly produced the feat across different seasons, teams and bowling attacks. He was not benefiting from one ground, one role or one tactical setup.

He also took them for Delhi Daredevils, Deccan Chargers and Sunrisers Hyderabad. That variety gives the record even greater weight because each franchise used him in different combinations and phases of the innings. His ability to remain a wicket-taking bowler regardless of the team around him was one of the defining features of his IPL career.

2. Yuvraj Singh – 2 IPL Hat-Tricks

Yuvraj Singh became the first bowler to take two IPL hat-tricks in the same season when he achieved the feat twice for Kings XI Punjab in 2009. The record is particularly unusual because Yuvraj was a batting all-rounder rather than a frontline specialist spinner.

Both hat-tricks came during the South Africa edition of the IPL. His left-arm spin was often used as a matchup option through the middle overs, and he found enough grip and variation on the surfaces to become a genuine wicket-taking threat.

Yuvraj Singh's First Hat-Trick vs RCB in 2009

Yuvraj's first hat-trick came against Royal Challengers Bangalore at Kingsmead in Durban. RCB had started rebuilding through Robin Uthappa and Jacques Kallis when Yuvraj changed the direction of the innings. Uthappa attempted to slog-sweep and top-edged the ball to Simon Katich before Kallis was beaten by an arm ball that went through his defence.

Those wickets came from the final two deliveries of Yuvraj's over. When he returned for his next over, he trapped Mark Boucher LBW with his first delivery. The wickets therefore came from three consecutive legal balls bowled by Yuvraj even though the sequence was split across two overs.

Yuvraj finished with 3/22 and later scored a half-century in Punjab's chase, but his all-round performance was not enough. RCB defended 145 and won by eight runs, making Yuvraj one of the rare bowlers to take an IPL hat-trick in a losing cause.

Yuvraj Singh's Second Hat-Trick vs Deccan Chargers

Only a few weeks later, Yuvraj did it again against Deccan Chargers in Johannesburg. Punjab had made only 134/7, and Deccan appeared well placed during the chase before Yuvraj intervened.

He removed Herschelle Gibbs with the final delivery of one over, then returned to dismiss Andrew Symonds and Venugopal Rao with his next two balls. Symonds was stumped while Rao was bowled, completing Yuvraj's second hat-trick of the season.

This time the performance contributed to a victory. Deccan were restricted to 133/8 as Punjab won by a single run. Yuvraj finished with 3/13, and he became the first bowler in IPL history to take two hat-tricks in one season, a record that still stands.

Why Yuvraj Singh's Two Hat-Tricks Remain Special

Specialist bowlers are expected to have multiple opportunities to take clusters of wickets because they regularly complete four-over spells. Yuvraj did not always have that luxury. He was primarily one of Punjab's leading batters and captain, while his left-arm spin was used according to conditions and matchups.

To produce two hat-tricks from that role in the same season remains one of the most unusual bowling achievements in IPL history. Even as the competition has expanded and the number of matches has increased, no player has matched his feat of two hat-tricks in a single edition.

2. Yuzvendra Chahal – 2 IPL Hat-Tricks

Yuzvendra Chahal joined Yuvraj Singh on two IPL hat-tricks when he struck for Punjab Kings against Chennai Super Kings in 2025. His first had come three seasons earlier for Rajasthan Royals against Kolkata Knight Riders.

Unlike Yuvraj, Chahal has spent his career as a specialist attacking leg-spinner. He has rarely been afraid of conceding a boundary if the alternative is creating a wicket-taking opportunity. That mindset is one reason he has remained one of the IPL's leading wicket-takers.

Yuzvendra Chahal's First Hat-Trick – 2022

Chahal's first IPL hat-trick came during a high-scoring thriller between Rajasthan Royals and Kolkata Knight Riders. Rajasthan had posted 217/5, but KKR remained firmly in the chase through a powerful innings from Shreyas Iyer.

With Kolkata needing 40 from four overs, Chahal returned for the 17th and produced the over that decided the match. He first trapped Venkatesh Iyer earlier in his spell and then, in the decisive over, removed Shreyas Iyer before completing his hat-trick as KKR's middle and lower order collapsed. Four wickets fell in the over, completely changing the equation.

