IPL 2019: Sam Curran claims 18th hat-trick in the IPL; here’s the list of remaining seventeen

English all-rounder Sam Curran dismissed Harshal Patel (0), Kagiso Rabada (0) and Sandeep Lamichhane (0) to claim the first hat-trick of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2019 and overall 18th hat-trick in the tournament’s history.

With figures of 4-11, the 20-year old powered Kings XI Punjab to a 14-run victory over Delhi Capitals.

In the final ball of the 18th over, Patel edged one to the KXIP wicket-keeper KL Rahul off Curran. The left-armer returned for the final over with Delhi Capitals needing 15 runs off 6 balls. He bowled two back-to-back yorkers to send Kagiso Rabada, Sandeep Lamichhane’s stumps flying and sealed the win for his side.

First HATTRICK of #VIVOIPL 2019 @CurranSM 👏👏
What a comeback this from @lionsdenkxipin as they win by 14 runs in Mohali. pic.twitter.com/cSnOG9o9z4
— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) April 1, 2019

Sam Curran was named ‘Man of the Match’ for his efforts and he said he had no idea that he had taken a hat-trick.

“I didn’t really know about the hat-trick, the crowd was so loud, I couldn’t hear myself thinking,” Curran said after receiving the MoM award from Kalli Purie, Vice-Chairperson of the India Today Group.