The Indian Premier League, popularly known as IPL, is one of the most-watched and entertaining cricket leagues in the world. It is an annual tournament where eight teams representing different Indian cities participate and compete against each other for the championship trophy. Over the years, IPL has witnessed some of the most incredible moments, and one such moment is a hattrick.
A hattrick is a rare feat in cricket, where a bowler takes three wickets in three consecutive deliveries. In IPL, a hattrick is considered a significant achievement as it requires exceptional skill, precision, and mental strength. Since the inception of the league in 2008, there have been only 20 hattricks, making it a rare event.
The first hattrick in IPL history was taken by Lakshmipathy Balaji, playing for the Chennai Super Kings, in the inaugural edition of the tournament against the Kings XI Punjab. Since then, many bowlers have achieved this remarkable feat, including some of the legendary cricketers like Amit Mishra, Yuvraj Singh, Lasith Malinga,Rohit Sharma and Yuzvendra Chahal.
One of the most memorable hat-tricks in IPL history was taken by the West Indian all-rounder, Dwayne Bravo, playing for the Chennai Super Kings. In the 2013 edition of the tournament, CSK was playing against the Mumbai Indians, and Bravo took three wickets in three balls to complete his hattrick. He dismissed the batsmen Harbhajan Singh, Ambati Rayudu, and Kieron Pollard to achieve this incredible feat, helping his team win the match by a considerable margin.
List of Hat-tricks in IPL Seasons 2008 To 2023
| Player | Season | Against | Hat trick wickets | Venue |
| Lakshmipathy Balaji | IPL 2008 | Kings XI Punjab | Irfan Pathan Piyush Chawla VRV Singh | Chennai |
| Amit Mishra | IPL 2008 | Deccan Charger | Dwaraka Ravi Teja Pragyan Ojha RP Singh | Delhi |
| Makhaya Ntini | IPL 2008 | Kolkata Knight Riders | Saurav Ganguly Debabrata Das David Hussey | Kolkata |
| Yuvraj Singh | IPL 2009 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | Robin Uthappa Jacques Kallis Mark Boucher | Durban |
| Rohit Sharma | IPL 2009 | Mumbai Indians | Abishek Nayar Harbhajan Singh JP Duminy | Centurion |
| Yuvraj Singh | IPL 2009 | Deccan Chargers | Herschelle Gibbs Andrew Symonds Venugopal Rao | Johannesburg |
| Praveen Kumar | IPL 2010 | Rajasthan Royals | Damien Martyn Sumit Narwal Paras Dogra | Bangalore |
| Amit Mishra | IPL 2011 | Kings XI Punjab | Ryan McLaren Mandeep Singh Ryan Harris | Dharamsala |
| Ajit Chandila | IPL 2012 | Pune Warriors | Jesse Rider Saurav Ganguly Robin Uthappa | Jaipur |
| Sunil Narine | IPL 2013 | Kings XI Punjab | David Hussey Azhar Mahmood Gurkeerat Singh | Mohali |
| Amit Mishra | IPL 2013 | Pune warriors | Bhuvaneshwar Kumar Rahul Sharma Ashok Dinda | Pune |
| Pravin Tambe | IPL 2014 | Kolkata Knight Riders | Manish Pandey Yusuf Pathan Ryan ten Doeschate | Ahmedabad |
| Shane Watson | IPL 2015 | Sunrisers Hyderabad | Shikhar Dhawan Moses Henriques Karn Sharma | Ahmedabad |
| Axar Patel | IPL 2016 | Gujrat Lions | Dinesh Karthik Dwayne Bravo Ravindra Jadeja | Rajkot |
| Samuel Badree | IPL 2017 | Mumbai Indians | Parthiv Patel Mitchell McClenaghan Rohit Sharma | Bangalore |
| Anrew Tye | IPL 2017 | Rising Pune Supergiant | Ankit Sharma Manoj Tiwary Shardul Thakur | Rajkot |
| Jaydev Unadkat | IPL 2017 | Sunrisers Hyderabad | Bipul Sharma Rashid Khan Bhuvneshwar Kumar | Hyderabad |
| Sam Curran | IPL 2019 | Delhi Capitals | Harshal Patel Kagiso Rabada Sandeep Lamichhane | Punjab |
| Shreyas Gopal | IPL 2019 | Royal Challenger Bangalore | Virat Kohli AB de Villiers Marcus Stoinis | Bangalore |
| Harshal Patel | IPL 2021 | Mumbai Indians | Hardik Pandya Kieron Pollard Rahul Chahar | Dubai |
| Yuzvendra Chahal | IPL 2022 | Kolkata Knight Riders | Shreyas Iyer Shivam Mavi Pat Cummins | Mumbai |
| Rashid Khan | IPL 2023 | Kolkata Knight Riders | Andre Russell Sunil Narine Shardul Thakur | Ahmedabad |