Chahal finished with 5/40, his first IPL five-wicket haul, as Rajasthan won by seven runs. He later finished the season with 27 wickets and the Purple Cap, making the hat-trick the standout spell of an outstanding campaign.

Yuzvendra Chahal's Second Hat-Trick – 2025

Chahal's second hat-trick came for Punjab Kings against Chennai Super Kings in 2025. CSK had recovered from an uneven start through Sam Curran's excellent 88 from 47 balls and were looking capable of pushing beyond 200 when Chahal returned in the 19th over.

He first dismissed MS Dhoni for 11, but the hat-trick began with the next wicket. Deepak Hooda miscued a shot to cover, Anshul Kambhoj was bowled by the following delivery, and Noor Ahmad then skied a catch to long-on. Those three consecutive wickets completed Chahal's second IPL hat-trick.

Chahal took four wickets in the over and finished with 4/32 as CSK, who had been 184/5, were bowled out for 190. Punjab then chased the target with two balls remaining. The official IPL match report confirmed that Chahal had become only the third bowler, after Mishra and Yuvraj, to take at least two IPL hat-tricks.

Chahal's Four-Wicket Over Made the 2025 Hat-Trick Even Rarer

The 2025 spell carried another record. Chahal dismissed Dhoni, Hooda, Kambhoj and Noor in the same over, making it a four-wicket over with the last three wickets forming the hat-trick.

The IPL also noted that Chahal became the first bowler to take four wickets in an over on two separate occasions in the tournament. His hat-trick was therefore not simply an isolated three-ball sequence; it came during a complete collapse that prevented Chennai from getting the finish their innings had been building towards.

Complete IPL Hat-Trick List

No hat-trick was recorded during IPL 2026, leaving Chahal's April 2025 effort as the most recent hat-trick in the tournament.

First Hat-Trick in IPL History – Lakshmipathy Balaji

Lakshmipathy Balaji became the first bowler to take an IPL hat-trick when he achieved the feat for Chennai Super Kings against Kings XI Punjab in 2008. The inaugural season was still establishing the tactical shape of T20 cricket, and Balaji's performance showed that the format could produce dramatic bowling spells despite being dominated by aggressive batting.

Balaji finished the game with a five-wicket haul as Chennai defended their total. The spell gave fast bowlers an early place in IPL record books at a time when much of the attention around the new competition was centred on six-hitting and rapid scoring.

Makhaya Ntini – 2008

Makhaya Ntini added another CSK hat-trick during the inaugural season, this time against Kolkata Knight Riders. His achievement was notable because all three batters in the hat-trick were bowled, meaning he completed the sequence without requiring a catch, stumping or any other assistance from a fielder.

The IPL later highlighted Ntini's sequence when Amit Mishra completed his 2013 hat-trick with two bowled dismissals and an LBW. Clean-bowled hat-tricks remain particularly striking because the bowler must beat the batter completely three times in succession.

Rohit Sharma's Hat-Trick in IPL 2009

Rohit Sharma remains one of the most surprising names on the IPL hat-trick list. Long before his career became defined by opening the batting and captaining Mumbai Indians, Rohit was used regularly as an off-spinner for Deccan Chargers.

His hat-trick came against Mumbai Indians at Centurion in 2009, the same franchise he would later lead to multiple championships. Rohit removed Abhishek Nayar with the final ball of one over before returning to dismiss Harbhajan Singh and JP Duminy with the first two balls of his next over.

The sequence gave Rohit an unusual place in IPL history: one of the tournament's leading run-scorers also owns a bowling hat-trick.

Praveen Kumar – 2010

Praveen Kumar took the only hat-trick of IPL 2010 while playing for Royal Challengers Bangalore against Rajasthan Royals. Unlike the wrist-spinners who dominate much of the list, Praveen relied on swing, cutters and control rather than raw speed.

His bowling was especially effective when batters tried to force the pace against deliveries that were not arriving as quickly as expected. The hat-trick continued the early IPL trend of very different bowling styles producing three wickets in succession.

Ajit Chandila – 2012

Ajit Chandila's hat-trick for Rajasthan Royals against Pune Warriors India in 2012 came early in the innings rather than at the death. His off-spin disrupted Pune's top order before the chase could develop any rhythm and showed that a hat-trick does not always need desperate late-innings hitting to create the opportunity.

