Former Rajasthan Royals (RR) leg-spinner Pravin Tambe claimed a novel hat-trick in opposition to the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) throughout an Indian Premier League (IPL) 2014 conflict in Ahmedabad.
Whereas the leg-spinner claimed three wickets, one in every of them got here off a large supply, which mainly meant that he picked up a two-ball hat-trick.
The 50-year-old is at the moment within the information over a film based mostly on his life titled “Kaun Pravin Tambe”, during which Shreyas Talpade portrays the cricketer. The film has been launched at present (April 1) on Disney+ Hotstar.
The leggie grabbed headlines when he made his IPL debut on the age of 41 within the 2013 season regardless of by no means having performed skilled cricket.
Pravin Tambe hat-trick in IPL 2014
Through the 2014 IPL version, the leg-spinner claimed a well-known hat-trick whereas representing RR in opposition to KKR. Batting first within the match, Rajasthan put up 170 for six. Throughout KKR’s chase, Tambe claimed three for 26 as RR gained the shut contest by 10 runs.
He achieved a two-ball hat-trick within the sixteenth over of KKR’s innings as he first had Manish Pandey (0) stumped off a large ball. The fitting-handed batter charged down the monitor and allowed Tambe to fireside one down the leg facet. Sanju Samson effected the stumping as Pandey was left stranded.
On the subsequent ball, Yusuf Pathan drove a full supply straight again on the bowler, who accepted the prospect gleefully. Tambe accomplished a hat-trick by trapping Ryan ten Doeschate lbw with a tossed-up supply that struck the batter on the toe as he got here ahead to hit it.
At one stage within the match, KKR had been 121 for no loss. Nevertheless, Shane Watson (three for 21) and Tambe mixed to guide RR’s struggle again.
The leg-spinner ended his IPL profession with 28 wickets in 33 matches at a mean of 30.46 and an economic system charge of seven.75.
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In 2020, he turned the primary ever Indian cricketer to characteristic within the Caribbean Premier League (CPL) when he represented the Trinbago Knight Riders.
