Rashid Khan SknowpediaRashid Khan celebrates wicket

Gujarat Titans vs Kolkata Knight Riders on Sunday was joyful. The audience witnessed one of the greatest matches in IPL history last night at Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad. While many congratulate and applaud Rinku Singh for smashing five consecutive sixes in five balls, Rashid Khan is also becoming the talk of the town.

Umesh Yadav delivered one run and handed the game to Rinku Singh in the last over when they needed 28 runs to win. Rinku Singh led the match win for KKR which was almost impossible. He hit five sixes on Yash Dayal’s delivery and proved that miracles do happen.

Afghani spinner Rashid Khan took the place of Hardik Pandya and led the Gujarat Titans on Sunday. He created some momentum by taking three wickets. Rashid Khand and Rinku Singh become the star players of the match with their incredible performances.

Rashid Khan Removed Prominent Players from KKR

Rashid Khan Sknowpedia
Rashid Khan celebrating wicket [Source- Times Of India]

Spinner Rashid Khan removed three prominent players like Andre Russell, Shardul Thakur, and Sunil Narine to claim his first-ever hat-trick in IPL. It was a 50-50 percent chance for Gujarat Titans and Kolkata Knight Riders to win. The match almost went in GT’s favor after Rashid removed power player Andre Russell. However, destiny had some other plans. Rinku Singh took his power bat, hit five sixes on five deliveries and claimed victory.

It was a miraculous match for KKR. However, Rashid received much appreciation from team members and fans for his exceptional deliveries. Rashid Khan delivered a tricky ball to Russell and KS Bharat took the catch behind the stumps. Umpires gave a not-out decision but GT requested a review of this, and Andre Russell was removed from the game. In the following ball, Narine tried to strike but eventually, Jayant Yadav caught the ball. He trapped Shardul in LBW and claimed his first hat trick in the IPL.

Rashid Khan became the first player to take 4 hat-trick in different leagues

Rashid Khan celebrating the hat-trick

The Afghani wizard Rashid is the first player from Gujarat Titans to score a hat-trick in the IPL. With the hat trick, Rashid became the first bowler to score a hat trick in four T20 matches, including T20I, BBL, and CPL as per Mykhel. Gujarat Titans hit 204/4 runs in 20 overs. It was almost a win for Gujarat Titans until the last over. However, the star player from KKR Rinku Singh didn’t settle and chased the score brilliantly well. Rashid Khan replaced Hardik Pandya for the match and almost led it to a win. Eventually, it is destiny and a game that can unexpectedly convert.

By Ria Kalra

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