Chandila's success also started a strong period for Rajasthan's spin attack. The franchise would produce further hat-tricks through Pravin Tambe and Shane Watson in 2014 before Chahal added another for RR in 2022.

Sunil Narine – 2013

Sunil Narine took his IPL hat-trick for Kolkata Knight Riders against Kings XI Punjab in 2013. By then, Narine had already established himself as one of the competition's hardest spinners to read, with batters struggling to identify the direction and pace of his variations.

There was, however, a frustrating ending for KKR. Despite Narine's hat-trick, Kings XI Punjab won the match by four runs. The IPL's official statistics noted that Narine became only the second bowler at the time, after Yuvraj Singh in 2009, to finish on the losing side despite taking a hat-trick.

Pravin Tambe and Shane Watson – Rajasthan's Two Hat-Tricks in 2014

Rajasthan Royals produced two hat-trick bowlers during IPL 2014. Pravin Tambe, whose late arrival to professional cricket had already made him one of the league's most compelling stories, used his leg-spin to complete one against Kolkata Knight Riders. Shane Watson later added another for Rajasthan against Sunrisers Hyderabad.

Those performances took Rajasthan to three IPL hat-tricks as a franchise at the time, including Ajit Chandila's 2012 effort. IPL statistics noted that RR then held the record for the most hat-tricks by a team.

Axar Patel – 2016

Axar Patel took the only IPL hat-trick of the 2016 season for Kings XI Punjab against Gujarat Lions. His victims were Dinesh Karthik, Dwayne Bravo and Ravindra Jadeja, three established IPL batters capable of changing a match quickly.

Axar's flatter trajectory and changes of pace made him difficult to line up. Rather than relying on large turn, he attacked the stumps and forced batters to take risks against deliveries that arrived at different speeds. The hat-trick was Punjab's third in IPL history after Yuvraj's two in 2009.

IPL 2017 – Three Hat-Tricks in One Season

The 2017 season produced three separate hat-tricks, matching the high-water marks set in 2008 and 2009. Samuel Badree achieved the first for RCB against Mumbai Indians, Andrew Tye followed for Gujarat Lions against Rising Pune Supergiant, and Jaydev Unadkat completed the third for Rising Pune Supergiant against Sunrisers Hyderabad.

Each came in a very different type of spell, which made the season a good example of how many routes there are to an IPL hat-trick.

Samuel Badree vs Mumbai Indians

Samuel Badree produced a devastating new-ball spell at the Chinnaswamy Stadium, taking a hat-trick and reducing Mumbai Indians to 7/4. His accuracy and skidding leg-breaks proved difficult to attack, and he finished with outstanding figures of 4/9 from four overs.

Remarkably, Mumbai recovered and won the match. Badree therefore joined Yuvraj Singh, Sunil Narine and Shane Watson among the bowlers who had taken an IPL hat-trick but still finished on the losing side.

Andrew Tye vs Rising Pune Supergiant

Andrew Tye produced one of the greatest IPL debuts when he took 5/17 for Gujarat Lions against Rising Pune Supergiant, with a hat-trick included in the spell. His slower balls and changes of pace were particularly effective at the death as Pune's batters tried to accelerate.

Tye became the first bowler to take an IPL hat-trick on debut. Five wickets and a hat-trick in a player's first match remain an extraordinary introduction to the tournament.

Jaydev Unadkat vs Sunrisers Hyderabad

Jaydev Unadkat completed IPL 2017's third hat-trick while defending a target for Rising Pune Supergiant against Sunrisers Hyderabad. His hat-trick came in the final over as SRH tried to find the boundaries needed to complete the chase.

Unadkat finished with a five-wicket haul, and the wickets sealed a narrow RPS victory. IPL's official statistics confirmed that his was the 17th hat-trick in league history.

Sam Curran – 2019

Sam Curran took a hat-trick for Kings XI Punjab against Delhi Capitals in 2019 during one of the season's most dramatic collapses. Delhi had appeared to be in control of the chase before Curran's pace and straight attacking lines began to expose the lower order.

