IPL: Hat-tricks in losing causes
In 10 seasons of the lucrative Indian Premier League, we have witnessed some game-changing overs bowled by the bowlers including some splendid hat-tricks. Over the course of the 10 seasons, we have come across as many as 17 hat-tricks. Apart from the 2015 season, we have seen hat-tricks in every season!
While most of them had resulted in wins, there have been a few which didn't. Here's a look at the four hat-tricks in the IPL which resulted in the team losing the game.
#4. Shane Watson (RR) vs SRH
In 2014, in a low scoring game between the Sunrisers Hyderabad and Rajasthan Royals which saw Rajasthan's skipper Shane Watson pick up a memorable hat-trick but ended up on the losing side.
Rajasthan won the toss and opted to field first. Hyderabad got off to a flying start and raced to 37 in no time. Watson introduced himself into the bowling attack and on the final ball of his first over, he managed to rattle Dhawan's off pole.
After that over, he took himself out of the attack and brought on his regular bowlers. Later on, he reintroduced himself in the 17th over when the score read 106-5. He dismissed Henriques in the first ball of his second over with a slower ball, who mistimed his shot while trying to up the ante and found Rahane in the deep. Soon everyone realized that Watson was on a hat-trick. Karn Sharma was the new man in and he nicked his first ball to the keeper to give Shane Watson his first ever hat-trick in the IPL.
The celebrations were short-lived as Rajasthan failed to chase down 135; getting bundled out for just 102 and in the process handed Hyderabad a facile win. A bittersweet day for Shane!