Shane Watson Claims Second Hat-Trick of Indian Premier League 2014

Shane Watson becomes only the third foreigner to claim an Indian Premier Legaue hat-trick. He is also the second in the current tournament, after teammate Pravin Tambe.

Rajasthan Royals' skipper Shane Watson claimed the second hat-trick of Indian Premier League 2014 when he dismissed three Sunrisers Hyderabad on the trot on Thursday. This was the eight instance of a hat-trick overall after teammate Pravin Tambe achieved the feat against Kolkata Knight Riders on Monday. (Scorecard )

Watson's was a "technical hat-trick" as he removed Shikhar Dhawan off the last ball of his first over and returned to dismiss Moises Henriques and Karn Sharma off the first two of his second over. He however does join the exclusive list of bowlers to have claimed three wickets in a row. Makhaya Ntini and Sunil Narine are the other two foreigners in the list.

Laxmipathy Balaji, Yuvraj Singh (twice), Rohit Sharma, Amit Mishra (thrice), Ajit Chandila, Praveen Kumar and Tambe are the Indians in the list of bowlers with IPL hat-tricks.

Story first published on: Thursday, 08 May 2014 21:20

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