The wickets came as the required rate and pressure increased, and Curran finished off a collapse that turned what looked like a Delhi victory into a Punjab win. It remains one of the clearest examples of a hat-trick completely reversing the direction of a chase.

Shreyas Gopal – 2019

Shreyas Gopal took the other IPL hat-trick of 2019 when Rajasthan Royals faced Royal Challengers Bangalore in a rain-shortened contest. With very little time for batters to settle, RCB's top order attacked from the start, creating exactly the conditions in which an attacking leg-spinner can become dangerous.

Gopal removed Virat Kohli, AB de Villiers and Marcus Stoinis in succession, giving the hat-trick exceptional quality because of the calibre of the batters involved. Rain eventually prevented the match from reaching a full conclusion, but Gopal's spell remained one of the season's standout bowling moments.

Rashid Khan – 2023

Rashid Khan took the first and only hat-trick of IPL 2023 for Gujarat Titans against Kolkata Knight Riders in Ahmedabad. GT were defending 204, but KKR had fought their way back into the chase through Venkatesh Iyer's 83 from 40 balls and Nitish Rana's 45. When Rashid returned, Kolkata required 50 from the final four overs, leaving the match finely balanced.

Rashid immediately changed the contest. Andre Russell attempted to pull and was caught behind after Gujarat successfully reviewed the original not-out decision. Sunil Narine then picked out deep midwicket, before Rashid trapped Shardul Thakur LBW with a googly to complete the hat-trick. The three wickets appeared to have broken KKR's chase, and Rashid finished with figures of 3/37.

The match, however, produced an even more remarkable twist. KKR still needed 29 from the final over, and Rinku Singh hit Yash Dayal for five consecutive sixes to complete one of the most extraordinary chases in IPL history. Rashid therefore became another bowler whose hat-trick came in a losing cause, despite the spell appearing to have put Gujarat in complete control only minutes earlier.

Most IPL Hat-Tricks by a Spinner

Spin has played a major part in the history of IPL hat-tricks. Amit Mishra, Yuvraj Singh and Yuzvendra Chahal account for seven of the 22 hat-tricks between them, while Rohit Sharma, Ajit Chandila, Sunil Narine, Pravin Tambe, Axar Patel, Samuel Badree, Shreyas Gopal and Rashid Khan have also achieved the feat with spin.

Wrist-spinners are especially prominent because they are usually used as attacking options through the middle overs. Batters are trying to lift the scoring rate during that phase, and a bowler who can turn the ball both ways has an opportunity to take wickets in clusters.

Fast Bowlers Who Have Taken IPL Hat-Tricks

Fast and medium-pace bowlers have also contributed several memorable hat-tricks. Lakshmipathy Balaji, Makhaya Ntini, Praveen Kumar, Shane Watson, Andrew Tye, Jaydev Unadkat and Sam Curran have all completed three consecutive wickets.

Pace-bowling hat-tricks often come at the death, when batters have little choice but to attack. Slower balls, yorkers and hard lengths become wicket-taking deliveries because the batter is prepared to take greater risks than during the early stages of an innings.

IPL Hat-Tricks in Losing Causes

A hat-trick can transform a match but does not guarantee victory. Yuvraj Singh experienced that against RCB in 2009, Sunil Narine against Kings XI Punjab in 2013, Shane Watson against Sunrisers Hyderabad in 2014, Samuel Badree against Mumbai Indians in 2017 and Rashid Khan against KKR in 2023.

Badree's case is particularly striking because Mumbai were reduced to 7/4 before recovering to win. Rashid's hat-trick looked equally decisive until Rinku Singh produced five consecutive sixes in the final over. Those games are reminders that even three wickets from three balls can be overturned in a format where momentum changes rapidly.

Who Took the First Hat-Trick in IPL History?

Lakshmipathy Balaji took the first IPL hat-trick in 2008 for Chennai Super Kings against Kings XI Punjab. The inaugural season then produced two more hat-tricks through Amit Mishra and Makhaya Ntini.

Three hat-tricks in the first season immediately established the feat as part of the IPL's early record book. The 2009 season also produced three, including both of Yuvraj Singh's efforts and Rohit Sharma's unexpected hat-trick for Deccan Chargers.

