Kings XI Punjab all-rounder Axar Patel picked up this IPL season’s first hattrick, and the tournament’s tenth overall. By dismissing Dinesh Karthik, Dwayne Bravo and Ravindra Jadeja successively over two different overs, Patel derailed Gujarat’s chase of 155.
Here’s how Twitter reacted to his feat:
That Awkwardest Moment When Your Future Replacement Takes Your Wicket And Completes His Hattrick.#GLvKXIP Axar Patel #IPL2016 #RPSvsMI
— Sir Ravindra Jadeja (@SirJadeja) May 1, 2016
You cannot give a batsman out on appeal. You either hear a nick, or you see a nick. Still, a hat-trick for Axar Patel...
— Alt Cricket (@AltCricket) May 1, 2016
May 1st, 2009 - Yuvraj Singh took first ever hattrick for KXIP in IPL.
— Sampath (@SAMPATHB24) May 1, 2016
May 1st, 2016 - Axar Patel takes IPL hattrick.#IPL #GLvKXIP
And it's a hat-trick for Axar Patel. Brilliant bowling! @imjadeja departs as well. 57/6 now! :( #GLvKXIP
— The Gujarat Lions (@TheGujaratLions) May 1, 2016
Well done Axar Patel. Lot was expected from him. Finally delivers. Consistency still required #IPL2016 #GLvKXIP
— Karthikeyan.G (@karthikvnr8) May 1, 2016
Gujarat Lions still need over 80 runs in less than 7 overs to win the game.