IPL 2025: PBKS Star Yuzvendra Chahal Claims 2nd Hat-trick In Chennai, Inflicts Late Batting Collapse On CSK

Chennai Super Kings are hosting Punjab Kings in a crucial IPL 2025 match in Chennai on Wednesday, April 30. Yuzvendra Chahal has hogged the limelight once again with his bowling antics.

Yuzvendra Chahal Claims Sensational Hat-trick Against CSK

Punjab Kings leg spinner Yuzvendra Chahal has claimed a sensational hat-trick against Chennai Super Kings . He dismissed Deepak Hooda, Anshul Kamboj and Noor Ahmad in successive balls to etch his name in the history books. This is Chahal's second hat-trick in IPL , and his first hat-trick came against KKR in IPL 2022. This also happens to be the second hat-trick at Chepauk after Laxmipati Balaji's hat-trick in the inaugural edition in 2008.

Chahal changed the course of the match and claimed all four wickets in an over. The leg spinner insisted his unique celebration was inspired by the memes on social media.

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As quoted by Cricbuzz, he said, “The Feeling very good, it was the 19th over and in front of me was Mahi bhai, felt it could go either way, but the plan was to go for wickets. Five fielders were inside and the plan was to bowl on the stumps and also to bowl wide, not bowl easy balls and play with the batter's mind. It came from the memes and I had planned to do this celebration if I take a five-fer or a hat-trick.”

CSK's batting order collapsed in the latter half of the innings, and they even failed to get past the 200-run barrier. Chahal had a disappointing run in the first half of IPL 2025, having picked up just two wickets in five matches at an economy rate of 11.13. But the leggie bounced back in style and has claimed 11 wickets in the last four games, including this hat-trick.

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CSK need to win this match in order to qualify for the IPL playoffs.

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9 - Yuzvendra Chahal
8 - Sunil Narine
7 - Lasith Malinga
6 - Kagiso Rabada.