Which IPL Season Had the Most Hat-Tricks?

IPL 2008, 2009 and 2017 share the record with three hat-tricks each. Balaji, Mishra and Ntini achieved the feat in 2008, while Yuvraj accounted for two of the three in 2009 alongside Rohit Sharma. The 2017 edition produced hat-tricks from Badree, Tye and Unadkat.

The 2009 season remains unique because one bowler was responsible for two of the three hat-tricks. Yuvraj's achievement has still not been repeated.

How Many Hat-Tricks Have There Been in IPL History?

There have been 22 hat-tricks in IPL history through the end of the 2026 season, taken by 18 different bowlers. The difference between those two totals comes from Amit Mishra's three and the two each taken by Yuvraj Singh and Yuzvendra Chahal.

Every other bowler on the IPL hat-trick list has achieved the feat once. The gap between hat-tricks can also be significant; no hat-trick was recorded in 2024 or 2026, underlining how difficult the achievement remains even as the number of matches continues to grow.

Latest Hat-Trick in IPL History

Yuzvendra Chahal's hat-trick for Punjab Kings against Chennai Super Kings on April 30, 2025 remains the latest IPL hat-trick through the end of 2026. Chahal removed Deepak Hooda, Anshul Kambhoj and Noor Ahmad from three successive balls after dismissing MS Dhoni earlier in the same over.

The spell moved Chahal level with Yuvraj Singh on two career IPL hat-tricks and left him one behind Amit Mishra's record of three.

What Counts as a Hat-Trick in Cricket?

A bowler completes a hat-trick by taking wickets with three consecutive legal deliveries bowled by that player. Those deliveries do not need to occur in the same over. If a bowler takes wickets with the final two balls of one over and strikes again with the first ball of the next over, the sequence still counts.

The dismissals must also be credited to the bowler. A run-out does not count towards an individual bowling hat-trick, while dismissals such as bowled, caught, LBW, stumped and hit wicket can form part of one.

This distinction is why cricket statistics sometimes refer separately to a "team hat-trick", where three wickets fall from three consecutive deliveries but one of those dismissals is a run-out.

FAQs

Who has the most hat-tricks in IPL history?

Amit Mishra holds the IPL record with three hat-tricks. He took them for Delhi Daredevils in 2008, Deccan Chargers in 2011 and Sunrisers Hyderabad in 2013.

How many IPL hat-tricks has Yuvraj Singh taken?

Yuvraj Singh took two IPL hat-tricks, both while playing for Kings XI Punjab during the 2009 season. He remains the only bowler to take two hat-tricks in one IPL edition.

How many IPL hat-tricks does Yuzvendra Chahal have?

Yuzvendra Chahal has two IPL hat-tricks. His first came for Rajasthan Royals against KKR in 2022, while the second came for Punjab Kings against CSK in 2025.

Who took the first hat-trick in IPL history?

Lakshmipathy Balaji took the first IPL hat-trick for Chennai Super Kings against Kings XI Punjab during the inaugural 2008 season.

Who took the latest IPL hat-trick?

Yuzvendra Chahal took the latest IPL hat-trick through 2026, completing the feat for Punjab Kings against Chennai Super Kings on April 30, 2025.

Did Rohit Sharma take a hat-trick in IPL?

Yes. Rohit Sharma took an IPL hat-trick for Deccan Chargers against Mumbai Indians in 2009. He was being used as an off-spinner at that stage of his career.

Who took an IPL hat-trick on debut?

Andrew Tye became the first bowler to take an IPL hat-trick on debut when he achieved the feat for Gujarat Lions against Rising Pune Supergiant in 2017. He finished the match with figures of 5/17.

How many hat-tricks have been taken in IPL history?

There have been 22 IPL hat-tricks through IPL 2026, taken by 18 different bowlers.

Has any bowler taken four IPL hat-tricks?

No. Amit Mishra leads the tournament with three, while Yuvraj Singh and Yuzvendra Chahal have two each.

Sources

• IPLT20 – Amit Mishra Becomes the First Bowler With Three IPL Hat-Tricks
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• IPLT20 – Amit Mishra's 4/19 Helps SRH Defend 119 Against Pune Warriors