Yuzvendra Chahal, who took the most wickets in IPL history, gave a demonstration for the age on Wednesday. Playing for Punjab Kings against Chennai Super Kings in an IPL 2025 match in Chennai, Yuzvendra Chahal returned the clock, which became the first player in this season to achieve a hat-trick. The dramatic collapse came in the 19th over of CSK’s innings and saw that the former Purple Cap-holder took four wickets in six balls-taking out the heart out of the late surge of Super Kings. It was the first IPL hat-trick since 2023, and the second of Chahal’s career after his famous magic against Kolkata Knight Riders in IPL 2022.
On that occasion, he surprised KKR with four wickets, and on Wednesday, he repeated the script-this time wearing Punjab Kings Colors and hunting Miti CSK.
After the feat, RJ Mahawash, who was first seen with a spinner in the Champions Trophy and then posted a special note supporting Punjab Kings. “God on mode What (God is on mode)? @yuzi_chahal23 The strength of a warrior sir, “Mahawash posted on his Instagram story.
MS Dhoni started the over with a danger of a late flourish to exit and launched six on long to ignite the stadium. But Chahal responded with accurate and control. His next ball caught Dhoni for a long time, trying to repeat the shot. This was followed by Deepak Huda, who closed a few runs before doing the back-out drive caught by Priyash Arya inside the circle.
With two wickets in three balls, the pressure was on. Enter the player enter the influence of Anshul Kamboj, CSK. But the effect was alone. A skidti leg-break defeated the bat and shattered the stump. Noor went into Ahmed, faced the last ball of the over, and tried to clean the fence-but could only offer a simple catcher to Marco Jensen, who was running from long-on.
Similarly, Chahal had done his second IPL hat-trick, dropped CSK from 190 after being 184 for 6.
Speaking after the innings, Chahal opened the mentality behind the magic. “It looked great, it was the 19th over, and was in front of me Mahi Bhai, felt that it could go in any way, but the plan was to go for wickets. Five fielders were inside, and the plan was to bowl at the stump and bowl on wide balls, not to bowl and play with the batsman’s mind.”
Chahal also explained his unique celebration after his feat.
“It came from memes, and I planned to do this festival if I take five-lur or hat-trick. It is not easy, 190 is a good score, when the ball is old, it changes, still it changes, yet to chase a good total. (If they can follow this below).”
With Annie Input
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