New Delhi: Chennai Super Kings fast bowler Deepak Chahar suffered a hamstring problem in the very first over of the match played at Wankhede Stadium against Mumbai Indians. After this he did not participate in the match. According to reports, Deepak may be away from the field for a long time. He will not be able to participate in 4 to 5 matches of CSK. The team’s veteran all-rounder Ben Stokes is also injured. He is expected to be out for a week with a toe injury. He did not play against Mumbai Indians. He is likely to make a comeback from the match against RCB on April 17. Moeen Ali also did not play against Mumbai Indians. Moin, who was ruled out due to food poisoning, will be fit before the next match.
In the match against KKR, Rashid Khan took the first hat-trick of the current IPL season
Ahmedabad: Rashid Khan of Gujarat Titans became the first bowler to take a hat-trick in Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 here today against Kolkata Knight Risers. In the absence of Hardik Pandya, Rashid took three wickets in three consecutive balls in the match against Kolkata Knight Riders. He dismissed three batsmen in the first three balls of the 17th over of Kolkata’s innings. Andre Russell fell prey to him with the first ball. Then Sunil Narine’s catch was caught on the boundary line. After that, Shardul Thakur, who scored a 21-ball fifty against RCB in the next match, was lbw on Rashid’s googly. This was the first hat-trick of the current IPL.
Rashid Khan took a hat-trick in the last over of his spell. Before that he was badly beaten in three overs. He conceded 35 runs in the first three overs of his spell, but was bowled in the final over. Along with taking the first hat-trick of IPL 2023 today, Rashid took the fourth hat-trick in T20 cricket, surpassing Andrew Tye, Mohammed Shami, Amit Mishra, Andre Russell and Imran Tahir. In the name of all these hat-tricks have been registered 3-3 times in T20 cricket. Rashid has become the third captain to take a hat-trick in IEPL. Before this, Yuvraj Singh has taken hat-trick twice in 2009 and Shane Watson once in 2014.